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There are several reasons why a person's nose or sinuses can become blocked including a deviated septum or chronic inflamed nasal turbinates. This video shows actual footage from a surgery aimed at relieving this blockage through removal of these offending nasal structures.

Three dimensional animation is used to show what takes place during a standard face lift. Photos of patients before and after face lift surgery are provided.

A graphic animation of what causes fat and sagging eyelids. The video describes what takes place during eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty).

This 3D animation describes why we need to respire oxygen and why that requirement is increased during exercise.

A physician describes what causes acne to develop and how it can lead to facial scars. She also describes several acne scarring treatments including collagen injections, dermal fat injections, dermabrasion, and laser skin treatments. The doctor also describes the role of skin transplant surgery and skin grafts in acne scar repair.

People hear sound waves when the ear and associated structures convert sound energy into nerve impulses. An overview of the way in which the ear "hears" is discussed along with discussion of the two main types of hearing loss: conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss.

We look at our skin everyday, but what does the skin look like up close and just under the surface. This animation shows what the skin would look like under magnification. The narrator explains the various things found within the skin such as hair follicles and sensory nerve endings.

This video shows "after" photos of some of patients who underwent face transplant surgery. Face transplant is a technically demanding surgery and has been performed only a few times throughout the world.

Interview with the lead surgeon who performed the first full face transplant surgery in the United States. The video the process that was involved with the face transplant procedure, the benefit to the patient and the possible ethical concerns to this ground-breaking procedure.