Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery by Deborah Seelig, M.D.

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Plastic Surgery Procedures

Dermal Fillers, Collagen, Fat Grafts, Radiesse, etc.

• Procedure - Plump up creased, furrowed, or sunken facial skin or scars; add fullness to lips and backs of hands. Works best on thin, dry, light-colored skin.
• Length - 15 minutes to 1 hour per session for office procedures.  2 hours for outpatient procedures. 
• Anaesthesia - Collagen - usually none, however local may be included with the injection.  Radiesse - local anaesthesia.  Fat grafts - General or local with IV sedation.
• In/Outpatient - Office or Outpatient.
• Side effects - Stinging, Throbbing, Burning sensation, Faint redness, Swelling, Excess fullness.

• Risks - Collagen - Allergic reaction, Rash, Hives, Swelling, Flu-like symptoms, possible triggering of connective-tissue or autoimmune diseases. (A skin test is required before collagen treatment to determine whether an allergy exists.), Infection, Contour irregularities.

• Recovery - Back to work same day for office procedures.  Less than one week for outpatient procedures.  Normal appearance 1 to 3 weeks.  Strenuous activity 2 to 4 weeks.

Additional information -

Allergan Inamed -

Radiesse -

Latisse^® (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03%) -

LATISSE^® is the first and only FDA-approved, science-based treatment to enhance eyelash prominence as measured by increases in length, thickness and darkness of eyelashes.

Available only through a doctor, LATISSE^® is a once-daily prescription treatment applied to the base of the upper eyelashes with a sterile, single-use-per-eye disposable applicator. LATISSE^® users can expect to experience longer, fuller and darker eyelashes in as little as eight weeks, with full results in 16 weeks. To maintain effect, continued treatment with LATISSE^® is required. If use of LATISSE^® is discontinued, eyelashes will gradually return to where they were prior to treatment over a period of weeks to months (average eyelash hair cycle). Ask your doctor if LATISSE^® is right for you.