Plastic Surgery Blog
FAQs About Cosmetic Facelift Surgery
Published on June 18, 2018 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.There is much information available about cosmetic facelift surgery and how it will impact your face and your budget. At LidLift, we want to help you stay informed with the facts and provide answers to your important questions about receiving Read More…
“Do I have enough skin to fix my upper eyelids?”
Published on June 18, 2018 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.This was asked in the first email from one of my patients. She wanted to share her experience but maintain her privacy. The photos are of other patients so she would not be identified. However, I very much appreciate this Read More…
Botox Lip Flip Is it another phony service?
Published on May 6, 2018 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.The procedure called the Botox Lip Flip has caused near social media hysteria and has been featured on “The Doctors.” Articles about the procedure claim that you can stop spending money on fillers because for much less you can get Read More…
Is your phone having trouble recognizing your face?
Published on January 18, 2018 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.An innocent affair Your love affair with fillers might have started innocently enough. A little Voluma here, a squirt of Juvederm there…year after year. Hyaluronic acid fillers are naturally occurring sugar gels that are cross-linked to provide long-term facial volume. Read More…
Reducing the appearance of facial pores.
Published on January 1, 2018 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Pores of the face can be a cosmetic concern. You are not alone in looking for treatment to reduce facial pore size. Skin pores are skin openings associated with oil glands and hair follicles. The medical literature states that pores Read More…
Is your doctor using a safe skin cleaner on your face?
Published on December 1, 2017 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Ever wonder what your doctor/nurse/whomever is using on your skin to clean it before a cosmetic service like Botox or fillers? If you answered no, you would be in the same boat as most everyone else. However, you should make Read More…
New Treatment Breakthrough for Thyroid Related Eye Disease
Published on August 1, 2017 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Thyroid Eye Disease The thyroid gland can be the target of autoimmune disease. For reasons not well understood, the soft tissues around the eyes can also be affected. There are two different conditions produced by autoimmune diseases that affect the Read More…
Chalazia-There is an alternative to surgery.
Published on April 26, 2017 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.A chalazia is an inflammatory bump that can develop along the edge of one of the eyelids. If you have one, I don’t need to tell you they are ugly. There is a related process called a stye or hordeolum. Read More…
How Much is a Lateral Canthoplasty?
Published on February 20, 2017 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Seriously, we get this question in a telephone call to my office at least 10 times per week. I suspect that folks ask the question because they really don’t know where to start a conversation with the office. The question Read More…
Rene Zellweger’s Post Surgical Appearance
Published on January 11, 2017 by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.Flying back from Dubai, I had the opportunity to view all of the Bridget Jones movies featuring Rene Zellweger. It gave me an opportunity as a cosmetic surgeon to study her face and form an opinion regarding how her face Read More…