Gravity never takes a day off and never calls in sick. It’s pulling downward on all of our joints and tissues all day every day. Your joints know gravity is a tough taskmaster, and so does your face. Gravity continually pulls your facial skin and its underlying support structures downward. Throw in sun damage (particularly… Read More »
There isn’t a person out there over 30 who couldn’t use a little toning and tightening across their face, jawline, neck, and décolletage. A facelift will accomplish those things, but many patients don’t feel ready to have full cosmetic surgery just yet. For them, ultrasound can be sweet music to their ears, because Dr. Turk… Read More »
Nanofat – Platelet Solutions are being used as a new alternative treatment for skin rejuvenation. Facial skin, from the neck to the forehead, is the most visual manifestation of aging. Plastic surgeons continue to manage sun damaged loose skin with various nonsurgical and surgical approaches for patients. Nanofatgrafting has been proscribed since as early as… Read More »
Often when you’re close to your ideal weight it can seem that losing the last inch or so is next to impossible. No matter what you do, fat around your waist and flanks seems to have taken up permanent residence. Liposonix at Naples Cosmetic Surgery is a non-invasive way to take off that last inch… Read More »
Most people know that a breast lift brings the breasts back up to a higher position on the chest. But there is a belief that the procedure also reduces actual breast size. Since a breast lift usually involves trimming some excess sagging skin, the logic is that the breasts could actually become somewhat smaller. That… Read More »
When you live in a place like Naples, the beach and the water are a big part of the reason we’re all here. So, if you’re embarrassed to take off your shirt and get in the water, that’s a big downer. But that can be the case when a man has a condition known as… Read More »
The obesity epidemic in the United States is leading more and more people to opt for bariatric surgery to help them lose dramatic amounts of weight. Losing all the weight, whether through surgery or long-term calorie deficit weight loss, is quite an accomplishment. That’s why it seems so unjust that your skin didn’t get the… Read More »
The decision to have a Facelift is based on the need to lift and shape loose facial tissue. The aging face is like a balloon that deflates. It loses volume, becomes saggy and there is no shine on it’s surface. So, a board certified plastic surgeon would be looking at three things in today’s facelift… Read More »
Unless you’re 21, odds are you’re not thrilled with your lower abdomen. Especially as we age, our stomach muscles and support tissues weaken and allow a pooch to form. And don’t even ask what pregnancy and childbirth do to the muscles down there. So, how best to get rid of the pooch, without calling the… Read More »
When you don’t like your nose, it’s hard to get away from seeing it. With most other parts of your body, you can cover things up with clothes. Not your nose. It looks right back at you every morning when you look in the mirror. The hump on the bridge, the bulbous tip, any flaw… Read More »
