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Sep
What Causes Nasolabial Folds?
Nasolabial folds are caused by the depletion of fat in the compartments of the mid-face/cheek area that causes the skin to sag and fold over, creating vertical lines that develop between the nose and the mouth, often called smile lines. Age and rapid weight loss are the prime cul...
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Sep
What Are Russian Lips?
Russian lips are the result of injecting filler in the lips to increase the height of the lips and to give definition to the lip borders. This technique gives a very voluptuous look to the lips that has become very popular on social media. How are Russian lips different? &nb...
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Sep
What Is a Deep Plane Facelift?
A deep plane facelift is done by creating an incision and going under the skin to separate the skin and the SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system) from the attachments that hold it down. Once untethered, we move the whole area, the whole face, and/or the whole neck back up...
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Sep
Can You Put Filler in the Apples of the Cheeks?
Filler can be used in the apples of the cheeks to give you a more youthful look and a more rejuvenated appearance overall. This is an area of the cheek that you will see flattening over time. In some people, it can become hollow. It's one of my favorite places to put filler...
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Sep
What Is an Alar Base Reduction?
Alar base reduction surgery is performed to make the nostrils less flared or rounded or to make the nose narrower at the nostrils. We can do one or both by making an incision around the side of the nose and sometimes in the nose itself to bring in the alar (outer side of nostril)...
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Sep
What Are Hooded Eyes?
Hooded eyes are those eyes with excess skin of the upper lids that are heavy or push down on the lashes, or in some people, come down over the lashes. This can happen due to age and is typically inherited. Take a look at your family. You might be able hooded eyes in your parents...
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Sep
What Is the Cost of Hairline Surgery?
The cost of hairline surgery runs between $3000 to $10,000 depending on your geographic location, your surgeon, the number of these surgeries performed by the surgeon, the use of general anesthesia versus IV sedation, and whether the procedure is done in office. How long does hai...
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Sep
Can You Make a Cupid’s Bow With Filler?
We can't actually make a Cupid’s bow with filler but we can accentuate it by making it more defined and therefore more visible. Filler is used as a temporary way to augment your features, which means we are defining and making larger wherever filler is inj...
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Sep
What Are Rhinoplasty Grafts?
Rhinoplasty grafts are cartilage, bone, or tissue, that is taken from another part of the nose or another location in the body, then placed in the nose for the sake of appearance or function. Most of the time we'll take cartilage from the septum, which is the divider betwee...
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Sep
What Is Alar Retraction?
An alar retraction is a lifted alar which is the name for the outer side of the nostril that curves around and attaches to the cheek. In general, alar should attach to the cheek about two millimeters above the midline of the nostril. If it's higher than that, it can cause a...
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