HomeArticles Preparing for a facelift surgery might just be enough to cause a panic attack unless you know how to plan and check off your to-do list. There are many things to be done ahead of time to ensure a smooth recovery and your best results.
Follow the instructions of your plastic surgeon to be sure you hit all of the key points, but this list can certainly serve as a starting point for your facelift preparations.
One Month Before Surgery…
With your facelift surgery on the books and drawing ever closer, the last three to four weeks is the perfect time to […]
HomeArticles While plastic surgery has become increasingly accepted in American society, there are still taboos to undergoing an elective procedure. Some see surgical modifications as extreme, while others feel they diminish characteristics that make individuals unique. Though plastic surgery may be debated for years to come, there is some logic behind its acceptance.
Genetic Undertones to Altering the Physical Appearance
Humans are biologically inclined to look their best. The drive behind attraction and sex appeal is just that, and the intention is to eventually attract a mate and reproduce. Further, people enjoy looking and feeling their best because it boosts their own […]
HomeArticles The lips can be a very sexy facial feature. We look to the mouth when someone makes a facial expression or speaks, helping us to interpret the meaning behind the look and words. Women and men alike choose to draw attention to this facial feature in a number of ways. They may whiten their teeth, or wear lip balm or lipstick to draw attention to the lips. Men can shape their facial hair to provide emphasis on this region of the face. Another way to emphasize the mouth is through lip augmentation, a cosmetic procedure that can be performed […]
HomeArticles Cosmetic injections of the face can be used for a multitude of aesthetic corrections. They may be used to plump the skin of depressions caused by wrinkles or scars. Dermal fillers can also add volume to the cheeks and lips to create ideal contours of these features. A lesser known but equally transformative use for this type of treatment is non-surgical chin augmentation.
The lower third of the face influences other features from both frontal and side views. When the face is seen straight-on, the chin can determine the overall face length and shape. A recessed chin is often emphasized […]
HomeArticles A New York magazine article making the rounds this summer asks, “Is Race Plastic?” The author ventures into what a headline calls the “minefield” of ethnic plastic surgery and, despite that charged description, emerges with a fairly nuanced view of the practice.
In Dr. Batniji’s long experience with ethnic rhinoplasty, most non-Caucasian patients aren’t looking for a stereotypically “Caucasian” nose.
That’s because there is ample beauty and refinement to be found in noses of every background. Secondly, what patients want is to improve their overall appearance and/or their nasal functioning while retaining their ethnic identity.
What is true — and what accounts […]
HomeArticles Of all the non-invasive techniques for skin rejuvenation, the least invasive are two that might sound unfamiliar but which often come up in the same conversation: Ulthera and Exilis.
Ulthera uses ultrasound; Exilis, radio frequency. Audio engineers (and surgeons) will be quick to tell you that the two, while related, are not identical. (Radio waves can carry and propagate sound waves as encoded data, while … OK, never mind.)
In either case, sound or radio, skin can be refreshed and tightened with heat that is transmitted through concentrated doses of oscillating, invisible wave forms. Amazing, yes?
Some debate remains over the duration […]
HomeArticles Skin resurfacing can sometimes sound like a veritable war on aging, fought with weapons of (epidermal) mass destruction: chemical peels, lasers, dermabrasion.
Let us de-escalate.
One way to take the sting out of the terminology, and ease a patient’s potential worries, is to explain these techniques and how they help facial skin regenerate to produce a healthier, more youthful look.
Lasers
The fractionated, or Fraxel, laser is a marvel of precision technology in the service of skin care, and an excellent option for treating wrinkles and fine lines caused by sun, smoking and aging. Laser treatments, often in combination with other resurfacing techniques, […]
HomeArticles Lip reshaping is the cosmetic practice of bringing, or restoring, vitality and fullness to the part of the face that is one of the strongest markers of physical beauty and attractiveness. A great pair of lips says a lot about you!
An important component of Dr. Batniji’s facial plastic surgery practice is creating shapely, natural lips that enhance the entire face. Your lips, after all, should complement you whether they’re smiling, at rest or making a pouty little moue for effect.
From lip augmentation using safe, injectable fillers to surgical lip lifts and lip advancements, a variety of ways allows a […]
HomeArticles There are people with facial contours that suggest a frown or sadness, even when they’re happy or content.
They may or may not regard their default expression as a burden.
But facial plastic surgeons are not infrequently asked to evaluate and treat people with this trait.
These otherwise upbeat folks may have been born this way. Or the look might have developed from stress and aging — both of which can multiply frown lines, thin out the lips and produce a downward turn at the corners of the mouth.
The happy news is that their treatment options are many.
A Turn for the Better
In […]
HomeArticles Botox is the most popular of all cosmetic procedures, by a wide margin. Of the 15.1 million cosmetic procedures performed in the United States in 2013, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that 13.4 million were of the “minimally invasive” type — injections, peels, laser treatments, and microdermabrasion. Of that group, 6.3 million were Botox — a 3 percent increase over the 6.1 million Botox procedures done in 2012.
What accounts for the amazing popularity of Botox? It’s remarkable that a bacterial protein associated with severe food poisoning is now a billion-dollar sector in personal aesthetics. Doctors have been […]
