Dr. Hilinski on NBC News Discussing Botox Injections
San Diego botox injection specialist, Dr. John Hilinski, was interviewed today by the local San Diego NBC news station regarding his opinions on botox injections. The topic of discussion focused on the 8 year old young girl in Northern California was injected with botox by her mother for cosmetic reasons. Dr. Hilinski was chosen because of his expertise in facial plastic surgery and botox treatments for unwanted facial wrinkles. Dr. Hilinski discussed the cosmetic indications... Continue Reading
Anatomy of a Female Facelift Necklift Patient in San Diego
This is a very pleasant lady who underwent a lower facelift and upper necklift procedure in our San Diego facial plastic surgery office. She presented to our demonstrating excess sagging neck skin. As with many facelift and necklift candidates, there was a notable amount of excess fatty tissue underneath the skin that contributed to the problem. In these patients, you cannot, unfortunately, just liposuction the neck. If you do so and remove the unwanted extra... Continue Reading
Plastic Surgery Virtual Consultation With Skype
Just finished another virtual plastic surgery consultation on Skype this morning with a previous patient on mine from Arizona. This is a patient on mine who had some facial plastic surgery years ago and is looking to have more cosmetic enhancement performed here in San Diego, CA. We have scheduled a tentative date for his surgery but he had some residual questions that he wanted answered prior to flying out. Skype is a great method... Continue Reading
Economics of Facial Plastic Surgery
I just read a very interesting online article discussing the economics of facial plastic & cosmetic surgery and thought it would be a good time to post a blog entry on this somewhat controversial topic. This article highlighted the fact that there has been a significant spike in the number of non-plastic surgeons who are now offering cosmetic surgery services. For instance, there are obstetrician-gynecologists who routinely advertise liposuction of the face and body. And... Continue Reading
Am I Too Old To Have A Facelift Procedure In My 60s?
The answer is hopefully not! As facial plastic surgeons, we get asked this question all the time from patients considering facelift surgery in their 60s. The reality is that some patients are going to be considered great candidates to have this type of facial rejuvenation procedure while others might not be such good candidates. Much of this depends on how your skin has aged over the years. If your skin still has reasonable elasticity (a... Continue Reading
The Hilinski Foundation for Surgery
Dr. John Hilinski is pleased to announce the launch of The Hilinski Foundation for Surgery website! The Hilinski Foundation for Surgery is a non-profit organization established with the intent of providing charity plastic surgery for youth boys and girls from San Diego county who would, otherwise, not be afforded the opportunity to have this type of surgery. This includes but is not limited to surgery such as nose reconstruction, ear pinning, scar revision and more.... Continue Reading
Are The Changes From A Facelift (Face lift) Permanent?
This is a question that is commonly asked by San Diego facelift, or face lift, patients looking to achieve a more youthful, rested facial appearance. In short, the answer to this is - yes. Patients undergoing a facelift procedure to lift and tuck the lower face and upper neck are undergoing a permanent change in their appearance. By definition, lifting the facial skin, then tightening the SMAS layer, followed by removal of the excess skin,... Continue Reading
Spreader Grafting in Rhinoplasty & Revision Rhinoplasty
San Diego nose specialist and California rhinoplasty expert, Dr. John Hilinski, has just added a new online chapter to the rhinoplasty tutorial guide. This latest rhinoplasty discussion focuses on use of spreader grafts in nose reshaping and correction of nasal obstruction. Spreader grafts are a specific surgical maneuver performed during nasal reshaping and typically only done by specialists in rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty. To learn more about spreader grafts in nose surgery, click here to... Continue Reading
Plastic Surgery Skype Consult
Virtual plastic surgery consultations are becoming increasingly popular as the world becomings smaller and smaller thanks to the world wide web. For those plastic surgery patients outside of San Diego, we have been offering Skype consultations online. This includes several plastic surgery patients that live in outside countries. Many of these cosmetic surgery candidates discovered our San Diego plastic surgery practice while doing online research for their desired facial enhancement procedure. This includes patients seeking... Continue Reading
New Rhinoplasty Tutorial Chapter On Steroid Injections In Nose Surgery
San Diego rhinoplasty specialist, Dr. John Hilinski, has just completed another chapter for his online rhinoplasty tutorial that helps current and prospective nasal reshaping patients better understand the entire process of nose surgery. This latest rhinoplasty chapter focuses on the use of nasal steroid injections in management of the nose surgery patient. To learn more about this rhinoplasty topic, click here to learn about our nasal reshaping tutorial on steroid injections for rhinoplasty patients.
Creating An Inconspicuous Well Healed Facelift Incision
Many facelift patients inquire about how inconspicuous their scars will be once healed. Well here is a photo example of one of my San Diego facelift patients demonstrating how to conceal a facelift incision. This patient underwent a lower facelift along with tightening of her upper neck line. As you can see from the photos she has a nice rejuvenation and looks much more rested. Arguably more importantly she does not look like she has... Continue Reading
