Question: What’s the best approach for hereditary hooded eyes that make me looks sleepy/eyeless?
Answer: The photograph is rather limited, your eyes look very acceptable in the one limited photograph. If you want to improve the hooded look, a very conservative Upper eyelid blepharoplasty can be performed under local or general anesthesia. An in-person examinations going to be required to make that determination.
Question: Recommended surgeries to fix my nose, smooth out my eyes and straighten brows?
Answer: A revision rhinoplasty procedure can accomplish narrowing and straightening the bridge line in addition to reducing the hanging columella. It better set of pictures are required to make a determination about eyelid surgery.
Question: What options would be available to treat my under eye wrinkles?
Answer: The primary goal for lower eyelid surgery is to remove the fat bags through trans-conjunctival approach on the inside of the lower lids. The secondary, or minor goal is to root tighten up loose skin at rest, not when smiling. Laser resurfacing may be of some benefit. Crows feet are best treated with Botox.
Question: If a facelift revision is needed because a SMAS was not sufficient?
Answer: The photographs demonstrate a combination of fat deposits above and below the platysma muscle along with jowls and skin laxity inboth the face and neck. A high-SMAS lower face and neck lift can accomplish tightening the loose facial and neck skin, lifting the jowls, tightening loose facial and neck muscles, tightening the SMAS and removal of fatty deposits above and below the platysma muscle which also includes a platysma-plasty. An experienced facelift surgeon can accomplish your goals whether or not it is a primary or secondary facelift procedure.
Question: How soon can I get eyelid revision?
Answer: It is acceptable to undergo revision eyelid surgery at 1 year, since full healing will have take in place at that point. A full set of facial and eyelid photographs in addition to an in-person examination is going to be required to make a determination about how best to proceed.
Question: Infraorbital implants – What are the choices of incision placement and their associated risks?
Answer: Cheek implants are manufactured in a large array of thicknesses, sizes, and shapes which is best determined at the time of the consultation and examination. The cheeks, the maxilla, and the implants are three-dimensional structures, and the augmentation occurs in three dimensions. In our practice, we place solid silicone Cheek implants through an intraoral approach under a brief general anesthesia. From the one with very limited photograph, it shows that you also have significant bags in the lower lids which should be addressed from by a lower lid blepharoplasty performed through trans-conjunctival approach.
Question: Would I be a good candidate for Buccal Fat Removal and lower blepharoplasty?
Answer: In our practice, we do not recommend buccal fat pad removal due to the fact that there will be facial fat atrophy with aging process. The primary goal for lower eyelid surgery is to remove the fatty bags creating the puffy look in the lower lids. The incision is located completely on the inside of the lower lids, which is known as a trans–conjunctival approach lower blepharoplasty.
Question: What is the best way to treat the crepey skin under my eyes?
Answer: The primary goal for lower eyelid surgery is to remove the bags which are caused by herniated fat pads. The secondary, or minor goal for lower eyelid surgery is to remove any excess skin that may be present at rest, not upon animation. A Physical examination will be required to make a determination if the Pinch technique of excess skin can be performed safely. Botox is best used for crows feet and laser resurfacing can also help with under eyelid skin as well.
Question: Do young blepharoplasty patients scar worse than older patients?
Answer: The incision for upper eyelid surgery is located directly in the upper eyelid crease. It must extend outward laterally to remove the hooded skin in that area. Anticipate a pink incision line for several months until it turns into a fine white line.
Question: How can I improve the appearance of my eyes?
Answer: There’s only a small amount of puffiness located in the lower lids, therefore a lower eyelid blepharoplasty will only be of minimal benefit. The fat bags are removed through trans-conjunctival brooch on the inside lower lid. No external incision is required.