An endoscopic facelift is a relatively closed procedure done through small incisions where we dissect under the skin with a magnifying scope. Here’s a quick guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKfm3vIoctE During a facelift our goal is to lift the cheeks, jowls and neck soft tissues
When we talk about getting rid of nasolabial folds we are talking about the line from the cheek to the mouth. Some people want this fold filled, but I find that’s like a dog chasing their tail, because it will never
With cheek fillers we are able to lift the face in small amounts by placing fillers in just the right spot. Do they lift like a facelift? Never. However, they do provide a bit of a lift or give the illusion of lifting.
A facelift, jowl lift, or buccal fat removal are a few ways to get rid of jowls. These pesky protrusions occur with age due to lax skin or lax muscle. The term jowls is sort of a euphemistic term that doesn’t have an
I rarely perform a neck lift alone. As people age, their neck skin becomes lax, sometimes along with fat accumulation and muscle laxity. There can also be vertical banding from tight platysma muscles. However, the sagging neck often doesn’t occur in the
The fox eye is a very stylized eye that looks very fox-like. During this surgery, the corner of the eye, the canthus, is lifted up along with the lateral brow. Many people have their own definition for the euphemistic term
Before we discuss the most effective treatment for a double chin, it’s important to first define the term. A double chin is a euphemistic term. Patients who come in with this problem don’t really have two chins. Instead there’s a
The idea of a natural facelift is really an oxymoron, isn’t it? A facelift isn’t natural at all. The real question on most people’s minds is which face lift appears the most natural. The facelift is a procedure where we lift up
There are various treatments for marionette lines that depend on the severity of the lines. The term marionette lines is a euphemistic term, because marionettes, like puppets, have these folds that emanate from the corner of the mouth and extend
As a general rule, I don’t do liposuction along the jawline. The fullness that patients see on their jawbone is not fat, it’s descended tissue. On rare occasions, it’s the buccal fat pad that prolapses downward, and we really can’t liposuction that.
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