Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty is a safe procedure, but it’s essential to understand the surgery and realize that there are two approaches to lower blepharoplasty. One is transconjunctival and the other is transcutaneous. Transconjunctival blepharoplasty is done by making an incision inside, through the mucosa, while a transcutaneous blepharoplasty is performed through an incision in the skin. …
Rhinoplasty is a wonderful procedure where we sculpt the nose and every patient should get an individualized consultation to determine what can be done to improve the appearance of this feature. What’s different about rhinoplasty for a wide nose? The difference between wide-nose rhinoplasty and other rhinoplasties depends on the location of the excessive width …
Generally, an upper lid blepharoplasty is a non painful procedure that patients can usually have performed, and enjoy a minimal amount of post-operative pain medicine, because the procedure is very mild. It’s almost like a skin excision, and the eyelid itself is not particularly painful. It may swell and bruise a lot, but it is …
Patients often ask me, can I get a lower lip lift? The answer is: Yes. A lower lip lift, in general, is done by excising skin with the idea that we’re going to change the contours of the lip. While not as common as an upper lip lift, a lower lip lift can help patients …
Yes, you can get rhinoplasty for a bulbous nose tip. Rhinoplasty for a wider bulbous nose is done just like any other rhinoplasty. There’s an emphasis here on the nasal tip. The bulbous nose can be narrowed, and what has to happen first is we’ve got to diagnose each patient properly. We’ve got to know …
There are a lot of factors that affect pain after facial feminization surgery. The first factor, What is getting done? And how it’s done? If the facial feminization surgery procedure only involves removing a little fat from the neck. It’s a small procedure, liposuction or a direct excision of fat, that might not be so …
Yes, there is facial masculinization surgery. There are all sorts of procedures for individuals who want their face to look more masculine. That said, the number of people who want their face masculinized is less than the number that one at feminized. There are a few things that start to come into play with facial …
Jaw contouring surgery can reshape or rebalance the contours of the jaw. The lower jaw is a prominence that makes our lower face look good if it’s in the right balance with other features of our face. Patients who have a jaw that protrudes too much or not enough, or a jaw that is too …
I think the best age for any individual to have a face and neck lift is when they want it. In some cases, that could be very early in their life. I recently helped a very attractive and young-looking individual, who thought the skin of her neck was a little loose. She was just 36 …
I get asked a lot of questions about lip filler swelling stages and timelines. I do a lot of lip injections and many patients today love full, voluptuous lips. What patients want to know is what can they expect afterwards? Here’s a guide. So what can you expect the day of the procedure? Usually the …
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