The Effect of Smoking on Your Skin: Twins I found the pictures in this article fascinating and compelling–pictures of twins, one of which has smoked (or smoked more). Take a look and try to decide for yourself, without looking at the captions, which twin smoked. I always recommend our patients try to quit smoking, particularly… [Read More]
I saw a patient today who was one of many patients I have seen with lower eyelid malposition after a blepharoplasty done elsewhere. This gentleman was bothered by the excessive show of the white part of his eyes because of a lower lid blepharoplasty that was done through an incision just below the eyelash line… [Read More]
Question: Does the midface lift involve less extensive incisions and scarring than a full facelift? Answer: The midface lift is different than a full facelift in many ways.The incisions are frequently created either in the scalp, the lower eyelid or both for a midface lift. The challenge of the midface lift however is that there are… [Read More]
Question: I’ve heard of something called a temporal brow lift that can be performed right in the doctor’s office. How this is different from a traditional brow lift and how effective is it? Answer: The temporal brow lift is an excellent procedure for addressing the mid to outer portion of the brow and we routinely… [Read More]
Question: If I stand in front of the mirror and push the skin on my cheekbones, back, it improves the look of my cheeks and what must be my jowls. This seems to be the oldest looking part of my face and I would like a mid-face lift to repair it. Would this surgery prevent me… [Read More]
Question: Concerns about Lip Injections Explained. Answer: I frequently see patients who are interested in filling the lips but they are apprehensive about the potential for looking overdone, like some of the stars of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” or other reality shows. This is certainly understandable that people do not want to look… [Read More]
Question: I have very deep noticeable circles under my eyes. I would like blepharoplasty to remove them. If I just get my lower eyelids done, will my eyes be covered for any time afterwards? How much time does it take to be completely healed? Answer: Briefly, no, your eyes will not be covered (even if… [Read More]
Question: My eyebrows seem to have dropped lower. I don’t know how else to explain it. They overshadow my eyes. I would like a brow lift to lift up the eyebrows as well as get rid of my horizontal forehead wrinkles. I have read about the endoscopic brow lift. I understand that the incision is… [Read More]
Question: I had otoplasty surgery 3 weeks ago. I feel that the doctor pulled my ears back too far. It looks really unnatural. Is there a chance that they might relax a bit more and look normal? What are the options for having revision otoplasty to let the ears out again? Answer: I am sorry… [Read More]
Question: I am a 44-year-old Asian woman with heavy bags under my eyes. I want to have a lower blepharoplasty to have this corrected. Would a transconjunctival blepharoplasty be the best option for me? How is the recovery time for this procedure compared to a standard blepharoplasty? Answer: Reducing the heavy bags under the eyes… [Read More]
