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Question: I would like to get blepharoplasty and a facelift. Can I do them at the same time or should I do one before the other? Answer: It is best to have only one convalescent period. Therefore have both done in the same session.

Question: Do you perform the facelift with local anesthesia or is the patient asleep? Answer: I prefer to have the patient under monitored intravenous sedation before using local anesthesia

Question: I am 55 years old, female and will be getting a hair transplant.  I am getting the FUE procedure. Will I experience any numbness on my head afterwards? Answer: You may experience numbness in the recipient area. It will go away. Why have the more expensive and less effective FUE rather than a strip […]

Question: I am ready for my hair transplant!  I have very fine hair on the top of my head and the hairline is gone.  I would like my widow’s peak restored and the back filled in. Can this be done in one day or is this usually a two day procedure? Answer: It can be […]

Question: I understand that hair transplants basically redistribute working hair follicles into the balding areas.  Do those transplanted follicles begin to lose hair? Is medication often taken in conjunction with the hair transplant? Answer: The transplanted hair initially is shed but returns to growing in 3-4 months.

Question: I used to pull out my hair and lost quite a bit at the nape of my neck that has not returned. Can that area receive a hair transplant? The area is about half the size of my palm. Can you estimate how many grafts an area that size might get? Answer: You could […]

Question: My nose has gotten a bit bulbous looking with age. Is this associated with anything that needs to be addressed or can I just have a nose job to improve it? Answer: You can have a partial closed rhinoplasty to correct the drooping that occurs with age.

Question: Is ethnic rhinoplasty a specialty like revision rhinoplasty is? Answer: To some extent, yes. The doctor should be familiar with the variety of concerns and techniques.

Question: What are the most common changes you make when performing rhinoplasty on Middle Eastern patients and how do you make these changes? Answer: We usually do a hump reduction, tip rotation, and often tip narrowing. These changes can be achieved through open or closed approaches.

Question: How can non-surgical rhinoplasty improve the appearance of the nasal tip? Answer: Perhaps if there is a depressed are, a filler injection can help.