Factors like reduced skin elasticity, volume loss, and the effects of gravity can contribute to sagging skin, wrinkles, and less defined contours with age. A facelift can make you look more youthful by reversing these changes. However, you may not know about the different techniques available to rejuvenate your appearance. While traditional and mini facelifts… Read More »
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What Is the Minimally Invasive Deep Elevation (MIDE) Facelift and Necklift Technique?
For patients bothered by moderate to advanced signs of facial aging, such as sagging jowls, loose neck skin, or diminished contours, a surgical facelift has been the gold standard for dramatic rejuvenation, providing results that can last 7 to 10 years. However, traditional facelift techniques require extensive incisions around the ears or hairline along with… Read More »
Comparing Upper Facelift, Mid Facelift, and Lower Facelift
As we get older, we tend to ignore the frown lines and wrinkles on our faces that give away our age. However, in today’s world of social media and video calls, our wrinkles, frown lines, sagging skin, loss of volume on the cheeks, not to mention the formation of jowls, all make it evident that… Read More »
CONTENT Why Facelifts Are Growing More Popular With Younger People
When we think about a typical facelift patient, we immediately think of older people like our parents wanting to turn back time and reverse those signs of aging on their faces. However, increasing numbers of younger people, especially millennials, are taking control of the “prejuvenation” process by actively preventing or slowing down their visible signs of aging…. Read More »
What Can Dysport Injections Do for You?
The gradual appearance of fine lines and wrinkles is one of the most common aesthetic concerns patients bring to Dr. Barrera. While this is a natural process of skin proteins breaking down and skin gradually losing its elasticity, many options are available to those wishing to reduce the amount of wrinkling they experience. Botox is… Read More »
Why January Is the Busiest Month of the Year for Cosmetic Treatments
For most of us, the dawning of a brand-new year presents an opportunity to turn over a new leaf and start down a fresh path toward the person we want to become. Because of this, January has the highest volume of sales in many industries – mainly the fitness, health, and cosmetic niches. Looking one’s… Read More »
Facial Fat Grafting & Facelift
The signs of aging gradually appear as fine lines, wrinkles, and volume loss- particularly around the eyes, lips, cheeks, and nasolabial folds. Traditionally, complete surgical procedures such as a facelift have been the go-to option for those looking for an enduring aging solution. Botox and dermal fillers can also combat aging fantastically. Advanced plastic surgeons… Read More »
Benefits of the Mini Facelift
Traditional facelift surgery addresses certain parts of the face as affected by the aging process. Typical signs of aging include loose skin, the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and sagging facial features. Facelift surgery solves each of these issues individually. However, traditional facelift surgeries compartmentalize the face and oftentimes treat isolated areas without addressing… Read More »
Dr. Jose Barrera speaks at International Facial Plastic Surgery Meeting
Dr. Barrera gave courses at the 2018 International Facial Plastic Surgery Meeting at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. His topics were Measure Twice, Cut Once: Virtual Surgical Planning for Craniofacial Surgery and how to build and credential an ambulatory surgical facility. He also presented a poster on functional rhinoplasty outcomes evaluating functional breathing scores between… Read More »
Best Procedures to Complement Facelift
When performed by a qualified facial plastic surgeon, facelift provides many benefits — in particular, it softens deep creases and wrinkles, restores muscle tone and tightens loose skin. The result is a refreshed, well-rested looking expression. But facelift is not a catch-all solution for every type of imperfection. Although facelift alone can deliver excellent results,… Read More »
