What makes a nose masculine or feminine One request plastic surgeons sometimes get is for a nose job to make the nose look more “masculine” or “feminine.” This may seem strange, but if you’ve ever thought your own nose looks too heavy or too delicate, you’ll understand. Male skin tends to be a little bit…
Masculinity, femininity, and rhinoplasty
October 28, 2016
Brow lifts not just for the elite
October 28, 2016
How to get a brow lift The brow lift is a popular way to maintain a younger look. Even Cameron Diaz is said to be going for a brow lift and fillers. A brow lift can be combined with BOTOX, fillers and other procedures to make the whole face look younger. One variation, the eyebrow…
Don’t get cheap when it comes to rhinoplasty
October 21, 2016
Be ready to spend money Don’t go abroad to have rhinoplasty done cheap. People who’ve gone to Thailand for rhinoplasty and gotten bad results have been unable to successfully sue for damages. Also, revision rhinoplasty is more complicated than regular rhinoplasty, just as expensive, and you’ll have to wait at least a year after the…
BOTOX a dynamic wrinkle treatment
October 21, 2016
How BOTOX works BOTOX is used to treat the dynamic wrinkle, which is caused by the movements of the cheek and brow muscles over the decades. Laugh lines and frown lines are dynamic wrinkles. BOTOX makes the facial muscles relax. You should see results in one to two days, and it shouldn’t wear off three…
How to prepare for a SOOF lift and recovery
October 15, 2016
The SOOF lift blepharoplasty Blepharoplasty, or eyelid surgery, is most often done to make the eyes look younger. One approach with the lower eyelid is the SOOF lift blepharoplasty, in which the surgeon lifts the suborbicularis oculi fat back into place and secures it there. The first thing to do is go over your medical…
A nose job can’t be rushed
October 15, 2016
Getting a nose job after an injury Rhinoplasty is sometimes done because of a recent injury. When a nose is broken and not set properly, people often want it fixed as soon as possible. Everything depends on the timing and nature of the injury. In most cases, a surgeon will wait for the nose to…
Surgery can make your nose look more male or female
October 7, 2016
People who want male or female noses People come to a rhinoplasty surgeon wanting all sorts of changes. Sometimes they want their nose to look more masculine or feminine. So what does it really mean to say that a nose looks more male or more female? Male skin is usually slightly thicker than female skin,…
Blepharoplasty helps many, but not all
October 7, 2016
Deciding if blepharoplasty is the right procedure Upper eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, can help people who are suffering from restricted peripheral vision, but is usually done cosmetically. Sometimes sagging eyelids aren’t caused by the eyelids themselves, but the skin above them. As you age, the skin on your forehead gradually sags downward and to the…
Planning a gift nose job
October 1, 2016
A Christmas nose job? Christmas is a few months away. You may be planning to give someone you love an unexpected gift that doesn’t take up a lot of room, such as a nose job. But as gifts, nose jobs are like pets — you want to be absolutely sure it’s wanted. You probably shouldn’t…
The minituck and other specialized treatments
October 1, 2016
Specialized proceures A good facial plastic surgeon should offer a number of surgical and nonsurgical treatments, like laser tattoo removal. Focusing a laser can cause the ink particles to break up and be flushed into the bloodstream, getting rid of the tattoo without harming the skin. The port wine stain can also be treated using…