Blog Category - Facial Procedures

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Jan

Advantages of Getting Plastic Surgery in the Spring

Spring cleaning isn't just for cupboards. At Ann Arbor Plastic Surgery, we love helping our patients enjoy the season of rejuvenation with plastic surgery treatments for their face and body.During the spring, the world awakens. Blossoms appear on once dormant plants and the...

Jan

1 year follow up on Microneedling results

A little over a year ago, we added Microneedling to our practice. Skin needling, also known as Microneedling Therapy, Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT), and Percutaneous Collagen Induction (PCI), is a minimally invasive skin-renewal procedure that involves the use of a ...

Jan

Microneedling available in Ann Arbor

We have recently incorporated Microneedling into our practice. We have been very impressed with the results.What is microneedling?A topical numbing cream is applied to the skin. A small motor uses tiny needles to stimulate the skin. Our patients have found this...

Jan

Put Down the Bleach, Rejuvenate Winter Skin with Ultherapy

A study from Stanford University School of Medicine recently made the discovery that diluted bleach mixture has the ability to reverse inflammation and aging skin. The researchers bathed mice in a 0.0005 percent mixture of bleach and after two weeks they appeared younge...

Jan

Achieving a Straight Nasal Bridge for Rhinoplasty Patients

Patients seeking nasal surgery often share common concerns. The 3 issues we see most in people considering rhinoplasty in Michigan are:A nasal bridge, also called a nasal dorsum, that is too prominent. In lay terms, this is called a bump or hump on the nose.A nasal...

Jan

Ann Arbor Botox patients go Micro

The newest use of Botox, called Micro Botox, involves injecting very small amounts of botox to achieve a more natural result. This technique was popularized in Singapore with dramatic results. Our Ann Arbor Botox patients want natural results while having their lines so...

Jan

Plastic surgery in Michigan overdone: chipmunk cheeks

I am always both amazed and simultaneously upset when I see patients who have had plastic surgery that was overdone. What is even more disconcerting is that some of these procedures have been performed by some of the most reputable physicians. Many of my Ann Arbor plastic su...

Jan

Michigan nose jobs that look good and function well

The art of rhinoplasty requires that the appearance of the nose be modified delicately while the airway passage is respected. Older Michigan rhinoplasty techniques focused on reductive rhinoplasty surgical maneuvers. The emphasis was to reduce the size of the nose by re...

Jan

Insurance coverage for rhinoplasty patients

A frequent question from our patients is whether insurance will cover nasal surgery, or a rhinoplasty. Insurance companies often do cover nasal surgery, but only if it is related to problems breathing through nose, the result of an injury where you have been evaluated in th...