We are big proponents of taking steps to enhance your appearance and quality of life at nearly any age. A facelift is one of the best ways men and women can take years off their appearance and improve their overall self-confidence. Many patients worry about how to know they're ready for surgery and wonder, "what…
As you get older, you may notice sagging or crepey skin in certain areas of your face, neck, and body. Skin laxity on your upper arms or neck can make you self-conscious in certain clothing or social situations. If you are not ready for a surgical procedure to improve loose or sagging skin, Renuvion skin…
Want smooth, more supple, youthful-looking skin? You might consider the exciting new nonsurgical treatment called ellacor. Ellacor uses cutting-edge Micro-Coring™ technology to stimulate collagen and elastin production, reducing the appearance of moderate to severe wrinkles and tightening lax skin. Ellacor is similar to microneedling as both treatments puncture the skin, but ellacor removes microcores of…
Ultherapy is an innovative treatment that tightens loose skin and improves overall skin texture, all without surgery. Many people who visit my medical spa in Naples are looking for exactly that, but they aren’t always sure exactly how Ultherapy works or what to expect during a treatment. In this blog post, I would like to…
Every so often, a facelift technique with a catchy marketing name attracts enough interest that patients begin asking plastic surgeons if they offer the procedure. One of those generating some recent buzz online is the "ponytail facelift," a technique that involves using a device called an endoscope. Women and men curious about the ponytail facelift will…
Facelift surgery is known for rejuvenating the face and taking years off a patient’s appearance. However, due to cost and the required recovery time, some men and women feel nervous about committing to a major procedure. Many of our facelift patients from the Ft. Myers area ask a similar question: How do I know if…
When I talk with men and women from the Naples and Ft. Myers, FL, area about facelift recovery, I discuss the 2 types of recovery to consider. Physical recovery (returning to normal daily tasks) comes first, but social recovery (confidently returning to social settings) is a bit different. Both are important to understand as you…
Regularly, patients in our Naples office jokingly ask if we have a cream to eliminate their fine lines and wrinkles. Aesthetic technology has grown leaps and bounds over the last several years, and scientists have tried to develop a product that can best reflect all the unique properties of our skin. But a lab had…