Adult Plastic Surgery - Face

Facial and neck cosmetic surgery is performed to alter facial features such as your eyes, ears, nose, chin, mouth and smile, as well as your neck. The procedures we offer include facelift, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), otoplasty (ear surgery), rhinoplasty (nose surgery), chin implants, upper lip implant and neck lift.

Is there something you’ve always disliked about your face? Have you ever wanted to do something about it? Cosmetic surgery of the face and neck can rejuvenate your appearance, help you look years younger and boost your self-esteem.

Depending on the area you want to improve, plastic surgery can:

• Wipe out wrinkles
• Change the shape of your nose
• Correct sagging eyelids
• Enhance your chin
• Get rid of a “turkey neck”
• Improve a “gummy” smile
• Restore facial proportion

If you want to reverse the visible signs of aging and correct facial imperfections, plastic surgery may be right for you. Plus, you can combine certain procedures and take care of multiple problem areas at one time.

Also called a forehead lift, a brow lift reduces wrinkles across the forehead, between the eyes and on the bridge of the nose while raising sagging eyebrows for a more youthful appearance.

Chin augmentation gives you a more defined appearance by eliminating sagging skin or submental (under-chin) fat. It also corrects weak chin lines that are recessive or small compared to other features.

Earlobe reconstruction is performed using advanced techniques, including Z-plasty and local tissue arrangement in order to re-establish the normal and aesthetic shape of the earlobe while maximizing the use of hidden scars for optimal aesthetic results.

Ears that are misshapen or very prominent may be treated with otoplasty, or ear surgery, to help improve or minimize their appearance and balance and restore facial proportions. Ear surgery can be performed for children who have completed growth. Split, torn or sagging earlobes can also be repaired quickly and easily in one of our offices.

Ear surgery is usually performed anywhere from birth to adulthood and timing of the surgery is based on disorder and what is best at a given age based on the growth of the child. Children with ears that stick out are often teased, and this procedure can help boost a child’s self-confidence.

An eyelid lift, or blepharoplasty, improves the appearance of the upper and/or lower eyelids by eliminating sagging skin above the eyes and puffiness below the eyes.

A facelift (also known as a rhytidectomy) is the most thorough approach in treating facial wrinkles and sagging skin caused by aging factors. This procedure can vary from minimally invasive to more extensive surgery.

A facelift can correct the sagging of the midface, marionette lines, jowls, double chin and neck. The procedure involves removing excess skin while tightening the underlying tissues and muscles and tightly pulling the skin on the face and neck. Incisions are inconspicuously placed around and behind the ears. When discussing your options and the result you would like to achieve, it is helpful to bring in a photograph of yourself from 10 to 15 years ago.

When to consider a facelift:

• When facial aspects fail to reflect your youthful spirit and levels of energy
• If the results of facial sagging and excess skin are an obstacle for you both socially and professionally
• If there are still traces of skin elasticity but also signs of facial aging
• If the results of time, gravity, sun exposure and hereditary factors have taken their course and you feel like you don’t look like yourself anymore

Fat grafting (also known as fat transfer) is the removal of fat from one area(s) and injection of it into another. This is a cosmetic procedure that restores or adds volume and can also be used in reshaping and recontouring.

Facial fat grafting can be transferred to various regions of the face. It can be used anywhere to help contour the face and restore volume (e.g., to the under-eye bags, cheeks, deep furrows in the brow area, acne scars, lips and areas around the chin, mouth and temples). Fat transfer is also being used to restore symmetry to individuals with facial malformations.

If there are creases located on certain facial areas (laugh and smile lines, crow’s feet, etc.), fat can be removed from places such as the abdomen, thighs or other areas and then transferred to the face. Other areas that can be addressed and filled in by fat grafting are acne scars, sunken facial areas, lips and cheeks. Facial fat transfer is also used to minimize lines between the nose and mouth, correct skin depressions and indentations, and minimize forehead wrinkles.

After this procedure, there may be improvements in facial color and skin tone. This is because living stem cells are being added to the fat grafted areas. Lastly, this procedure looks and feels completely natural because it comes from your own body!

If you feel like your smile shows too much gum, an upper lip implant can reduce the appearance of excessive gum tissue and create a more balanced, contoured smile.

A neck lift can enhance the appearance of your neck by eliminating a “turkey neck,” including any excess fat and sagging skin. The result is a smoother, younger-looking neck and a more defined jawline.

Nose reshaping, or rhinoplasty, changes the shape and proportion of your nose to improve your appearance. It may also help improve nasal function.