Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Alexander S. Donath is a renowned facial plastic surgeon who has gained an international reputation for excellence in facial cosmetic surgical and non-surgical procedures. Dr. Donath regularly presents his techniques at international conferences and on mul
Asked By: gg_2
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Hi there, The tongue-in-groove technique is useful in certain situations in rhinoplasty but is not very commonly employed in our practice. It is helpful in our practice mainly for moving the columella (bottom part of the nose) upward. It is a good technique when properly used in properly selected patients.Hope that helps and best wishes!Dr. Donath
Asked By: Lalacheryl1
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Hi there, We typically do not recommend removing filler prior to a facelift as the volumes and locations do not typically create irregularities post-facelift. We would consider each patient individually but rarely would removal be necessary. Hope that helps and best wishes! Dr. Donath
Asked By: Reliable8130
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Hi there, This is a very common and good question. You appear to have fullness in your lower eyelids as well as a volume deficit in the upper cheek. The most ideal result would be likely achieved with lower blepharoplasty to reduce the excess fullness in lower eyelids and simultaneous volume restoration in your mid-face. The longest term benefit would be with fat transfer for the volume but you could do this with synthetic fillers as well. Despite some variability fat has the advantages of long-term durability and no chance of Tyndall or bluish effect under the eyes.Hope that helps and best wishes! Dr. Donath
Asked By: Shawnap8177
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Hi there, You appear to have early looseness/laxity of your jawline and neck as well as some fullness in each area. A facelift, necklift, conservative liposuction of the neck and jowls would address the lower face. Fat Transfer would help the cheek area, and cheek implants would be another option but not my preference. Fat could help the marionettes but a good facelift is the most beneficial for that area.Hope that helps and best wishes! Dr. Donath
Asked By: Ireland007
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Hi there, Board certification and surgeon experience are two important considerations for choosing a surgeon to perform your procedure. If not certain, you should ask the surgeon how many of the procedures you are interested in that they have performed and do perform every year. Also you may ask how many were performed or observed in training. You may also ask to see representative photos of their results from the procedure(s) you are interested in. Board certification in Facial Plastic Surgery requires extensive training, surgical procedural experience, and demonstration of academic accomplishment through a rigorous qualifying examination. Hope that helps and best wishes, Dr. Donath
Asked By: sunnydee25
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Hi there, I would share your concerns with your surgeon as they may be able to help determine how likely they feel you are to improve breathing and achieve your desired results. If you truly are not certain you wish to proceed it is probably best to postpone until you are certain. Hope that helps and best wishes, Dr. Donath
Asked By: entireworldpurple5
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Hi there, Every surgeon has techniques they feel comfortable with but in our practice we find patients are most comfortable with twilight anesthesia (IV sedation). This allows the patient to have no memory of the procedure and allows us to provide the procedural details and level of precision our patients expect. Hope that helps and best wishes, Dr. Donath
Asked By: Resourceful84
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Hi there, Both fillers and surgery can achieve very nice results for what it sounds like you are interested in achieving but fillers cannot achieve "deprojection" or setting back the tip if that was something you would want and on profile, the only way to make the nose straighter is to add to it in key areas (making it slightly larger there) rather than reducing the subtle prominences as we can do in surgery. Fillers also must widen the nose slightly on front view if trying to achieve straightening on front view.Hope that helps and best wishes, Dr. Donath
Asked By: e_w1031
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Hi there, It is difficult to tell from the profile whether you will need alar base reduction. Generally, on front view, if the nostrils are wider than the inner corner of your eyes/eyelids, you may benefit from alar base reduction. Hope that helps and best wishes! Dr. Donath
Asked By: misu2
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Hi there, Yes, if by brow placement you are referring to brow lift, this can be easily done at the same time as an upper bleph. The surgeon must be comfortable with doing these simultaneously as one has to be careful not to remove too much skin from the upper lid. We routinely perform these procedures together in my practice. We also perform volume replacement when necessary at the same time, which many doctors do not perform. If you were referring to brow REplacement, such as with hair transplant for thinning or absent eyebrows, that also can be done simultaneously and we perform these procedures as well.Thank you and best wishes! Dr. Donath
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