Fillers for laugh lines
Fillers are a great non-surgical option to fill in the lines on the face or plump up the lips. But with improving technology, fillers can be used for more than just the “parentheses lines.” Fillers for laugh lines is the next frontier! As you can see in these before and after photos, fillers for […]
Bruising after Botox
Based on reviews or talking to patients, there is a focus on whether a doctor is “good” if the patient doesn’t bruise after receiving Botox. I agree that, as a plastic surgeon, I’d prefer if a patient doesn’t bruise after Botox or other injectibles like Juvederm, but that’s not always possible. And it doesn’t mean […]
Liquid Rhinoplasty Cost
A commonly requested item nowadays is the liquid rhinoplasty or liquid nose job. This is when a patients wants to forego surgery but is interested in improved contours of the nose, albeit temporary. Contouring of the nose can be done with fillers like Juvederm or Belotero. And the first question after, “what’s a liquid rhinoplasty,” […]
Online Booking and Gilt City are a Perfect Marriage!
Since I’m relatively new in San Francisco (only 4 months!) and taking over Pacific Heights Plastic Surgery now that the previous helmsman, Dr. Donald Brown, is sailing off on a medical mission trip, I want to be sure and keep the practice thriving. Luckily Dr. Brown has many loyal patients that trust his judgement in […]
Lip Implants vs Lip Fillers
If you’re considering “plumping” up your lips, you now have a choice in how you do this. I previously wrote about lip injections with Juvederm or similar type of filler. As I mentioned in that post, the benefits of lip injections is lower cost and the results are temporary if you’re not happy. But the downside […]