Doctor Ben Lee, MD Los Angeles, California

Name: Ben Lee, MD
Last name: Lee
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1998
Years experience: 25
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Website: https://www.waveplasticsurgery.com
Business: Dr. Ben Lee
Address: 3680 Wilshire Blvd.
Address suite: Ste. 202
Phone: (213) 214-3281
International phone number: +12132143281
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Zip Code: 90010
Country: US
Statement: Dr. Ben Lee, MD, FACS is a double-board plastic surgeon practicing at Wave Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles, California. He performs a wide range of procedures across the face, breast, and body, but he is best known for his work performing facelift surgery known as the Cure Lift S , neck lift surgery, breast enhancement surgery, and mommy makeover plastic surgery.

“Plastic surgery is more than what’s on the surface,” says Dr. Lee. “I have witnessed dramatic improvements in a patient’s confidence and well being after a relatively minor cosmetic or reconstructive procedure. As a surgeon, that brings me great joy.”

Certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Dr. Lee earned his BA, MD, and MBA from the University of Colorado before training in otolaryngology and plastic surgery at Duke University Medical Center.
Consulting Fees: -1$
Consultation note: Virtual and in-person consultations have a fee*
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges: 
  • Centrum Surgical Center
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Colorado
  • Graduate: MBA, University of Colorado
  • Medical: MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Postdoc Training: 
  • Internship: University of California
  • Residencies:
  • Otolaryngology – Head amp; Neck surgery, Duke University Medical Center
  • Plastic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center

Ben Lee, MD

Member of: 
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Board Certification: 
Ben Huon Lee (ABMSUID -05)

Viewed: 7/31/2008
Day of birth: 7/3/1964

Status: Alive
Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology – General

Status: Certified Active Lifetime Initial Certification
3/26/1996 –
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Plastic Surgery – General

Status: Certified
Active Time-Limited Initial Certification:
9/18/1999 – 12/31/2009
Education: 1990 MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Location: 3701 S Clarkson St Ste 200Englewood, CO 80113-3960 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 34.0607372,-118.3062869

Primary location: 
Location name: Los Angeles
State: CA
Country: US
Map point: 34.0522,-118.2429962
Treatments: 
  • AccuTite
  • African American Rhinoplasty
  • Areola Reduction Surgery
  • Arm Lift
  • Asian Rhinoplasty
  • Belly Button Surgery
  • Body Lift
  • BodyTite
  • Botox
  • Brazilian Butt Lift
  • Brazilian Butt Lift Revision
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Fat Transfer
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift with Implants
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reconstruction Revision
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Buccal Fat Removal
  • Butt Augmentation
  • Butt Lift
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Cheekbone Reduction
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Filler
  • Chin Implant
  • Chin Liposuction
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Repair
  • Clitoral Hood Reduction
  • CO2 Laser
  • Collagen Injection
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Diastasis Recti Repair
  • Dimple Surgery
  • Double Eyelid Surgery
  • Drainless Tummy Tuck
  • Dysport
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earfold
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • FaceTite
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Fractional Laser
  • Genioplasty
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • Hair Loss Treatment
  • Hand Rejuvenation
  • Jaw Reduction
  • Juvederm
  • Labia Puffing
  • Labiaplasty
  • Laser Liposuction
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Latisse
  • Lifestyle Lift
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Implants
  • Lip Lift
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lip Surgery
  • Liposuction
  • Liposuction Revision
  • Liquid Facelift
  • Lower Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Mastectomy
  • Mentor Breast Implants
  • Microneedling
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Neck Lift
  • Nipple Surgery
  • Nonsurgical Facelift
  • Nonsurgical Neck Lift
  • Nonsurgical Nose Job
  • PRP for Hair Loss
  • PRP Injections
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Scar Removal
  • Septoplasty
  • Sientra Breast Implants
  • Silhouette InstaLift
  • Skin Lightening
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Skin Tightening
  • Subcision
  • Teeth Whitening
  • Thigh Lift
  • Thread Lift
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision
  • Vaginal Rejuvenation
  • Vaginoplasty
  • Vampire Facelift
  • Vaser Liposuction
  • VI Peel
  • Volbella
  • Vollure
  • Voluma

RealSelf Info

Rating: 4.7
Profile views: 16582
Answer count: 386
Review count: 42
1 star count: 1
2 star count: 1
3 star count: 3
5 star count: 35
Total star count: 40
Star rating: 4.21933656724
Lead count last three months: 4
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Nov 17, 2007
Profile modified: May 9, 2023
Profile promotion: Yes
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Performance
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: Yes
Doctor Designation Start Time: Sep 6, 2021
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Denver, CO, US. GPS coordinates: 39.7551,-104.987999
  • Los Angeles, CA, US. GPS coordinates: 34.0522,-118.2429962
  • Greenwood Village, CO, US. GPS coordinates: 39.6097,-104.9599991

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Chin Implant (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Chin Implant (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Chin Implant (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Chin Implant (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Mentor Breast Implants (May 2013) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 4/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 4/5, Payment process: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 4/5)
  • Tummy Tuck (Aug 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 2/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
  • Tummy Tuck (Mar 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Tummy Tuck (Mar 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Tummy Tuck (Nov 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Tummy Tuck (Jan 2012) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Liposuction (Dec 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Dec 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Dec 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Liposuction (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lifestyle Lift (Sep 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift (Oct 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 2/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
  • Facelift (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 2/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
  • Facelift (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 3/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 2/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 2/5, After care follow-up: 3/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 2/5)
  • Lower Facelift (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lower Facelift (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lower Facelift (Sep 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lower Facelift (Nov 2017) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lifestyle Lift (Jun 2014) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Mentor Breast Implants Prices

  • $5770 – May 24, 2013 – Denver, CO

Tummy Tuck Prices

  • $14000 – Jan 5, 2012 – Denver,CO
  • $9000 – Jun 2016 – Denver, CO
  • $14000 – Jan 5, 2012 – Denver,CO
  • $14000 – Jan 5, 2012 – Denver,CO
  • $14000 – Jan 5, 2012 – Denver,CO
  • $14000 – Jan 5, 2012 – Denver,CO
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  • $14000 – Jan 5, 2012 – Denver,CO
  • $8100 – Jan 2011 – Englewood, CO
  • $8100 – Jan 2011 – Englewood, CO
  • $9000 – Dec 2009 – Denver, CO

Liposuction Prices

  • $12000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Denver, CO
  • $4000 – May 8, 2009 – Denver, CO
  • $4000 – May 8, 2009 – Denver, CO
  • $4000 – May 8, 2009 – Denver, CO
  • $12000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Denver, CO
  • $12000 – Nov 3, 2008 – Denver, CO

Lifestyle Lift Prices

  • $9900 – Sep 29, 2014 – Denver, CO
  • $8000 – Jun 2, 2014 – Denver, CO
  • $6400 – Jun 10, 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $8000 – Jun 2, 2014 – Denver, CO
  • $6400 – Jun 10, 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $6400 – Jun 10, 2013 – Denver, CO

Eyelid Surgery Prices

  • $5500 – Jul 2, 2014 – Denver, CO
  • $5500 – Jul 2, 2014 – Denver, CO

Breast Implants Prices

  • $7500 – Jan 29, 2016 – Greenwood Village, CO

Breast Augmentation Prices

  • $6570 – Nov 18, 2015 – Denver, CO
  • $6570 – Nov 18, 2015 – Denver, CO
  • $6400 – Nov 18, 2015 – Greenwood Village, CO
  • $6400 – Nov 18, 2015 – Greenwood Village, CO
  • $6570 – Nov 18, 2015 – Denver, CO
  • $6400 – Nov 18, 2015 – Greenwood Village, CO
  • $5500 – Jan 3, 2014 – Englewood, CO
  • $5500 – Jan 3, 2014 – Englewood, CO
  • $5500 – Jan 3, 2014 – Englewood, CO
  • $5980 – May 11, 2012 – Denver, CO
  • $5770 – May 24, 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $5770 – Mar 25, 2014 – Englewood, CO
  • $5770 – May 24, 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $5770 – May 24, 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $5770 – May 24, 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $5770 – May 24, 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $6000 – Jan 2013 – Denver, CO

ArteFill Prices

  • $3500 – Oct 2018 – Denver, Colorado

Brazilian Butt Lift Prices

  • $9500 – Jun 30, 2015 – Englewood, CO

Breast Implant Revision Prices

  • $6000 – Sep 2017 – Denver, CO
  • $7500 – Jan 29, 2016 – Greenwood Village, CO
  • $6000 – Jan 2013 – Denver, CO
  • $6000 – Jan 2013 – Denver, CO

Facial Fat Transfer Prices

  • $9500 – Jun 30, 2015 – Englewood, CO
  • $9500 – Jun 30, 2015 – Englewood, CO

Sientra Breast Implants Prices

  • $5770 – Mar 25, 2014 – Englewood, CO

Smart Lipo Prices

  • $7000 – Jul 2015 – Englewood, CO
  • $9500 – May 2011 – Englewood, CO
  • $9500 – May 2011 – Englewood, CO
  • $7000 – Mar 2009 – Englewood, Colorado

Juvederm Prices

  • $1245 – Jan 21, 2014 – Englewood, CO
  • $1245 – Jan 21, 2014 – Englewood, CO

Practice Locations

Name & Website
WAVE – Los Angeles, https://www.waveplasticsurgery.com/
Address
3680 Wilshire Blvd.2nd Fl., Los Angeles, California, US, 90010 (GPS coordinates: 34.0614115,-118.306068)
Phone
(866) 543-0571
Working Hours
Tue: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Wed: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Thu: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Fri: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sat: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Created / Modified
Apr 29, 2016 / Sep 6, 2023
Name & Website
WAVE – Rowland Heights, https://www.waveplasticsurgery.com/
Address
18435 Colima Rd., Rowland Heights, California, US, 91748 (GPS coordinates: 33.9884913,-117.9031688)
Phone
(866) 543-0571
Working Hours
Tue: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Wed: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Thu: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Fri: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sat: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Created / Modified
Dec 27, 2016 / Sep 12, 2023
Name & Website
WAVE – San Francisco, https://www.waveplasticsurgery.com/
Address
450 Sutter St.Ste. 1918, San Francisco, California, US, 94108 (GPS coordinates: 37.7895827,-122.4078298)
Phone
(866) 543-0571
Working Hours
Tue: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Wed: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Thu: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Fri: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sat: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Created / Modified
May 11, 2018 / Sep 6, 2023
Name & Website
WAVE – Arcadia, https://www.waveplasticsurgery.com/
Address
400 N. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, California, US, 91006 (GPS coordinates: 34.144613,-118.0312771)
Phone
(866) 543-0571
Working Hours
Tue: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Wed: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Thu: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Fri: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sat: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Created / Modified
Dec 27, 2016 / Sep 6, 2023
Name & Website
WAVE – Costa Mesa, https://www.waveplasticsurgery.com/
Address
720 Paularino Ave., Costa Mesa, California, US, 92626 (GPS coordinates: 33.6827226,-117.8865882)
Phone
(866) 543-0571
Working Hours
Tue: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Wed: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Thu: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Fri: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Sat: 9:00am – 6:00pm
Created / Modified
Dec 27, 2016 / Sep 16, 2022

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Specific treatments

Doctor's answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Old seroma that doesn't go away - Is this scar tissue? How can i get rid of it?
Still have a way to go for recovery.
Jan 9, 2023
Thank you for your question. Seromas after liposuction are rare but are appropriately managed by drainage, sometimes more than once. At 6 weeks, there is still swelling of the tissues and you are a long ways from complete recovery. There is a tendency to think of liposuction as a fairly minor procedure, when in fact, the wound underneath the surface is quite large. It therefore takes much more time to recover from the surgery than most patients realize. You have several weeks to go before...
I don't think the results of my tummy tuck are that great. Would I benefit from more lipo?
Thank you for your question.
Jan 9, 2023
Thank you for your question. Your PS has given you the option of liposuction with or without tightening of the abdominal wall to improve your appearance. This is not unreasonable, and the answer depends upon the source of you dissatisfaction. If you don’t like the roundness of your lower abdomen, you will have to get that tightened again with additional sutures, as your PS has suggested. Personally, I think you have had a fair degree of improvement in your diastasis. You still have some l...
Is there a limit to how many times you can get liposuction?
Generally speaking, with proper examination, it is okay to get multiple rounds of liposuction responsibly.
Jan 9, 2023
Thank you for your question. It is possible to undergo multiple rounds of liposuction, although it may become more difficult with each successive procedure due to subcutaneous scarring. There is also the fact that with each liposuction procedure, there is less fat to remove as fat does not generally regrow. In your case, relatively little fat was removed for your facial fat grafting. I do a lot of it in my practice and it does not take more than a few milliliters. I you have enough fat for a...
14 months post liposuction 360 and I still feel numbness in back area. Should I be concerned?
No need to be concerned, as this will not compromise function in any significant way.
Jan 9, 2023
Thank you for your question. Numbness is very common after liposuction. In fact, I counsel patients that they will experience some temporary sensory loss in the areas that are liposuctioned. Sensation usually recovers in six to eight weeks, although various factors such as age and overall health can limit this recovery. The amount of blood loss doesn’t necessarily correlate with the degree of numbness, but it may indicate a more aggressive liposuction procedure. Because you are a year out, y...
Dents in abdomen 1 year post liposuction. What can I do to help minimize their appearance?
Thank you for your question.
Jan 9, 2023
Thank you for your question. The best way to avoid dents is to not get them in the first place, but it happens occasionally, even in the best of hands. A big part of the problem is that liposuction is typically done in a supine position, and what appeared to be smooth with the patient lying down can occasionally not be so smooth when standing. Using smaller cannulas, and repositioning the patient is helpful in avoiding this. That is why I sometimes prefer doing liposuction under sedation, so...
Liposuction for my neck roll / neck fat - is it possible?
It may be possible with someone who specializes in the anatomy of the neck region.
Jan 9, 2023
Thank you for your question. It is uncommon to request liposuction in the lower neck, but is within the realm of possibility. Great care must be taken in this area as it is near the thoracic inlet. Major blood vessels, the lungs, the esophagus, and trachea are nearby, so complete familiarity with the anatomy in the area is essential. You should seek consultation with an experienced surgeon who is completely comfortable with the special anatomy of the region.
60s woman, what's the real deal with lipo, isn't it possible to do just the waist?
Yes !
Jan 9, 2023
Thank you for your question. Liposuction is excellent for improving those areas of stubborn fat that don’t seem to go away with diet and exercise. It is not for removing fat from an arbitrary 360 degree zone around the torso or around a limb. You can dictate what areas you want treated, and it is up to the surgeon to try and blend it in to the surrounding areas. To be honest, there really isn’t much fat under the skin of the mid-back/bra roll area in most people. The skin there is simply ver...
Do I need Lateral or full endoscopic brow lift? Or blepho?
Browlift or blepharoplasty
Apr 23, 2021
Thank you for your question. Without pictures, it is difficult to give you advice. However, you are correct in that the decision is often between browlifting, upper blepharoplasty, or both. Some of the skin excess in a droopy upper eyelid is from sagging brows, and some of it is from excess upper lid skin. Both must be addressed to achieve full correction. If there is a significant brow component, simply performing an upper blepharoplasty will help, but the eyelids will still appear heavy...
Lower face sagging. Skin tightening or chin lips for jaw definition. Advice?
Lower face definition
Apr 22, 2021
Thank you for your question. Much of our practice here in Los Angeles is devoted to reshaping the lower face, addressing some of the issues that are of concern to you. I do feel that you have some lower cheek fullness that can be improved with a buccal fat excision. This procedure can be performed under local with IV sedation and gives a subtle definition to the cheek area rather than hollowness. I sometimes combine this with lower facial liposuction, especially if a patient wants more...
Am I a good candidate for a lower face lift?
Facelift?
Apr 22, 2021
Thank you for your question. From the pictures above, you have the typical signs of moderate facial aging. Jowls, sagging midfacial structures, heavy and sagging upper neck skin. Yes, there are less invasive options that may buy you some time (such as threadlifting), but they are expensive and ultimately, less satisfying. As a procedure, the facelift has an unfortunate reputation in the public eye for being very invasive, unnatural, with a prolonged recovery. In the proper hands, it doesn't...
I'm 46 years old with deep nasolabial folds and marionette lines along with deep angry 11's and sagging nec
Folds and sagging
Apr 22, 2021
Thank you for your question. At your age, many people notice the features you are talking about. We can hide nasolabial and marionette lines with filler, some of them long lasting, but many people are starting to think about more permanent, surgical solutions. Certainly, fillers over the long term aren't cheap considering that they need to be repeated over time. Although facelift surgery is thought of as an aging face surgery, there is a opportunity to correct pre-existing soft tissue...
I want my lower face tight and uplifted. I had buccal fat removal but it only helped a bit. Would a lower f
Reshaping face
Apr 21, 2021
Thank you for your question. Although facelift is thought of as an aging face procedure, I believe that there is a population that can benefit from it for facial reshaping. These are patients with a heavy lower face and early jowling such as yourself. I often start with buccal fat excision and/or lower facial/neck liposuction in patients similar to you, but you are right....it's often a subtle difference (and necessary first step). The next logical step is alimited incision facelift which...
What would be the best way to rejuvenation my lower face? Nasolabial folds and jawline
Lower face
Apr 21, 2021
Thank you for your question. I am often asked what the right age for a facelift is. Most of my patients are in their early to mid 50's. There is reluctance among surgeons to do a facelift at your age and many of us try to camouflage aging facial changes by adding volume to your cheeks or injecting filler along the nasolabial fold and marionette lines to hide descent of the midfacial/lower facial tissues. The problem with the former is that it takes a lot of volume to lift the cheek pads,...
Lower facelift with chin implant or genioplasty?
Chin implant/genioplasty
Apr 21, 2021
Thank you for your question. Actually, your chin projection is anatomically correct. What you perceive as a weak chin due to the fact that your chin/jawline is hidden by the sagging upper neck skin and fat. With a facelift/lower face and necklift, your jawline will become extremely well defined and proportioned. This can be done under either general anesthesia or local with sedation anesthesia. You will be able to venture out into public in about a week. In your case, I would expect a...
When can I consider getting a revision double eyelid surgery?
Revision double eyelid surgery
Apr 21, 2021
Thank you for your question. I would definitely bring this up with your surgeon, but at two weeks, I would expect that your lid folds are very high right now, even for a minimal incision technique. As the swelling subsides, I am certain that the folds appear lower. Your surgeon will not re-operate for several months, and by that time, you will most likely be happy with your results.

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