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Plastic Surgery Vs Non-surgical Treatment: How to Choose?
like every one I know...I do not relish the notion of going under the knife for a facelift, browlift or neck lift. So my research is finding lots of doctors selling minimal surgery or "nonsurgical treatments". Why wouldn't I do these non-invasive treatments first or instead of plastic surgery?
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Plastic Surgery Vs Non-surgical Treatment
The treatment must meet the patient's objectives. In some cases, minimal surgery or nonsurgical treatments may be the answer. However, you should consult with experienced, respected, and expert physicians who can offer a variety of options so you are not sold an inappropriate or ineffective treatment.
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Surgical versus non-Surgical Treatments
Several cliches can be applied to this question, most notably that there is "No free lunch". Although there are some very good minimally invasive treatments such as Intense Pulse Light, Ulthera, Fillers, and of course Botox, the end result of these treatments are more limited than surgical results. Therefore if a patient has aging changes such as jowls and neck laxity (and is bothered by these changes), the only adequate solution is a Facelift. However, it...
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Treatment to match problem
Any sane person would prefer a "treatment" to an operation to fix a problem. Unfortunately, there is a lot of snake oil out there preying on these natural inclinations.
You can't shrink skin. If you have too much skin, an operation will be necessary to fix the problem.
You can paralyze a muscle to achieve a desired effect (botox for chemical browlift). However, it is temporary and cannot do all the things that a surgical browlift does.
You really need to be a prudent consumer...
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A Plastic Surgery Medical Spa Can Answer Questions about All Aesthetic Procedures
Over the last ten or fifteen years, aesthetic medical technology has grown at an explosive rate. A scientific approach to skin care that includes prevention and maintenance, in addition to treatment of the damaging effects of sun exposure, now allows us to achieve results that were not previously possible. We can now also provide pre- and post-operative treatments which speed recovery and improve surgical results.
For any given aesthetic concern, there are both medical and surgical...
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