Lip filler injections are among the most popular procedures performed in the United States now– at this moment in time. You can see the before and afters of filler injections to the lips everywhere from on TV –especially the “reality shows” and on social media from FB to TikTok. You see it on the news–… [Read More]
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Can a Botched Upper or Lower Eyelid Surgery be Fixed?
Cosmetic blepharoplasty is currently the most commonly performed surgical procedure on the face in the United States. Most of the time, eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) successfully removes puffs and excess skin, and when necessary, addresses drooping of the eyelids and cleans up the eyelid creases. It can be done on both the upper and lower eyelids…. [Read More]
The Different Types of Facelifts – Which Procedure Is The Best Option For You?
The word facelift is one of the most confusing terms in all of cosmetic surgery: it describes the reversal of what brings almost everyone into the office: the sagging, flaccid changes that happen as time and elements work on flesh, muscle and bone—making that person we see in the mirror look like a stranger. As… [Read More]
Laser Skin Resurfacing: What Is It & What Is It Used For?
Laser skin resurfacing is exactly what it sounds like. The light from the laser produces energy. The energy causes disruption of some of the layers of the skin, and the skin is forced to heal. When the skin heals, collagen is generated, collagen reorganizes and builds skin that looks more youthful—that’s tighter and with less… [Read More]
The Complete Guide to Chemical Peels
It is said that Cleopatra used lemon juice as an agent to make her skin glow. This is the basic principle behind a chemical peel—using a weak strength acid or another compound to affect change in the skin surface. Chemical peels work to improve wrinkles, fine lines, and can also address acne scarring and unevenness… [Read More]
Microneedling: Everything You Need to Know
Trauma helps the skin. It may be an apocryphal story, but it is based on the truth. One day, tired of listening to his girlfriend express her frustration with her complexion and the failure of dermatologic techniques to improve her skin, a paint and body technician decided to use the technology he used to refinish… [Read More]
What is a Botox Lip Flip? The Honest Perspective From a Cosmetic Surgeon
What is the Botox lip flip exactly? The first question I have is why should a lip look better upside down? The next question I have is—if this procedure exists, why is it not written up anywhere in the literature and why are the only pictures of it on social media? Botox lip flip procedures… [Read More]
The Lip Lift: Everything You Need to Know
When we look at a face, the first thing we notice is the eyes and the changes around the eyes. We gather a generalized special sensation of the geometric details and proportions of the face, but the next thing we look at are the lips and mouth. We could postulate that this has an evolutionary… [Read More]
Facial Fat Transfer: The Ultimate Guide to Facial Liposculpture
In the more than 25 years I have been in practice, I have watched fat grafting (liposculpture) go from being something that everyone said didn’t work to being almost a staple in aesthetic surgery. In my practice, 99 percent of patients that undergo surgery such as blepharoplasty, brow lift, midface lift, and face lift undergo… [Read More]
Festoons: What Are They & How Are They Treated?
What are festoons? Justice Potter Stewart in a landmark decision in 1964 defined pornography in his landmark pronouncement “I know it when I see it”. (Jacobellis v. Ohio, 1964). Festoons are the same—anyone who has them knows them, sees them, and is bothered by them. In architecture, festoons represent hanging arrangements of flowers, fruit or… [Read More]
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