The great thing about forehead reduction surgery is that it essentially lasts for the rest of your lifetime because we are physically moving your hairline down closer to your brows. This reduces the size of your forehead, but if you experience hair loss at the hairline due to genetics or other causes, it may appear …
A cat eye thread lift is done with dissolvable threads placed under skin from the corners of your eyes and brow tails up into your hairline, giving you a diagonal lift that is the cat eye. It is done in the office using numbing cream or lidocaine to make the procedure more comfortable. How long …
Everyone has an Adam’s apple, so yes, a girl can have one. However, the Adam’s apple is more prominent and visible in those with higher levels of testosterone, typically cisgender males. An Adam’s apple is the notch in the thyroid cartilage that looks like a little funnel that protects your vocal chords.The effect of testosterone …
A rhinoplasty can absolutely fix a wide nose. In fact, this is one of the most common reasons why we do rhinoplasties; to make a wide nose slimmer. I believe that a surgical rhinoplasty works a lot better than a liquid rhinoplasty to narrow the nose. How much is a nose job for a wide …
When we talk about how long a lower facelift lasts, what we’re really talking about is when you might begin to notice a little bit of sagging around the jawline, or a little more laxity underneath your chin or in your cheeks. This usually occurs between 10 to 15 years. When we perform a lower …
HydraFacials last about four weeks. Like regular facials, they last about the same amount of time but are very gentle and hydrating, while giving you an extra little boost with added serums used to address problem areas on your face. We recommend that you get a HydraFacial every month for maintaining glowing skin. Is a …
A good candidate for nose filler is someone that has small, non-permanent changes they want to make to their nose. Here’s a quick guide. How is nose filler used? Filler only lasts a certain amount of time based on which filler that you choose. In general, the ones that we use in the nose lasts …
It takes about 7 to 14 days to recover from septorhinoplasty, depending on what you’re having done, the way your surgeon splints and tapes the nose, and other factors. As a rule of thumb, give it about 2 weeks and you’ll be just fine to go back to work. For my patients, I tell them …
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How often you can get Juvederm largely depends on the type of Juvederm you get and the goals you are trying to achieve. Here’s a quick guide. On average, Juvederm lasts about 9 to 12 months, and that’s if we’re talking about the ultra or ultra plus. Can you get it sooner than that? Sure. …
The number of units of Botox that are used for crow’s feet depends on your anatomy, your injector and your goals. The number of units used on each side of the face can range from as little as 4 to 5 units up to as much as 15-20 per side. If you don’t have very …
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Patients who have other medical problems are not always a good candidate for rhinoplasty. Your safety is the most important consideration, and if you have health issues, elective surgery, such as rhinoplasty, may not be a good idea. Other patients who might not be good candidates are those who don’t know exactly what it is …
A septoplasty is a surgery in which we straighten a deviated septum. The septum is the divider between the two sides of your nose that’s made up of cartilage and bone. It can become bent to one side or another making it harder to breathe out of the resulting narrow nostril. This is one of …
Whether a nose job is good or bad is very subjective and based on individual opinion. What one person may consider a bad nose job, someone else may not. There’s a lot that goes into a nose job and the results revolve around two main factors; form and function. Here’s a quick guide. If a …
A SMAS facelift can last 10 to 15 years. SMAS stands for sub muscular aponeurotic system, which is a very thin layer of muscle. Under your skin you have fat and under that is a layer of muscle. Those muscles control your smiling, laughing, and moving your face. These muscles descend over time, creating things like …
It’s worth getting cheek fillers if you’re looking to add more volume to your cheeks or if, over time, you’ve noticed some shadowing under your cheeks. Cheek fillers are a great way to replace volume or add more volume to give you a more youthful, more rested and overall softer look. I even choose this …