Dropped brows create pressure over the upper eyelids and cause visual problems. It is not aesthetically pleasing also. Dropped brows can be elevated by forehead lift operation. Another alternative is elevating the brows with endoscope from small cuts without opening the whole forehead. In elderly persons excision of elliptic skin peaces just over the brow […]
Forehead lift is done for elevating the dropped eyebrows and correction of deep wrinkles in the forehead and glabella (area between eyebrows). This procedure also improves the appearance of the upper eyelids. Technically skin is cut inside the hair or in the upper border of the forehead and then forehead skin is elevated and pulled […]
Botulinum toxin is a very powerful neurotoxic poison. It is not filler. It paralyses the muscles temporarily. Wrinkles around the eyes and between brows are the results of muscle contractures. After neurotoxin injection muscles can not contract so the wrinkles caused by animation will not be seen. This neurotoxin also reduces sweating of palm, sole and axilla […]
Fillers Studies on aging indicate that one of the most important events in facial aging is the reduction of soft tissues and even bone structures under the facial skin. This has taught us that aging does not only affect the skin, but also other tissues. This information has shown that skin stretching operations alone will […]
So called “face ironing” procedure employs heat energy to tighten the skin without wounding. This group of procedures also called as “knifeless aesthetics” RF (Radio Frequency): High frequency electromagnetic waves (used in microwave ovens) produce heat. They may tighten the collagen in the skin without burning the skin. Machines using these waves can be used without […]
After healing of the superficial burn injuries facial skin looks tighter in some individuals. From this observation different methods introduced to peel (damage superficially) the skin. Mechanical peeling with abrasive tools (dermabrasion): Outer layer of facial skin is shaved superficially. Mechanical tools like abrader, sandpaper, steel brush can be used for this purpose. The wounded […]
Facelift (Rhytidectomy): Stretching the facial skin for a more youthful facial appearance is a well known procedure. In classical facelift operation facial skin is elevated from underlying tissues and after removing the excess parts it is sutured back. There are very variations of this operation in terms of dealing with deep tissues (like SMAS and platysma) […]
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