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Many patients want to look as good as they feel and to reveal their vigor, enthusiasm and determination. They may feel ready to tackle the tasks and challenges ahead, but frankly believe that they look too old or too tired. This look is an unfortunate consequence of actually having lived awhile, acquiring experience and knowledge along the way. Turning the world around so that we recognize the desired wisdom and experience in a worn and tired face is a much more daunting task than freshening and rejuvenating that same face.
Rejuvenation of the aging face is a major goal of cosmetic surgery. Face and neck lifts, brow lifts, eyelid surgeries (blepharoplasties) are all directed toward reversing gravity changes and wrinkles associated with aging. Modern plastic surgery has added to this classic set of procedures liposuction of the neck, mid-face lifts and endoscopic brow lifts. These are all procedures that don't require large incisions.
Botox is botulism toxin, traditionally feared because of its ability to paralyze muscles. Medical science has transformed this negative effect into a powerful, controlled tool to paralyze selectively small individual muscles in the face. Botox is injected in minute amounts into the muscles responsible for the frown lines between the eyebrows and crow's feet. These wrinkles that would not otherwise go away, disappear or diminish remarkably for months.
Injectable bovine collagen has long been used to fill deep scars and wrinkles and to plump up lips. Autologen is collagen made from a person's own tissue, thereby eliminating the risk of allergic reactions and prolonging effective duration.