Potomac Plastic Surgery: Houtan Chaboki, MD
2311 M Street, N.W. Suite 501
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 800-2085
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Be very careful with any cosmetic injections into the nose. The nose is very susceptible to discoloration, swelling, ischemia, pain, numbness, and other potential complications with inappropriate injections into the nose. There isn't an on the market currently that is FDA approved for injection into the nose. Everything is being used off-label for non-surgical rhinoplasty. …
Unlikely. Regardless of the exact rhinoplasty technique used initially, your nose may not look exactly as it did before the original surgery. First, the nose continues to change naturally over time without any further surgery. Swelling subsides and skin tightens. The nose can loose some of the projection over the course of the year. Rhinoplasty …
Cosmetic procedures for facial rejuvenation with fat use many terms. All plastic surgery with placing fat into the face are essentially the same procedure. Terms which may be used for this aesthetic procedure are , liposculpture, fat transfer, autologous fat grafting, micro fat graft, fat augmentation, and others. The procedure takes your own fat via …
Witch's chin deformity may occur with any form of dental or plastic surgery around the chin. The mentalis muscle becomes loose from surgery or implants, resulting in a pointier or bulbous chin. The skin and soft tissue of the chin sags or droops. Witch's deformity may occur spontaneously. More often it's due to dental surgery. …
Scleral show, otherwise known as excess exposure of the lower whites of the eye, is a somewhat common condition. The lower eyelid may be pulled down, weak, or rotated. There are many causes of the increased exposure of the white eye. The eyelid has several layers and components, any one of which may result in …
Ice to eyes after is most useful during the first 48 hours. I advise cosmetic patients to keep fresh, clean ice pack over surgical wounds while they are awake only for the first 2 days. After the first 2 days, ice does help control swelling but is much less effective. I still recommend using ice …
Most eyebrows naturally droop or descend with age. The skin and connective tissue around the eyes and eyebrows weaken, which makes them drop. The side of the eyebrows tend to drop more than the part of the brow near the nose. Age-related eyebrow changes usually become apparent around 40-years old, but sometimes earlier. The modern …
Facelift and neck lift surgery has a long a history, with numerous incisions described in the medical literature for facial rejuvenation. Incisions have been in and around the scalp, neck, jawline, ears, forehead, and chin. Modern face lift surgery primarily focuses the incision around the ear, eventhough the neck and lower neck has the excess …
A minimal lift for the lower face and neck is a great option with the least downtime for facial rejuvenation. There are many minimally invasive facelift options for the neck and face, which go by several names: s lift, mini lift, short scar lift, macs lift, SMAS, lunchtime lift, etc. These face lift surgery names …
Plastic surgery patients in DC, northern Virginia have many options for and the midface area. Although age and sun damage are the biggest contributing factors, many patients on HIV medications have a condition called facial lipodystrophy, which also causes hollow cheeks. Regardless of the exact method, the aesthetic treatment is for cheek indentations is augmentation. …