In plastic surgery, as in the rest of medicine, optimum treatment proceeds from an accurate diagnosis. To accurately diagnose facial aging the surgeon needs to look at the three key regions of the face: the upper cheek (some call it the midface), the jaw border, and the neck. In each of these areas there may be problems of tone, which improve with lifting procedures, or volume, which improve with the addition or removal of fat.
Our eyes are capable of expressing the nuanced complexities of human emotion. With subtle motions and shifts of eyelid tone we provide visual cues to those who interact with us. For some of us, changes associated with the aging process can rob our eyes of their...
The brow lift is one of the best operations in plastic surgery. When performed in a skillful manner, this procedure restores the pleasing contours that frame the upper eyelid in an attractive vital face. It also relaxes the forehead muscles and restores a sense of relaxation to the upper portion of the face.
The periareolar mastopexy operation can bring an areola that is too large or sitting too low into better harmony with the breast. This also allows me to position an implant, so that I can adjust the volume of the breast augmentation.
In a previous blog I discussed the issue of areolar balance in breast surgery. Simply put, if the areola is too large or too low, the result with a simple breast augmentation operation will not be pleasing to the eye. The long term result will be...