Question: I am a 60-year-old female who has smoked for the past 30 years. Am I still eligible for a facelift? What are the potential risks associated with smoking? Answer: Smoking is the single most important factor for the potential for adverse results in facelift surgery. If you have smoked for 30 years and are… [Read More]
Archives for April 2012
How Soon After my Brow lift Will I Be Able to Use Moisturizers and Skincare Products?
Question: How soon after my brow lift will I be able to use moisturizers and other skincare products? Answer: You should be able to use skin products to your face the day after your brow lift surgery. There is only a need to be gentle on the skin above your eyes and forehead as the… [Read More]
What are the Benefits of Using Laser Blepharoplasty?
Question: I’d like to get an eyelid lift and recently heard of a laser blepharoplasty procedure. What are the benefits of using the laser? Is this a good technique for everyone or are only certain people candidates? Answer: What you are asking about is a procedure called a laser blepharoplasty or laser eyelid lift. When… [Read More]
Eyelid Surgery – Is Having Trouble Closing your Eyes Common?
Question: I’ve heard people sometimes have trouble closing their eyes after eyelid surgery. Is this common? If it happens does it clear up and in the meantime how do you deal with it? Answer: One of the potential complications of upper eyelid surgery is that the surgeon removes too much skin from the upper lids…. [Read More]
How Is This Addressed With Otoplasty?
Question: My ears are big but it’s only the top portion of my ears. How is this addressed with otoplasty? Answer: People who seek otoplasty do not all have the same issues with their ears. Some people have very prominent ears and some people not only have prominent ears but, also, ears that are poorly… [Read More]
Can Otoplasty FixEars That Stick Out? I Don’t Want a Drastic Change
Question: I have always had ears that stick out. I’d like them fixed but I don’t want a drastic change. Can the ears be subtly improved with otoplasty? Answer: Otoplasty for prominent ears is not a one surgery that fits all patients. Generally, the norms for the position of the ears in any individual are… [Read More]
Will A Necklift Help With Fullness Of the Neck?
Question: I don’t have wrinkles in my neck, I have fullness. Will a neck lift help with this? Answer: If you are concerned with the fullness of your neck, a necklift alone may not give you the improvement to your neckline that you desire. It is quite possible that submental and neck liposuction alone or… [Read More]
Can I Get A Necklift And Improve Age Spots At the Same Time?
Question: I’d like to get a necklift but I also have some awful age spots. Can I get a necklift and get some sort of procedure to improve the age spots at the same time? Answer: Aging of the skin of the face and neck takes place in many forms. Inevitably we all age. Patients… [Read More]