Facelift and weight loss
Posted September 24, 2009 9:25 PM in Facelift Surgery

Mary, The timing of a facelift with regard to weight loss is not really important. A facelift is designed to improve the jawline and neck. The excess fat that exists in the neck will be removed during the procedure and so it is not necessary to lose the weight first. Having said that, significant weight loss in the face can lead to aging of the cheeks and lower eyelids. This can be corrected with a facial fat transfer. Usually the timing of this is not that important as long as you are not losing large quantities of weight. I usually use 30-40 pounds as a rough guideline of enough weight to make a difference. As long as you don't have that amount of weight or more to lose then I feel it is OK to proceed with a continue...

Otoplasty and hearing
Posted September 24, 2009 9:19 PM in Otoplasty

Chris,

No an otoplasty will not affect your hearing, positively or negatively.  The external auricle is only responsible for a minuscule amount of the gathering of sound waves to the middle and inner ear.  The middle and inner ear are responsible for amplifying the sound to the brain. 

Ed Buckingham continue...

Procedures after weight loss
Posted September 14, 2009 5:20 PM in Facial Fat Transfer

Jason, It is a little unusual for a 27 year old to have loose skin on their face following weight loss of even a significant degree. Usually at that age the skin has enough elasticity to accommodate the loss of volume. In general however, loss of weight produces a loss of overall subcutaneous volume in the face. This can lead to the loss of skin tone or facial structural shape in a young person, and an aging appearance in an older person. Loss of volume in the cheek and area around the eyes can be replaced by performing a fat transfer. This involves harvesting remaining fat from the body or lower limbs and placing it into the appropriate areas of the face to add contour. This can include augmenting the cheeks continue...

How is a Fat Transfer Performed
Posted September 14, 2009 4:52 PM in Facial Fat Transfer

Meg, A fat transfer is utilized to restore lost volume to the face. One of the key features to aging is volume loss along with gravitational changes and skin changes. Look at photos of children and 30 year olds. The 30 year olds don't look old, but they clearly look older than the 15 year old. Why is that? Now look at a 50 or 60 year old compared to the 30 year old. The difference is volume. Especially in the cheek region and the areas of bone around the eye, loss of volume allows the deeper bony structures to dominate the face instead of the soft full curves of youth. Fat transfer restore this lost volume. A fat transfer is performed by choosing an area of fat excess on the trunk or extremities and harvesting continue...

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