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Archive for March, 2010

Dallas Facelift Procedure – Restoring Youth With Facelift

As we age, fine lines and wrinkles begin to appear on our face hinting at years past. While some don’t mind the visual signs of aging, others would like to do something about these bothersome fine lines. A facelift or rhytidectomy may be a viable option for some people troubled by what they see in the mirror. A facelift has become a powerful weapon in the battle against aging.

Drooping skin around the eyes and cheeks, deep wrinkles around the eyes, droopy fatty skin around the chin, and wrinkles above the lip can all be addressed with a Dallas facelift. The facelift can restore your sagging facial muscles and loose skin to a younger looking state. It important to note that the Dallas facelift procedure is often supplemented by other restorative procedures such eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, laser resurfacing, fillers, fat grafts and other non-surgical treatments to create a rejuvenated, youthful look to your face. A consultation with Dallas Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Meade will help you determine if additional procedures will be needed to achieve your desired result.

If you approach the facelift surgery with realistic expectations, acknowledging that perhaps you can slow the aging process down, but that you can’t stop it, you may be a good candidate for facelift surgery.

Posted in Facelift, Facial Procedures

Slimmer Thighs With Dallas Thigh Lift

Some Dallas residents spend hours in the gym and follow diets to the letter trying to battle their “trouble zones”. One of the most common trouble areas is the inner and outer thighs. Once excess fat and skin accumulate on your inner and outer thighs, it becomes one of the most difficult areas of the body to firm and tone. For those living in Dallas Texas, a thigh lift performed by Dr. Meade may be the answer.

Oftentimes, even with proper diet and exercise, the thigh area may never respond as you wish it would to the excess skin that has lost its’ elasticity. For this reason, plastic surgeons developed the surgical thigh lift procedure. The thigh lift procedure sculpts and reshapes the contours of your thighs. By removing excess skin and fat, we are able to create slimmer more shapely thighs for our Texas plastic surgery patients.

The procedure is The incision most commonly used during a Texas thigh lift runs along the groin and around the back of the thigh, so the incision scar is hidden as much as possible. In some cases, the incision may bee to be extended down the thigh to the level of the knee. This incision is used in extreme cases usually involving Dallas patients that have undergone severe weight loss. The fat and muscle beneath the skin will then be surgically tightened and excess skin cut away, to create a more contoured, youthful appearance. There is an alternative to the larger incision but is not suited for all Dallas thigh lift patients. The minimal incision medical thigh lift involves a smaller incision in the groin area only.

The thigh lift procedure can be of great benefit to many people living in Dallas, Texas that are battling the bulge in their thighs. Schedule your consultation with Dr. Meade and be on your way to a more slender shapelier you!

Posted in thigh lift

Brow Lift Procedures in Dallas

When the expression lines above your brow begin to deepen or your brows appear too low on your face, the brow lift procedure may be right for you. Brow lifts are used to reduce the horizontal lines or wrinkles of your forehead as well as lifting your brows back where they belong. Dr. Meade may perform a brow lift in conjunction with a full face lift to give you a more youthful appearance.

The incisions involved with the surgery can be performed using an endoscope inserted under the skin in a way that is less invasive and traumatizing the the brow tissues. A drooping brow can be corrected through very small incisions in the temple or hairline. The minimal incisions involved with the brow lift are part of what make the procedure so popular.

A consultation with Dr. Meade will be necessary to determine if a brow lift is right for you. Your medical history and current physical condition will be discussed during your consultation. The ultimate goal is patient safety and satisfaction. Dr. Meade will work with you to develop the best surgery plan to reach your individual goals. Schedule your consultation today.

Posted in Brow Lift

Ricardo A. Meade, MD · Dallas Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute · 9101 N. Central Expressway · Suite 600 · Dallas, TX 75231 · (214) 823-1691
Legacy Plastic Surgery Institute · 5425 W. Spring Creek Pkwy · Suite 120 · Plano, TX 75024 · (972) 801-2100

Dr. Meade is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon that specializes in breast augmentation, tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), rhinoplasty (nose surgery), liposuction and facelift. He serves Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, Tulsa, Houston and San Antonio.