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In the plastic surgery industry, facial enhancement can be achieved through several different methods. Dermal fillers and facial implants are two of the most frequently used techniques for improving the appearance of the face. While fillers offer excellent temporary results, facial implants have several advantages that may distinguish them as a preferable treatment for facial enhancement.

Facial Implants Produce Long lasting Results

While facial fillers require repeat treatments to maintain the effects, facial implants produce long lasting results. A single surgical procedure is performed to insert the implant(s) into the desired area(s) of the face, after which the implant(s) will long lastingly augment the facial structure. Patients need not return for additional treatments but can enjoy their long lastingly enhanced appearance.

Facial Implants Provide Augmentation of the Facial Structure

Unlike fillers, which enhance the face by filling out the skin, facial implants augment the skeletal structure of the face. By addressing the underlying skeletal structure, facial implants can significantly improve the appearance and shape of the face. Additionally, it is only with facial implants that a weak chin, ill-defined cheeks, or other related issues can be resolved.

Facial Implants Establish Balance Between the Facial Features

For some individuals, the facial features appear out of balance. A common example is a receding chin with a prominent nose. Facial implants can establish balance between the facial features by bringing them into proper alignment with each other. Inserting a chin implant, cheek implants, or jaw angle implants can augment areas that were previously weak so that the facial features are more harmonious. Many patients who desire rhinoplasty can benefit from also receiving a chin implant to sculpt a more attractive facial profile.

Facial Implants Improve Facial Definition

An attractive face is well-defined, with clear lines distinguishing the features from each other. In particular, the jawline, cheeks, and chin should all have strong angles, lines, and curves. Some individuals lack this natural facial definition or lose it as they age. Facial implants can improve facial definition and balance by creating attractive shapes and angles to highlight your facial contours.

Facial implants can long lastingly improve facial definition, structure, and balance between the facial features to create a more attractive and youthful appearance. Schedule your personal consultation with Dr. Pearlman by calling 212-223-8300 or filling out our online contact form today.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 11th, 2016 at 6:47 pm and is filed under Dermal Fillers, Facial Fillers, Facial Implants. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Everyone wants to look their best, and while some wish to do so through various topical treatments, others wish to augment their looks with surgical or non-invasive procedures.

As the years keep flying by, new trends in staying youthful are always taking hold, and the “old favorites” stay popular.

EMERGING TRENDS

• Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) — PRP has been used for years in other specialties to assist with wound healing because it is rich in growth factors and is emerging in the non-surgical aesthetic industry. By applying PRP either in a minimally invasive fashion, or by injecting it into specific areas of the face, you can induce new collagen formation and create a beautiful more youthful appearance.

• Ultherapy — Ulthera offers a fast treatment for skin contouring and wrinkles. With very little recovery time, Ulthera allows patients to have firm and more radiant skin without surgery.

• Injections of dermal fillers — Dermal fillers such as Juvederm, Voluma, Restylane, or Sculptra have been used to fill in lines and wrinkles are now being used to add volume to the face. Restoring facial volume can give the face a more youthful appearance. Also, injections of purified proteins such as Botox is used to weaken facial muscles that cause wrinkles.

This entry was posted on Friday, February 21st, 2014 at 4:05 pm and is filed under Botox, Facial Fillers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

 I’ve stated this before but I’ll do it again, our face can tell people a lot about you. How you’ve lived your life and how it has how it has affected you. And as we grow older the signs of our age begin to show more and more.One of these signs is the loss of facial volume as you grow old you’ll begin to notice that your cheeks aren’t as full or round as they use to be. Your skin will also show more signs of sun damage which brings with it wrinkles. 

But there are ways of being able to reverse the effects of aging with a very simple 10 minute procedure which is performed in-office. Normally patients and surgeons address the nasolabial folds which run from the corner of the nose down to the mouth. When filling these folds patients would normally state that they looked better but there was no enthusiasm and I myself was not satisfied with the results. 

However I see more incredible results by putting more filler into cheeks and only a little into the folds. The response I get is from patients who see themselves in the mirror after this quick procedure is “wow”.  Which gave us no other choice than to call it   “Wow Cheeks™“. Depending on the patients preference I use Juvéderm ,Sculptra, or Radiesse. 

For more information on Wow Cheeks™ and to schedule a consultation, visit our website  

This entry was posted on Friday, January 10th, 2014 at 4:53 pm and is filed under Facial Fillers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Your face often is the first to tell your story. It shows if your life has been one of happiness or sadness, stress or relaxation. It tells how old you are, if you’ve spent your time outdoors or indoors and a slew of other stories about your life. While we all agree that telling our stories can be enjoyable, not all of us want it written all over our faces.

As you age, you may notice these changes to your face that you’d rather not have:

• Fat loss in the face

Body fat is the substance that gives your face a youthful appearance. Adults that have lost facial volume will have a hollow appearance under the eyes, on the cheeks and through the lips. This will make you look much older than you are — or want to — look.

• Facial sun damage

Repeated exposure to sun over the years causes less elasticity in the skin fibers. Fine wrinkles often appear as you age, and your skin is often referred to as leathery. If you’ve spent a lot of time in the sun, went tanning a lot when you were younger, or just forgot to wear your sunscreen, you may begin noticing this unsightly change to your skin’s appearance.

• Extra hanging skin

The loss of elasticity due to less collagen production in the aging body often affects your eyebrows and neck. It can also cause the phenomenon commonly referred to as jowls along the jawline.

Although you may wish to ease these effects of aging, you may also be reluctant to go through surgery. Fortunately, there are newer technologies available which provide a facelift while eliminating the need for surgery.

Fat Injections and Fillers
Though you may have joked about it, a fat transplant really is possible! Plastic surgeons are able to inject fat from your abodomen below the facial skin and plump up the areas that have become hollowed out. However, with all the fabulous new facial fillers we now have, Dr. Pearlman is finding less and less of a need for fat transfer. Why not take something off the shelf that lasts close to a year instead of an invasive fat transfer that requires time off and healing?

A liquid facelift product called Sculptra is also used as an injection to fill in sagging areas. It helps the body create its own collagen with no scarring or negative lasting effects.

Although not technically a filler, Botox relaxes facial muscles. It is best if you have fine wrinkle lines such as those caused by sun damage.

Facial Rejuvenation
The popular product available to stimulate your own body’s collagen production is Thermage. This is a helpful procedure if you have lost elasticity in the face. It applies heat therapy, and the procedure typically only takes an hour. The results are very minor. 

Laser Skin Tightening
The use of lasers has proven successful in everything from correcting vision to removing offending gallbladders. It can also be used for general skin tightening. This is the alternative to the traditional facelift which required cutting and anesthesia and often produced scarring. Again, this is skin tightening and can work great for your skin but won’t lift jowls or saggy neck skin.

Ulthera

Ultherapy is the only non-invasive FDA approved treatment that can specifically target the deep foundation below the skin that is addressed in cosmetic surgery without cutting or disrupting the surface of the skin. It is also the only procedure to use ultrasound imaging, which allows us to actually see the layers of tissue we target during treatment and ensure the energy is deposited precisely to where it will be most effective. Generally patients see about  30% to 50% of the result of a surgical facelift for a quarter of the price.

 Improving your appearance as you age has never been easier.  Remember, in truth there is no such thing as a “non-surgical facelift.” However, marked improvements can be made in skin color, texture, wrinkles and volume loss. Plastic surgery may be just the option for you, except there might not be a need for a scalpel, should you choose to avoid that route.

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This entry was posted on Friday, November 8th, 2013 at 3:01 pm and is filed under All Posts, Botox, Facelift, Facial Fillers, Ultherapy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

 Cosmetic facial treatments and surgery increasing in men according to the official AAFPRS stats. I have found the same in my practice. More men are looking to look refreshed.

The face ages in five ways, there are skin changes, dynamic lines,loss of facial volume, loss of elasticity, and the effects of gravity. So when treating these signs you needed to address the specific issue. Improving dynamic lines by using Botox. We treat the skin with lasers and skincare products. We restore facial volume with a procedure we call “Wow cheeks”. However the procedure isn’t fully effective because the real issue is loss of facial volume as well as cheek volume. So fillers will help with cheek volume but it’s not going to lift the tissue. What you really need to do is restore and re-suspend the tissue.

So what do we have that can do this? A Facelift, which re-suspends the tissue by tightening the muscle and lay the skin down gently. Until recently we’ve had no other alternative for this procedure. That is until Ultherapy, the first FDA approved non-surgical face and neck tightening procedure that uses high frequency ultrasonic technology that penetrates all 4 1/2 MM of facial tissue. This restores the jaw lines, the neck, the jowls, and even the brow line.

These are the exact layers I would treat while doing a facelift, without having to preform surgery. Patients will get anywhere from 30% to 50% of the effect you would when getting a facelift. But there are no incisions  it’s a quater of the cost, minimal bruising if any, little down time, and patients can return to work the next day.

Ultherapy is an amazing alternative for either men or women who are considering plastic surgery but either cannot afford the full price or cannot afford being away from work for more than a day.

I talk more about Ultherapy in this Youtube video which you can watch by clicking here or the image above.

This entry was posted on Friday, June 28th, 2013 at 12:48 pm and is filed under Botox, Facelift, Facial Fillers, Facial Plastic Surgery, Ultherapy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The good news is that you have multiple options.  If you are not quite ready for a facelift or facial implants; a less invasive procedure might be a good start.

Facial Fillers
Fullness in the cheeks is a highly desired feature for women of all ages.  Through our body’s natural aging process, we lose volume from our upper cheeks. Injectable fillers such as Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane, Belotero, Radiesse, and Sculptra are effective in immediately restoring that volume, and are becoming increasingly popular due to their minimal downtime, and immediate results.  These procedures are performed as outpatient procedures, right here in our office, to fill out any area of the face that needs a little lift, or plumping up.

Not to be confused with facial fillers; Botox,  Dysport, and Xeomin are different types of FDA-approved botulinum toxins which are used to relax the muscles responsible for ‘active’ wrinkles.  An example of a common ‘active’ wrinkle is what is known as the ’11’ between your eyebrows.  We call this an ‘active’ line because it is caused by over-activity of the underlying muscles that you use to frown.  In contrast, facial fillers are effective in treating ‘static’ lines which are not due to activity of underlying musculature.  An example of ‘static’ lines are the naso-labial folds, which run from the outsides of your nostrils, to the corners of your mouth.

When you visit our office we can show you examples of amazing results of restoring youthfulness without the need for a facelift or implants.  The combination of toxins and fillers can shave years off of your appearance both quickly, and inexpensively.

The effects of facial fillers varies by the type of filler used.  Some have a duration of just a few months, while other ‘long lasting’ fillers may last up to two years.  Some of these fillers have even been reported to stimulate new collagen growth; such as Radiesse and Sculptra.  This stimulation of collagen rebuilds the face’s natural support structure, and creates longer lasting effects. The wonderful thing about these products that carry what we call a ‘bio-stimulatory effect’ is that they recruit the help of your body’s own natural materials to rejuvenate your face.

Facial fillers are not meant to correct sagging skin along the neck, brow or jaw line. These cosmetic issues may require surgical procedures (although only a visit to see us can help you be sure).

Facial Implants
If you are seeking a more long lasting solution to your facial features, facial implants are a popular option.  In contrast to the injectables that we discussed earlier, which plump up the soft tissues of the face; facial implants go right to the source and give support to what you already have. Facial Plastic Surgeons insert these facial implants at the bone level to enhance your natural bone tissue, supporting the soft tissue above. Because of this, the results of facial implants are much more predictable.

One common method for inserting these implants used by Facial Plastic Surgeons is to make small incisions in discreet areas of the mouth, so the implants can slide into place. Although the procedure is long lasting, it is reversible if results are not optimal for you.

Conclusion
When you make the decision between injectable facial fillers and facial implants, it is important to consider the long-term effects of your choice. If you want a long lasting change, facial implants are probably your best choice. However, you may just want a temporary, or more subtle fix.  In this case, the use of facial fillers; with or without botilunum toxins, can produce amazing results.

If you’re considering a cheek or other facial enhancement, please take a look at our WOW Cheeks procedure in this video and call us for a consultation: (212) 380-1541

This entry was posted on Friday, June 21st, 2013 at 12:06 pm and is filed under Botox, Facial Fillers, Facial Plastic Surgery. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.