Procedures By Age

Children

Children|Issues

• Protruding ears

Children|Options

• An Otoplasty can be safely performed at the age of 4

Teenagers

Teenagers|Issues

• Skin concerns
• Poor facial balance caused by a nose that’s too big or a chin that’s too small

Teenagers|Options

• Laser treatments, skin treatments, and skin care products for acne
• Rhinoplasty surgery can be safely performed around the age of 16 (a bit earlier for girls and a bit later for boys)
• Chin Implant surgery can be done safely around the age of 18

20-30 Year Olds

20-30 Year Olds|Issues

• Poor facial balance due to a nose that’s too big, a chin that’s too small, lips that are too thin, or cheeks that are genetically flat
• Heaviness underneath the chin regardless of weight
• Acne scars
• Brown spots developing
• Early forehead wrinkles

20-30 Year Olds|Options

• Rhinoplasty, Chin Implant, or Cheek Implants to achieve facial balance
• Injectable fillers to the chin, cheeks, nose, or lips to achieve facial balance
• Liposuction under the chin and along the jaw line
• Botox or Dysport for developing wrinkles
• Laser treatments and skin care products for acne scars and brown spots

30-40 Year Olds

30-40 Year Olds|Issues

• Cheeks hollow, bottom part of the face looks slightly heavy, and nasolabial folds deepen
• Jaw line looks less crisp and the neck is more loose
• Lower eyelids become longer and puffier with a trough underneath
• The brow starts to drop and upper eyelids look heavy
• Temples begin to hollow
• Wrinkles in the forehead, the crow’s feet, and in between the eyes deepen
• Lips thin and the corners of the mouth turn down
• Skin tone and texture is uneven with mild skin laxity

30-40 Year Olds|Options

• Injectable fillers in the cheeks, lips, mouth, brow, temples or lower eyelids to restore a youthful appearance without surgery
• Botox or Dysport to smooth wrinkles in the forehead, crow’s feet, and between the eyes, or to raise the corners of the mouth, lift the brows, and make the eyes appear more open
• An Endoscopic Brow Lift to eliminate heaviness in the upper eyelids
• Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty for eyelid wrinkles and puffiness
• A Signature Lift to re-establish full cheeks, a crisp jaw line, and a smooth neck. This also shortens the lower eyelids and recreates a youthful oval shape to the face
• Laser treatments, skin care treatments, and skin care products to improve skin quality, texture, and tone

40-50 Year Olds

40-50 Year Olds|Issues

• Overall cheek volume decreases and sags, creating a squared-off, bottom-heavy facial contour
• The falling cheek tissue causes the lower eyelids to get longer and exposes “bags” under the eyes
• The jowls become more apparent and the jaw line softens
• The neck sags, the neck skin becomes loose, and midline neck bands start to form
• The brows become heavier and excess upper eyelid skin causes a tired appearance
• Wrinkles become deeper and the skin becomes looser overall
• Skin quality, tone and texture worsen
• Lips lose volume and become less defined, lines around the mouth get deeper, and the corners of the mouth pull down further

40-50 Year Olds|Options

• A Facelift or Signature Lift to elevate and fill the cheeks, shorten the lower eyelids, soften the nasolabial folds, eliminate the jowls, level the corners of the mouth, sharpen the jaw line, smooth the neck, and eliminate neck bands
• A Neck Lift to reduce the jowls, crisp the jaw line, smooth the neck, and eliminate neck bands
• An Endoscopic Brow Lift to smooth the forehead, crow’s feet, and wrinkles between the eyes, reshape the eyebrows, eliminate heaviness in the upper eyelids, and make the eyes appear more open
• Upper or Lower Blepharoplasty to remove lower eyelid bags and excess upper and lower eyelid skin
• Injectable fillers to the brow, cheeks, under-eye area, nasolabial folds, lips, corners of the mouth, chin, temples, lines around the mouth, and specific areas of the jaw line to delay surgery or to enhance the results of surgeries already performed
• Botox or Dysport to smooth wrinkles in the forehead, crow’s feet, and between the eyes, or to raise the corners of the mouth, lift the brows, and make the eyes appear more open
• Laser treatments, skin treatments, and targeted skin care products to tighten loose skin, remove discoloration, improve skin quality, and slow down the aging process

50-70 Year Olds

50-70 Year Olds|Issues

Issues for the 50-70 year old include all of the things seen in the 40-50 year old category plus:

• The distance between the bottom of the nose and the top of the upper lip becomes longer, making the mouth appear older
• Age-related changes have now also started to occur to the nose: drooping of the tip, lengthening of the nose, development of a hump, and retraction of the area where the nose attaches to the top of the upper lip
• Changes to the skin continue with a noticeable increase in visible broken capillaries

50-70 Year Olds|Options

• Facelift, Signature Lift, or Neck Lift
• Endoscopic Brow Lift
• Upper and Lower Blepharoplasty
• Lip Lift to shorten the space between the top of the upper lip and the bottom of the nose. This also adds volume to the upper lip.
• Chin, cheek, or lip implants
• Rhinoplasty
• Laser Skin Resurfacing
• Injectable Fillers
• Botox or Dysport for lines or wrinkles
• Laser treatments, skin treatments, and targeted skin care products

70+ Year Olds

70+ Year Olds|Issues

Issues are a progression of those in the 50-70 year old group

70+ Year Olds|Options

May be the same as those for the 50-70 year old group with some exceptions:

• For all surgical procedures requiring a general anesthetic or significant sedation, we must consider your overall health, other medical issues, and general activity level to determine if a particular procedure can be performed safely
• There has been recent data suggesting that a prolonged general anesthetic (over 3 hours) in people over the age of 75 can cause a decrease in mental acuity for as long as 6 months
• Therefore, for those over the age of 75, options are typically limited to those that can be performed with a local or topical anesthetic