Category: Facelift
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Is video technology making us more vain?
Earlier this week, a new report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) came out indicating that chin enhancement was the fastest growing cosmetic procedure last year. While there could be numerous reasons for the trend, including aging Baby Boomers and people looking to get ahead in the workplace, there is another idea as well that may…
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A question from a patient: What is the difference between your mini-facelift compared to others I have seen advertised on TV?
Our mini facelift procedure is a true facelift quite similar to a full facelift, but less invasive, with a faster recover and without the need for General Anesthesia. The mini facelift procedure usually can be performed in 2 hours under local anesthetic without the need, and added risk, of General anesthetic. Most procedures discussed on…
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The Changing “Face” of Facelifts
In the most recent issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Dr. Val Lambros wrote about how as human faces age, tissues not only shift but they also deflate! This means that as we age, our faces lose volume and as we lose volume, we lose the fullness and shape of a youthful facial appearance. In…