Your age is not the sole determining factor of whether you should have a facelift. People over the age of 65 are at no greater risk of facelift complications than younger patients, provided the patients are screened for any health problems or risk factors, according to a Cleveland Clinic study that followed 216 female facelift patients for three years.
The study was published in 2011 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
If you are an older adult interested in female or male facelift surgery, we can determine whether you are a good candidate for the surgery. The main concern for older patients is […]
Apparently, more men are asking for male plastic surgery to look like Robert Pattinson. It’s also being said that women want Kate Middleton’s nose. That’s all according to an article in the Daily Mail.
Wanting to emulate certain celebrity features is not at all uncommon; it’s also nothing new. From time to time, television shows and magazines come out with lists of the most-wanted celebrity looks, typically based on anecdotal reports by a plastic surgeon.
When you go to a consultation with a plastic surgeon, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to use a celebrity as a reference for the look you […]
Stem-cell-rich fat has recently become quite popular in cosmetic applications. The stem cell facelift is not like facelift surgery, but instead uses fat injections to rejuvenate your face using fat from your own body removed with liposuction. The idea is that the stem cells cause new, youthful skin cells to generate. One woman’s recent story points to some possible problems with unapproved stem cell use.
According to Scientific American, a woman in her sixties called a plastic surgeon to treat her for a problem she was experiencing. A few months prior, she had a stem cell facelift. In the months following, […]
Interest in buttock lifts seems to be increasing, according to the review site RealSelf. In its year-end trend review, RealSelf found searches on their site for buttock augmentation and lifts increased by 28 percent compared to 2011.
The trend report is based on searches performed on RealSelf over the course of 2012, about 52 million searches in all, the website says.
Although butt lifts saw a spike in searches compared to 2011, the most searched for procedures overall included:
Tummy tuck
Breast implants
Breast augmentation
Rhinoplasty
With procedures like buttock lifts seeing a rise in popularity, it seems more and more women are embracing curvaceous body contours. […]
A recent study examined the quality-of-life outcomes of bariatric patients who received body contouring procedures after weight loss.
The study was relatively small, including only 33 patients. All 33 underwent body contouring after weight-loss surgery. Many of the patients had tummy tucks or breast surgery. Throughout the seven years following surgery, the patients were asked to complete recurring questionnaires to measure quality of life. Using the scores from quality-of-life assessments, the researchers found patients have significant and sustained improvement in their quality-of-life following body contouring surgery.
Fifty-five percent of the patients were “very satisfied” with their results, while some other patients were […]
A sharp, firm neckline is one of the cardinal features of youth. As we reach our 40s and 50s, the angle formed by the chin and neck begins to widen and droop, changing the youthful right angle to a sagging turkey neck or wattle.
W Magazine addressed this particular sign of aging in an article called “Chin Up,” published in this month’s issue. In it, writer Alexandra Marshall laments about the inevitable turkey neck, and then explores some of the options for improving it. Unlike wrinkles and crow’s feet that some people can put up with, a lot of people find […]
“How long will my facelift results last?”
The question above is a common one we are asked by our patients interested in facelift surgery. A new study published in this month’s issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery sought to answer that question using a combination of objective and subjective measurements. The researchers say five years after facelift surgery, three quarters of patients will still look younger than they did before surgery.
The study (conducted by Dr. Barry Jones, the past president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) used photographs of 50 women. All of the photos were taken under the […]
This time of year is often a good time to get plastic surgery to improve those problem areas. In many parts of the country, the weather outside is something less than pleasant and the days are shorter. Since you may not be tempted to spend much time outdoors this time of year, it may be the ideal time to take a week or two off for plastic surgery.
If you have opted for plastic surgery recently, a current RealSelf blog points to the importance of avoiding alcohol while you recover. The blog explains the tendency of alcohol to increase swelling, interact […]
According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS), the October issue of Vogue includes a piece about body-sculpting technologies like CoolSculpting and Liposonix. Technologies like these are designed to slim body contours non-surgically, using ultrasound energy, freezing or other methods.
According to ASAPS, the Vogue piece describes the various benefits of these technologies, including the limited procedure time and downtime. The piece also mentions these technologies do not achieve the same types of results as liposuction, as some people liken the results to liposuction or talk about the technologies as being alternatives to liposuction.
Some of the main differences between […]
It seems many mothers and daughters are making the joint decision to receive plastic surgery. For example, a mom in her 50s who wants to get rid of the dreaded turkey neck may discover her 30-year-old daughter is interested in a mommy makeover, and so together they make the decision.
ABC News recently did a story on the trend. ABC profiled a 65-year-old woman and her 38-year-old daughter who together embarked on a journey to address the areas of their bodies that were causing them to be dissatisfied with their appearance.
If you are the mother of a grown woman, you may […]
