Facial Enhancement

The first thing people notice about you is your face. Whether it is your eyes or your smile, you are constantly aware of the impression you make on other people. When wrinkles, sun spots and other evidence of aging become more noticeable, cosmetic plastic surgery may be the answer.

With cosmetic plastic surgery you can turn back the hands of time. Not only will you look and feel younger you will also feel more confident and vibrant.

Dr. O'Toole is able to enhance or refine areas of the face and neck for both women and men using surgical procedures and chemical treatments. Congenital deformities (birth defects) and abnormalities resulting from accidents or disease, can be corrected as well.

Please read more about some of the procedures that we offer that can help you look and feel years younger.

Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

As we age, our face changes. Skin loses its elasticity. Skin begins to bunch in several locations. Muscular bands become more apparent. A face-lift can help restore the look of your youth by selectively canceling out those features which signify age. The cheeks are elevated, folds are flattened, jowls tightened, the neck is redraped, and excess skin is removed. Your appearance is not replaced, but a younger appearance is restored.

There are several variations of face-lifts. Skin-only face-lifts were popular many years ago and are still used in select situations. Intermediate depth face lifts achieve their lift at deeper levels. Deep plane face lifts strive to achieve these changes just above the bones of the face. The incisions are made just in front of the ear and wrap around the back of the ear and hide within the hairline. The anatomy of the face is defined. Muscles and connective tissues are tightened, excess skin is redraped and removed. The next day, dressings are removed. Sutures are removed over a period of days as you heal. The amount of swelling that you may get is variable, but you can resume most normal activities within a week and should show very few signs of your procedure by three weeks.

For additional information on facelifts visit:
www.plasticsurgery.org/surgery/facelift.htm

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Brow Lift (Forehead Lift)

Frown lines above our noses and in the middle of your forehead will give you an unwanted older appearance. Under stress and as we age, we tend to make faces that encourage the creases, giving us the serious, unhappy look.

A brow lift eliminates these lines and is one of the only procedures that allows a plastic surgeon to access the hard to reach muscles that cause furrow lines.

For additional information on browlifts visit:
www.plasticsurgery.org/surgery/forehead.htm

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Fillers

Restylane -

Hylaform -

Captique-

Collagen - is a protein found in the second layer of skin known as the dermis (the first layer is called the epidermis). It is injected under the dermis layer to added fullness to areas of the face such as the lips, cheeks and forehead.

Glycolic Acid Peels

Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is designed to remove excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids. The procedure can correct drooping upper lids that tend to sag with time and the puffy bags below the eyes. Stitches can be removed after three or four days. Blepharoplasty can be done as a single procedure, or in conjunction with other facial surgery such as a facelift or a browlift.

For additional information on eyelid surgery visit:
www.plasticsurgery.org/surgery/eyelid.htm

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Lip Enhancement

Full and vivacious lips have always been recognized as aesthetically important features. Some of us however, are born with thin, ill-defined lips, but the appearance of our lips are now within our control. During this procedure a piece of tissue is borrowed from somewhere in your body and grafted into one or both lips.

BOTOX®

BOTOX® is a protein that weakens muscles that wrinkle the skin. It is injected under the skin into areas surrounding the eyes and forehead to reduce "worry lines" and "crow's feet". The procedure is quick and usually done in an examination room.

For additional information on BOTOX® fillers visit:
www.botox.com

Laser Skin Resurfacing

Rhinoplasty (Nose Reshaping)

The nose is the most prominent feature of the human face. For many people, it is simply a part of their good looks and rarely merits a second thought.

For countless others, the nose is an almost constant source of embarrassment. Today, however, plastic surgery can correct a multitude of faults. Rhinoplasty can shorten, tilt up, build up or straighten. Rhinoplasty can make the most prominent feature on your face a permanent source of pride. It can give you a whole new appearance and a new outlook on life.

Rhinoplasty is one of the oldest operations in plastic surgery. The nose is a source of pride for many and a source of great embarrassment for others. Rhinoplasty can correct many of the faults we see in our nose. Often this procedure can be combined with functional improvement of the nasal airway through correction of abnormal internal nasal structures.

Otoplasty (Ear Pinback)

Otoplasty or ear pinback is done to correct protruding ears. It happens to be one of the few cosmetic surgeries performed on children.

An incision is placed in the natural creases behind the ear and the cartilage of the ear is weakened so that it bends into a new shape. The cartilage is also stitched into position to hold the ear into position.

Recovery normally takes one to two weeks and results can be noticed after many months.

For additional information on otoplasty:
www.plasticsurgery.org/surgery/earsurg.htm

Facial Implants