Face
Your face is your visage to the world and it is the first thing that people notice and gives a lasting impression of who you are. It can also belie who we really are.
As we age and the lines and creases begin to creep in, we can begin to look tired, unhappy, or sad. Weight loss, weight gain, stress, diet, and sun exposure often takes a toll on our skin, making us look older than we really are.
Dr. Rodrigues can help erase years from your appearance with a variety of rejuvenative techniques and procedures that range from temporary to long-lasting, and many are non-invasive:
Surgical
- Facelift
- Eyelid Surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Browlift
- Ear Pinning Surgery (Otoplasty)
- Facial Implants
- Fat Transfer to the Face
- Necklift
- Revision Rhinoplasty
Non Surgical
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to consult with you personally to help you choose which treatment option best suits your desired result.
Facelift
Sagging cheeks, a crease here and there, puffiness that doesn’t go away… all are signs that we’re no longer fresh-faced thirty-somethings. If you’ve been putting it off, there’s no better time like the present to treat yourself to a facelift procedure to help rejuvenate and restore you to a more youthful look.
A facelift can correct:
- Deep creases along the nose extending to the corner of the mouth
- Deep creases below the lower eyelids
- Fat that has fallen or has become displaced
- Loss of muscle tone in the lower face may create jowls
- Loose skin and excess fatty deposits under the chin and jaw
- Sagging in the midface
If you are in good overall health, do not smoke, and have realistic expectations for the results, you may be an excellent candidate for a facelift.
Dr. Rodrigues will make incisions along the hairline at the temples and ears according to which areas are to be rejuvenated. Any scarring will remain hidden beneath your hair and in the natural creases of your face and ears. Next, he will sculpt or redistribute fat, lift and redrape tissues and redrape and trim the excess skin. He will then close the incisions and apply sterile dressings.
You will experience some swelling and bruising which will subside within a week or two and you should be able to return to your normal activities within two to three weeks.
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to personally consult with you to design a customized treatment plan to achieve your desired results.
Eyelid Surgery
If you have loose skin or large amounts of fatty deposits on your upper eyelids and in the areas around your eyes, you might look tired or sleepy even when you aren’t. Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery, known as blepharoplasty will rejuvenate your upper and/or lower eyelids and surrounding areas leaving you looking rested, refreshed and more youthful.
If you are in overall good health, have droopy or baggy eyelids, do not smoke, and have a health attitude about your desired results, you might be an excellent candidate for Eyelid Surgery.
Dr. Rodrigues will remove excess fat deposits from your eyelids and reposition it in areas where needed. He will then tighten your eye muscles and remove excess skin around your eyelids, suture the incisions, and apply sterile dressings.
It is common to experience swelling, bruising and irritation around the eyelids the several days after surgery. Another common symptom during recovery includes dry eyes, which should diminish during the first week. Any scarring will gradually fade over the next several months to a year.
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to consult with you personally to help you decide if Eyelid Surgery is the best option for your desired result.
Rhinoplasty
A large or misshapen nose can greatly impact our self-esteem and make our facial features appear out of proportion or out of balance. Rhinoplasty is a popular cosmetic surgery that corrects imperfections of the shape of the nose. Often performed in conjunction with nasal surgery, rhinoplasty can restore self-confidence and balance to the face.
Rhinoplasty corrects the following:
- A nose that is out of proportion with the rest of the face
- Bumps on the bridge of the nose
- A nose that is too wide
- A tip that curves downward
- An enlarged tip
- Nostrils that flare
- A nose that is off-center or crooked
- A nose that is asymmetrical with the rest of your face due to an injury
If you do not smoke, are in good general health, and have realistic expectations for your results, you may be an excellent candidate for rhinoplasty.
Dr. Rodrigues will gently resculpt the bone and cartilage into the desired shape, close the incision and apply a sterile dressing.
The recovery time will vary depending on the extent of the surgery, but you may experience swelling and bruising for the first week or two, but it will diminish over the next few weeks.
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to consult with you personally to explore the treatment options that will produce the most natural looking results.
Brow Lift
Forehead creases, furrowed brows, and lines around the eyes can make us look older than we are. If your friends and family constantly ask if you’re angry or upset when the reality is that you’ve never felt happier, you may want to consider a Browlift procedure. A Browlift procedure can help erase those worry lines and rejuvenate the face for a more youthful and attractive appearance.
The ideal candidates for a Brow Lift are those who have lines or deep creases on the forehead, who are in good health and do not smoke.
There are two techniques commonly used for a Browlift:
- Traditional Brow lift: Conventional methods, in which the incision is hidden beneath the hairline.
- Endoscopically: A tiny camera and instruments are inserted through a few small incisions to resculpt the muscles above the eyebrows.
With either method, you may experience some numbness and discomfort at the incision. You will be on your feet again within a day or two and many patients are able to return to their normal activities in a week to ten days. Any swelling and bruising should disappear after a few weeks.
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to personally consult with you to explore the options to achieve your desired result.
Ear Pinning Surgery (Otoplasty)
Otoplasty, otherwise knows as “Ear Pinning Surgery” is the cosmetic correction of ears that protrude or stick out. This surgery is most commonly performed on children before they enter school to help prevent damage to a young child’s developing ego from teasing and ridicule. Dr. Rodrigues has a soft spot for kids and will gently counsel children and their parents on corrective treatment when the time is right.
Adults also are candidates for otoplasty. such as when an ear becomes disfigured by injury or it develops disproportionately. Otoplasty can improve the shape, position or proportion of the ear and correct a defect in the ear structure that is present at birth.
Ideally children should be at least 5 years old, cooperative, and amenable to the idea of undergoing surgery. Healthy teens and adults who are generally healthy, do not smoke, and have realistic expectations of the result are also good candidates for otoplasty.
Under either general or local anesthesia, Dr. Rodrigues will make incisions on the back of the ear(s), then place permanent internal stitches to hold the ears in their new positions.
Following surgery, patients wear special dressings to hold the ears in place while the incisions heal.
Facial Implants
Disproportionate facial features can cause a person to have reduced self-esteem and low self-confidence. A recessed chin, flat cheeks, or an undefined jaw are all things that can be corrected with facial implants. While nearly any area of your face can be augmented with facial implants, the cheekbones, chin and jaw are the most common sites for augmentation.
Facial implants create balance and add proportion to the structural appearance of your face and add definition to your features. With facial implant surgery, the results are immediate.
Plastic surgery with facial implants is best performed on people whose head and skull have reached physical maturity, which generally occurs in late adolescence. This procedure is a good option for you if you are physically healthy, you do not smoke and you maintain a positive outlook and have specific goals in mind for the improvement of your facial contours.
Dr. Rodrigues will make incisions based upon the location and size of the implants, but are in areas where there will be no noticeable scarring. After inserting the implant, Dr. Rodrigues will suture the incisions and apply sterile dressings.
You may expect some pain and discomfort for a week to ten days, and there will be visible swelling which will diminish over the next several months.
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to consult with you personally to help you explore your options for the best results.
Necklift
A Necklift procedure can help correct some of those flaws that occur below the chinline: a “wottle”, jowls, a double chin, or those chubby bands across the front of the neck. A necklift will reduce the amount of fat and loose tissue in the neck area, restoring a more toned and youthful appearance.
A necklift might include:
- Collagen treatments to improve volume and smoothness
- Neck lift to tighten vertical muscle banding or cords
- Neck liposuction
- Skin resurfacing to improve color and texture
- Surgical neck lift with or without a facelift
Depending on your goals, the Neck Lift can also be combined with a traditional facelift for those who wish to rejuvenate both areas at the same time.
You may be an excellent candidate if you are in good general health, do not smoke, and have realistic expectations for your results, and have a positive attitude.
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to consult with you personally help you arrive at a treatment plan that will fulfill your goals.
Revision Rhinoplasty
Occasionally a patient comes to us who is unhappy with the results of a past rhinoplasty. Perhaps the nostrils are not symmetrical, or the look you thought you would like doesn’t look good. Dr. Rodrigues can help. As a skilled surgeon, Dr. Rodrigues performs revision therapy for previous surgeries where the patient is not satisfied, or there have been deformities caused by a previous surgery.
Dr. Rodrigues will be happy to consult with you regarding a revision rhinoplasty and discuss the options to help you achieve the look that you desire.