Facial Rejuvenation:
The passage of time and exposure to the sun causes subtle and gradual changes in the face and will make people look their age and sometimes older. That is how one can tell a twenty year old person from forty year old. This is the normal aging process that everyone goes through, but there are times when our self image (the image that we have of our-self in our own mind) doesn’t coincide with what we see in the mirror. We are often surprised to look in the mirror and see a person that we hardly recognize. We ask ourselves what happened? Why do I look so different? Where is that young person I used to see?
The normal process of aging can sometimes be exaggerated by deformities like the double chin, deep creases in the face, sunken cheeks, and hollowness under the eyes or saggy jowls.
"To age gracefully is to avoid the deformities of aging"
Dr. Rafizadeh
These deformities can become very disturbing to some people, especially if they feel younger mentally and are physically active.
In order to reverse the effects of aging, one needs to understand what happens that causes the aging face. Which is not very different from that which happens to an aging body.
There is:
Loss of elasticity in the skin
Loss of fat under the skin
Shrinkage of bone
The results are:
Wrinkles
Saggy skin
Hollowness around the eyes
Smaller cheek bones and jaw line
Nose appearing bigger
Accumulation of fat in areas like the jowls and under the chin
The interesting thing is that these changes happen in varying degrees in different people. No two people are alike, as far as what they require to correct their problem.
Dr. Rafizadeh has mastered the understanding and the treatment of these problems. He will approach every patient with an individual plan. That is how he obtains the extra ordinary results in facial rejuvenation. A consultation with Dr Rafizadeh is an extremely valuable experience. He will carefully and patiently analyze the facial aesthetics and the individual’s aging process. He will then develop a plan of treatment that will consider the patients desire, state of health, time for recovery, budget etc… The procedure could be as simple as a Botox or Restylane injection or as extensive as a combination brow lift, face-lift, and upper and lower eyelids surgery.
We are very lucky to have so many different tools and procedures available today. An accomplished plastic surgeon knows how to individualize the treatments and to use all that is available to benefit his patients. Usually a younger person with earlier signs of aging will require less than an older individual.
The facial rejuvenation procedures and products:
Full facelift
Short scar facelift including neck lift
Short scar cheek lift (S lift)
Neck lift
Neck liposuction
Brow lift
Upper and lower eyelid surgery
Fat transfer to face
Facial implants
Laser resurfacing
Chemical peels
Light peels
Obagi skin treatment system and blue peels
Glycolic peels micropeels
Biomedic products
Microdermabrasion
