Houston Face Lift
Houston Facelift

This procedure is one of the more common procedures to correct the changes of aging on the face. It involves removing the excess laxity in facial skin from the facial and neck areas. I perform this procedure through carefully camouflaged incisions along the hairline and ears. Excellent results are obtained by removing the "jowling" from the lower region of the jaw along with the correction of the excess skin laxity and fullness under the chin and upper neck.

I feel that the technique that I utilize gives a more "natural look" to the face and not the tightened look so frequently referred to as "the face lift mask" that is often seen on celebrities and others. Tightening of the underlying facial muscle layer and subcutaneous tissue is critical in the modern day facelift, in addition to removal and tightening of the overlying excess skin.

More men are having this procedure and I feel comfortable in offering a face lift for men that takes into account the specific changes in the face that most males desire, without giving the face a feminine look. Select placement of incision scars is important in men due to changes in the beard and hairline areas. I am seeing a significant increase in male patients requesting this procedure... and the natural look that we produce.

This procedure is performed under general anesthesia and may be on an outpatient basis, depending on any other procedures performed during the same operative time period.

Houston Eyelid Surgery
Houston Blepharoplasty

The procedure for removal of excess fat and skin from the upper and lower lids is the "Blepharoplasty". With this procedure we improve the shape of the upper and lower eyelids, giving them a youthful appearance with a more defined upper lid crease and less "bagginess", as frequently noted, in the lower lids.

Occasionally we see changes of the lower lid associated with a loss of lid tugor, that results in the lower lid pulling away or starting to be displaced downward. This may require a procedure to tighten the lower lid that can be performed at the same time as the Blepharoplasty.

I perform this surgery on an outpatient basis, usually under general anesthesia.

Houston Brow Lift
Houston Browlift

The term "Brow lift" is used to refer to modification of the forehead and upper eyebrows. As patients' age, and in certain young patients, we see a drop in the eyebrows. This drop, or brow ptosis as we refer to it, gives a loss of visualization of the upper lids and makes patients appear to maintain a "frown-like" expression on their face.

Several approaches are available to correct this condition and restore the forehead to a more youthful appearance. The brow lift procedure would be performed through the surgical approach that would give you the best result... regarding what type of improvement is needed on the brow or forehead. The end result should be the elevation of the brow and removal, or softening, of forehead wrinkles... along the center of the forehead as well as between the eyes.

These procedures include...

Classis Forehead Lift ( Classis Browlift )

The incision for this approach to the forehead is located behind the hairline; frequently call the Classic Browlift approach. It the incision is directly in front of the hairline it is referred to as the Anterior Hairline approach. Both of these approaches yield the same result but the selection between the two techniques depends on several factors related to the patients' brow shape, hairline location, and the degree of eyebrow lift required.

Endoscopic BrowLift

This procedure is used in select cases of browlift. When only a minimal amount of browlift is necessary or if the hairline is thinning, as with male patients, this is the procedure of choice. It is performed through several small incisions behind the hairline. The endoscope is then inserted through these incisions and the surgery is displayed through a television monitor. Select instruments are utilized to perform this procedure. It gives good results in properly selected cases.