Atlanta Plastic Surgeons

At ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, plastic surgeons Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto and Dr. Felmont Eaves perform a wide range of facial rejuvenation, breast and body contouring procedures including surgical and non-surgical options.

The goal at ME Plastic Surgery is to help patients achieve a more youthful appearance while ensuring that the natural characteristics that make the patient unique remain present post-treatment.

Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto specialize in performing aesthetic surgery on the face, neck, eyes and breasts. Dr. Miotto is also an Expert Injector of facial fillers, botulinum toxin and does minimally invasive treatments for facial rejuvenation.

Dr. Felmont Eaves specializes in body contouring and scar treatment using the unique Brijjit device and advanced scar treatment protocols.

Both of ME Plastic Surgery’s talented and highly experienced plastic surgeons are dedicated to providing each patient with beautiful, natural-looking results.

 

Experienced Facial Plastic Surgeon in Atlanta

A Brow Lift (a Forehead Lift or Forehead Rejuvenation Procedure)

A traditional brow lift is used to address sagging brows and wrinkles in the forehead as well as to correct upper eyelid hooding and to eliminate wrinkles in the upper face.

A Blepharoplasty (Aesthetic Eyelid Surgery or Eyelid Lift)

Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto specializes in Facial Plastic Surgery at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta. She performs aesthetic eyelid surgery to help their patients attain the more youthful-looking, refreshed appearance they desire.

Blepharoplasty procedures can be performed on the lower eyelid, upper eyelid or both the patient’s eyelids during a single surgical session.

Blepharoplasty Procedures:

• Upper Eyelid Surgery (a Skin-Pinch Blepharoplasty or Skin-Muscle Blepharoplasty)

  – during an upper blepharoplasty, Dr Miotto corrects upper eyelids that have fallen by removing the excess muscle, skin and fat contributing to this problem. Additionally, she can improve the shape of the patient’s eye. Sometimes, all the is needed is the simple removal of skin to rejuvenate the upper eyelids, with no muscle trimming, preserving the natural fullness of the eyelids.

• Lower Eyelid Surgery (a Lower Blepharoplasty)

  – during lower eyelid surgery, Dr Miotto can address a sagging lower eyelid and the dark circles or bags that have developed beneath the patient’s eye. The patient’s aesthetic desires are always taken into consideration when determining which of the two lower eyelid surgical methods will provide the patient with optimal results (i.e., the Transconjunctival or Lash-Line Incision Methods).

  Addressing Hollowing Beneath the Eye

  Patients whose lower eyelids appear hollow can either have a facial fat transfer (facial fat grafting) or dermal fillers injected.

  Treatment for Eye Bags

  The severity of an individual’s eye bags determines the solution that Plastic Surgeon Dr. Miotto recommends.

  During lower eyelid surgery, the fat beneath the patient’s eye can either be removed or repositioned.

  A Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

  Top Atlanta Plastic Surgeon Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto specialixed in aesthetic facial plastic surgery performs facelifts and mini-facelifts to help men and women feel good about the way they look.

  The modern facelift procedures performed at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta are designed to address every area of the face, which makes these procedures some of the most effective facial rejuvenation procedures available.

  Surgical Facelifts at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta:

• A Complete Facelift (Full Facelift or Complete Deep Plane Rhytidectomy)

  – this procedure addresses cheeks that droop, deep folds in the lower portion of the face, jowls and the vertical lines that start at the base of the nose and then extend to the outer corners of the mouth (i.e., smile lines or nasolabial folds). Final results become apparent a few weeks after the full facelift is performed, with results can last up to 10 years depending on the natural patient aging over the years.

• A Mini-Facelift (Mini-Rhytidectomy or Limited-Incision Facelift)

  – the mini-facelift (or short-scar facelift) is ideal to address early signs of aging, usually in patients in her 40s and early 50s. It focuses on correcting the loose, sagging skin in the lower portion of the face and upper neck area. Some of the issues this procedure addresses include the jowls, mid-face sagging, a double chin and the lines that form at the corners of the mouth extending downward towards the chin (i.e., marionette lines). Also, with a mini-facelift facial laxity and muscle bands (platysma bands) located in neck may also be addressed. Just as with the full facelift, results attained with a mini-facelift can last up to 10 years and will depend on the patient’s genetics, health status and continuum of the aging process.

With the right candidate, the results achieved with a limited-incision facelift can be remarkable, however, if an individual is not a good candidate for this procedure, the results can be lacking. For this reason, choosing an experienced aesthetic facial plastic surgeon like Dr. Miotto is vital to achieving the best possible results.

Facial Contouring

At ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta Plastic Surgeon Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto performs facial contouring procedures to address a variety of bothersome characteristics on an individual’s face and neck.

The procedures and techniques performed for facial contouring are small procedures requiring only local anesthesia, which means that patients remain awake during these minimally-invasive procedures.

For the treatments listed below, to ensure the patient experiences very little discomfort, local anesthesia is used to numb the areas receiving treatment:

• Localized Liposuction

  – can be used to remove excess fat that has accumulated beneath the chin as well as the fat along the jaw line (i.e., jowls), thus, enhancing the shape of the patient’s face and improving the patient’s profile.

• BOTOX Cosmetic

  – issues commonly treated with this neuromodulator include the vertical lines located between the eyebrows (i.e., 11’s), frown lines by the mouth, transverse forehead lines, crow’s feet at the outside corner of the eyes, bunny lines on the sides of the nose, chin dimpling, platysma bands in the neck, and lip lines.

• Dysport

  – this neuromodulator is very similar to BOTOX Cosmetic and is equally used to address the facial expression lines that develop as we age. The onset of action is slightly faster than Botox and the durations of the effect is the same.

• Buccal Fat Removal (bichectomy)

  – using this procedure, the surgeon removes any excess fat that has accumulated in the lower section of the patient’s cheek (i.e., buccal fat pads). The removal of these fat pads creates a slimmer, more angled facial structure. To remove the buccal fat pad, the plastic surgeon creates aa very small incision inside the patient’s cheek and trims the excess bulging fat. The incision is closed with a few absorbable sutures and the area is healed in less than a week.

• Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty

  – nasal balance and harmony can be achieved with a non-surgical rhinoplasty, or a liquid rhinoplasty. Using specific facial fillers, Dr Miotto specializes in creating beautiful changes to the nose, such as improving the nasal tip projection, correcting primary or secondary nasal asymmetries, improving the dorsal hump to make the nose appear straight.

• A Thread Lift

  – this procedure is much less invasive than a surgical facelift or mini-facelift, however, the results are more limited as well and usually last for about a year. Nonetheless, with a thread lift using absorbable surgical sutures such as Mint PDO threads, Dr. Miotto can make slight changes to a patient’s face, improving collagen production and supporting the firmness of the facial tissues. For example, with a thread lift, she can lift the cheeks and improve the patient’s jowls, and also improve the contouring of the jaw line. A thread lift is performed while the patient is awake using local anesthesia to numb the areas. Nonetheless, if the patient prefers, general anesthesia can be considered. The facial contouring procedures listed above are done on an outpatient basis and require very little downtime, if any. Many of these procedures also offer patients immediate results.

  Facial Fat Grafting (Facial Fat Transfer)

  This procedure makes it possible for a patient to use his or her own excess fat as a natural filler to fill in various areas of the face that appear hollow or have lost volume over time. Fat can be harvested from several areas of the body with micro-liposuction cannulas and then is prepared as a smooth filler for injection.

  Typical areas where fat is harvested include the:

• Abdomen
• Thighs
• Flanks
• Knees

Common areas where the harvested fat is injected include:

• The temples.
• The lips.
• Along the jaw line.
• On the nose.
• In the cheeks.
• In the upper and lower eyelids.
• In the chin.

Fat grafting can also be used to address the typical signs of aging (e.g., wrinkles, etc.) when prepared as nanofat and injected intradermally with fine needles.

Facial Harmonization

As a Plastic Surgeon specialized in aesthetic facial plastic surgery in Atlanta, Dr. Miotto has a great deal of experience performing numerous facial procedures to enhance her patient’s facial characteristics. Her experience has provided her with the skills necessary to harmonize an individual’s face to achieve more facial balance.
From facial fillers to liposuction to cosmetic nose surgery, Dr. Gabriele Miotto take the time to create each of their patients custom-designed treatment plans. These treatment plans are tailored to meet the specific aesthetic needs of a particular patient.

As an experienced Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Miotto provides her patients with surgical results that appear completely natural.

• A Lip Lift

  – a lip lift is a procedure designed to reshape the upper lip or shorten the cutaneous upper lip, which improves the patient’s overall facial balance. As we age the upper cutaneous lip elongates, hiding the upper teeth and aging the mouth area. The upper lip also gets thinner during the process. A lip lift is performed with hidden incisions underneath the nose and nostrils. It is a powerful procedure to rejuvenate the face and lips and can be associated with other facial procedures.

• A Neck Lift

  – a neck lift is a procedure to rejuvenate the neck and the lower face. It can be performed alone, however, it is frequently performed during the same surgical session as a facelift. The incisions for this procedure are created around the earlobe and behind the ear, down to the lower scalp. The plastic surgeon can also create another tiny incision beneath the patient’s chin to remove excessive fat and to tighten the neck muscles.

• A Rhinoplasty (Cosmetic Nose Surgery)

  – a surgical rhinoplasty, or a nose job, is performed to make changes to improve the nose. Using a surgical rhinoplasty, Dr. Gabriele Miotto addresses a variety of issues such as a bulbous type, a crooked nose, a large nasal base. This nose reshaping procedure can address the whole nose or sometimes only certain areas suchas issues affecting just the tip of the nose (a Tip Rhinoplasty), just the bridge of the nose (a Bridge Augmentation) or issues affecting the tip and the bridge of the nose together. A rhinoplasty can also address a deviated septum (septoplasty). The septum is the term referring to the cartilage and bone inside the nose that divides the nostrils. A deviated septum can make it difficult to breathe through the nasal passages and can cause a crooked nose. A septoplasty is frequently performed during the same surgical session as a rhinoplasty, although can be done alone.

• Mole Removal

  – regardless as to the location of an individual’s mole, Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto can remove it. Furthermore, as a highly experienced Plastic Surgeon, she can remove a facial mole with minimal scars that usually fade over time and are practically imperceptible.

• A Nano Fat Grafting Procedure (Facial Fat Grafting or Facial Fat Transfer)

  – a nano fat grafting procedure can be performed while the patient is under local or general anesthesia. During this procedure, Plastic Surgeon and Expert Injector Dr. Gabriele Miotto harvests fat via micro-liposuction from the patient’s abdomen, thighs or back of the knees.

  The fat is processed and prepared for injection. By strategically injecting this fat, Dr. Miotto softens the fine lines and wrinkles on the face. Of course, as time passes the natural aging process will wear down the transferred fat and the patient may decide to have another nano fat grafting procedure, but there is usually a long-lasting effect from the biological anti-aging effects of fat in the skin.

• A Vertical Neck Lift

  –Plastic Surgeons Dr. Gabriele Miotto specializes in performing vertical neck lifts in Atlanta to address the banding on the neck that results from separated platysma muscles and the jowls. A vertical neck lift can be done with limited incisions in younger patients who want to treat the earlier signs of aging in the neck and jaw line. A vertical neck lift in your 40s also works as a prevention of further effects of aging. It restores the youthful look by repositioning the deep structures of the face without any pulled look. It also improves skin firmness and elasticity with minimal scars. As highly experienced Plastic Surgeon Dr. Miotto takes great care to provide each of their patients with fabulous, natural-looking results, minimal discomfort and speedy recovery.

• A Mid-Face Cheek Lift (Mid-Facelift)

  – this procedure can help rejuvenate the cheeks and upper face and provides the patient with tighter, more youthful-looking skin, and a very durable cheek lift with no fillers. The Dr. Miotto specializes in facial plastic surgery to address localized aging with a mid-facelift improving the eyelid area down to the upper lip and nasolabial folds.

• A Chin Augmentation

  – Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto is specialized in aesthetic facial plastic surgery in Atlanta who perform chin augmentation procedures to help balance an individual’s facial features as well as to improve the aesthetic appeal of a patient’s chin. Changes to the chin can be made with an implant or with a thick dermal filler (e.g., Juvéderm Voluma, Radiesse). A chin augmentation can also be associated with the double-chin treatment using awake micro-liposuction to removed excessive fat from the neck. Dr Miotto often performs a chin liposuction under local anesthesia, and also injects fillers to the chin at the same time to improve the lower face balance, the jawline contour and the patient’s profile.

• An Otoplasty

  – this surgical procedure is designed to address ears that a patient feels project out too far from his or her head. After an otoplasty, the patient usually experiences an improvement in his or her self-confidence level, which frequently has positive effects on other areas of the individual’s life (e.g., work, school, etc.). It can be done under local anesthesia in the office as an outpatient procedure.

• Torn Earlobe Repair

  – at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, Dr Miotto repairs torn or stretched earlobes with a small procedure under local anesthesia (awake). This procedure is performed in the office. The area to be treated is numbed with local anesthetic and the tear or stretch piercing hole removed. Very fine sutures are used to close align and close the earlobe with minimal scarring. As highly experienced Plastic Surgeon Dr. Miotto takes great care to provide each of their patients with fabulous, natural-looking results, minimal discomfort and speedy recovery.

  Non-Surgical Treatments Available at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta

• Injections of Collagen Biostimulators

  – the decrease in collagen production that occurs with age is detrimental to the health and firmness of the skin. Without adequate amounts of collagen to provide structure and support for the skin, the signs of aging begin to develop. These signs include loose, sagging skin and wrinkles. However, collagen biostimulators are being used to increase collagen production. Dr. Miotto performs collagen biostimulator injections at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta using hyperdiluted protocols of Radiesse and Sculptra.

  Dr. Gabriele Miotto injects the collagen biostimulator into the middle and deep layers of the skin so it can begin stimulating the body to produce collagen. Since the body is creating its own collagen to address the signs of aging, it usually takes about 4-6 weeks for a patient to notice results. More than one treatment is needed for continuous skin support and biostimulation.

• Improve Dark Circles Beneath the Eyes

  – at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, Dr. Miotto addresses the dark, hollow-looking circles that develop beneath the eyes with dermal filler or autologous fat injections.

• Lip Injections (a Lip Augmentation)

  – dermal fillers are used to increase the size of the lips, improve their shape or sharpen their edges. In addition, these fillers can be used to address the fine, vertical lines that form around the lips. Dr. Gabriele Miotto uses specific dermal fillers to increase a patient’s lip size and address the fine lines around the lips.

• Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty

  – nasal balance and harmony can be achieved with a non-surgical rhinoplasty, or a liquid rhinoplasty. Using specific facial fillers, Dr. Miotto specializes in creating beautiful changes to the nose, such as improving the nasal tip projection, correcting primary or secondary nasal asymmetries, improving the dorsal hump to make the nose appear straight.

• A Thread Lift

  – this procedure is much less invasive than a surgical facelift or mini-facelift, however, the results are more limited as well and usually last for about a year. Nonetheless, with a thread lift using absorbable surgical sutures such as Mint PDO threads, Dr. Miotto can make slight changes to a patient’s face, improving collagen production and supporting the firmness of the facial tissues. For example, with a thread lift, she can lift the cheeks and improve the patient’s jowls, and also improve the contouring of the jaw line. A thread lift is performed while the patient is awake using local anesthesia to numb the areas. Nonetheless, if the patient prefers, general anesthesia can be considered. The facial contouring procedures listed above are done on an outpatient basis and require very little downtime, if any. Many of these procedures also offer patients immediate results.

  The most common types of fillers that the Expert Injector Dr. Miotto uses to increase the size of a patient’s lips include Restylane Kysse and Juvéderm Volbella, Juvéderm Ultra XC. As an Expert Injector, Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto performs lip injections to improve the shape of the lips, sharpen the edges of the lips, increase the volume of the lips and improve the vertical fine lines that frequently develop around the lips. Choosing an aesthetic plastic surgeon who is also an expert facial injector is vital to attaining beautiful, natural-looking results because if a patient has a longer upper lip, only a small amount of filler is recommended, and a lip lift may be indicated instead of more fillers. Injectors who place too much filler in the patient’s lips will create the dreaded avoidable ‘duck lip’ look. Instead of filler, patients with longer upper lips may want to consider having a lip lift, which permanently addresses this issue, but usually only a plastic surgeon with experience in aesthetic facial plastic surgery know the difference.

• Softening of Facial Creases

  – at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, facial creases can be softened by strategically injecting dermal filler or the patient’s own fat cells into targeted areas of the face. Sometimes a chemical peel or a laser can be used to improve facial creases and wrinkles. Optimal skin care regimens are also important to achieve healthy looking skin and Dr Miotto recommends individualized skin care treatments for her patients during her consultation.

Facial Rejuvenation Using Dermal Fillers

Liquid Facelift (Non-Surgical Facelift)

A non-surgical facelift can temporarily address many of the same issues as a surgical facelift, however, the results achieved with a surgical facelift are long lasting and more visible, and the results of a liquid facelift are relatively short-lived, lasting anywhere from six- to 18-months. Nonetheless, patients can maintain their non-surgical facelift results with regular treatment. Many times, patients who are considering facial rejuvenation surgery to have a non-surgical facelift first. Dr Miotto uses a combination of dermal fillers, botulinum toxin and absorbable threads (Mint PDO threads) to achieve the lifting and rejuvenation of the face without surgery. This is all done in the office under topical or local anesthesia.

Radiesse

At ME Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgeon and Expert Injector Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto addresses moderate to severe wrinkles and lines in the face and hands with Radiesse. The areas of the face where Radiesse is used most frequently include the cheeks, chin and jawline. In addition, this is the dermal filler Dr. Miotto uses to rejuvenate the back of the hands when used diluted. Radiesse is also used by Dr Miotto as a biostimulator of collagen for the face, the buttocks, thighs and abdomen.

Restylane

The signs of aging that Facial Plastic Surgeon and Expert Injector Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto addresses with this dermal filler include moderate to severe facial folds and wrinkles. In addition, Restylane can be used to add volume to the lips.

Restylane Kysse

Using Restylane Kysse, Expert Injector Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto can increase the size of a patient’s lips and address the vertical lines that frequently develop around the mouth.

Juvéderm Volbella

Juvéderm Volbella consists of a thin hyaluronic acid and is used to diminish the vertical lines surrounding the mouth as well as to plump the lips.

Since this dermal filler consists of hyaluronic acid, once injected, it will stimulate the body to create more collagen.

Juvéderm Voluma XC

Juvéderm Voluma XC also consists of hyaluronic acid but it is thicker than Juvéderm Volbella, which is why Atlanta Plastic Surgeon and Expert Injector Dr. Gabriele Miotto uses Juvéderm Voluma XC when adding volume to the mid-face area, the jawline, the temples or the chin.

Microneedling

Microneedling is a skin resurfacing procedure that is used to treat fine lines and reduce the visibility of certain types of facial scarring (e.g., acne, large pores, etc.).

During a microneedling treatment, controlled skin micro channels are created, stimulating collagen production and skin healing. In order to repair these micro channels, the body increases its production of collagen and elastin, which are two of the building blocks necessary for youthful-looking, healthy skin. By increasing the production of these two proteins, microneedling improves the overall appearance of the skin in the treatment area. It also improves certain skin hyperpigmentation and fine lines. Microneedling is performed in the office by our master aesthetician under topical anesthesia with minimal down-time

Sculptra Aesthetic

Sculptra Aesthetic is an injectable poly-L-lactic acid that is used to correct facial volume and facial contouring deficiencies. Dr. Gabriele Miotto also uses Sculptra Aesthetic to address skin laxity and any wrinkles that may benefit of treatment using the cross-hatch injection technique.

Hand Rejuvenation with Dermal Filler Injections

A hand rejuvenation treatment is used to add volume to the back of the hands. This added volume helps to minimize wrinkles as well as decrease the visibility of the hands’ ligaments and tendons.

At ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, Plastic Surgeon and Expert Injector Dr. Gabriele C. Miotto uses the dermal fillers from the Restylane family and Radiesse to increase hand volume and rejuvenate the hands.

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ZO Skin Health

A wide range of ZO Skin Health products are available at ME Plastic Surgery in Atlanta. Each of ZO’s products focus on restoring the skin to its healthy state.

ZO products range from those designed for correcting sun-damaged skin, to products that concentrate on addressing acne.

Revision Skincare

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Obagi Skincare

Obagi Skincare offers transformational products designed to defend and preserve the skin, keeping skin healthy while reducing the signs of aging.

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