Obagi Medical Products is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative skin health products for the dermatology, plastic surgery, and related Aesthetic and Therapeutic markets.

The clinic has been prescribing this gold standard skin care for over a decade.

“My experience suggests that there are few programs the restore a youthful translucency and even complexion. The Obagi range has a system for most skin types and concerns, it is particularly efficient in restoring skin luminosity and reducing the appearance of sun damage and pigmentation.”

Obagi’s products are uniquely designed to improve penetration of drug agents across the skin barrier for the prevention and correction of the most common and visible skin disorders in adult skin such as chloasma, melasma, senile lentigines, acne vulgaris and sun damage.

Dr Zein Obagi launched its first skincare system, Obagi Nu-Derm, in 1988; and in 2004 launched the first and only prescription strength Vitamin C and hydroquinone system, Obagi-C Rx. Obagi launched a new line of Professional-C Serums, at the recent ASPS conference in Chicago, in concentrations of 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% L-ascorbic acid to provide a range of antioxidant treatments to patients.

Obagi System products are only available through physicians, which include over 3,500 in the U.S. and world wide.

It is hoped that the study of pre- and post-skin conditioning of ablative laser procedures will result in potentially shortened healing rates, reduced adverse events, and less visible scarring. Read more

Beauty is not an exact science but interestingly, studies do confirm there are important specific proportions and relationship of facial parts that blend to an attractive look.

Have you ever marvelled at the beauty of some people that seems to transcend their age?
Why do some people look young for their age?
What is do attractive faces have in common?
Chances are they have a strongly projecting cheek bones!

And the reverse occurs, some people even at a very young age have prominent fat bags under the eyes and this is related to an under developed cheek complex?

Cheek Augmentation
Most people consider a prominent cheekbones to be an attractive and so often fashion magazines portray exactly this appearance in professional models.

Implants in the malar or cheek area give fullness to flat cheekbones. Additionally they can be used to define or glamorise the high cheek look.
Once upon a time only silicone implants and bone grafts were used — now there are many more options.
The commonest materials used in the clinic for cheek augmentation are
Coral
Fat from your own body
Silicone
Each of these implants can be placed to give more projection at the side, the front, or both and provide your customised individual look.

Operation in brief

• Scars are nearly invisible and there is an immediate improvement.
• After the procedure there is variable bruising
• Rhinoplasty and cheek implants are often combined
• Often performed as office based surgery
• 2-5 days discomfort

A simple home assessment - On a front on facial photograph, - Draw Lines
1. A line joining the lateral angle of the lip to the lateral most angles of the eyelids.
2. Another line projects from the tragus or front nodule of the ear to the inferior edge of the nasal base.
3. The area posterior and superior to the junction of these two projections should the most prominent area of the cheek.

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Teenagers who want to have plastic surgery usually have different motivations and goals than adults. They often have plastic surgery to improve physical characteristics they feel are awkward or flawed that if left uncorrected may affect them well into adulthood.

Teens tend to have plastic surgery to feel comfortable within their peer group. A responsible approach is not to encourage exploitation or showy type procedures or individuals. Plastic surgery is not recommended for teens that are prone to mood swings or erratic behaviour, who are abusing drugs and/or alcohol, or who are being treated for clinical depression or other mental illness.

Common requests from teenagers include rhinoplasty, ear reshaping, overly large breasts, asymmetrical breasts, and severe acne and scarring.

Surgery can often result in increased self esteem when the problems are corrected. Breast enlargement is also an alternative for correction of very small breasts.

Not every teenager seeking surgery is suited to a procedure.
Mature teenagers who have a problem must show emotional maturity at a vulnerable time of life, which means that they are not impulsive and are willing to consider the long term consequences of decisions taken now.

It is important that they demonstrate a mature thinking process and are capable of genuinely understanding the problem, the possible treatments and their consequences.

Appropriate management includes the involvement of parents, counsellors and significant mature individuals in the teenagers life. When these safeguards are in place, cosmetic change in adolescents and teenagers can provide significant benefits to the individual.

In conclusion:
1. The teenager initiates the request. While parental support is essential, the teenager’s own desire for plastic surgery must be clearly expressed and repeated over a period of time.

2. The teenager has realistic goals. The young person must appreciate both the benefits and

limitations of plastic surgery, avoiding unrealistic expectations about life changes that will occur as a result of the procedure.

3. The teenager has sufficient maturity. Teenagers must be able to tolerate the discomfort and temporary disfigurement of a surgical procedure.