Plain-language articles on aesthetic surgery: what each procedure actually involves, who tends to be a suitable candidate, how recovery usually unfolds and which questions are worth asking before any decision. General information only; suitability is always decided in a consultation.
Genioplasty is usually described as uncomfortable rather than severely painful. Because it is performed under general anesthesia, nothing is felt during the operation itself.…
A forehead lift for men lifts sagging brows and softens deep forehead lines by repositioning the tissue beneath the skin, but the plan usually…
The main types of lip lift differ by where the surgeon places the cut. A standard subnasal lip lift removes a strip of skin…
A sliding genioplasty procedure reshapes the chin by cutting the lower front part of the jawbone through an incision inside the mouth, sliding the…
Most surgeons ask patients to keep makeup off the eyelids until incisions have sealed and any stitches are out, which Mayo Clinic places at…
The most useful questions to ask a rhinoplasty surgeon cover four areas: their training and how often they perform nose surgery, what change is…
Thicker nasal skin does tend to hold swelling longer after rhinoplasty, especially at the tip, because the deeper soft tissue layer retains fluid and…
The main types of brow lift are endoscopic, temporal (lateral) and coronal or hairline lifts. Endoscopic surgery uses a few small scalp incisions and…
Otoplasty is usually performed through a small incision in the crease behind the ear. The surgeon lifts the skin, then reshapes the cartilage by…
Age changes the advice for buccal fat removal because the procedure is permanent while the face is not. Facial fat naturally thins over the…
Before chin aesthetic surgery, the most useful questions cover four things: what the surgeon thinks is actually causing the chin's appearance (bone, soft tissue,…
Yes. Chin and cheek implants can be removed, repositioned or exchanged, usually through the same incision used to place them, either inside the mouth…
Scar revision surgery replaces or reshapes an existing scar, but the new wound must heal too, so the main risks are the scar widening…
Most people need 10 to 14 days off work after a mommy makeover, about six weeks before heavy lifting or exercise, and three to…
At an ethnic rhinoplasty consultation, the most useful questions ask how the surgeon plans to keep the features that make your nose yours: which…
Facial rejuvenation downtime is the period of visible redness, swelling and peeling that follows a treatment, and it varies enormously by procedure. Injectables and…
Most facial asymmetry is mild and needs no treatment. Surgery is usually reserved for asymmetry rooted in bone, such as an uneven jaw or…
On darker skin tones, the facial rejuvenation treatments that carry the most pigmentation risk are those that heat or injure the surface layer most…
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