When An Ear Develops Improperly, A Plastic Surgeon Can Help
September 2, 2010In most cases, the ear cartilage folds as it develops, which allows the ear to rest relatively close to the scalp. When this fold does not form (or does not fully form) the ears protrude away from the scalp, creating prominent ears. This may occur bilaterally or on one side only. By age 6, the ear has reached approximately 85% of its adult size and at this age or after is an appropriate time for North Carolina otoplasty surgery. It is also an age at which teasing about the size and prominence of a child’s ear(s) is likely to begin, which is further impetus for having the surgery performed. A Raleigh plastic surgeon is capable of helping a patient of any age with their ear troubles.
A Mini-facelift May Be A Better Term For A Weekend Facelift
Patients with relatively small ‘jowls’ and minimal neck skin laxity can obtain a very nice improvement using a Raleigh facelift technique with a short incision. A better term, however, might be “Mini-facelift”, as no North Carolina plastic surgeon can guarantee a two-day recovery, and patients’ expectations may be inappropriately heightened by the promise of a big improvement by a minimal surgery.
The Term Weekend Facelift Can Be Misleading
Many North Carolina plastic surgeons think that “weekend facelift” is a misleading term, as it suggests dramatic surgical improvements are possible with minimal surgery. As with most things which sound too good to be true, so it is with the “weekend facelift”. As you might expect, the degree of improvement one obtains from surgery is, in general, directly proportional to the surgeon’s effort. An hour of surgery through a shorter incision can not be expected to produce a result approaching that of a conventional Raleigh facelift.
The Scars From A Face Lift Can Be Concealed Nearly Perfectly
The North Carolina facelift procedure involves incisions that skirt the contour of the ears, using the anatomy of the ear to help conceal them. For a full facelift, the incision starts in the sideburn area, follows the contours of the junction of the ear with the face, curves behind the earlobe into the recess between the posterior ear and the neck/scalp, and then extends into the hairline posteriorly at the top of the ear. When a Raleigh plastic surgeon make these incisions, he or she will design them so that, once fully healed, they may be difficult for even a hairdresser to detect. That goal can often be achieved, and it requires meticulous attention to every centimeter of the closure.
Facelift In General Involves More Than One Cosmetic Procedure
What is currently referred to as a Raleigh facelift usually means some combination of surgical lower North Carolina face rejuvenation with procedures that are designed to improve other facial aesthetic areas: the brow and eyelids, the mid-face, and the neck. The combination of procedures I perform on any patient are customized for that individual’s specific needs and desires, and thus no two ‘facelifts’ are exactly alike.
A Facelift Involves Mobilizing The Skin And Soft Tissues of The Lower Face
The surgical procedure that has traditionally been referred to as a Raleigh facelift involves mobilizing the skin and soft tissues of the lower face and jawline (and in most cases, the neck). Followed by advancing them upward and laterally to eliminate sagging (jowls) and provide the appearance of improved skin tone. The excess skin is then removed by a North Carolina plastic surgeon.
Laser Hair Removal Can Be A Virtual Pain Free Procedure
Commonly Raleigh laser hair removal treatments and North Carolina laser skin tightening treatments have involved the application of a cryogen to temporarily numb the skin area just before it is exposed to the laser. While this process does much to reduce discomfort, there is an even more effective approach. A small, box-shaped chamber is applied to the surface of the skin, and suction pulls the skin area taut underneath, compressing it. The highly thermal conductive sapphire window on top of the chamber allows the laser to treat the skin while it is compressed.
Newer Laser Hair Removal Methods Are Both More Accurate And More Comfortable
Over the past ten years, the aesthetic laser industry has sought continuously to improve the comfort and efficiency of laser procedures; if you have received raleigh aesthetic laser treatments in the past, you will be pleased to learn that this newest generation of North Carolina laser technology makes those treatments even more accurate and comfortable than before.
