With such rapid advancement in the world of plastic surgery and an ever growing procedure menu for patients to choose from, studies show that facelifts are becoming less desired. Patients are now opting for less invasive procedures like Dr. John LeRoy’s Band Aid Facelift, cosmetic injections (Botox® and Dysport®), facial fillers (Restylane® and Juverderm®), and facial laser skin resurfacing. In addition to expanded procedure options, facial rejuvenation patients are starting treatments at a younger age: so their cosmetic issues are less advanced than previous facelift candidates.
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery statistics reveal that, while the overall number of injectable, facial filler, and lasers treatments performed this past year increased; fewer cosmetic procedure patients opted for facelifts. In addition to the reasons cited above, many people express fear about the often overly dramatic results of traditional facelift procedures.
Dr. LeRoy doesn’t think the facelift procedure will be replaced by any one superficial treatment; citing facelift surgery’s ability to physically address the underlying issue: lax facial muscles which have shifted in areas to produce sagging. However, Dr. LeRoy knows the younger, more proactive, facial plastic surgery demographic requires a refined version of the facial cosmetic surgery. This was the driving force behind Dr. LeRoy’s development of the minimally invasive Band Aid Facelift procedure in 1997.
Performed in-office and requiring only local anesthesia, the Band Aid Facelift has similar advantages to the dermal injectables (Botox®, Dysport®, Restylane®, and Juverderm®) and laser skin treatments used to eliminate wrinkles in that it can target very specific areas of concern. This custom-tailored approach to facial rejuvenation allows Dr. LeRoy to address the isolated needs of patients in their 40’s to the comprehensive requests of patient in their 80’s.
During consultation, Dr. LeRoy discusses the patient’s options, desires, and needs for their plastic surgery procedure. Dr. LeRoy performs upper (usually including a brow lift and blepharoplasty procedure), lower (usually including a jowl and necklift), or middle facelift (focusing on mouth and cheeks). Dr. LeRoy also offers a Band Aid Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and a Band Aid Brow Lift.
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As the popularity of Dr. LeRoy’s original Band Aid procedures, which are performed in-office utilizing local anesthesia (gentle numbing), can attest; facial cosmetic surgery patients value products and procedures which offer natural-looking, age-defying results that aren’t inordinately difficult to obtain.
Since their FDA approval in 2006, hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers Restylane® and Perlane® have gathered a substantial following of faithful patients. The dermal filler injections work to temporarily fill the deeper wrinkles and folds around the nose and mouth that develop with age and are more difficult to target with topical treatments like microdermabrasion or peels. The hyaluronic acid material is a manufactured product created to emulate the counterpart (of the same name) that occurs naturally in the skin’s collagen fibers to give youthful skin its elasticity.
Unlike the original versions of the dermal filler products, which sometimes resulted in a bumpy appearance after injection because of the “sieving” production process, new generations of Restylane® and Perlane® boast improved consistency and longevity. Now produced using Hylacrossâ„¢ technology, the products’ supple gel texture can now be more accurately positioned for better wrinkle filling. The thicker, revised texture also makes the product more difficult for the body to degrade and absorb: making the anti-aging results last longer (typically 6-8 months between injections.)
If you would like more information about the other facial rejuvenation procedures Dr. John LeRoy offers including: cosmetic injectables, face lift, Band Aid Facelift, brow lift, and neck lift visit his website or subscribe to his blog.
