Worth the Visit

I saw Dr. Cohen today to discuss an eyebrow lift and possible facial fat grafting. Since I have had a facelift and grafting in the past, I was not sure if the areas that I would like to have more volume in would respond to grafting or if I should continue to use filler. Additionally, I had been referred to him by a cosmetic dermatologist who had already given me her opinion and recommendations.

As for the eyebrow, I am currently using Botox to control the effects of Bell's palsy and was curious as to whether or not lifting the eyebrow was a good solution to lessening the amount of Botox needed.

I was pleasantly surprised when Dr. Cohen told me that neither fat grafting nor an eyebrow lift was necessary and that my best option was to continue the protocol of filler and Botox- and to make sure the same person was doing both. The explanation of his opinions made perfect sense, and it verified many of the thoughts I was already having.

I left the consultation with the ability to form a reasonable game plan moving forward and a very positive impression of Dr. Cohen. Some of his comments mirrored what the dermatologist had told me and recommended. He was not the first plastic surgeon I had consulted, but he was the first who did not push surgery; in fact, he felt I would be spending money on something that was not necessary and would not produce what I was looking for.

So, if you are thinking about facial plastic surgery and you want an honest opinion on what would work for you aesthetically, I recommend you add Dr. Justin Cohen as one of your consults.

Many plastic surgeons charge a consultation fee, and Dr. Cohen is among them, so if you're serious about surgery, I suggest that you include that fee in your budget. In this case, I definitely "got what I paid for"!