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Question: What percentage of transplanted hairs actually take after the hair transplant procedure? Is this something that varies from doctor to doctor? Answer: In most cases, with a team of an experienced surgeon and hair technicians, approximately 95% of transplanted hairs can be expected to survive and “take” after a hair transplant procedure.  This finding […]

Question: I would like to know why hairs turn thin, wiry and unmanageable and how we, as hair transplant recipients, are supposed to stop it from happening. I have asked hair transplant doctors this question repeatedly but no one can give me a straight answer. In short, what is the point of transplanting hairs into […]

Question: About how many years younger can I expect to look after my facelift? Answer: 5-15

Question: Do patients usually need someone to stay with them after their facelift? Answer: Absolutely.

Question: How long does the typical facelift surgery take to perform? Answer: 2-3 hours of actual operating time.

Question: I’m interested in getting a facelift and I’m wondering where you perform the surgery. Is it done at your office or in a hospital? Answer: I perform all my surgery in an accredited office facility which I have used since 1977.

Question: How much actual “cutting” of the face does the facelift involve? I am interested in having this procedure but am fearful of the amount of bruising that may be involved. Answer: Incisions are made around the ears. Bruising will likely occur and will go away. it’s part of almost any cosmetic facial surgery.

Question: My nose dominates my face. It seems to be both too wide and too long as it seems to hang over my mouth. Can I get an entire new nose with rhinoplasty? Answer: You can likely get a better one.

Question: I’m a 24-year-old black female. I’ve been looking at before and after pictures of nose jobs and I’m wondering if there is a difference between alar base reduction and nostril reduction. Answer: The nostril reduction term may imply that the tip cartilages might be narrowed or augmented in addition to narrowing the nasal base.

Question: My nose is straight until about an inch (maybe ¾ of an inch) from the end, where it turns up at a sharp angle.  I would like this angle adjusted downward. But when I push my nose down with my finger, it makes my nostrils flare out more. Can rhinoplasty straighten out my nose […]