Is a Lip Lift Right for You? Philtrum Length, Tooth Show and Facial Proportions Explained
A lip lift candidate is usually an adult with a long upper lip (the skin between nose and lip), little or no upper tooth…
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Aesthetic Surgery
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.
How Long Does Rhinoplasty Swelling Last? Why the Nasal Tip Is the Last Part to Settle
Rhinoplasty swelling usually follows a long, uneven curve. Visible puffiness and bruising peak in the first few days, most obvious swelling fades over the…
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How Lip Reconstruction Rebuilds the Lip: Local Flaps, Staged Repair and Restoring Function
Lip reconstruction rebuilds a missing part of the lip by moving nearby tissue that keeps its own blood supply, called a flap, from the…
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Buccal Fat Removal Recovery Week by Week: Liquids, Soft Foods and When Cheeks Settle
Buccal fat removal recovery time is usually measured in weeks for the visible part and months for the final shape. Most people manage daily…
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How a Combined Neck and Face Lift Is Performed: Incisions, Deeper Tissue Work and Closure
A combined neck and face lift is one operation, usually under general anesthesia and typically lasting two to four hours or longer. The surgeon…
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Do Facial Augmentation Results Last? Implants vs Fat Transfer Over the Years
Facial augmentation results vary by method. Solid cheek and chin implants are designed to stay in place indefinitely and usually keep their shape for…
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Preparing for Face Aesthetics Surgery: Blood Tests, Anesthesia Review and Medicine Changes
Preparing for facial surgery usually means a pre-assessment visit where blood tests check clotting, blood count and kidney function, an anesthesia review covers your…
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Supporting Someone After a Neck and Face Lift: Drains, Dressings and the First Days Home
In the first days after a neck and face lift, a helper's main tasks are keeping the head raised, emptying and recording any drains,…
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Facial Augmentation With Fat Transfer or Implants: Which Option Suits Which Face?
Facial fat transfer uses a person's own fat, taken by gentle liposuction and injected into the face, to add soft, natural-looking volume; facial implants…
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How Surgeons Sequence Combined Face Aesthetics Procedures: One Operation or Several?
Surgeons combine facial procedures in one operation when the areas heal on a similar timetable, the patient is medically well, and total anesthesia time…
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How Surgeons Sequence Combined Face Aesthetics Procedures: One Operation or Several?
Surgeons may combine facial procedures such as a facelift, eyelid surgery and fat grafting in one operation when a person is healthy, does not…
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Are Facial Implants Right for Your Face? Bone Structure, Skin Thickness and Age Considered
Facial implants are usually considered for adults whose bones have finished growing, who have a specific structural gap such as a recessed chin or…
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Silicone vs Porous Polyethylene Facial Implants: What the Material Changes for Healing
Solid silicone and porous polyethylene are the two most common facial implant materials, and the difference is mainly about how tissue attaches. Silicone is…
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Is Ethnic Rhinoplasty Right for You? Skin Thickness, Cartilage Strength and Goals Weighed
You may be a reasonable ethnic rhinoplasty candidate if you are in good general health, your nose has finished growing, you have a specific…
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CT and MRI Before Orbit Surgery: How Imaging Maps the Eye Socket and Guides the Approach
Before orbit surgery, a CT scan maps the bony walls of the eye socket in fine detail, showing fractures, wall thickness, sinus anatomy and…
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Ethnic Rhinoplasty Results: How Surgeons Refine the Nose While Preserving Heritage Features
Ethnic rhinoplasty results depend on reshaping the nose in proportion to a person's own face while keeping the features that signal their heritage, rather…
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Microtia and Ear Reconstruction: How the Condition Is Assessed and When Surgery Is Timed
Microtia is a congenital condition in which the outer ear is small, misshapen or absent. Assessment begins soon after birth with hearing tests and…
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When Does a Neck and Face Lift Make Sense Together? Jowls, Neck Bands and Skin Laxity
A combined neck and face lift usually makes sense when jowls, vertical neck bands and loose skin under the jaw appear together, because the…
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