Dr. Rai's News

Dr. Rai attended the conference of the Aesthetic Society of Plastic Surgery in Calgary which was the week-end of September 16 – 18th, 2011.

The conference was well attended. The discussions were mostly related to breast surgery and the different techniques of breastlift and breast augmentation. Dr. Rai also presented a paper on breast augmentation at the same conference. This was a very successful event with a good exchange of ideas.

On September 18th, Dr. Rai attended a dinner awards ceremony at the River Rock Casino. This was organized by the Asian Heroes Foundation. They had selected seven people to be Asian Heroes and Dr. Rai was one of them. He was honored by the Asian Heroes Foundation for the surgery that he has performed on children overseas with cleft lip and palate deformities for the past 18 years.

This event was very successfully received and the recipients were congratulated for the work that they have done. Dr. Rai received a plaque thanking him for the work that he has done in cleft lip and palate repair and was acknowledged to be one of the Heroes of Asia.

Age appears on our faces in the form of frown lines, drooping eyebrows and wrinkles. Jowls appear along the chin, deep lines are etched in our nasolabial folds and the cheeks begin to flatten and deflate. The skin itself has larger pores and elasticity is lost; hence, the quality of the skin also deteriorates.
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Laxity of the skin and pockets of fat around the eyes both in the upper and lower eyelids contribute to the tired or angry appearance that many men and women begin to notice in middle age.
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There will be a meeting discussing fat grafting with the staff
This is to complement the surgical results of facial surgical procedures
Fat grafting for the cheeks and certain areas of the face have improved face lift results
The meeting will be next friday at 130pm

Injectables can be complemented with the use of Botox in the periorbital area and the central part of the forehead to elevate the brow. This should be done by a well-trained physician or surgeon who has expertise in facial rejuvenation surgery.
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Proceeds will go to help support Operation Rainbow Canada in its ongoing missions.
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Is there any other cosmetic procedure that makes us more nervous, more excited, and more hopeful than liposuction? Read more here

The course was on injectables and Botox injections for rejuvenation of the facial area. Voluma was introduced and found to be a long-term filler for cheek augmentation and rejuvenation of the face.

Latisse was also launched. This is a product used to improve the length and progressive growth of the eyelashes.

We will be incorporating Latisse for eyelash growth and Voluma for facial rejuvenation into our practice.

There may also be lowering of the brow, which contributes to the appearance of aging. This can be treated by having an eyelid procedure where the skin, muscle, and fat are trimmed to rejuvenate the eyes.
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