Surgeon's Corner Dr. Joe Garri

Botox is a very popular treatment in aesthetic medicine in order to improve facial appearance. Dr. Garri discusses a method to achieve the adequate reproducible dose.

Dr. Garri talks about the Cheiloplasty procedure as it relates to treatment of silicone injections. A Cheiloplasty is done to remove silicone from the lips and reconstruct any lip deformity that the silicone may have caused.

A smile pattern that is concerning to some patients is referred to as The Gummy Smile. This terminology denotes a smile pattern where a significant amount of gum tissue shows above the teeth upon a full smile. Dr. Garri explains some of the different causes of the gummy smile pattern. This podcast also covers some of of the surgical and nonsurgical treatment options for treatment of the gummy smile, all of which are dependent on the etiology of the condition.

The buccal fat pads of Bichat are deep fat pockets located in the cheeks which can cause the face to appear round and full. Dr. Garri discusses the indications for buccal fat pad excision/reduction to address the full round face/cheeks and create a leaner, more chiseled facial appearance.

Although patients usually present with issues of either their nose or their chin, sometimes it is indicated to address both simultaneously as it leads to optimal, synergistic results.

Our face is the first thing people visually notice about us. Our ears rarely attract attention when normal in size and relationship to other facial features. However, protruding, large or misshapen ears can detract from facial appearance. Children with prominent ears may suffer the ridicule of peers and a resulting lack of self-confidence. If protruding ears bother you or your child, you may consider plastic surgery of the ear to correct this. Ear surgery is plastic surgery performed to improve the shape, position or proportion of the ear. It can correct a defect in the ear structure that is present at birth, or that becomes apparent or worse as your child develops.