by Manager Devized | Jun 16, 2019 | Articles
Thanks to modern technology, there are many options for erasing the years. If you want younger-looking skin, affordable cosmetic surgery can be your answer. Although there are many ways to reclaim your youthful glow, this post reviews some of the most popular cosmetic treatments for aging skin, as well as how to prepare for your chosen procedure.
Removing Wrinkles
Those who wish to look more youthful often choose from one of two non-surgical wrinkle reduction options: dermal fillers and Botox.
Dermal fillers are commonly hyaluronic acid—a naturally occurring compound found in skin and connective tissue—to add volume to the face, and smooth out fine lines. Botox, however, works by relaxing the subdermal muscles whose movement can contribute to wrinkles. Because each injection targets different aspects of skin rejuvenation, many people opt for a combination of dermal fillers and Botox.
If you are planning for either of these procedures, you can expect to experience some temporary discomfort following the 30- to 45-minute procedure.
Revitalizing the Skin’s Look
Another popular way to restore your skin’s youthful glow is to undergo a revitalization procedure. Today, you can accomplish this without surgery, or the daily application of creams.
Laser revitalization removes wrinkles by transporting laser energy deep below the skin’s surface to reach the underlying tissue. This contact stimulates the growth of new tissue, using the body’s own healing process to replace the old. This procedure is often used to treat wrinkles, skin damage, and acne scarring.
This type of treatment may require more than one short session to achieve your desired results, and there will be slight discomfort as the laser touches the skin.
Facelifts
Facelifts remove loose skin on the neck and face that can add years to your look. This procedure can improve the look of the lower eyelids and cheeks, as well as noticeably tighten skin on your jawline.
This can be accomplished with both traditional surgical means, as well as by radio frequency (RF) AccuTite™ or FaceTite™. The latter methods use laser energy to melt fat beneath the skin, as well as generate collagen production—resulting in a tightened, youthful appearence.
A surgical facelift requires four or five hours to complete, and it will require you to take up to three weeks off work in order to heal. However, RF treatments—while more suited to smaller areas of treatment—require a far shorter amount of recovery time.
Consult with an Experienced Professional
The decision to have affordable cosmetic surgery is an important one, and complete confidence and trust in your surgeon are critical. A cosmetic treatment that gives you exactly the results you want begins with choosing the right plastic surgeon. The surgeon and staff at Grossman Plastic Surgery offer friendly, efficient, and professional aging skin plastic surgery.
With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Peter H. Grossman, MD, CA remains one of Southern California’s most in-demand cosmetic surgeons. Book your consultation online or call 818-981-2050.
by Manager Devized | Apr 5, 2019 | Articles
It seems that every billboard and magazine is touting a new anti-aging product or service that promises to take you back in time. One technique, however, is rising above the clutter as a powerful weapon in the war against aging — microneedling with radiofrequency technology. And in this arena, the Morpehus8 stands out for its excellent results across your entire body.
At Grossman Plastic Surgery, under the expert leadership of board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Peter H. Grossman, we pride ourselves on offering the latest, evidence-based tools to help men and women love their skin. When we were first introduced to the Morpheus8, we were thrilled to bring this exciting technology to our West Hills, California, clients.
Here’s a look at why everyone is talking about the Morpheus8 and what it can do for you.
A new spin
At the heart of the Morpheus8 system is microneedling with radiofrequency (RF) energy, which is a new spin on an older anti-aging technique. Microneedling has been around for years and for good reason — it garners great results.
With microneedling, we create tiny micro-injuries across your skin to elicit a healing response in the form of elastin and collagen synthesis (the proteins responsible for the tone and elasticity in your skin). By creating a matrix of these microchannels, the renewed support that fills in the small injuries lifts and supports the entire surface of your skin, smoothing and tightening aging tissue.
Microneedling with RF takes this process a step further by delivering RF energy through the microneedles to heat and coagulate your dermis farther down than the needles reach. This thermal action creates a stronger and deeper response in your skin for better results.
The Morpheus8 difference
The reason why the Morpheus8 rises above the other products in this category is because it’s designed to address your entire body. The subdermal adipose remodeling device penetrates deep into your skin and fat to fractionally remodel and contour your face and your body.
To put some numbers on the new technology, the Morpheus8 fractional treatment penetrates 4,000 microns, with an additional thermal profile of 1,000+ microns. What this means is that it reaches deep into your tissue and reorganizes the building blocks in a natural anti-aging process.
The Morpheus8 delivers uniform results for all skin types without creating any thermal damage to your dermis. The innovative technology also reduces the risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which is a side effect of some resurfacing techniques.
Addressing your problem
Because the Morpheus8 is designed for your face and your body, we use the system on a number of different problems, including:
- Wrinkles and fine lines
- Scarring
- Stretch marks
- Loose or sagging skin
- Discolorations
When you come in, we’ll review the areas you want to treat and design an appropriate treatment plan — usually it takes one to three treatments for the best results.
Most of our patients tolerate the microneedling well, and any redness or minor swelling afterward is usually short-lived.
Your results will be both immediate and gradual as your body responds and creates new collagen-rich tissue, and you should expect optimal results in 6-12 weeks after your treatment.
If you’d like to explore how our Morpheus8 can help give you a smoother and sleeker appearance, please call us, or use the online scheduling tool to set up an appointment.
by Manager Devized | Mar 1, 2019 | Articles
Most adults can’t wait to put on a bathing suit for that upcoming beach vacation or the first pool party of the season. If that statement were true, everyone would be happy with their body, as if all that time and effort toning and sculpting actually paid off.
But sometimes, no matter how much you target-tone a trouble spot, like your belly or your inner thighs, you just don’t get the beachbody results you desire. That’s when SculpSure® comes in. Dr. Peter Grossman, of Grossman Plastic Surgery, offers this noninvasive, fat-reducing treatment at his practice in West Hills, Los Angeles, for men and women who want a nonsurgical solution to a slimmer silhouette.
SculpSure can help you achieve your body-contouring goals so you can feel good about yourself in a bathing suit or any other ensemble. Before you throw in the beach towel on your self-assurance, take a few minutes to learn how SculpSure works to boost body confidence.
The science of SculpSure fat-removal treatments
It’s not just another fad. The SculpSure system was the first of its kind to be FDA-cleared to reduce fat in those hard-to-tone areas, including your:
- Abdomen
- Inner and outer thighs
- Flanks (love handles)
- Back
- Double chin
This patented system from CynoSure®, leaders in the laser aesthetics industry, uses laser energy to target fat cells below the surface of your skin. The laser heats the fat cells to a certain temperature, while leaving the surface of your skin and surrounding tissue unharmed. When fat cells heat up, they become damaged, and your body eliminates them through the natural processes of your lymphatic system.
This doesn’t happen instantly, because it takes time for the fat cells to break down and be flushed out of your system, but the results are long-lasting. Once fat cells are destroyed, they no longer regenerate in the same place.
This means that about six weeks after your SculpSure treatment, you’ll notice a difference in the treated areas. At 12 weeks, you’ll see optimal results. For a more dramatic body-contouring appearance, and depending on your specific goals, you may want more than one treatment.
SculpSure is totally tolerable.
Unlike exhausting workouts and loads of repetitions to trim and tone an area of fat that refuses to budge, SculpSure is a totally tolerable procedure. You lie comfortably in the treatment room while the SculpSure applicators target fat cells for you in a mere 25 minutes per area.
You’ll experience intermittent sensations of heat and cooling, as the system keeps the surface of your skin at a comfortable temperature. It’s easily tolerated and over almost as quickly as it begins.
Even more tolerable is the fact that there’s no downtime after a SculpSure session. You can resume your daily activities without further interruption. Go back to work, out to lunch, or whatever is next on your schedule.
SculpSure trims the fat and boosts your confidence.
Even when the rest of your body is in good shape, and you’re close to your ideal weight, it’s only natural to focus on that one troublesome area each time you look in the mirror. If it’s your thighs, your eye goes immediately to them. If it’s your love handles, that’s all you see.
In a way, SculpSure does the same thing. The treatment hones in on that annoying area and blasts it away, ever-so-gently. As a result, you finally get the body-sculpting results you’ve been working so hard to achieve, with up to 24% fat reduction per SculpSure session.
This, literal trimming of the fat, boosts your body confidence, so you feel good about yourself from every angle.
Ready to give SculpSure a try? Dr. Grossman can customize your treatments, so you can get the results you desire. Call the office today to schedule a consultation or book online.
