Posted March 24, 2023 in Uncategorized
At ImageLift, we simplify the process by breaking down facelifting procedures into small, medium, and large categories. There are thousands of lifting procedures on the market, but they essentially fit into one of those three groups. What is the difference between the small, medium, and large procedures? The Mini Lift The Mini Lift is most […]
Read MorePosted March 22, 2023 in Uncategorized
Can you avoid having a facelift? Yes, you can! Most of the natural treatments you hear about do not work, but facial fillers and laser treatments do work to help people avoid a facelift. In the following paragraphs we will describe fillers (Liquid ImageLift) and the laser lipolysis that are both non-surgical ways to give […]
Read MorePosted March 09, 2023 in Uncategorized
At the end of the day, the more you do something, the better you get at it. This applies to whether or not that practice is within your specialty. Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book called Outliers, which discusses the time needed to excel at a given activity. According to Gladwell, approximately 10,000 hours is required […]
Read MorePosted February 25, 2023 in Uncategorized
There are so many choices available when seeking a facial plastic surgeon, that it can initially be a bit overwhelming. Where do you begin? At ImageLift, our doctors have a minimum of fourteen years of education and training before they begin their career. College, medical school, internship, residency, andfellowship all add up! Education and Training […]
Read MorePosted January 20, 2023 in Uncategorized
When it comes to facelifting procedures, keep in mind that no one can predict the exact longevity of a facelift. You may get 44,000 miles out of a tire, but things are different with the face. Many factors contribute to aging the face. Weight gain, weight loss, genetics, sun and smoke exposure, skin laxity, and […]
Read MorePosted December 26, 2022 in Uncategorized
As we age, the face loses volume like a deflating balloon. The tissues sag, and we lose bone volume of the skull and mandible, or jawbone. Hollowed eyes, sunken cheeks, or depressions around the mouth are all the “skeletonizing” signs of aging. In some cases, it appears that we can see the skull more clearly […]
Read MorePosted December 22, 2022 in Uncategorized
The best way to create a more youthful appearance is to really understand how the face ages. Simply put, we age in three main ways. Once you understand this, you can predict and guide all recommendations that facial plastic surgeons make. These three ways we age in the face are: damage to the skin, loss […]
Read MorePosted December 22, 2022 in Uncategorized
No doubt about it, people want to (and are expected to) keep up with the expectations of their relationships and today’s visual society. And yet, patients still describe many other reasons for wanting to change or enhance their appearances. Consider the patterns we get into in life. Relationships, jobs, family – sometimes we get stuck […]
Read MorePosted December 20, 2022 in Uncategorized
Have you noticed how things in life continue to evolve? Remember the old rotary phones with cords on them? Compared to today’s iPhones, it looks like we perform magic. Grandparents have evolved too. Remember what grandparents used to be like forty or fifty years ago? One of my patients said, “Blue hair, orthopedic shoes, baking […]
Read MorePosted December 16, 2022 in Uncategorized
Trust is a critical component to a successful doctor-patient relationship (or any relationship, for that matter). In the interest of full disclosure, I would like to provide you with some of my background before discussing why I felt compelled to write this blog. I hope that this information will give you a better understanding of […]
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