April 2010

Dr. Buckingham has again been selected as the #1 cosmetic surgeon in Austin by the Austin Business Journal.  The survey of Austin Cosmetic Surgeons is based on the number of cosmetic surgeries performed in the year.  Dr. Buckingham by specializing in facial surgery only has developed a reputation for excellent work which has propelled him to the number one spot for the second consecutive year. 

April 2010

Dr. Buckingham has again been invited to be an examiner for the 2010 American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  The exam will take place in June in Washington DC over two days.  Dr. Buckingham will be participating in the oral examination of physicians seeking board certification.

March 2010

Dr. Buckingham has been invited to present at the fall meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery on two topics.  The first is a functional topic-“Contemporary Management of Cutaneous Melanoma”.  In the lecture Dr. Buckingham will summarize the complete treatment of skin melanoma from diagnosis and pathophysiology to treatment of lymph nodes.  The second topic will be in conjunction with a cosmetic panel on the use of autologous fat for facial rejuvenation.  Dr. Buckingham will be talking on how to incorporate autologous fat transfer into clinical practice.  It is a great honor to be selected by the Academy as a leader in the field and to present at the Annual Meeting.

October 2009

Dr. Buckingham and staff recently attended the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery annual fall meeting in San Diego, CA. Dr. Buckingham sits on various committees of the AAFPRS as well as the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The newest trends in facial plastic surgery as well as confirmation of reliable techniques were reviewed during the meeting. The staff of the Buckingham Center is dedicated to participating and attending a wide variety of national meeting to be sure we are able to provide the best care possible.

September 2009

Dr. Buckingham will travel to Chicago this weekend to participate in speaker training for Dysport. Dr. Buckingham is an expert speaker for the Medicis corporation, the makers of Restylane, Perlane and now Dysport. Dysport is the new neuromuscular blocking agent, botulinum A, that competes with Botox. Dr. Buckingham will have the privilege of learning the latest information about the use of Dysport for facial aesthetics. Following the training session he will be responsible for disseminating the information to the local central Texas market.

August 2009

The Buckingham Center for Facial Plastic surgery was named as the #1 cosmetic surgery practice in Austin by the Austin Business Journal. The ABJ surveys local cosmetic surgeons to determine the number of cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries performed by the individual physicians. Dr. Buckingham was listed as the #1 physician in the Austin area for the year 2008.

May 2009

Dr. Buckingham has been asked to write an article for the Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. The topic of the article is Periorbital Rejuvenation, Fillers to Fat Transfer. Dr. Buckingham presented his two year results of autologous fat transfer at the AAFPRS Winter Meeting. The physician who is editing the Clinics attended that presentation and was impressed with the results. He requested that Dr. Buckingham write the article highlighting the technique as well as discuss other volume augmentation alternatives for rejuvenating the periorbital region. We will look forward to the publication sometime in early 2010.

April 2009

In a survey of Cosmetic Surgeons in the Austin area, Dr. Buckingham was named the 2nd busiest cosmetic surgeon in the Austin area. It is a real honor to know the number of patients that rely on our practice for their cosmetic needs. We have been fortunate in the down economy to have such dedicated patients. We continue to provide the highest level of customer care and deliver superior results for both our cosmetic and reconstructive patients. Thanks to Austin for allowing us to achieve this position.

March 2009

Dr. Buckingham has been invited by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to administer the Oral Board examination in Washington, DC in June.  This will be the second year Dr. Buckingham has administered the exam.  Dr. Buckingham also sits on the oral and written development committees for the American Board which reviews new questions for both the oral and written exam and is responsible for reviewing the latest scientific articles to create new questions for the board. 

February 2009

Dr. Buckingham was invited by Medicis Inc., makers of Restylane and Perlane, to be a professional speaker for the company.  This means that Dr. Buckingham has been selected as an expert injector and will be giving lectures to other physicians on behalf of the company and instructing other physicians on injecting technique.  We are happy to support Medicis in this endeavor. 

January 2009

Dr. Buckingham was invited by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery to present his two year results of Lipotransfer at the Winter meeting in Telluride Colorado.  Fat transfer or lipotransfer is a procedure that restores facial youth by placing the patient’s own living adipose cells harvested from the lower body into the face to replace the lost volume of youth.  It has been felt in the past that fat transfer did not provide long term results however using Dr. Buckingham’s technique Dr. Buckingham and others have proven the longevity of the procedure.  Dr. Buckingham was pleased to present before and after photos of patients two years or more after fat transfer with outstanding results.  Photos of these patients and others are available on this website.

October 2008

Dr. Buckingham will travel to San Francisco, California to participate in a weekend conference for physicians utilizing the Relaxed Expressions™ technology for frown muscle treatment.  Dr. Buckingham is one of a few physicians in the USA who are members of the alpha group involved in the initial treatment of patients in clinical practice for this exciting technology.  The technology has recently been purchased by Bioform Technolgies Inc.  makers of Radiesse.  Bioform has a long history in the cosmetic market and will be well suited to bring this technology to the forefront of cosmetic procedures.  They have renamed the procedure Relaxed Expressions.  More can be found about the Relaxed Expressions™ or Relaxed Expressions procedure on our website.  Look to our website in the future for new developments of this technology.  

September 2008

Dr. Buckingham and his staff recently traveled to Chicago to attend and participate in the annual fall meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  Dr. Buckingham sits on several committees of both the American Academy and the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  The meeting was a huge success with over 700 physicians from around the world in attendance.  Topics included facelifting, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, fat transfer, skin resurfacing, lasers, fillers, botox and reconstructive surgery.  The American Board continued to discuss the maintenance of certification process of which the Facial Plastic Board has been a leader across the country in developing and implementing the testing process.  Even though many physicians have been grandfathered nearly all of the leaders of the Facial Plastic Academy have re-certified already which is unprecedented in medicine.  The Facial Plastic and Reconstructive specialty continues to be the leader in the field in many ways. 

June 2008

Dr. Buckingham recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to administer the oral board examination for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  Dr. Buckingham is one of a handful of facial plastic surgeons in the country who has been selected to examine the future board certified facial plastic surgeons in the U.S.  In addition to administering the oral examination, Dr. Buckingham also serves on the Board’s oral examination development committee and the written examination development committee.  These committees are responsible for writing question for the board exam and reviewing oral and written questions written by other physicians in preparation for inclusion on the exam.  

February 2008

Dr. Buckingham was featured on FOX 7 news morning show on February 27th.  Dr. Buckingham was invited to be a guest after performing a nasal reconstruction following skin cancer excision for a local news celebrity.  Dr. Susan Dozier, dermatologist, and Dr. Buckingham presented valuable information to the public about skin cancer screening, treatment and repair. 

The Buckingham Center for Facial Plastic Surgery is proud to be one of the first providers in Central Texas of Relaxed Expressions™.  Relaxed Expressions™ is a revolutionary new treatment utilizing bipolar radio frequency (RF) technology to target motor nerves, (nerves that initiate muscle action). This treatment ablates the nerve, causing the unwanted furrows to disappear. This Bipolar Radio Frequency technology has been used in lifesaving cardiology treatments for over 10 years. Relaxed Expressions™ uses a patent pending combination of technologies to precisely locate bodily structures, and then apply therapeutic energy. A low intensity stimulator allows us to precisely locate the structure for treatment. Following location, a specific dose of RF energy is applied to effectively ablate a portion of the targeted structure.  The result is similar to BOTOX, but more permanent.  

Dr. Buckingham has been invited to be an examiner for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Washington, D.C.  Dr. Buckingham sits on the examination development committee for the oral and written examinations of the Board.  He feels that board certification and the maintenance of the board certification process are integral elements in physician training and measurement of performance.

January 2008

Dr. Buckingham recently returned from Vail Colorado and the Winter meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  The meeting is attended by specialists in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery from different disciplines.  Dr. Buckingham delivered presentations on the topics of Autologous Fat Transfer and Nasal Reconstruction.  Both talks were well received and generated much interest and inquiries regarding Dr. Buckingham’s expertise in both areas.  Dr. Buckingham is a regular attendee of national and international meetings and is a regular speaker.  He feels that participating in frequent meetings as an attendee and speaker keeps the Buckingham Center at the forefront of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeries.

November 2007

Dr. Buckingham has been invited to be on faculty for the Winter meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.   Dr. Buckingham has been asked to speak about nasal reconstruction and cosmetic rejuvination of the periorbital area.  As a recongnized expert in these areas, Dr. Buckingham will share his techniques with many other attendees as well as attend the meeting as a participant to continue to gather information about the newest most effective techniques in facial surgery.

November 2007

Dr. Buckingham recently attended the interim meeting of the American Medical Association.  Dr. Buckingham is a delagate to the YPS section of the AMA representing the Texas Delegation.  The AMA is intimately involved in assuring that governmental action takes place to constantly improve the health care for Americans.  It is a constant process.

September 2007

Dr. Buckingham and his staff attend the annual fall meeting of The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in Washington. D.C.  The meeting is held annually in the U.S. and Canada to encourage the sharing of the newest information regarding facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.  The meeting is attended by the facial plastic surgeons from around the globe and is the most significant meeting in the world for facial plastic knowledge exchange.

June 22, 2007

Dr. Buckingham is scheduled to be available as an examiner for the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery exam in Washington, D.C.  Each June, the ABFPRS administers the examination to eligible candidates.  Dr. Buckingham additionally writes both written and oral questions for the ABFPRS exam. 

May 4, 2007

The FDA has approved a new wrinkle filler called Perlane for the treatment of moderate to severe facial folds and wrinkles.  Perlane is made by Medicis, which also makes the wrinkle filler Restylane. Both products contain hyaluronic acid.  The primary difference between Restylane and Perlane is that the hyaluronic acid gel particles in Perlane are larger than those found in Restylane," says Medicis in a May 2 news release announcing the drug's approval.  Medicis says Perlane's larger gel particles can reach the deep layers of the skin, offering "enhanced volume and lifting power."   "Perlane has been used safely by dermatologists and plastic surgeons since 2000 outside the U.S.," says Medicis.

January 19, 2007 

Dr. Buckingham presents his technique for endoscopic forehead and brow rejuvenation at the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Winter Meeting in Vail, CO.  Dr.  Buckingham spoke to an audience of Facial Plastic Surgeon, Oculoplastic Surgeons and Dermatologists about his philosophy of forehead rejuvenation including endoscopic forehead lifting and fat transfer.   

October 30, 2006 

Artes Medical, Inc., a medical technology company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing a new category of aesthetic injectable products for men and women, today announced the United States Food and Drug Administration’s approval of ArteFill®. ArteFill is the first and only non-resorbable aesthetic injectable implant approved by the FDA. The product is indicated for the correction of facial wrinkles known as nasolabial folds, or smile lines. Unlike existing dermal fillers that are completely metabolized by the body, ArteFill represents the first product in a new category of non-resorbable dermal fillers providing a permanent support structure for enduring wrinkle correction.