Dr. John Alexander II is a board-certified plastic surgeon located in San Diego, California. He performs cosmetic procedures of the face, body, and breasts, with a special focus on facelifts and neck lifts. His practice, Alexander Cosmetic Surgery, specializes in facial plastic surgery procedures to keep your face looking young and natural. Dr. Alexander II and team do this by keeping things as simple as possible, having honed their skills to improve your appearance without changing your face. “Patients want to enhance their current beauty. That’s why our philosophy is simple: less is more. And the outcome of that approach is excellence,” says Dr. Alexander II. Dr. Alexander II realized early on that he shared many of the same traits as his plastic surgeon father, including as an artistic eye, an impeccable attention to detail, and an abiding passion for helping people to improve their self-image—and their lives. Continuing his father’s legacy as a respected plastic surgeon, Dr. Alexander II has mastered many of the surgical techniques developed by his father, while also incorporating new and innovative technologies such as the QuickLift™ and laser skin resurfacing. He shares the same passion as his father for helping his patients improve or restore their appearance through excellent surgical skills, resulting in natural-looking and life-enhancing results. After obtaining his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Alexander II completed five years of general surgery training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also served as Chief Resident. This was followed by a plastic surgery residency at University of California San Francisco, where he also held the Chief Resident role. Dr. Alexander II is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Kaplan is a gifted plastic surgeon practicing in San Diego, CA. He specializes in aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body. His analytical eye and unwavering attention to detail allow him to achieve natural, elegant results, and his unwavering compassionate nature helps his patients feel secure throughout their transformative journey. Dr. Kaplan trained in plastic surgery at the prestigious Baylor College of Medicine, the largest medical center in the world, where he was mentored by leaders in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.
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A: Thank you for providing photographs with your question.
Facial aging often follows a pattern that involves both descent of soft tissue as well as loss of volume. While it is not common to undergo a facelift in your late 30s or early 40s, it is not unheard of. Ultimately the key to any successful surgery is making sure that the procedure offered will improve what bothers you. From these photos I notice that you have excess skin of your upper and lower eyelids as well as moderate bags under your lower eyelids. You also have a moderate nasolabial fold and loss of cheek volume. The distance between your lower eyelid and cheek also appears to be slightly long which is a sign of facial descent.
In my opinion you would be a great candidate for both and upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty. If you were my patient I would give you the option of fat transfer to naturally enhance areas of your face that appear slightly sunken versus a facelift. I do not believe age alone is a reason to not offer these procedures.
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While I cannot tell exactly what is exposed from these photographs, cartilage exposure is not a "normal" outcome following rhinoplasty. If this is causing discomfort and you do not like the way it appears then it is reasonable to consider a revision surgery to remove the exposed cartilage and restructure the nasal tip.
A: Hi and thank you for providing photographs with your question.
From your pictures it appears your nasal bones at the top of your nose were left too wide after your first surgery. This is why the top of your nose appears wider than the middle portion. This can be corrected with a revision rhinoplasty procedure and if done well will improve your nasal shape and appearance.
A: Hi and thank you for providing photographs with your question.
Swelling after a rhinoplasty takes approximately 1 year to fully resolve. However at 5 to 6 months post op most of your swelling is likely gone. The irregularities that you see will likely not change over the next 6 months to 1 year.
It is important to realize that it is not a good idea to re-operate for at least 1 year since your previous surgery. Do not rush into a revision procedure. If a surgeon recommends intervening sooner than 1 year I would be cautious of that plan.
A: Hello and thank you for providing photographs with your question.
Overall you have a pretty nose. I agree that your nasal bones are wide and will better fit the mid portion of your nose after being narrowed. I also notice that your tip is "bulbous" or rounded which can also be improved with a rhinoplasty procedure. Creating a balance between the upper third (nasal bones), middle third, and lower third (nasal tip) is key to any aesthetic nasal surgery.
I hope this helps!