Facial Plastic Surgeon.
Double Board Certified.
Fellowship Trained.
Working in a plastic surgeon’s office means I see patients all throughout the surgical process. While I wish there was a way to prevent bruising, swelling and other effects that are a natural part of the healing process, patients will more than likely experience some degree of these normal conditions following surgery. I have found that camouflage makeup…
In world news this week, several stories have come out with alarming information about plastic surgery trends in South Korea. Statistics show that the rate of plastic surgery in South Korea is extremely high (as compared with other countries), and recent reports state that increasingly more Korean teenagers and young people are buying in to…
If your social calendar is not filled to the brim this holiday season, and you actually have more time on your hands than you know what to do with, it could be great timing for plastic surgery or other large cosmetic procedures. It is hard to find time during the year to devote to resting and healing…
The neck is always a good indicator of a person’s age. Time, overexposure to sun, improper skin care, and a poor diet can result in loose sagging skin along the jaw line, visible banding of the muscles beneath the chin with excess skin (neck waddle), and loose jowls which decrease the definition of the lower…
Have you ever felt like you were in a revolving door at your doctor’s office? I can recall appointments when a doctor doesn’t even look me in the face because they’re in such a hurry. It’s unfortunate when doctors feel the need to rush because they need to see more cases to get more money,…
I see patients weekly with very similar issues; Sagging skin with loss of elasticity and volume, fine lines and wrinkles. After a certain point in age, fillers and injectables can only do so much. Sometimes surgery is the only option to achieve exactly what the patient is seeking; a younger appearance. The word “facelift” can…
Facial cosmetic surgery is a very personal and monumental decision. Universally, all patients want the best outcomes. In today’s corporatized America, with heavily influential marketing spin, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, and even practitioners promote a less is more mentality to push products and services that often over promise and under deliver on the results. …
The topic of neck rejuvenation requires a discussion of skin rejuvenation, liposuction, facelift surgery, and direct skin excisions. Age related changes in the neck occur simultaneously with the age related changes in the face. These changes include sun damage to the skin, accumulation of excess fat and skin, and the formation of vertical bands. There…
