Combining Facial Procedures: When It Makes Sense and When to Stage
How I decide whether another procedure joins your facelift or whether staging is wiser: indication, operating time, anesthesia and recovery.
A space to answer your questions and take our conversation about facial surgery further.
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How I decide whether another procedure joins your facelift or whether staging is wiser: indication, operating time, anesthesia and recovery.
What the first days and weeks after facial surgery tend to feel like: swelling, sleep, numbness, anxiety, getting back to social life and warning signs.
How to tell ptosis from excess eyelid skin, when a drooping eyelid gets in the way of vision and which signs mean you need to go to the emergency room.
How each resurfacing technique works, its risks and limits, and why I limit dermabrasion to scar revision.
What the literature says about dermabrasion for acne scars, why I stopped recommending it, and what I use the technique for today.
What causes protruding ears, how I perform otoplasty and what to expect at each stage of recovery, from the headband to sports.
At what age otoplasty can be done, why the concern has to be the child’s own, and how to plan recovery at home and at school.