Beverly Hills, CA – Dr. Guy Massy, M.D. will be a guest lecturer at the 7th Annual Las Vegas Cosmetic Surgery Symposium (An International Multi-Specialty Symposium). The symposium is taking place in Las Vegas, NV, June 22-26, 2011 at the Bellagio Hotel. Dr. Massry’s subjects will include: Surgical Pearls for Successful Endoscopic Browlifting Aesthetic Management…
Ptosis Repair
Blepharoplasty, or cometic eyelid surgery, involves the removal of excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower lids, and the removal or repositioning of excess fat. These procedures redrape and recontour the eyelids to improve their appearance. Often times additional procedures are needed to attain the best final outcome. One such procedure is ptosis…
Lower Lid Surgery
Blepharoplasty is an intricate surgical procedure which must be custom tailored to each patient. The patients motivations, desires, presenting findings, and expectations must be thoroughly discussed and understood before proceeding with surgery. This form of comprehensive evaluation and intervention is critical to attaining good surgical results. Only an experienced expert in eyelid surgery should perform this kind…
History Lesson 101 # 6 – “Know your sutures.”
Sutures are a critical part of all surgical procedures and it is important for the surgeon to be familiar with suture makeup and options. Suture thread is made from a variety of materials. Early on sutures were made from biological materials, such as catgut and silk. Most modern sutures are synthetic, including the absorbable (naturally…
History Lesson 101 #5 – The Surgical Needle
In modern medicine the closure of wounds is typically performed with a surgical suture (thread) connected to a surgical needle. There are many different kinds of suture and as many different needles. Surgical needles have been made of many materials including bone (early on) and later from metals such as silver and copper, and wire…
