Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty #72

face
with age, the overall
facial balance is
changed
Restoring
drooping eyes
Eyes are a key feature of a person’s face and are one of the
first areas of the face to show signs of ageing. Eyelids are
not addressed by a facelift, so many patients often undergo
a blepharoplasty at the same time as a facelift.
Blepharoplasty is a surgical procedure, which can be
performed on either the upper or lower eyelids or both,
and is designed to remove excess skin folds and bulging
fat bags.
‘Blepharoplasty can improve the bags and wrinkles
around the eyes but will not improve wrinkles of the cheeks,
temples or forehead,’ Dr Flynn explains. ‘It also does not
correct problems caused by drooping eyebrows, so
the position of the brow also needs to be considered to
determine whether a brow lift may be more appropriate.’
Loss of volume under the eyes may be due to loss of
volume in the cheeks and a dragging down of the cheek
area. The volume can be replaced through strategic
placement of dermal fillers, to help recontour and improve
the appearance of the eye area.
Adding
volume
A thread lift or a surgical facelift will address the looseness
of the skin but it won’t restore volume or improve the texture
and quality of the skin. Fillers can be used with either lift
to refine and complement the results. Temporary, semipermanent
or permanent fillers can be used appropriately
to address the loss of volume in the cheeks, hollows under
the eyes and the lines at the corners of the mouth.
‘An important issue with fillers is to look not only at
wrinkles and lines but also consider facial structure and
balance. Placing the right filler in a deeper position provides
a good enhancement to restore youthful contours,’
Dr Flynn explains.
Smoothing
skin &
improving
skin tone &
texture
Most Australians exhibit evidence of sun
damage on their skin, and lasers can
be used to improve pigmentation, red
blemishes and broken capillaries.
‘In addition to resurfacing the skin to
reveal a fresher, smoother complexion,
laser light has therapeutic properties,
helping to stimulate new collagen
formation which in turn improves
the smoothness and tone of the
skin,’ Dr Flynn explains. ‘Laser photo
rejuvenation also helps with broken
capillaries, excessive redness, freckles
and uneven pigmentation.’
‘I believe that by combining
modalities – peels and laser to improve
the texture of the skin, and using fillers
to build volume after a lifting procedure,
produces the best possible results in
restoring a youthful, rejuvenated face,’
says Dr Flynn.
Whatever ageing issues patients
may have, Dr Flynn urges them to
gain as much knowledge of potential
procedures as possible before
consultation with a skilled and certified
cosmetic doctor.
‘The best results are always when the
patient has a thorough understanding of
the procedure and realistic expectations
of what it can achieve for them,’ he
concludes. csbm
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