Benefits of cosmetic surgery
- Greater self-esteem
- Enhanced mental health
- Regained sense of self and function (after an accident, injury or procedure)
- Enhanced appearance
- Greater career and life opportunities
- Improved overall health (in some cases like breast reduction and rhinoplasty)
Conditions
Cosmetic:
- Facial Aging: Wrinkles, skin discoloration, sagging (jowls)
- Ears: Congenital deformities, prominent ears, torn earlobes or stretched piercings
- Eyes: Sagging eyelids and brows, fullness
- Nose: Crooked noses, droopy tips, bumps, difficulty breathing
Corrective:
- Septal perforations
- Facial, orbital, nose and jaw fractures
- Facial Trauma: Lacerations of the scalp, face and neck
- Skin injury and growths: Lesions, cancer, moles, cysts and scars
Specialties
Our board-certified cosmetic dermatology team is made up of highly-skilled specialists who have received rigorous training in four different aesthetic specialties:
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Dermatology and dermatologic surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery
Treatments
We strive to handle every situation and procedure with the utmost care, bringing you the outcome you desire most.
Cosmetic
Breast Augmentation and Reduction
- Including short scar breast reduction
- Silicone gel breast augmentation
- Breast lift (short scar)
- Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
Facial Rejuvenation
- Facial fillers (e.g. Juvederm, Restylane, Voluma and Belotero)
- Facelift surgery
- BOTOX ®injections
- Blepharoplasty: eyelid lift
- Endoscopic/open brow lift
Body Reshaping and Rejuvenation
- Liposuction and Smartlipo: the newest technology is now laser-assisted liposuction body contouring, available for the neck, jowls, abdomen, arms and legs
- CoolTone™
- Thigh lift
- Abdominoplasty (standard tummy tuck and high lateral tension)
- Brachioplasty (arm lift)
- Buttock augmentation
- Fat injection
- Laser
- Lower body lift
Facial feature surgery
- Rhinoplasty (nose surgery)
- Otoplasty (prominent ears)
- Otoplasty (prominent ears)
- Earlobe piercing/repair
Corrective and reconstructive
- Skin cancer excision and reconstruction
- Post-cancer breast and TRAM flap reconstruction
- Post-mastectomy breast reconstruction
- Facial fracture repair
- Mohs surgery repair
- Scare repair
- Child–friendly stitches
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is a common subspecialty of plastic surgery that focuses on the nose. It is often performed to help people breathe better, but also to improve the appearance of the nose.
Our experienced rhinoplasty surgeons will help you maintain a functional airway and durable structure, and create a nose that harmonizes with the face.
Symptoms and conditions that lead to rhinoplasty
- Breathing problems (caused by internal constriction of the airways)
- Cosmetic revision (deviated septum, or dissatisfaction with the position or size of the nasal bridge or nasal tip)
While people choose rhinoplasty for both medical and cosmetic reasons, it’s important to remember that it is a serious procedure and should be considered carefully.
Rhinoplasty surgeries should only be performed on patients whose noses have stopped growing, which usually happens in the late teens.
Treatment
Our advanced rhinoplasty techniques emphasize more natural results, individualized to each patient’s unique facial features. Before surgery, we’ll create a computer image of your nose to make sure we are aligned on our goals.
We offer two types of surgery:
- Closed approach: The entire surgery is performed through incisions made inside the nose. This has several advantages including no external incisions, shorter surgeries and generally less swelling after surgery.
- Open approach: An additional external incision creates more exposure and allows more precise correction of deformities. We perform many revision surgeries, using extra care to close the external incision so that it is often imperceptible.
Procedure time frame
Rhinoplasty is an outpatient procedure most commonly performed under general anesthesia. Most rhinoplasties will take one to three hours. During recovery, swelling of the nose and under the eyes will dissipate rapidly over a few weeks, and most patients only require an over the counter pain medication during recovery.
Medical care and help
At Optum, our team of cosmetic surgeons will work closely with you to understand your health condition and the outcome you are looking for.
To find a cosmetic surgeon near you, visit our Providers page.
Contact us if you have any questions.