Select a procedure to learn when a procedure can help, how it's performed and what results you can expect so you can make a well-informed decision.

For more information, ask our staff about brochures, videotapes and booklets on specific procedures. Since circumstances vary with every person, feel free to discuss your concerns directly with our surgeons.

• Facelift
• As we age the soft tissues of our face will slowly drop, creating jowls, lines, creases and a sagging neck. The facelift is designed to correct these structural changes. Other signs of aging such as loss of skin elasticity and fat from the face can also be addressed but are not corrected by a facelift alone. Also while a facelift does not correct the eyes or brow it can be combined with those procedures for total facial rejuvenation.

• Forehead/Brow Lift
• A forehead lift (or "browlift") is a procedure that improves the heavy and drooping appearance that can occur in the brows, forehead and upper eyelids. The passage of time affects the facial appearance and some sagging, droop or heaviness typically occurs in the brow region and upper eyelids. Some people have a relatively low brow position naturally, even at a young age. This may result in a tired, angry or sad appearance that does not reflect your inner self. In these cases, a forehead lift can produce a very positive change. This procedure involves lifting the forehead and brow to a more optimal position, which also tends to "open-up" the area around the eyes to reveal a more youthful and attractive appearance. Sometimes people will present for a consult for upper eyelid blepharoplasty (upper lid lift) and actually will benefit more from a forehead lift. Other times, a blepharoplasty or even a full face lift is considered along with a forehead lift. A consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon can help you determine what is needed to achieve your goals.

• Ear Surgery
• Ear surgery, or otoplasty, is done to set prominent ears back closer to the head or to reduce the size of large ears

• Eyelid Surgery
• Sometimes called “eyelid lift” or “eyelid tuck”, eyelid surgery is technically called Blepharoplasty. Upper eyelids often develop an excessively full or droopy appearance, and lower lids may develop puffy fat pads and loose skin. In these cases, blepharoplasty can produce a more refreshed and rejuvenated appearance. This can be done to the upper and/or lower eyelids, to improve appearance by removing excess fat pads or skin.

• Nose Surgery
• Rhinoplasty, surgery to reshape the nose, is one of the most common of all plastic surgery procedures. Rhinoplasty can reduce or increase the size of your nose, change the shape of the tip or the bridge, narrow the span of the nostrils, or change the angle between your nose and your upper lip. It also may correct a birth defect or injury, or help relieve some breathing problems.

• Cleft Lip and Palate
• In the early weeks of development, long before a child is born, the right and left sides of the lip and the roof of the mouth normally grow together. In about one of every 800 babies, those sections don't quite meet. A child born with a separation in the upper lip is said to have a "cleft lip." A similar birth defect in the roof of the mouth, or palate, is called a "cleft palate." Since the lip and the palate develop separately, it is possible for a child to have a cleft lip, a cleft palate, or variations of both.