Facial Plastic Surgery Blog

I’m Middle Eastern and I come from a family of oversized noses. While everyone else seems content with their nose, I am not.  My nose is large all around, large tip, large nostrils, and wide from the bridge to the base. I would like a total resculpting of my nose. If actual nose tissue is […]

I’m 39 but I feel like my neck is very saggy prematurely and that this really ages me. The sag started a few years ago when I lost about 40 lbs. Even though I feel pretty young for this, could a neck lift help? A necklift is an excellent option to address laxity of skin […]

I have a very pronounced hook to my nose which I believe is fairly normal among those of Persian descent. Nevertheless, I do not like it and would like to improve. How much improvement can I expect? The “hook” appearance may be due to a combination of bump along the bridge of the nose and […]

My cheeks look like they’ve sunken in. I’ve recently lost some weight so I don’t know if it’s associated with that or just age but I hate how they look. Can fillers help to fill them out a little? Yes, adding volume with fillers can address the loss of volume to the cheeks. A variety […]

My nasal tip looks very crooked. I don’t know if other people notice it but it really bothers me. Is this something that can be fixed with a nose job and how would it be done? A crooked nasal tip can be fixed with a rhinoplasty. There are a variety of causes for a crooked […]

I’ve had some work done on my face and it looks great but now my neck looks really wrinkly and saggy in comparison. What sort of procedure addresses problems like this in the neck? One option is a surgical neck lift.  This procedure is designed to address any excess fatty tissue of the neck with […]

I am a 47-year-old female and recently quit smoking after 30 years.  I have very deep wrinkles around my mouth and would like to have injectable fillers to take care of this.  Is there an amount of time I should wait before having this procedure or will some of the wrinkles correct themselves now that […]

What’s the best way to correct a wide nasal bridge? Does this usually require the nasal bone to be broken? This depends.  If the nasal bones are short, the nasal bony pyramid wide, and the dorsum is relatively shallow or weak, then augmentation of the dorsum will address the shallow/weak dorsum on profile and give […]

I’m an African American living in Southern California and am interested in getting a nose job. I don’t want a “cookie cutter” nose that would be given to someone who’s Caucasian. How do you avoid this? Each ethnic rhinoplasty is performed so that the final result “fits the face.”  In other words, I take into […]

My lips have lost their fullness as I age.  I would love lip augmentation and would like to know how you do this procedure. Does this require more than one session? I use a dental block to minimize discomfort when performing lip augmentation.  I tend to favor hyaluronic acid fillers, such as Juvederm, for lip […]