About: Rochelle Bateman

John McCann, MD, PhD Specialty: Eyelid and Facial Plastic Surgery Where did you grow up?  Waterloo, Iowa As a child what did you want to be when you grew up?  I liked using knowledge to solve problems and thought mostly of becoming a doctor or a scientist Where did you go to medical school? University… Read More »

• Posted on: Dec 16 2016
• By: Rochelle Bateman
• Leave a reponse

Most skin cancer occurs on the face so one of the important areas of emphasis at the Center for Facial Appearances in skin cancer reconstruction.  We coordinate care with Mohs surgeons who are experts in removing skin cancer while we are experts in reconstruction after removal. Skin cancer is best prevented so remember: sun screen,… Read More »

• Posted on: Aug 17 2016
• By: Rochelle Bateman
• Leave a reponse

HISTORY The earliest reports of sutures date back to 3000 BC in ancient Egypt, with suture material found in a mummy dating back to 1100 BC. Hippocrates wrote about the different techniques of suturing in 400 BC and by the 10th Century they were manufacturing absorbable gut sutures much like those used today. MODERN SUTURES… Read More »

• Posted on: Jul 15 2016
• By: Rochelle Bateman
• one reponse

DESCENT OF THE FACE When the face ages there are two changes that occur simultaneously. The best known is descent of the face; all of the facial structures tend to descend with aging. For patients over 45 years old descent of the face is commonly treated either with surgery to lift the lower face, mid-face,… Read More »

• Posted on: Jun 15 2016
• By: Rochelle Bateman
• Leave a reponse