Will dental surgery cause problems after fat injections?

When the skin is separated from the underlying tissues during surgery, small sensory #nerves are cut. Varying degrees of numbness will be present after surgery and will improve gradually as the nerves reconnect to the skin. This process can take from 2-6 months for face, neck and cheeks, and to...

Both of these lift techniques rely on something to hold the mid face in place. The idea is that after mobilization of the soft tissue the holding agent dissolves with the endotine technique and the tissue has healed in it’s new position. With a thread lift, the tissue is not mobilized and the t...

Alcohol can interfere with post operative pain medications and is dehydrating. These are the reason we don't want our patients to drink in the immediate perioperative period. Having a few the week before though should pose no problem. Cheers!

I have had several of my patients with this problem and also I have had numerous other patients from other physicians coming to my office for second opinion about this problem. These are the recommendations that I give to all patients.1. Glands can be removed partially, but it comes with a risk...

I typically schedule a complimentary facial for my patients two weeks after their surgery. This gives them enough time to get over any immediate discomfort and allows the absorbeable sutures to dissolve. 

One of the most telling signs (or stigmata) after a facelift are elongated earlobes, often called pixie or satyr ears. Unfortunately, this happens all too frequently because most surgeons do not realize or know about recently advanced techniques to avoid this stigmata. The condition can be...