Botox® (Botulinum Toxin)

A popular non-surgical injection, this toxin blocks the nerve impulses, temporarily paralyzing the muscles that cause wrinkles while giving the skin a smoother, more refreshed appearance.

Breast Augmentation (Augmentation Mammaplasty)

Typically an outpatient procedure requiring general or local anesthesia with sedation. Patients have a choice of locations for surgical incisions.

Breast Lift (Mastopexy)

Typically outpatient, sometimes inpatient procedure performed with general or local anathesia with sedation

Breast Reduction

Typically outpatient, sometimes inpatient procedure performed with general or local anathesia with sedation

Cheek Implants

Typically an outpatient procedure when performed by itself. When combined with another cosmetic procedure, such as a facelift, forehead lift or eyelid surgery, the implants may be inserted through the incisions made for those procedures. Otherwise, an incision will be made either inside your upper lip or your lower eyelid. A pocket is then formed and an implant is inserted.

Chin Augmentation (Mentoplasty)

Typically an outpatient procedure when performed by itself. A small incision will create a pocket over the front of the jawbone in order to insert the implant placed inside the mouth (along the lower lip) or in the skin just under the chin area.

Collagen/Fat Injections/Injectables

Injectables are usually administered in a surgeon's office-based facility. If, however, you are being hospitalized for a facelift, necklift, browlift, or any other procedure, your injections may be administered in the hospital as well. Other popular injectables include ArteColl, ArteFill, Cosmoplast, Fascian, Perlane, Radiesse, and Restylane.

Correction of Protruding Ears (Otoplasty)

Typically an outpatient procedure that sets prominent ears back closer to the head, or reduce the size of large ears. Most often done on children between the ages of 4 and 14 years. (Occasionally covered by insurance.) Anesthesia: Young children: usually general. Older children or adults: general or local, with sedation.

Dermabrasion

Mechanical scraping of the top layers of skin using a high-speed rotary wheel. Softens sharp edges of surface irregularities, including acne and other scars and fine wrinkles, especially around the mouth.

Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Typically an outpatient procedure that corrects drooping upper eyelids and puffy bags below the eyes by removing excess fat, skin, and muscle. (Upper-eyelid surgery may be covered by insurance if used to correct visual field defects)

Face & Neck Lift (Rhytidectomy)

Typically an outpatient procedure. Some patients may require short inpatient stay.

Facial Implants

Typically an outpatient procedure to change the basic shape and balance of the face using carefully shaped implants to build up a receding chin, add prominence to cheekbones, or reshape the jawline.

Facial Rejuvenation: Laser, Radio Frequency or Chemical (Phenol and trichloroacetic acid [TCA])

Typically an outpatient procedure that does not require anesthesia. However, sedation & EKG monitoring may be used. Full-face phenol peel may require admission for 1 to 2 days. Some popular treatments include Fraxel, Polaris, Thermage, and Titan laser/radio frequency skin rejuvenation procedures.

Forehead & Eyebrow Lift

Typically an outpatient procedure to minimize forehead creases, drooping eyebrows, hooding over eyes, furrowed forehead and frown lines by removing excess tissue, altering muscles and tightening the forehead skin. May be done using the traditional technique, with an incision across the top of the head just behind the hairline; or with the use of an endoscope, which requires 3 to 5 short incisions. Most often done on people over 40.

Hair Replacement Surgery
(Hair Transplant, Hair Plugs)

Typically an outpatient procedure to fill in balding areas with a patient's own hair using a variety of techniques including scalp reduction, tissue expansion, strip grafts, scalp flaps, or clusters of punch grafts (plugs, miniplugs and microplugs). Works best on men with male pattern baldness after hair loss has stopped.

Liposuction (Suction-Assisted Lipectomy)

Usually an outpatient procedure. Extensive procedures may require short inpatient stay.

Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)

Usually an outpatient procedure to reshape nose by reducing or increasing size, removing hump, changing shape of tip or bridge, narrowing span of nostrils, or changing angle between nose and upper lip. May also relieve some breathing problems. (May be covered by insurance.)

Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

Either in or outpatient surgery depending on individual circumstances and extent of surgery.