Hey all, sorry for the lack of recent updates! I’ve been hard at work doing some video productions … And, I’m not a super-pro at it yet, but I definitely do alright :). Here’s a video of Denise, our wonderful model, taken at 3 weeks post-rhinoplasty (AKA, a nose job!).
We fixed her nose up quite a bit in this surgery. At the time of this video, she was definitely a little suspicious of the end results … But as you will see in our 2.5-month video (coming soon), she ends up loving the results. And personally, I think her nose looks absolutely stunning.
In this video, Denise’s face and nose are still swollen, and she also still has some bruising under her eyes. The more defined results in rhinoplasty are seen months down the road, and swelling can even be seen up to one year after surgery! So we tell our cosmetic patients to wait at least one solid year before they start to “judge” their results. But even then, many patients’ final results are soon
Dr. Schwartz, our facial plastic surgeon here at Pasadena Surgical Arts, fixed the cleft (or separation) between her nostrils, as well as removing the hump at the top of the nose, and also working with the cartilage to make the tip of the nose more attractive and even.
I sat in on Denise’s nose surgery with my video camera, and so I’ll have some upcoming footage of the actual rhinoplasty and how Dr. Schwartz was able to work his magic with Denise’s nose! So anyways, without any further delay, here’s Denise, 3 weeks after her rhinoplasty surgery.
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Breast implants are one of the most popular plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, or body sculpting procedures. Officially known as “breast augmentation,” breast implants can do wonders for both confidence and looks. Many women feel insecure about the size of their breasts. And while smaller breasts are still very sexy, women (or their significant other!) sometimes seek enhancement through breast augmentation.
Here at Pasadena Surgical Arts, Michael S. Schwartz, MD offers a multitude of breast augmentation and breast implant procedures, with many different approaches to placing the breast implant. Dr. Schwartz is thoroughly trained and experienced in periareolar, inframammary, tranxaxillary, and transumbilical breast augmentation techniques.
So, I was listening to some concerns by a a few patients who had received a facelift here in Los Angeles (well, near Pasadena). I was slightly confused as to why they were not satisfied. Ok, so here’s what I learned … When a plastic surgeon is doing a procedure known as a “mini-facelift” (or a mini-face lift) or also a standard facelift, an incision is commonly made around the tragus (the firm part in the front-center part of our ears that sticks out like a little horn). Well, from these cosmetic patients’ experiences, I learned that many plastic surgeons in the Los Angeles area do not take particularly special care when making this incision.
The objective is to make this key incision so that the scar is hidden behind the tragus, inside the ear, once the facelift surgery is complete. And this applies to both the facelift and mini-facelift procedures—if the plastic surgeon decides to use this area as his main inlet to the work on the face. But because of the unique contour of everyone’s face, and their particular needs during the facelift, this is not a cookie-cutter surgery.
The best facelift result requires a special understanding and decades of experience in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. The skin on a face is pulled one direction or another, depending on where the head is looking, how the mouth is positioned, and other small factors. So, to achieve the most natural looking and satisfying results, with well-hidden incisional scars, it’s never wise to take the cheapest or most convenient surgeon for your facelift surgery.
So they say, “your eyes are the window to your soul.” I believe it. Just by looking at someone’s eyes, you can tell if they are happy or sad, worried or confused, lost or found. A person’s eyes project either a bright energy or a dull shadow. And we all know it’s easier to interact with someone who’s got bright happy eyes!
But how do people feel when they have excess skin falling or drooping over their eyes? Eyelid droopiness is one of the first signs facial aging. And because it involves the skin around the “window to your soul,” the droopy eyelids are like curtains blocking the sunlight from shining. I’ve seen men and women of various ages undergo blepharoplasty—more commonly known as eyelid surgery. It is one of the most amazing age-defying transformations, giving a ton of bang for a little buck.
Like women, men can be dissatisfied with their physical appearance. They might have a hump on their nose that they’d like to take down, or maybe they have patches of fat around their flanks that they can’t seem to work off. Whatever the case may be, these men should find comfort in knowing that they aren’t the only ones.
Since I’ve been working for Michael S. Schwartz, MD, in the Pasadena area of Los Angeles, California, I’ve had a chance to see our regular flow of patients. While the majority of our cosmetic patients are female, I was surprised to see that nearly half of them are men! These men have had all sorts of procedures done, such as facelift (rhytidectomy), rhinoplasty (nose job), endoscopic browlift, liposuction, SmartLipo laser, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), otoplasty (ear surgery), pectoral implants, laser resurfacing, and more.
It is becoming more and more common for American men to seek the rejuvenating effects of cosmetic surgery. Some get procedures done to help them professionally. Others are looking to please their significant others. And then there’s those—such as myself—that just want to change something I they can’t do on their own.
Everyone feels unsure of themselves physically, at some point or another. It’s natural. However, most of these physical insecurities can be greatly helped with plastic surgery. I’ll tell you my story …
