Fat transfer from an animal is not something that sounds legal and is not a sound principle. Given that it was done at a nurse’s house sounds extremely fishy to me. That in itself is not legal unless she has established her home as a place to business and is certified to do these procedures. To begin with RN’s aren’t supposed to inject fat in the first place. Fat from an animal will also be completely degraded by a person’s body and any results are likely due to scarring.
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Fat transfer from an animal, can that be done and also can it be done by a nurse at her house?
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Is a browlift too early in someone that is in there 20’s?
Thursday, July 1st, 2010A picture is important to analyze your appearance when you consider a browlift. Droopy eyebrows can be found in younger people based on their own individual anatomy. Droopy eyebrows can give your a stern appearance. And appearances can mean everything. I have a theory on facial beauty that explains this to a degree as well as a blog. If you eyebrow is one iris width away from your eyelid margin you are near the ideal height. Being a little higher can make you look more awake. But anything more than 1 1/2 iris widths can give you a surprising look. Sometimes volume under the eyebrow can brighten your eyes by increasing your eyes highlights. You should send me some pictures. For older people, volumizing the forehead can be beneficial. Here is a video of me volumizing the forehead.
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Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
What to do about a hard lump after removing a fat graft by excision
Monday, June 7th, 2010This person had a fat graft removed through an excision which required cutting. She had a persistent hard lump 3months after the excision and wanted to know if she should get steroid injections or 5 FU:
The hard lump is not uncommon and can be due to inflammation. Fat is important for many things in the body among them: keeping the body from losing heat, serving as a lubricant of sorts for muscles to move, cushioning the body, etc. This lump is not out of the ordinary with inflammation that can still be present after 3 months. Steroids are an option. But waiting is another option as well. If in doubt do nothing unless it is urgent. Waiting another 3 months is prudent to see if it is inflammation and maybe it will look and feel better. If it has not gone down you could consider steroids to soften up the hard feeling of it. It does help to see the lump as well and hence having your physician examine the lump would be the first thing I would do. I wouldn’t use 5FU before steroids with this medication being a much lesser used drug after oral and injectible steroids.
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Dr Young
Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
Perinasal implants for sunken cheeks and nasolabial folds
Saturday, May 8th, 2010One overlooked solution to sunken cheeks and nasolabial folds are perinasal implants (Dr Young specializes only in the face and neck and is located in Bellevue Washington) that you can insert next to the nose. A lot of what creates nasolabial folds is the volume loss in the cheek next to the nose. This can be a natural occurence for people or can result from aging. A perinasal implant are most commonly silicone and medpor. They can be inserted from the nose along the floor or within the mouth through really small incisions. The other to do this is through fat injections or the YoungVolumizer which I developed. All options serve to plump up the perinasal area to decrease the nasolabial fold deep characteristic. For the nasolabial folds you may also need some superficial volumization through fillers. The perinasal implant can also volumize this area to give the medial cheek more prominence. This tends to highlight the central face where you want the most attention.
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Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
I have acne scars and was wondering if a minilift could help. I also have hollow under eye areas, and cheek hollowing. Is fat grafting a good option for my lower eyes and cheeks?
Thursday, May 6th, 2010A minilift (Dr Young has extensive experience in facelifts and has done over 1200 facelifts and is located in Bellevue, WA) could help remove some extra skin and Fat injections are great for the Hollows under the Eyes. I have many patients that I have done a minilift for acne scars. My patients seem very pleased with the results for this reason. It is not a common application for a minilift to improve acne scars but some people find it very useful. Fat injectons under the eyes are a great way to improve the volume loss there and the dark circles, and baggy look in this area. Fillers can also be done here as a temporary measure. Fat injections, if all variables are positive, can last years in this area. Volumizing in this area is the most natural and, in my opinion, is better than any type of lower eyelid lift or cheek lift. Fat injections are also great for acne. A thin layer under a bed of acne scars will improve their appearance, rejuvenate the skin and elevate some depressed scars to a degree. I think volumizing your whole cheek could really help your appearance.
Thanks for reading, Dr Young
Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
Should I get a browlift or eyelift or both?
Saturday, April 24th, 2010A browlift raises the eyebrows upward to improve droopy brows, while a blepharoplasty takes away extra eyelid skin. When people age, the eyebrows tend to descend and create more tissue in the upper eyelid area. Lifting the eyebrows can move this accumulated tissue away from the upper eyelid. Sometimes removing tissue from the upper eyelid can enhance the total appearance of the eyebrow and upper eyelids. How do you know what to do? Well your surgeon will help you with that. But essentially your eyebrow should be above your eyelashes by about the width of the colored portion of your eye (or iris). To have a more awake look, this can be a little more. When it becomes more than 1 1/2 of an iris width a surprised look begins to be sensed by the viewer. After determining the ideal height of the eyebrow, any extra eyelid skin can be removed to enhance the whole upper eyelid, eyebrow region. In terms of numbers, the eyebrow should be at least 1.2cm away from the eyelashes and not more than 1.8cm away to avoid the surprised look. If the eyebrow is already 1.2 to 1.8cm away from the eyelashes, an upper eyelift could be the only thing you need. Even better, as you age, you really lose volume throughout your whole face. Volumizing is a great alternative to the incisions that are necessary with browlifts and eyelifts. Volumizing can be used to elevate the eyebrows, fill in the upper eyelids in a natural way with incisions, significant discomfort that is associated with older, traditional procedures like the eyebrow lift and eyelift / blepharoplasty. This is where the YoungVolumizer can help. The YoungVolumizer is a procedure I developed to volumize your face in a natural way with your own tissues and without incisions, and the discomfort of traditional, older procedures.
Thanks for reading, Dr Young
Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
How many syringes do people use for certain areas on average when it comes to fillers in the face?
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010There is no real standard for fillers (Aesthetic Facial Plastic Surgery, Dr Young Bellevue) in certain areas but a general idea is out there. One thing to realize is that everybody is different. But in general, for example, in the lips I usually start out with one syringe of restylane or juvederm. For the nasolabial folds, I usually use at least two syringes of either one. For the cheeks you can 2-4 syringes. For the under eye area along the inferior orbital rim, I use one on each side to improve the hollows. For the upper eyes and the hollowing there I use 1-2 total. For the marionette lines under the lateral part of the lips I will use 1-2 syringes. The syringes range from 500-700 per syringe on average. There are some reductions the more you do for most offices. Instead of fillers, options that I think are great include fat injections, or the YoungVolumizer which I developed. With these options you can globally volumize the face and given a general rejuvenation.
Thanks for reading, Dr Young
Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
I had 2 facelifts and my surgeon is suggesting fat grafting to my face for facial rejuvenation.
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Fat is a great option after multiple facelifts (Dr Phil Young Seattle / Bellevue Washington) to volumize the face. Aging can be seen as a process of changing from a grape to a raisin for lack of a better descriptive scenario. Facelifts essentially make the raisin into a smaller raisin. When in fact to look younger a lot of times looking like a fuller younger naturally looking grape is the better option. This is where volumizing plays an important role. Fat injections volumize the face to return the raisin to the grape that it used to be. Given that you have had 2 facelifts, you likely have a reduced skin volume and hence you will be smaller than the grape you once were, unless you gained alot of weight during the years. Volumizing would be excellent for you likely. But it all depends on what you look like and this is a general comment. At the age of 74, you can still get benefits from facial fat grafting. I have done a lot of patients over this age. It all depends on your health. Of course you need enough fat to do the procedure and your surgeon can tell you about that or assess this situation. Here is a youtube video showing fat injections into the cheek (Dr Young fat injections to the cheek)
Thanks for reading, Dr Young
Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
Can lasers improve the turkey neck?
Monday, April 19th, 2010Lasers can improve the Turkey Neck but to a minimal degree. This is a good option for people that are not ready for surgery. The laser can tighten the skin, improve the wrinkles and decrease the aging that occurs with sun damage. One thing to consider that it is better to be safe than sorry in the neck. The neck skin is thinner and has more potential for scarring and other healing issues. So being conservative is vital in the neck area. But to definitely treat the neck a traditional neck lift is the proven way to rejuvenate the neck. Another option is fat injections and the YoungVolumizer for the neck. After all, a big part of aging in the neck area is a loss of volume under the skin. Here is a live demonstration of my use of a co2 laser and laser resurfacing.
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Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington
What fills in the hollow under the eyes, do implants work there?
Monday, April 19th, 2010Eye / Inferior orbital rim Implants can fill in the hollows under the eyes. Volume loss in the cheek and under the eye along the inferior orbital rim can lead to the hollowing under the eye that makes the bags under the eyes stand out. There are many ways to fill in that hollow. You can use fillers, fat injections, the YoungVolumizer, Implant (Dr Young Seattle Washington), and you can sometimes reposition the fat over the rim. Taking out the lower eyelid fat reduces the baggy appearance but doesn’t correct the original reason why there is a hollow there in the first place which is due to volume loss. Here is a video on a live facial fat injection (by Dr Young of Bellevue, Washington) on youtube.
Thanks for reading, Dr Young
Dr Young specializes in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and is located in Bellevue near Seattle, Washington