A Bellafill nose job is simply an injection rhinoplasty using Bellafill which is a permanent filler that is injected under the skin to change the shape and contour of the nose. With surgical rhinoplasty we change the infrastructure of the nose by moving cartilage, removing bone, and suturing. After it heals, we see the new …
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 get filled. However, if we fill all the areas around it, the fold looks …
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. Cheek fillers also provide volume to the face. Often as we age …
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 chin, and then there’s a neck convexity that makes it look like there are two …
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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 downward where the ligaments attached to the bone most tightly. This creates a fold of …
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With the advent of fillers we can reshape the nose without surgery. Traditionally, rhinoplasty was done through surgery alone, where we changed the structure of the cartilage and bone to give the nose a new shape. Most patients come in with areas of their nose that they want adjusted, such as a bump on the …
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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If you’re wondering if you should massage your lips after getting lip fillers, maybe we should start with a bigger question: “What do I need to do after lip fillers to minimize my swelling and minimize my problems?” I think that depends a little on who injects you and what they think. I’ll tell you …
I am frequently asked how long lip fillers take to settle. They ask because they like the volume of the lip filler, but they don’t want their lip to look too unnatural. How do we change the lip, make it look bigger, but not make it look unnatural? The night that I do the lip …
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Patients ask for a dental block for lip fillers all the time. They want full, voluptuous, and natural lips, but don’t want to have too much pain. Their general impression is: “If you’re going to stick something into my lip, that’s going to hurt me, isn’t it?” They want to know that they’re not going …