Sagging versus Wrinkles

I recently heard a great analogy comparing facial skin to fabric. If the surface isn't smooth you need to iron it (surface treatments such as Obagi skin care or laser peels). If the fabric hangs too much you need to take away the slack (necklift, facelift, browlift, etc.).

I'm sure many readers can relate!

Beauty for Life Update

In my first post, I said everyone should be aware of this concept: appropriate procedures (minimally-invasive and surgical) are available at different stages of life. Our national societies have published a new website www.beautyforlife.com.

It starts with good skin care in your teens. Botox may help maintain softer expression lines. Breast lift & tummy liposuction or tuck are known as the mommy make-over, after having children. Eyelid lifts and facelifts compliment the later changes in our faces. If you're interested, look at our practice website and the beauty for life site.

Cosmetic Procedures Increase 7%

Here are the highlights from 2007 from ASPS:

Facelifts up 14 %
Breast Implants up 6%
Slight increase for eyelid surgery
Injectables increase
Ethnic patients up 13%
Mild inc. in breast reduction & reconstruction
Liposuction steady
Decreases in rhinoplasty
Steep drops in collagen and hair transplants

The biggest news was that facelifts, that had decreased in the last few years, now returned as more commonly requested by patients. This may be due to realization of the limits of Botox and Hyaluronic acid fillers (Restylane, etc.). They don't correct laxity, sagging, drooping skin & deeper layers.

Breast augmentation remains the most popular procedure, and its popularity increased. It remains popular in 2008 at our office.

The TOP FIVE surgery procedures were: Augmentation, Liposuction, Rhinoplasty, Eyelid, and Tummy tuck. The TOP FIVE non-surgical procedures were: Botox, Hyaluronic fillers, Peels, Laser hair removal, and Microdermabrasion.

We thought you would like to know!

Breast Augmentation in South Carolina

Everyone looks forward to Spring and Summer. Some of the best things about those seasons are shedding winter clothes and enjoying the out-of-doors. In South Carolina we have great weather, beautiful beaches, extensive lakes, mountain trails, roadways for motorcycling and bicycling, golf courses, tennis courts and plenty of swimming pools.

Perhaps that's why breast implant / augmentation is our most popular body contour procedure. We perform this more frequently than tummy tuck (also common) or liposuction (most common in national surveys). Contact us and you'll find many other ways in which we are different form other medical practices you've encountered.

Patients seek breast surgery during the Spring & Summer to enhance their looks. Its a very popular time of year.

You can find more details on our website, http://www.expertplasticsurgeon.com/ or our link http://www.breastaugmentationcarolina.com/.