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Question: When can I get back to work and my social life after a facelift? Answer: I usually tell people to give themselves two weeks for the early swelling and possible bruising to go down.  Sometimes people look good enough to be seen in public in two or three days but that is the exception […]

Question: I live in North Carolina and am very interested in a hairline lowering procedure.  Can you give me the name of a doctor who is nearby who does this operation? Answer: I have trained a few surgeons who are on the east coast but none are in your area.  I am a Director of […]

Question: What is the best time of the year to have a hairline lowering procedure?  Going to the beach, swimming and sun exposure are concerns. Answer: There should be no problem with sun exposure affecting scarring or healing.  One should take the usual skin care precautions of using sun screen and perhaps have a head […]

Question: I am a female and had silicone injected into my lip many years ago.  It looks unattractive and overly full.  Can anything be done for this? Answer: In certain situations, the skin of the lip can be excised in a long cigar-shaped fashion from side to side, yielding an imperceptible scar.  One would have […]

Question: I am 25 years old and have Class IIIB baldness and never have used Rogaine or Propecia.  I would like to know how much a hair transplant costs, is there a payment plan and does any insurance cover this? Answer: These questions are best answered upon after consultation to determine how much work needs […]

Question: I am a 29-year-old male who has always had a big forehead and have worn my hair combed down since my teenage years.  I do not think my hairline is changing and there appears to be no family history of baldness.  I would like to know if I am a candidate for a hairline […]

Question: Are fillers the only way to treat the deep groove that goes from the nose to the corner of the mouth? Answer: I have had my best results over the years not with fillers but with excising skin, especially when there are deep grooves with a great deal of hanging folds of skin.  This […]

Question: I am 65 years-old and look my age or maybe a bit older. I want to know if it would be best for me to be treated with Botox or fillers versus having a facelift? Answer: As you describe yourself, the aging changes that would be apparent are usually hanging or loose skin around […]