Leesburg Plastic Surgeons

Will the Effects of Sculptra Be Best if Used Before I Turn 40?

Will my age affect how my sunken cheeks will look when I have sculptra injected into fat pockets on my face? What are the results like for younger patients compared to older patients?

Your question is a good one and I am happy to answer it. Having started to use Sculptra 10 years ago when it was produced in a European laboratory, I am in a unique postion to do so. I was practicing overseas at the time. First, I can tell you that the people I have the best long term followup on is my family and friends. They maintain their benefit for many many years. I have never seen anyone with deleterious effects of Sculptra which was manifest as a result of the passage of time.

Young people do very well. There are young people with prematurely deep nasolabial folds or sunken cheeks who do just as well as older patients. Age is not an issue.

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Richard Sadove, MD

Gainesville Plastic Surgeon

How Much Does Lower Face/Neck-Lift Cost?

lower face/neck lift cost?

Prices vary not only be region but by skill and experience of the surgeon. As in many issues in life, you get what you pay for.

Richard Sadove, MD

Gainesville Plastic Surgeon

Second Failed Platysmaplasty What Can I Do Now?

I had my first failed platysmaplasty 1 year ago, my second was done 9 weeks ago(10 months after the first). I am a 47 yr old female,non smoker with decent skin elasticity. I do however have very prominent platysma bands. I am wondering if there is anything that can be done to impove my neck at this point. The first platysmplasty was done with under the chin and behind the ear incisions. The second was done with an under the chin incision only.Each done by 2 different doctors at the same practice

Sorry to hear of your experience

Having treated many such patients, I can tell you that you are not alone.

Open "carpet" suction on the surface of the muscle and careful preoperative marking of the band on the skin preoperatively, is important. The surgeon must clearly see the edge of the muscle at the time of surgery.

You will want to ask your surgeon if the muscle was resected or sutured together in what is commonly called a corset. Revisional surgery after resections are in my experience more difficult to treat.

There is no reason you can not have another attempt at correction of this problem. You do want a surgeon who has significant experience with corset platysmaplasty and revisional neck surgery.

Finally, if you had these procedures under local anesthesia with sedation, you might want to consider a general anesthetic. You want to give the next surgeon the greatest chance for assuring that it will be your last.

Richard Sadove, MD

Gainesville Plastic Surgeon