FACE 224 PROCEDURES
Cheekbone Reduction
Cheekbone size can be slimmed down only through cheekbone reduction surgery, also known as zygoma reduction.
Cleft Lip And Palate Repair
A cleft lip or cleft palate is an opening or split in the upper lip, the roof of the mouth (the palate), or both.
Collagen Injection
In the early 1980s, collagen injections were the first FDA-approved facial filler.
Enlighten Laser
Enlighten is a picosecond laser system that includes the signature procedures known as Pico Genesis and the newly launched Pico Genesis FX.
Lifestyle Lift
Lifestyle Lift was a low-cost, mini facelift offered at a cosmetic surgery chain of the same name. It shuttered in 2015 after a wave of patient complaints.
PicoWay
The PicoWay laser is FDA-cleared to remove tattoos, acne scars, wrinkles, dark spots, and pigmentation, such as birthmarks and melasma.
Retin-A
Dermatologists consider Retin-A (aka tretinoin or retinoic acid) the go-to skin-care product to improve skin tone, smooth fine lines, reverse sun damage, and treat acne.
Silagen
Silagen Scar Refinement System is a line of scar treatments that can minimize the appearance and texture of scars from surgeries and laser treatments.
ThreeForMe
ThreeForMe is a laser treatment that addresses multiple key skin concerns—wrinkles, sun damage, and blood vessels (hence the name “Three for Me”)—in a single session.
ULTRAcel
ULTRAcel is a noninvasive skin-tightening treatment for the face and neck. Learn about the treatment's benefits, how it works, side effects, and more.
Exo-Xom
Exo-Xom treatment from Benev harnesses the regenerative benefits of exosomes for hair and skin rejuvenation.
Botox
This injectable wrinkle relaxor is the OG neurotoxin. It can freeze your face, but most injectors aim for natural movement, smoother skin, or a subtle lip flip.
Glycolic Peel
A glycolic peel is a superficial chemical peel that uses glycolic acid, a type of alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) derived from sugar cane, to treat the surface layer of the skin.
DiamondGlow
DiamondGlow is a resurfacing and rejuvenating facial treatment that exfoliates the skin’s surface, extracts impurities from pores, and infuses the skin with a targeted serum.
Dysport
An injectable neuromodulator that relaxes wrinkles and smooths lines, Dysport starts working within 48 hours and lasts up to five months.
Facial
Facials do more than just pamper: they deeply cleanse, ramp up circulation, exfoliate, and moisturize. They're often paired with add-ons like chemical peels.
HydraFacial
A HydraFacial is a multistep facial done with a patented device that uses Vortex-Fusion to cleanse, exfoliate, do pore extractions, and deliver customized serums into the skin.
Liquid Facelift
A liquid facelift is a nonsurgical procedure that uses injectables to restore facial volume, reduce wrinkles, and rejuvenate the face and give it a more youthful appearance.
Microdermabrasion
A microdermabrasion facial gently removes the top layer of dead and damaged skin cells and vacuums them away.
Xeomin
Xeomin (aka incobotulinumtoxinA) is an injectable neurotoxin that temporarily relaxes muscles to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles created by dynamic facial movements, such as smiling, frowning, or raising your eyebrows.
Glacial Rx
Glacial Rx is an FDA-cleared, in-office treatment that uses cooling technology called cryomodulation to remove age spots and other kinds of excess pigment, including melasma.
AccuLift
AccuLift, often referred to as a “laser facelift,” is a minimally invasive treatment that uses laser liposuction to remove fat, tighten skin, and contour the lower face, neck, and jawline.
Buccal Fat Removal
Baby face, meet your cheekbones. Buccal fat removal is a quick procedure with major sculpting power and no visible scars. Are you a model?
Lipodissolve
Lipodissolve, also known as injection lipolysis or mesotherapy, is a procedure intended to reduce fat with a series of injectable drugs: phosphatidylcholine and deoxycholate, also called PCDC.
Phenol Peel
A phenol peel is the deepest chemical peel available. Phenol (carbolic acid) exfoliates deeply to reveal a smooth, younger-looking layer of skin.
Moxi
Moxi is a non-ablative fractionated laser that converts electrical energy into light, to target pigment by creating tiny perforations in the superficial top layer of skin.
Revision Skincare
Revision Skincare is a non-prescription, medical-grade skin care brand known for its innovative ingredients, particularly in the anti-aging realm, where they pioneered breakthroughs in peptide technology and vitamin C.
PicoSure
Most providers use the PicoSure laser to zap away tattoos, but it can also treat pigmentation spots, fine lines, and acne scars.
Salicylic Peel
Salicylic acid, also known as beta hydroxy acid (BHA), is an exfoliant that unclogs pores and helps with cell turnover for clearer, brighter skin.
Carboxytherapy
Carboxytherapy infuses carbon dioxide gas under the skin to increase blood circulation and stimulate new collagen production.
Facelift
Today's facelift techniques tighten and lift underlying muscle and tissue before redraping the skin, for results that are less "wind tunnel" and more "turn back time."
Facelift Revision
Facelift revision surgery corrects or improves on the results from an earlier procedure.
Lower Facelift
Got jowls (or just more sag than you want)? Consider a lower facelift. This mini procedure tightens and smooths skin, for younger-looking lower cheeks and a sculpted jawline.
Mini Facelift
A mini lift lifts the cheeks or lower face. Less invasive than a full facelift, it's a good option for those in their 40s or younger (before your face drops too far).
PRP Injections
A PRP injection treatment starts with drawing a patient’s blood and processing it so only the enriched cells remain.
Renuva
Renuva is a noninvasive treatment that, once injected, creates a honeycomb-like matrix.
Vaser Liposuction
VASER liposuction uses ultrasonic vibration to break up fat cells, so it's easier to remove. A bonus: the fat's still viable for transfer to anywhere you want more volume.
CoolPeel
CoolPeel is a laser skin resurfacing treatment that uses the SmartXide Tetra CO2 laser manufactured by Deka.
DefenAge
DefenAge is a patent-pending, nonprescription skin-care technology system that claims to rejuvenate skin by reprogramming dormant cells to create new skin cells.
Embrace Scar Therapy
Embrace scar therapy is an at-home silicone treatment designed to prevent and minimize scars.
Juvederm
Juvéderm injectable fillers smooth wrinkles, soften creases, balance features, and restore lost volume with hyaluronic acid gel, for facial optimization that needs no filter.
Skin Rejuvenation
Skin rejuvenation and resurfacing treatment options include a variety of nonsurgical techniques and cosmetic procedures that are done to correct fine lines, wrinkles, sagging, and brown spots in order to restore the skin.
Potenza
Potenza is an FDA-approved radiofrequency microneedling treatment for the face and body.
PRF Treatment
A PRF treatment uses platelet-rich fibrin to rejuvenate skin or hair.
Facial Acupuncture
Facial acupuncture uses the traditional Chinese medicinal technique of placing fine needles in specific points in the face, improving the flow of energy (also called chi or qi) to reduce signs of aging.
Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers volumize and smooth, to optimize facial balance and give you a more youthful look with immediate results that last months to years.
Laser Liposuction
Laser liposuction heats fat cells to liquid, so they're easier to suck out. It's one-and-done body sculpting with a bonus: skin tightening.
QuickLift
A QuickLift is a surgical procedure that tightens slack skin in the cheeks, along the jawline, and in the neck.
Rejuvapen
Rejuvapen is a pen-like microneedling tool that stimulates collagen production to tighten skin, shrink pores, and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, scars, and hyperpigmentation.
SkinMedica
SkinMedica is a luxury, science-backed line of over-the-counter skin-care products cofounded by late dermatologist Dr. Richard Fitzpatrick.
Vampire Facial
A Vampire Facial, or PRP facial, combines microneedling (also known as collagen-induction therapy) with topical application of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) derived from your own blood for a skin rejuvenation treatment that creates an overall improvement to skin texture and tone.
Cheek Fillers
Cheek fillers can add subtle volume and definition, enhancing cheekbones and making the face look more youthful.
UltraClear Laser
UltraClear is a versatile, next-generation laser skin rejuvenation treatment, safe for a wide range of skin tones.
Neveskin
The Neveskin (formerly Cryoskin) trio of noninvasive treatments can slim, tone, and rejuvenate skin.
Ellanse
Ellansé is an injectable dermal filler that can help reduce the appearance of deep facial lines and folds while restoring volume to lax and sagging skin.
Facial Fat Transfer
Facial fat transfer takes excess fat from your tummy, hips, or thighs to permanently volumize the under-eyes, lips, or other areas of the face. What a win-win.
Forehead Reduction
Forehead reduction lowers your hairline, creating more fullness than you'd get from a hair transplant plus more balanced, youthful facial proportions.
Jeuveau
Jeuveau is an FDA-approved injectable treatment that temporarily smooths frown lines between the eyebrows.
Laser Peel
Another term for laser resurfacing, a laser peel uses concentrated pulses of light to improve skin tone and texture.
Laser Resurfacing
Laser resurfacing revives skin via controlled damage, to spur a natural healing response. Laser options range widely in intensity, downtime, and results.
BeautiFill
BeautiFill is an FDA-approved procedure that uses a thin laser wand to loosen and harvest excess fat cells from areas like the hips, thighs, flanks, and abdomen.
Brow Lift
True to its name, a brow lift elevates a sagging brow and smooths forehead furrows. Often paired with eyelid surgery, to revive the whole upper face.
CO2RE Intima
CO2RE Intima is a nonsurgical, in-office laser procedure for vagina and vulva rejuvenation.
Derma Roller
A derma roller is a manual device that you can use at home, to improve skin tone and texture.
Fractional Laser
Fractional (or fractionated) lasers resurface and rejuvenate skin to treat fine lines and wrinkles, scars, hyperpigmentation, uneven tone, and textural issues.
LaseMD
LaseMD is skin resurfacing treatment that can address a variety of skin concerns.
Liposuction
Liposuction sucks out fat, practically anywhere you don't want it. This one-and-done procedure is the gold standard in body contouring.
Skinbetter Science
Skinbetter Science is a brand of skin-care products available exclusively at select doctors’ offices and medical spas.
Vampire Facelift
A Vampire Facelift is a nonsurgical procedure that combines injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) taken from your own blood with hyaluronic acid–based dermal fillers.
Accutane
Accutane (aka isotretinoin) is a powerful little pill used to treat severe cystic acne, when other treatments have failed. It's intense, but it can transform skin.
Beard Transplant
A beard transplant, also called a facial hair transplant, is a surgical procedure that harvests hair follicles from one part of the body and transplants them into the mustache, beard, and sideburns.
Cheek Lift
A cheek lift, also known as a midface lift, is a surgical procedure that lifts the skin, muscles, and fat pads of the cheeks.
Cryolipolysis
Cryolipolysis is the general term for nonsurgical fat reduction via freezing.
Fractora RF
As a nonsurgical skin-rejuvenating treatment, Fractora RF delivers radiofrequency energy—hence the RF—below the skin’s surface, via microneedling.
JeNu
The JeNu Plus ultrasonic infuser is an FDA-registered, at-home device that’s designed to boost the effectiveness of your skincare regimen.
Laser Genesis
Laser Genesis kick-starts new collagen production, to repair signs of aging and sun damage.
Pixel Laser
The Pixel laser is an FDA-cleared in-office skin-rejuvenation treatment that uses fractional resurfacing to refresh sun-damaged skin and reduce the appearance of acne scars, large pore size, age spots, and uneven skin tone.
Smart Lipo
Smart Lipo heats fat to a liquid so it's easy to remove, with an added bonus: this liposuction technique triggers new collagen production, for firmer skin after the fat's gone.
Tazorac
Tazorac is a brand name for tazarotene, a prescription retinoid that’s FDA-approved as a cream or gel to treat acne on the face and body, as well as psoriasis on the body.
Tickle Lipo
Tickle Lipo, also known as Nutational Infrasonic Liposuction (NIL), is an FDA-approved fat removal procedure designed to sculpt the body more comfortably, safely, and effectively than traditional liposuction.
Vivace
Vivace is a skin rejuvenation treatment that uses a combination of microneedling and radiofrequency (RF) energy to stimulate collagen and elastin production.
Body-Jet Liposuction
Body-Jet is a water-assisted liposuction (WAL) procedure used to remove excess fat from the stomach, thighs, butt, hips, and arms.
Chemical Peel
Chemical peels apply acid to the skin to remove damaged top layers, speed cell turnover, and boost collagen growth for a brighter, more even-toned complexion.
CO2 Laser
The CO2 was the first type of laser designed to resurface skin, but its popularity has only grown as new iterations improve on its core technology and results.
Restylane
Restylane has a hyaluronic acid filler formula for nearly every area of the face. So you can refine your look with a subtle tweakment or pump up the volume.
Silhouette Soft
Silhouette Soft is a nonsurgical facial thread lift procedure that helps lift and reposition sagging skin on the jawline, the midface, and the neck.
V Line Surgery
V-line surgery reshapes the jawline from a 'U' shape to a more streamlined, feminine 'V' shape, from just under your ears to the tip of your chin.
Cheek Augmentation
Cheek augmentation is an umbrella term for any procedure that fills out cheeks to improve facial contours and restore lost volume.
Halo Laser
The Halo hybrid fractional laser combines ablative and non-ablative wavelengths that simultaneously target the top layer of your skin and the deeper tissue underneath the surface, for a powerful skin rejuvenation treatment.
Microneedling
Microneedling treatments stimulate a natural healing response with a bevy of skin rejuvenation benefits. Technique matters, so don't try to DIY this one.
Clear and Brilliant
Clear + Brilliant is a noninvasive laser treatment used to treat fine lines, shrink pores, improve skin tone and texture, and reduce the appearance of melasma.
Dermaplaning
Dermaplaning is a skin rejuvenation treatment that’s done in-office by a dermatologist or aesthetician, who uses a surgical scalpel to gently scrape away dead cells and vellus hair (aka peach fuzz) from your skin’s surface.
Electrolysis
Electrolysis is a hair removal treatment that uses heat or chemical energy to safely and permanently destroy the growth cells of the hair follicle.
Nonsurgical Facelift
A nonsurgical facelift is a combination of noninvasive or minimally invasive skin rejuvenation treatments intended to refresh aging and damaged skin.
SkinCeuticals
A pioneering medical skin-care brand, SkinCeuticals makes “cosmeceutical” products, including serums, sunscreens, and moisturizers.
SkinPen
SkinPen is the first microneedling device approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat acne scars.
SlimLipo
SlimLipo is an FDA-cleared fat-reducing, skin-tightening, and smoothing procedure that uses laser-wavelength technology to liquefy fat in specific areas of the body, including the stomach, hips, thighs, butt, arms, neck, and chin.
Subcision
Subcision treatment improves the look of depressed scars and cellulite dimples.
TCA Peel
Chemical peels are the third most commonly performed noninvasive procedure, with more than 130,000 performed by dermatologists in 2018 alone, and TCA peels are one of the most popular types of chemical peel.
EVLT
Endovenous laser treatment (EVLT or ELT) treats varicose veins created by venous insufficiency or venous reflux disease, which happens when the valves in your veins don’t work properly.