Category Archives: facial rejuvenation
Recreating the Lateral Convexity of the Upper Face: How and Why
Applying art to facial rejuvenation is key to making a face appear optimally youthful and at the same time completely natural. I have spent my lifetime studying faces to determine what are the qualities that make a face look younger or older. I particularly like to look at mother and daughters’ photos on social media […]
Survival of the Prettiest Part 2: Do Blondes Have More Fun?
As a follow-up to the blog on how we relate to babies, Nancy Etcoff in her book, Survival of the Prettiest, argues that men are more attracted to blonde women than to darker haired women, whereas women are attracted to the polar opposite, i.e., a darker-shaded male. The reason that she argues that men are […]
Glass of Water Emptying: The Way I Explain the Aging of the Face
Breaking down the Cheek into Aesthetic Subunits: Avoiding Chipmunk Cheeks
Breaking down the Cheek into Aesthetic Subunits: Avoiding Chipmunk Cheeks There is nothing uglier than big, chipmunk cheeks other than perhaps a devil looking arched brow or a duck-like lip. How do you avoid this problem? Should one not fill the cheeks at all then? The answer is no since the cheek is one of […]
Type 1 and Type 2 Eyelids
Breaking the Brow into Subunits: Designing a Brow for Cosmetic Improvement
Breaking the Brow into Subunits: Designing a Brow for Cosmetic Improvement In a previous blog we discussed why low, full brows are sexy, youthful and attractive. In this blog, we will delve into the exact subcomponents of a brow that need to be filled to achieve that look. I break the brow into multiple points depending […]
Botox: Understanding Balance
Botox: Understanding Balance One of the most common things that I hear when I am working on a new patient for Botox is either “Don’t give me those Spock eyes” or “Don’t make me look too frozen.” Although Botox has become one of the most commoditized items in the cosmetic world, I believe that by delivering […]
When Do I Do an Upper-Eyelid Blepharoplasty and How?
When Do I Do a Lower-Eyelid Blepharoplasty and How?
When Do I Do a Lower-Eyelid Blepharoplasty and How? Like the upper eyelid, I find myself performing many more fat transfers to correct the aging process than traditional eyelid surgery. Further, if I perform a traditional lower-eyelid procedure I will almost always use some fat transferred to improve the result. In fact, I look at […]
Survival of the Prettiest Part 3: The Uncanny Valley
One of the biggest concerns that I have from prospective patients is that they not look weird, the fear stemming from seeing unnatural celebrities that are frightening to them in magazines and on television. The question I get all the time is “If celebrity X has all the money in the world, how can she […]