Botulinum Toxin A (BTA), also known as Botox, is a very potent neurotoxin. In migraine headaches treatment it is used to selectively weaken certain muscles in the face and neck, which compress sensory nerves in the forehead, temporal region and back of the head and thus trigger migraine headaches. On the front of the head […]
Autologous Breast Augmentation with Fat Grafting
Autologous breast augmentation uses the patient’s own tissue to enlarge the breast. The main thrust is the use of the patient’s own body fat. It is harvested by liposuction and injected into the breast. In an abstract sense the concept sounds ingenious. Usually fat is available, it is not a foreign body, all complications (capsular […]
Nose Job Before and After Pictures: Myth and Reality in Rhinoplasty
Nose job before and after pictures are a great tool to help both rhinoplasty surgeons and patients to understand the objectives the patient has in mind
Plastic Surgery – A Plastic Surgeon’s Perspective
Despite its overwhelming media presence plastic surgery continues to be the most misunderstood surgical specialty. It is my contention that this is the case because plastic surgery does not claim any specific disease (e. g. coronary artery disease in case of cardiac surgery) as its own nor does it focus on any single organ system […]
Facelift in Real Life – Lifting the Neck and Jowls
Facelift is probably the most misunderstood procedure in cosmetic surgery. In our Caribbean cosmetic plastic surgery clinic at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery we see clients desiring facial rejuvenation on an almost daily basis. A lot of time is spent during consultation to dissipate the myths and misunderstanding about facelift surgery, a pivotal procedure in […]
CEO Announcement: New Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery Forum at Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery
We are pleased to announce the availability of our new plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery forum on the Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery website. The forum is moderated by Trinidad Institute of Plastic Surgery surgeons and physicians and intended to facilitate the discussion of plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery related topics. Registered members of Trinidad […]
Revision Rhinoplasty
revision rhinoplasty in the Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Miami, New York, Toronto, London
Rare Hand Injuries – Civilian Gunshot Injuries
Hand injuries by civilian firearms treated by board certified plastic surgeon and fellowship trained hand surgeon.
Six Packs and the Male Abdominal Wall
A not infrequent request by male clients is the “six pack” stomach and if there is a cosmetic procedure to enhance/produce it. The look of a “six pack” stomach is created by a very well trained midline muscle group – two about 10cm wide muscles on each side of the midline running from the chest […]
Correcting Crooked Noses and Faces
The correlation between structure and appearance is most straightforward when the skeleton is involved. Today’s case involved a young women after a motor vehicle accident more than a decade ago. The forehead was uneven, the brows in unequal position, old hardware palpable over the roof of the eye socket and the nose was crooked and […]