Southern Utah Ear Nose Throat and Facial Plastics

Procedures and techniques named

• Otoplasty: candidate healthy, children at least 5 years oldTo qualify for otoplasty, an individual should be healthy, and not suffer from any condition that might impede healing. Children should be at least five years old, when their ears have reached their full size.
• Facelift: candidates typically in their 40s through 70sThe best candidates for facelift surgery display signs of facial aging, but their skin maintains some elasticity. They are usually in their 40s through 70s.
• Brow lift: coronal technique, incision ear to ear across hairlineWith a coronal brow lift, an incision is made from ear to ear across the hairline and the forehead is lifted into a new position after excess skin is removed.
• Brow lift: hairline technique for high receding hairlines, may scarDuring a hairline brow lift, an incision is made between the top of the forehead and the beginning of the hairline; this is often performed on individuals with high receding hairlines but may leave a visible scar.
• Endoscopic brow liftA third option is an endoscopic brow lift; this entails using a tiny camera attached to an endoscope to reposition tissue and muscle beneath the skin through a series of small incisions made above the hairline.
• Neck lift: eliminates sagging jowls, loose skin, accumulated fatThe aim of a facelift is to improve problem areas such as sagging skin, creases below the eyelids and along the nose and mouth, loose skin and fatty deposits. A neck lift can eliminate sagging jowls, loose skin and accumulated fat.
• Eyelid surgery: candidates at least 35, nonsmokers, good healthThe best candidates for eyelid surgery are individuals in good health who have realistic expectations about the outcome. They are usually at least 35 years old and nonsmokers.
• Eyelid surgery: upper performed first, incisions in natural eyelid foldsUpper eyelid surgery is usually performed first; incisions are made along the natural folds of the eyelids and the skin is separated so that excess fat, tissue and muscle can be removed.
• Otoplasty: reshapes ears, corrects birth defects or injuryOtoplasty is a cosmetic surgical procedure to change the shape, position, or size of the ears. It can correct defects of the ear that have been present from birth, or those resulting from injury or trauma.