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Procedures
Facial Rejuvenation | Liposculpture and Body | Contouring Liposuction - Abdomen, Inner & Outer Thighs, Hip Rolls & Infragluteal | Abdominoplasty | Breast Enhancement | Breast Lift | Breast Reduction | Rhinoplasty
Facial Rejuvenation
The face ages in two different ways: by gravity (sagging) and by skin aging with sun damage, causing a loss of skin elasticity. Gravitational changes are repaired by "lifts." This includes a large assortment of procedures including face and neck lifts, eyelid lifts and bag removal, forehead and brow lifts, canthoplasties and canthopexies, elevation of the malar fat pad, repair and tightening of the neck and facial muscles, chin and cheek implants, and many others. Loss of elasticity in the skin is best treated with resurfacing techniques such as laser or chemical peels. Maintenance requires a good skin fitness program which may include periodic facials, alphahydroxy light peels, or microdermabrasion. All of these procedures are available at the Shaw Clinic for Plastic Surgery. Permanent makeup and laser hair removal are also available.
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Post-op facelift and
eyelid lifts at two years
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Post-op facelift and
eyelid lifts at two ears |
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Post-op full face laser
resurfacing at one year
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Post-op full face laser
at one year
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Liposculpture and Body
Dr. Shaw performs superficial and deep tumescent liposuction with external ultrasound assist. These advances in liposuction provide greater patient comfort, more thorough fat removal, better and smoother skin shrinkage, and less bruising than previous techniques. These procedures are performed as outpatient under local, twilight, or general anesthesia depending upon patient preference and extent of the areas to be treated. Occasionally, because of very loose skin or muscle laxity, it is necessary to supplement these procedures with lifts, such as an abdominoplasty ("tummy tuck"). Dr. Shaw will help you decide which the right procedure is for you.
Abdominoplasty
Breast Enhancement
Breast enlargement can be performed with the placement of saline filled implants as an outpatient procedure under general or twilight anesthesia. This procedure has become very popular again now that women have been assured that concerns over systemic illness related to implants are unfounded.
Breast Lift
Sometimes, after pregnancy or weight loss, the breasts may lose volume and sag. These patients are candidates for breast lifts, with or without implants, depending on patient preference. This is also an outpatient procedure. The breast lift does require that more extensive incisions be placed on the breast than with simple enlargement, and you must discuss this in detail with Dr. Shaw preoperatively.
Breast Reduction
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty refers to procedures to improve the shape of the nose. This can be simple or complex, depending upon the nature of the problem (i.e., if there has been previous surgery, injury, or other factors). Often it is combined with surgery to improve obstructed nasal breathing. This procedure is particularly beneficial to women who have a nasal size which is out of proportion to an otherwise fine featured face.
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