Head and Neck Procedures

Cosmetique Plastic Surgery is able to enhance or refine areas of the face and neck for both women and men using surgical procedures and chemical treatments.  Congenital deformities (birth defects) and abnormalities resulting from accidents or disease, can be corrected as well.

The following is a list of several procedures we perform on the face, head and neck. Clicking on a procedure will take you to a brief description of the surgery, and what parts of the body are affected:

Chin Surgery

Chin surgery can change the shape of the chin to reduce or enhance the chin to bring it into balance and proportion with the other facial features.   The contour of the chin can be reshaped to be smoother, or more angular in appearance.

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Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is designed to remove excess skin and fat from the upper and lower eyelids.  The procedure can correct drooping upper lids that tend to sag with time and the puffy bags below the eyes.  The procedure usually takes about 1 hour and can be performed in the office using local anesthesia.  Stitches can be removed after three or four days.  Blepharoplasty can be done as a single procedure, or in conjunction with other facial surgery such as a facelift or a browlift.

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Otoplasty

Ear surgery for children or adults can set prominent ears back closer to the head and reduce the size of large ears. Surgery may also be helpful for “lop ear," "cupped ear" and "shell ear,” large or stretched earlobes, and lobes with creases and wrinkles. The procedure lasts from two to three hours and may be performed in a hospital, office-based facility or an outpatient surgery center under general or local anesthesia.

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Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

Over time, the long-term effects of gravity, exposure to sun, dry air, and general stress takes its toll on an individual's face and neckline.  Jowls can develop under the jawline with folds and fat deposits.  Sometimes creases begin to form between the nose and the mouth.

A facelift can considerably reduce these signs of aging by removing excess fat, tightening the underlying muscles, and redraping the skin around the neck and face.  Facelifts can be done alone, or frequently performed in conjunction with another procedure such as a brow lift, eyelid surgery, or nose reshaping.  If your problem areas are limited to the neck, a more conservative procedure, known as a "neck lift" will be recommended.  In some cases, a facelift can reduce the outward signs of aging by ten or fifteen years.

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Forehead Lift (Brow lift)

A forehead lift or "brow lift" is used to correct a drooping brow line (eyebrow area) reducing the horizontal lines and furrows (worry lines) that often make a person appear angry, sad or tired.  The procedure creates a refreshed, youthful appearance to the forehead area above the eyes.

When performing a forehead lift procedure, muscles and tissue areas that droop or cause creases are removed or corrected to smooth the skin on the forehead to reduce frown lines and raise the eyebrows.  There are two surgical methods, and during your initial consultation the procedure that works best for you will be recommended.  The first is the most conventional method where a surgical incision is hidden just above the hairline.  Brow lifts are also performed using an endoscope which enables the procedure to be performed with a minimal number of incisions.  While the traditional method can sometimes attain more lift, both methods create smoother, flatter skin on the forehead.

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Lip Enhancement

Full and vivacious lips have always been recognized as aesthetically important features.  Some of us however, are born with thin, ill-defined lips.  But the appearance of our lips is now within our control.  During this procedure, a piece of tissue is borrowed from somewhere in your body and grafted into one or both lips.

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Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)

Surgery to reshape the nose, rhinoplasty, is among the most common plastic surgery procedures.  This procedure can reduce or increase the size of the nose, remove an unwanted hump, change the shape of the tip or the bridge, narrow the width of the nostrils, or change the angle between the nose and the upper lip.  The procedure is also used to correct problems resulting from injury and can help relieve certain breathing difficulties.

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