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Rhinoplasty Incision Cleaning

We now have an instructional rhinoplasty video up on the website that goes into visual detail on how to properly clean your rhinoplasty incision. This should be helpful for anyone out there having an open rhinoplasty approach. You will find the video link on our ever-growing Rhinoplasty Tutorial page. I hope you find it useful. I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank our patient for offering her modeling services!

Mole Removal Without Obvious Scarring

This patient was recently seen for follow-up after having a mole removed from her face. I just thought she was a great example of facial mole removal. As you can see, she had a mole in the middle portion of her left cheek that she wanted removed for cosmetic purposes. As you can also tell, she has ethnic type skin that is darker and thicker. This type of skin can often be more difficult to... Continue Reading
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Preserving One’s Look in Rhinoplasty

The latest addition to our growing online rhinoplasty patient tutorial focuses on preservation of one's look during rhinoplasty surgery. This case of a patient from San Diego, CA is great illustrative example of how to perform rhinoplasty surgery while preserving the natural look of the face. We hope you enjoy it.
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San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon on Benefits of Eyelid Surgery

Dr. John Hilinski performs blepharoplasty on both upper and lower eyelids for a more youthful appearance San Diego, CA – Dr. John Hilinski is a double board-certified San Diego facial plastic surgeon and recognized expert in the field. Among the many cosmetic facial surgeries he performs, Dr. Hilinski also offers his patients eyelid lift treatments (blepharoplasty) to re-contour the upper and/or lower eyelids. Dr. Hilinski says the benefits of eyelid surgery are largely related to... Continue Reading

Another Gauge Piercing Repair

This is another great example of what gauge earring (gauge piercing) repair surgery can look like. This patient from San Diego, CA desired to have her gauge piercings repaired to make the earlobe appear more natural looking. I performed her surgery under local anesthesia, which took about 1.5 hours altogether. She had minimal discomfort following the gauge earring correction. These photos represent her surgical results at only one week out from surgery. I provide these... Continue Reading

No, It’s Not Photoshop!

This is a great example of how meticulous technique (and a little luck!) can help essentially erase any signs of an unwanted facial mole. Although it looks like her image was just photoshopped, it actually took a real plastic surgery procedure to cut out the two dark moles under her right eye region. I was able to do this case with a very careful shave technique using a scalpel to excise (remove) the moles individually.... Continue Reading

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