Q. My face and neck skin is starting to sag and wrinkle. I don’t want jowls or a turkey neck as I age!
Will Ulthera help to tighten my skin without surgery?
A. Ultherapy is a non surgical, reliable and safe solution used to tighten the forehead, face and neck skin that is beginning to sag. Ultherapy treatments require no anesthesia and offer excellent results. An Ultherapy procedure usually takes less than 1 hour and is performed in our office. The treatment offers patients a non-surgical forehead, face and neck ‘lift’ without any downtime. In general, as we age everyone can benefit […]
41y/o breast fed and subsequently lost breast tissue. Preoperatively, seen in her before photos, she also has a prominent sternum (breast bone) that pushes her nipples to the side. Because she is 5’0 tall and wears a size 30B bra, a smooth Sientra 190 cc low profile implant provided the breast base width for her anatomy. This implant width allowed her nipple areola to move more to the middle of the new breast mound. Because of her preexisting prominent sternum, the cleavage achieved with these implants, was the best possible.
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MiraDry is the only non-invasive, FDA cleared aesthetic treatment that safely removes underarm sweat and odor glands and 60% underarm hair growth. It’s a quick in-office procedure that provides a solution for underarm sweat and odor regardless of the haircolor.
You are born with approximately 2 million sweat glands throughout your body. Your underarms only contain about 2% of those glands. You will experience the many benefits of stopping sweat in the underarm area, but you will continue to sweat elsewhere. In addition, a Miradry treatment has the added benefit of eliminating the need for antiperspirants.
MiraDry’s proprietary miraWave technology is the […]
Restylane Lyft is an injectable hyaluronic acid gel used to correct volume loss and treat wrinkles in the face. Due to its larger particle size, it is injected along the periosteum and deep dermis to lift sagging tissue. As we age, sagging occurs (naturally) due to gravity and genetic disposition.
Restylane Lyft formally known as Perlane is the first and only FDA-approved filler indicated to provide fullness to cheeks and add volume to correct and smooth smile lines (nasolabial folds).
As we get older, we experience bone loss and decreased collagen production and elasticity. The malar fat pads which are referred to […]
Coolsculpting is the #1 non-surgical body sculpting solution to target and treat unwanted fat cells – and it just got even better!
Now we have the Coolsmooth Pro, an advanced version
Some of the main benefits of the CoolSmooth Pro are:
Faster treatment times. With 75 minute treatments, patients can return to work, family life, exercise and other daily activities faster than with the traditional outer thigh treatment.
Enhanced securement system. This comfortable attachment allows patients to relax during the treatment and work, watch TV, read a magazine, etc.
By dropping the temperature of the CoolSmooth Pro to -13 degrees Celsius, CoolSculpting is able to […]
Q: Is there such a thing as a Non-Surgical Facelift?
A: Dr. Laurie Casas has redefined the approach to maintaining a natural and youthful face by creating treatment plans using minimally invasive technology catered to each individual patient. Dr. Casas will study your photos from your youth to help you understand the aging process and offer long term care to combat these changes. By following this long term care approach, many of Dr. Casas’ patients have been able to eliminate the need for a surgical face lift. Other patients using this approach have been able to maintain their youthful appearance with timely but few surgical procedures like a mini facelift, neck […]
PR Newswire, Montreal, QC, Canada (May 17, 2015)
Is there such a thing as a nonsurgical facelift? Aesthetic plastic surgeons are conducting a panel discussion at The Aesthetic Meeting 2015, the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), to determine whether a nonsurgical facelift is a legitimate cosmetic procedure. Surgeons discussed what constitutes a nonsurgical facelift and how it impacts the longitudinal care aesthetic plastic surgeons can provide to address facial aging.
According to ASAPS member Dr. Barry DiBernardo, there is such a thing as a nonsurgical facelift. “The key is to define what a facelift is intended […]
Introduction
Although labiaplasty is often mistakenly considered solely a postpartum procedure, young women may have a congenital protrusion, malformation, or unevenness of the labia minora (the inner folds of skin surrounding the vulvar opening of the vagina) that extends beyond the labia majora, most often called labia hypertrophy. The results are not simply aesthetically undesirable for many young women, but often include irritation, functional impairment, and discomfort in every day activities, sports and with many types of clothing.
Dr. Laurie Casas offers a discreet, private, in-office consultation and procedure so that young women seeking a better quality of life through prepartum […]
It turns out that the Top 5 Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Procedures for both men and women are the same for each gender. Everyone wants an attractive chest, appealing eye lids, a non-sagging face, body contouring and a cuter nose. Take a look at the infographic below!
For more overall trends, graphs, regional, distribution, demographics and average fees please view the 2013 Plastic Surgery Statistics Report
Board of Directors for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Laurie Casas sits on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). She served as president of the Aesthetic Surgery Education and […]
Breast Augmentation Advancements
Breast augmentation has long passed the test of time for safety and efficacy. Yet, the plastic surgery community has made technique modifications as well as product improvements to provide beneficial advancements to women interested in breast enhancement with breast implants. Let’s check out what you may not know.
1. Between 1991-2006, women only had saline breast implants available to them unless they required breast reconstruction or they had already had silicone
implants placed. Since 2006, silicone implants have been available to women over 22 for breast augmentation.
Women 18-22 years old can only choose saline implants.
2. There are thousands of […]
