Facial aging is one of
the most common reasons that patients come to see me. What I offer to patients is anti-Aging solutions.
It is entirely possible that this can be gracefully and naturally
achieved. Aging process occurs at
various rates and to various extents depending on many factors that I have
outlined in previous blogs.
Patients will often
point out to me that someone they know who is the same age looks a lot
younger. This is often a factor of
genetics more than anything else. Why
not do something about this now ? What are you waiting for ?
As a plastic surgeon,
it is NOT true that we ONLY recommend surgery for everyone that walks in to the
office. There are so many non-surgical
options to consider today that surgery is NOT always the answer. During the consultation, I first try to
explain the aging process, before I recommend any treatment. In my opinion, if patients understand facial
aging, it is easier to understand the treatments that we offer.
So lets review facial
aging. I have tried to condense years of
reseach into essentially three basic processes : lipoatrophy, loss of
ligamentous support, and skin surface damage .
It is a bit simplistic approach and explanation of what really is a very
complex process involving many factors, but keeping things simple is often the
best approach in life. These processes
are NOT mutually exclusive, isolated, step-wise events. They can occur at varying rates, intensity,
and duration throughout the lifespan of the patient. This conept is extremely important as I
design a treatment solution.
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