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Having a new nose doesn’t necessarily require getting a new loan. As the economy takes a turn for the worse, many Los Angeles plastic surgery patients are looking for ways to cut back on expenses, but not all together. Beverly Hills and Los Angeles cosmetic surgery practices have seen a sharp decline in the more expensive and invasive procedures such as breast augmentation and facelift surgeries, but most people looking for a new look are not giving up on finding a solution to the cost issue. Non surgical and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures are in fact, growing in numbers, especially in Southern California.

Older patients considering a facelift have instead opted for minimally invasive injectable fillers such as Sculptra, Radiesse, or Restylane, as well as Botox to smooth lines and wrinkles around the eyes, forehead, and mouth. Los Angeles nose reshaping may be best solved with rhinoplasty surgery; however it does have its minimally invasive options as well.

Los Angeles rhinoplasty expert and board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Vladimir Grigoryants has developed what he terms, “The Five Minute Nose Job,” also known as non-surgical rhinoplasty. This procedure is minimally invasive, literally taking less than 5 minutes to perform without the use of anesthesia, or the long and uncomfortable healing process. Non-surgical rhinoplasty Los Angeles employs the use of a dermal filler, such as Restylane, which is injected into specific areas of the nose in order to improve the shape of the nose and create a more aesthetically pleasing and harmonious look which compliments the other facial features. The results are not permanent, as with a traditional surgical rhinoplasty – they last anywhere from 6 months to a year.

This procedure is optimal for those patients who do not wish to undergo an extensive and costly Los Angeles nose surgery. They can literally have the procedure done on their lunch hour, and return to work that same day for as little as $1,000. This procedure is frequently combined with injection of the tissue filler in the face to decrease the appearance of smile lines and wrinkles.

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Nasal airway obstruction is very common. In fact many people may not know they have at least a partial nasal airway obstruction as many have never experienced what it is like to breathe properly. Many patients consulting plastic surgeons for nose reshaping or rhinoplasty Los Angeles are diagnosed with a nasal airway obstruction. The patients will typically report that they have difficulty breathing through the nose. However, during examination a partial nasal airway obstruction is diagnosed. Furthermore on additional questioning, it becomes evident that many of the same patients do not sleep well at night or experience worsened breathing during exercises.

There are several causes of nasal airway obstruction. Chronic allergies are a common cause of difficulty breathing. Allergies do not respond to surgical treatment and are treated with medications. Nasal airway obstruction due to a deviated septum or enlarged turbinates (sometimes referred to as “meat”) can be effectively treated surgically during a procedure called rhinoplasty. It poses a surgical challenge for a Los Angeles plastic surgeon who is performing cosmetic Beverly Hills rhinoplasty on a patient who also has a nasal airway obstruction. As the nose is made smaller and narrower during rhinoplasty, the patency of nasal airway decreases. Unfortunately there are many patients who do not breathe well following their rhinoplasty procedures. Most experienced rhinoplasty surgeons will take measures to also open nasal airways to improve or at least maintain the breathing function of the nose, since creating a beautiful nose that is blocked is simply a useless nose. Being able to breath well is important is as the quality of sleep, ability to exercise, and the health of the heart all depend on this important function.

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Breast augmentation has become one of the most commonly performed plastic surgical procedures across the world. Many women turn to plastic surgeons to enhance the size of their breasts or restore the breast volume that may have been lost following pregnancy or weight loss. Today breast enlargement procedures are performed using silicone or saline implants. However, in the past other materials were tried.

First breast augmentation was performed using paraffin injection in 1890. This procedure resulted in infections and formation of lumps and thus lost its popularity. Fat transfer from the abdominal or buttock area to the breasts was attempted in 1920.Not all of the transplanted fat survived. As some fat went away, breast asymmetry and lumps resulted. Even though this procedure did not gain a wide acceptance at that time, recently some surgeons were able to produce more predictable results with fat transplant. However, concerns remain whether cancer detection may be obscured with transplanted fat.

In 1960 silicone was introduced for breast augmentation. Initially this was done in the form of silicone injections. The injections resulted in chronic inflammatory lumps called granulomas. Silicone migrated to other parts of the body in some patients. Today silicone injections are FDA approved for breast augmentation. Some physicians or non-physicians still performed silicone injection for breast augmentation, typically outside of the US.

In the mid 1900s polyvinyl sponges were used for breast augmentation. These synthetic sponges hardened producing a hard breast. Additionally, sponge infections and possible link to cancer caused this procedure to be abandoned. Another unsuccessful material for breast augmentation was soybean oil. Soybean oil implants produced toxic and rancid byproducts and therefore were not approved.

In the 1960s silicone breast implants gained a wide popularity for breast augmentation as they resulted in soft feeling augmented breasts. Due to concerns that
silicone implants may cause cancer, FDA banned the use of silicone implants for cosmetic breast augmentation but permitted their use for reconstructive purposes through clinical trials. Recently, silicone implants became FDA approved for cosmetic breast enhancement as studies have confirmed their safety.

Today saline filled and silicone gel breast implants are FDA approved for breast augmentation. Recent studies in the US show that the new silicone breast implants have similar complication rate to saline filled breast implants. The new generation of silicone implants are less likely to leak and form capsular contracture than the first generation. Gummy bear breast implants are currently under investigation and will likely gain FDA approval in the near future.

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