Where does fat from a facial fat transfer come from? The fat for us to use as a filler during a fat transfer to the face or facelift, we usually get that fat from areas where the patient has fatty deposits that they don’t want to have. For example, lower abdomen is the most common place, but it can be … Read More

How much downtime do I need after a facial fat transfer? The downtime after a facial fat grafting is similar to a filler procedure when we inject multiple areas. So the patients will have some swelling and some bruising the first week. For fat grafting that’s a little more intense than for fillers, so I would say up to 10 … Read More

When will I look normal again after a facial fat transfer? After facial fat grafting, patients can be very swollen for the first 48 to 72 hours. They look like themselves at a week, but at four weeks is looking absolutely normal and beautiful. So usually it takes between one to three weeks for the patients to really feel like … Read More

What is a transconjunctival blepharoplasty? So what transconjunctival blepharoplasty, or also it is known as a scarless blepharoplasty, it’s a lower eyelid surgery where we use the inside of the eye, the pink part of the eye, to put the incision, and treat the eyelid bags. So we go from the inside of the eye in a very specific safe … Read More

Where are the Eyelid Surgery incisions located? So eyelid surgery is a procedure designed to remove excess skin or fat from the eyelids. Usually when there is skin on the upper eyelids, the incision is right at the crease, the natural crease we have. So when the eye is open or even if the eyes are closed, it’s very rare … Read More

Why is a Brow Lift important to rejuvenate the eyelids? So the eyelids are not separated from the brow, as we age, we lose volume around the brows and on the upper eyelid and also the tissue sags a little bit, depending on the patient’s anatomy. So when we rejuvenate the eye and we have excess skin on top of … Read More

Which treatments work best on Facelift scars? The treatments that work best for facelift scars are usually topical treatments that we recommend after the sutures come off. So they include silicone creams with sunscreen because the sunlight or the UV light can pigment the scar, so we want to keep that light color and protect it. We can also use … Read More

What is a PDO Lift? A PDO Lift is a Sutro suspension lift that is done in the office, so it’s not a surgical procedure, it’s a non surgical procedure that we use to create a mild lift, mostly of the cheeks and of the jawline with these threads. So PDO is an absorbable suture, it lasts for about a … Read More

Is there a particular age that is ideal to start having Facelifts? There is not a particular age that we’ll think about having a facelift. A facelift is basically decided, the time for the surgery is decided when the patient starts seeing signs of aging. So the age itself is not as important. What is important is what we see … Read More

What happens if my breast implant ruptures? So if a breast implant ruptures, which is very rare, what happens is for the cohesive silicone gel or gummy bear gels, the implants I use, they will actually have a tear there. But it doesn’t leak, it kind of comes in, the tear is there, right? So the shell can flip around, … Read More

Can I properly care for my toddler after breast augmentation? After a breast augmentation surgery, we recommend that the patients do not use their arms to do heavy weight lifting or intense activities for about two to four weeks. So if a patient has a young child and needs to be picked up from the floor or the crib, we … Read More

Can I drive myself home from breast augmentation? So when patients have a breast augmentation surgery, it’s always done under local with sedation or general anesthesia. So everybody needs to have an adult driver to take them home because of the effects of anesthesia and also the strong pain pills or injection that they take during surgery. So you cannot … Read More