Short scar facelift or S lift NJ In the last blog I wrote about how important was the harmony and balance in facial rejuvenation in the older patient. By older patient I usually refer to patients in their late sixties or seventies. Here I would like to write about younger patients who are coming with early signs of aging in whom there are several options. If the main problem is active lines, lines caused by a muscle action, the initial treatment is Botox or Dysport. Early nasolabial folds can be treated with fillers like Restylane, Juvederm or Radiesse. I also [...]

I always say, to age gracefully one needs to avoid or treat the deformities of aging. The most obvious deformities are the hanging neck, the very exaggerated jowls and nasolabial folds. My patients don’t seem to care about wrinkles. They think those are normal after a certain age. They like to eliminate the gross signs aging. Those are some time obvious to their grand children. One patient told me “my three-year-old grand child grabs the skin under my chin and asks me what is this grandma”. Another patient told me my grand daughter puts her index finger on my jowl [...]

Mid facelift NJ, New Jersey Mid face lifting through the lower eyelid incision has been done elsewhere but the complication rate has been relatively high. Dr Rafizadeh has developed a new technique in  Morristown New jersey that makes the operation very effective and reduces the complication of lid retraction and chemosis (prolonged swelling of the conjunctiva). The procedure is performed under local anesthesia with conscious sedation and can be done in about an hour. Call our office at (973) 2670928 for an informative consultation and find out how you can benefit from this incredible procedure.

This is an intriguing question that I have been thinking about for years and I have some answers to share. There are many facial muscles. Some are single, others are paired, existing one on each side of the face. Some have important functions that we absolutely need, others are dispensable. Some are important for facial expression, others are not critical. There has always been a lot of talk by lay people about the importance of facial exercise in maintaining youth. There are website and YouTube videos showing people how to exercise the facial musculature, but relatively little interest has been [...]