Kriston Kent - Your Complete Guide to Facial Cosmetic Surgery

Copyright 2004 by Jon Mendelsohn, M.D.; Kriston Kent, M.D.; and William Truswell, M.D.

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This book is not intended to serve as a substitute for a physician. Nor is it the authors intent to give medical advice contrary to that of an attending physician.

We wish to thank the following individuals and corporations who provided photos: Inamed Aesthetics, Inc., collagen products (Cosmoderm, Cosmoplast, Hylaform) photos, pages 77, 80-84. Atrium Medical Corp, Advanta facial implants photo, .

Mendelsohn, Jon, 1966

Your complete guide to facial cosmetic surgery / Jon Mendelsohn, William Truswell, Kriston Kent.

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Includes index.

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T he support and love of many people have helped make this book possible. I would like to thank my wonderful family for all of the support and love they share with me. Of course, the love and magic of living is valued every day as I embrace the life and the joy that Hanny and Benny bring to me every day.

I would also like to extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to my outstanding family of associates that I have been fortunate enough to work with daily. Their dedication to our vision and our patients are second to none. Their tireless efforts are recognized and greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Finally, I would like to thank all of the patients to whom I have been fortunate enough to meet. Every day I receive tremendous satisfaction in knowing that the relationships I have developed with you will last a lifetime. I enjoy educating and being educated by you, and hope that I can continue to provide care to you for years to come.

Jon Mendelsohn, M.D.

T he progress of this project has been aided by the support and patience of many whom I hold close in both my personal and professional life. To them I owe a debt of gratitude and to them I offer this book in dedication. Thank you, Lynn, wife, partner, and friend of infinite patience and understanding, for helping keep this tempest in me somewhat near the ground. And to you, Jason and Jody, my now grown children, you who are the brightness and future, thank you.

Thank you, Laura, Kathy, Lisa, Johanne, Cozette, Nancy, Darci, and Jessica, my most wonderful staff, for your loyalty, dedication, hard work, and affectionwithout you, my practice would be diminished. I also wish to acknowledge the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the resource for education, guidance, support, and fraternity for Facial Plastic Surgeons throughout the world.

I also wish to thank Mary Campbell for her editorial support on this project.

William Truswell, M.D.

I would like to thank my wife, Charlotte, and my three wonderful children, Kristi, Allen, and Aimee, for their patience and support of my many professional and educational endeavors. I acknowledge Mary Campbell for her editorial help with this book. I would also like to thank my executive assistant, Lesley Coleman, for all her assistance in making my contributions to this book possible.

Kriston J. Kent, M.D.

A t no other time in history have we seen so much media attention focused on cosmetic surgery. We see cosmetic surgical makeovers on national television. We watch programs about cosmetic surgery for movie stars. We read magazines and newspapers, brimming with information about the latest cosmetic surgery techniques and procedures. Why is all this media attention occurring? Its likely due to the publics intense interest in these topics.

Millions of Americans are seeking facial cosmetic surgery. The number of facelifts performed in the United States increased 46 percent over last year. Other procedures, such as rhinoplasty and eyelid lifts, have also increased dramatically. No doubt, part of the upward trend is a result of our population getting older someone turns 50 every 8 seconds in America. We may be aging, but we want to look our best. Even so, the trends show that many younger Americans are also undergoing cosmetic surgery, too.

Perhaps youre considering facial cosmetic surgery. If so, we encourage you to become an informed consumer so you will enjoy the process and achieve the results you desire. To help you better understand facial cosmetic surgery, we offer descriptions of various procedures along with dozens of before and after photos of our patients. We hope this book is a helpful tool to you as you make choices about facial cosmetic surgery.

A re you among the thousands of Americans who are thinking about facial cosmetic surgery? Have you wondered how you might look after a facelifta nose joban eyelid lift? Are you brimming with energy on the inside but showing your age on the outside? If so, facial cosmetic surgery may be for you. Each year, more and more Americans are choosing to turn back the clock with cosmetic surgery.

Before we discuss the most common procedures, lets take a look at why our facial skin and tissues age. Not only will this help you understand how facial structure changes with age, but also it will give you insights about lifestyle habits that can help you maintain the results of cosmetic surgery procedures.

Why does facial skin eventually start to droop? Consider this analogy: If youve ever had a lined coat or jacket cleaned, you may have found that the lining shrank during dry cleaning or laundering, making the outer fabric sag. Think of your facial skin as the outer fabric and your bones and supporting tissues as the lining. As those bones and tissues shrink and your muscles lose volume and tone, the skin slips downward, sometimes drooping much as your jackets outer fabric drapes over the hemline.