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QUIZ: Is a Rhinoplasty or Septoplasty Right For You?
Your nose is one of your most important and distinguishing features. It can have a profound impact on both the appearance and function of your face. As a facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Siegel regularly performs nose reshaping. We offer both rhinoplasty and septoplasty to...
Rhinoplasty vs. Septoplasty: Explaining the Difference
Facial plastic surgery includes a variety of treatments and techniques to modify and/or correct something about the shape or skin around your chin, eyes, ears, nose and other facial areas. Plastic surgery for the nose is designated into two primary types, Rhinoplasty...
Be a More Youthful, Beautiful You! Benefits of a Facelift
We all want to be our most beautiful selves, to go about life with as much confidence in ourselves and appearance as possible. But the stress and difficulty of life can sometimes damage that assurance from the inside, resulting in damaging effects on the outside. How...
Three Top Face Surgery Procedures
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Many of us have heard – and agreed with – this phrase for years. But when the beholder is you, looking at your face in the mirror, reality can be discouraging. This is why we have facial plastic surgery. With the technology and...
Spicy Facelifts
Most patients ask me what can they do to speed up the healing, especially the swelling and bruising after a facelift? In the past I would offer a short burst of steroids, which come with their own associated potential side effects, or the use of Arnica Montana, a...
Rhinoplasty, iPhones, and Perspective on Rhinoplasty Photos
iPhones and other mobile devices have replaced many of the mainstream cameras. An extra device does not need to be hauled around, and with each new model coming out about every six months, the cameras and resolution keep getting better. You don’t like what your nose...
How do I choose a Rhinoplasty Surgeon?
I wrote a piece about a decade ago on this same topic. Has anything changed in the last ten years? Surgery is one area where the more things change, the more they stay the same. In the last ten years Google has revolutionized the way we look for things, including...
What is the best age for a facelift?
What is the best age for a facelift? Facelifts are one of the most popular services available in cosmetic surgery, giving a more youthful appearance with dramatic reductions to the visible signs of aging throughout the face and the neck. But unlike other popular...