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Dr. Ghavami’s complex breast reconstruction patient, Lydia is discussed on “Hot Topics” section of the TV Show, “The Doctors” on March 17th!

Dr. Ashkan Ghavami will be serving as faculty for the 27th Annual Dallas Rhinoplasty Symposium. Surgeons from all around the world visit Dallas every March to learn the latest in nose surgery concepts and techniques. This starts with an anatomy lab where surgeons are taught how to do open rhinoplasty and shape the nose and nasal tip. This is followed by two and a half days of lectures and videos on rhinoplasty techniques. The fact that this is one of the most highly attended meetings on nose surgery even after 27 years, shows how challenging and specialized nose surgery is. It is important that your surgeon understands the art and science of natural rhinoplasty.

Ashkan Ghavami, MD, a board certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, CA will be discussing an interesting patient story which requires breast augmentation, breast implants, and a breast lift. This patient has survived a devastating gunshot wound to the breast while she had her breast implant still in. The impact of the bullet fragments may have been slowed down by the implant! Had the breast implant not been in her body, she may not have survived because the bullet could have gone deeper into the heart and/or lungs! Dr. Ghavami plans to do the reconstruction with a pro bono surgeon’s fee (gratis) and implants generously donated by the Mentor Corp. Lifecell will be donating the Strattice which is a sheet of engineered tissue designed to hammock breast implants and to camouflage holes and contour deformities. This is a remarkable story of survival and plastic surgery. To read more, please visit our media page.

Buttock Augmentation using fat transfer is a highly specialized procedure that demands a very artistic eye. Your surgeon should know how your buttock should be shaped to enhance your curves and optimize your waist to hip ratio. The entire body silhouette can change dramatically. The fat WILL LAST LONGTERM as long as your surgeon uses gentle and proven techniques to handle the fat. There are specific massage techniques that Dr. Ghavami will show you, that help sculpt your buttock into a beautiful shape. Because fat is used from your own body, the results are natural and feel as though you never had surgery and that you were born with that buttock shape! Please review our photo gallery to see before and after photos of this life-changing surgery. Remember that buttock shaping can be combined with a tummy tuck and other surgery to dramatically improve the shape of your entire body.

Dr. Ghavami will be Co-Chairing the 29th Annual Hawaii Plastic Surgery Symposium in Honolulu, Hawaii in January 2010. He will be speaking on Ethnic Rhinoplasty, Fat Transfer Technique for Buttock Augmentation, and Eyelid Rejuvenation.