Robert J. Spies, M.D.

Procedures and techniques named

• Facelift: three to four hoursYour facelift, including the correction of an aging neck, can be completed in three to four hours.
• Facelift: incisions hidden in hairline, around earFacelift surgery requires incisions on either side of the face. Scarring will develop along these incisions. Dr. Spies strategically places these within the hairline and around the ear so that they will be hidden.
• Facelift: cannot stop the aging processWhile facelift surgery cannot stop the aging process, it can correct the symptoms that have already developed.
• Eyelid surgery: return to work about one weekFollowing the completion of eyelid surgery, patients may experience bruising and irritation in the eye area. A lubricating ointment can be applied to minimize side effects and aid in the healing process. Patients can usually return to work about one week following surgery
• Eyelid surgery: eyelids blocking your visionIf you notice your eyelids are blocking your vision, you may be a candidate for upper eyelid surgery.
• lollipop techniqueThe lollipop technique, also known as a vertical scar mastopexy, extends the circumferential incision of the Benelli lift down the lower pole of the breast to the inframammary fold
• Breast lift: scarring concealed beneath brasA breast lift does leave scars; however, breast lift scarring is easily concealed beneath bras and swimsuits.
• Breast lift: soreness subsides within first weekThere is usually some soreness following a breast lift; however, pain tends to subside within the first week as the results develop.
• Liposuction: tiny quarter-inch incisionsSince the incisions for liposuction are tiny, usually only a quarter of an inch, the resulting scars will be the same length.
• Liposuction: inches lost, not the scaleThe results of liposuction will not make much of a difference on the scale, but the inches you will lose will have a drastic effect on your physique.