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Ultherapy continues to gain credibility as face lift alternative

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UltherapyUltherapy, a new type of non-surgical treatment intended to tighten and lift the skin around the face, is gaining credibility and popularity in the realm of cosmetic medicine. The procedure utilizes a special frequency of ultrasound that agitates tissues beneath the outer layer of the skin. This causes those tissues to shrink and contract, tightening the overlying areas.

Brian Biesman, the executive director of the Nashville Center for Laser and Facial Surgery, admits that ultherapy doesn’t yet deliver the kind of drastic results that can be achieved with a conventional face lift. He’s still happy to offer the treatment to his patients, however, believing that it constitutes an excellent alternative for those who prefer a less invasive treatment. The cost of ultherapy is also far less preventative than its surgical counterpart, often amounting to no more than about three or four thousand dollars.

Michael Gold, a dermatologic surgeon who owns the Gold Skin Care Center in Nashville, allows that the treatment is uncomfortable and even painful for some. The recovery time, however, is virtually non-existent. That fact, along with the treatment’s incredible quickness and its complete lack of scarring effectively counter the drawbacks in many patients’ minds.

“This is not the kind of thing where you walk in,” says Dr. Gold, “get your Botox and leave.” He went on to say that ultherapy patients are offered pain medication to help reduce the treatment’s discomfort.

Even with the apparent limitations, though, ultherapy has proven to be a great success with many patients. Nina Kuzina, a Tennessee woman who recently underwent ultherapy treatment, was more than happy with the results.

“It’s unbelievable,” she said of the procedure’s results — results achieved in just over an hour — “I’m amazed.”

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Face lift makes you look twelve years younger, study says

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makeup-150x150Everyone knows that a face lift procedure makes you look younger, but until recently the results of face lift surgery haven’t been carefully quantified. Dr. Eric Swanson of the Leawood, Kansas Swanson Center for Cosmetic & Laser Surgery is helping to change all that.

Dr. Swanson is an energetic advocate of evidence-based medicine, or the selective practice of medical procedures proven effective through the scientific method. After opening the Swanson center in 1998, which was the first licensed ambulatory surgery center in Kansas City which specializes in cosmetic surgery, Dr. Swanson and a team of researchers began an array of investigative studies concerning cosmetic surgery. His aim was to help quantify the outcomes of cosmetic procedures, as well as to facilitate better understanding around new clinical studies in the field.

The results of the Swanson Center’s findings, which were presented to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, helped to shed light on how plastic surgery actually affects the patient: what it does to their appearance, how long it lasts and how the patient feels about the procedure.

Dr. Swanson’s investigation of face lift surgery included 122 patients who had undergone the procedure at an average age of fifty-seven. The study found that the patients appeared, on average, twelve years younger than their actual age. It also reported that 90% of the patients received positive feedback from their peers, 80% reported a boost in self-esteem, and 70% experienced an improved quality of life. While recovery times varied for each patient, the average was actually longer than most expected, taking a full 24 days off work.

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Hawaii Breast Augmentation is performed at three offices on Maui, in Hilo-Kona, and in Honolulu. Dr. Larry Schlesinger has over 30 years of Plastic Surgery Honolulu experience in Hawaii and has completed over 18,300 successful surgical procedures. Contact us to get a free consultation!