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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.…

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…

Want to know how to achieve a neck lift without having a facelift procedure? This is a great example of a patient who desired to have a more defined jaw and neckline, yet did not want to have a formal facelift with incisions made all around the ears. Given the…

The thought of undergoing a secondary rhinoplasty procedure may be unsettling, but Dr. John Hilinski says patients needing revision nose surgery in San Diego are not alone. San Diego, CA -- Dr. John Hilinski, a facial plastic surgeon in San Diego, says revision rhinoplasty is one of the most popular…

Learn more about management of a pinched and collapsed nasal tip. This patient from San Diego had prior surgery by a different surgeon years ago. Unfortunately, her nasal tip began to collapse leaving her with a pinched appearance. In addition, she had issues with the contour and shape of her…

Come learn more about African American rhinoplasty surgery - also known as African American nose job surgery - in the latest additional to the San Diego rhinoplasty tutorial developed by expert cosmetic nose surgeon Dr. John Hilinski. This latest chapter in the growing library of rhinoplasty discussions focuses on management…

This is another great example of how a subnasale upper lip lift can be used to treat an excessively long upper lip (elongated upper lip). This female from San Diego, CA came to me requesting a shorter upper lip. She simply did not like the fact that her upper lip…

This is a female Middle Eastern rhinoplasty patient who sought out an expert rhinoplasty surgeon to reshape her nose. Her main issues involve the nasal tip and columella region. More specifically, this particular patient had what is called a hanging columella. This means that the area in between the nostrils…

This is another example of primary tip open rhinoplasty in a female patient who was from San Diego, CA. This young lady was unhappy with how her nasal tip appeared droopy (ptotic) and was excessively wide. The nose was also asymmetrical (crooked) in terms of the front view. During her…

This is the latest addition to our growing photo gallery of earlobe repair patients. This one would be considered a less dramatic case of gauge earring piercing correction. This young female from San Diego decided to get rid of her gauge earlobe piercings at an earlier stage than many other…