Blog & Insights
Educational articles on cosmetic surgery, facial rejuvenation, body contouring, and post-operative care from board-certified surgeon Dr. Robert Troell, MD, FACS.
June 15, 2026
Permanent Lip Implants: An Honest Guide to Custom Silicone Lip Augmentation
The short answer: A permanent lip implant is a soft, hand-carved silicone (silastic) rod placed inside the lip under local anesthesia — a one-time alternative...
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June 14, 2026
Facelift, Skin Tightening, or Fat Grafting? Matching the Surgery to How Your Face Ages
The short answer: A face ages in three independent ways — tissue descent (sagging that creates jowls and a heavy neck), skin laxity (crepey, thinning...
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June 11, 2026
Temple Hollowing (Temporal Atrophy): Causes & Cosmetic Treatments
The short answer: Hollow temples come from soft-tissue volume loss — shrinking fat pads, and sometimes the temporalis muscle, not the bone — driven by...
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June 11, 2026
What a Natural Buttock Fat Grafting Result Looks Like — and How Long It Takes
The short answer: A natural buttock fat grafting (Brazilian Butt Lift) result is about proportion, not size — fuller through the upper curve, smooth from...
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June 10, 2026
Jowl & Neck Liposuction: When Liposuction Alone Defines the Jawline
The short answer: Submental and jowl liposuction removes the pocket of fat under the chin and along the lower jaw to restore a defined jawline...
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June 1, 2026
Hip Dips & the Gluteal Frame: Fat Grafting and Custom Hip Implants
The short answer: Hip dips are the natural inward depressions where the outer hip meets the pelvis — a normal feature, not a sign of...
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May 21, 2026
Stem Cell Breast Fat Grafting vs Implants: 15-Year Evidence by Robert J. Troell, MD, FACS
Dr. Robert Troell's 15-year clinical experience with stem cell-enriched breast fat grafting in 118 patients: 95.8% satisfaction, 75-85% volume take, 0 oil cysts.
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May 17, 2026
VASER + Renuvion: Minimally Invasive Facelift Alternative for the Neck — A 58-Patient Study
Dr. Robert J. Troell's 2025 American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery study: combining VASER ultrasound liposuction with Renuvion helium-plasma skin tightening for the face and neck....
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May 11, 2026
Stem Cell-Enriched BBL: How Awake Anesthesia + Subcutaneous Fat Grafting Lower Risk
The short answer: A stem cell–enriched Brazilian Butt Lift transfers your own purified, stem-cell and PRP-enriched fat into the buttocks — performed awake under local...
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April 23, 2026
Functional Rhinoplasty: Nose Breathing Surgery
The short answer: Functional rhinoplasty corrects the structures that block nasal breathing — a deviated septum, collapsed nasal valves, or enlarged turbinates — to improve...
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February 25, 2026
Temporal implants Long Term Volume Replacement
The short answer: Temporal (temple) implants are a soft, permanent way to restore volume to hollow temples — a roughly one-hour procedure under local anesthesia,...
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February 19, 2026
Midface Volume Augmentation
The short answer: Midface (cheek) volume loss flattens the face and deepens the smile lines and under-eye hollows. It can be restored temporarily with filler,...
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