Dr. Chang discusses a procedure he performs called a "Mini Facelift".
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A Mini Facelift is a procedure that I've designed for my patients generally from about the age of 40 to the age of 55 to 60. The majority of these patients don't benefit from full facelifts; they don't have the significant aging changes during this time period. And yet, they still want to look younger and refreshed, and if they could do it with very little downtime I've found that most patients would.
The typical woman in that age group basically is beginning to have a little bit of mild jowling here, they have the beginning of a little bit of a fold here, some people have a little bit of laxity in their neck, a little bit of a fold here. So, those are some of the typical aging changes that a 40 year old might have, and again, up to about 55 or 60. Most of those women also are beginning to have changes around their eyes; they're having a little bit of extra skin on their upper eyelids. Sometimes that skin is already falling onto their upper eyelashes. Their lower eyelids have basically the same issue, especially if they smile. You can see that with their smile they have extra skin and extra folds under their eyelids. And then some women also have a little bit of a fat bag behind there.
So, what the Mini Facelift is designed to do is to lift this lower facial area. In the process it improves on your jawline, it reduces or even eliminates the extra skin that you have underneath your chin, and it brings back the fat from where it's fallen - it's fallen basically from your cheek down to your jowl area - and so part of my procedure is to bring that fat back up into your cheeks, and give you a roundness to your face that is very natural and significantly more youthful.
In my procedure, it's an outpatient procedure, and the majority of my patients don't even need to go to the hospital - they can have it done here in the office. The typical patient that just gets their face done, the procedure can just be about an hour and a half. If they are also doing their eyes, it's still somewhere between an hour and a half and 2 to 3 hours.
The recovery for these patients is also very quick. I often tell my patients that if you're just getting a mini facelift, you can actually go to the mall in 2 to 3 days, and wear your hair down, and no one would really realize what you'd just done. So the face is really pretty quick to recover from.
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Dr. Phillip Chang is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon who specializes in minimally invasive cosmetic procedures of the Face, Breast, and Body. He has created innovations in procedures like the Mini-Facelift, the Mini Scar Breast Augmentation, and the Mommy Makeover procedures which emphasize natural results and less recovery times. Dr. Chang has offices in Loudoun, Fairfax, and near Winchester.
The Aesthetica Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center performs a variety of surgical procedures, including:
- Breast Augmentation/Enlargement in Fairfax Va
- Facelift in Fairfax Va
- Eyelid Enhancement in Fairfax Va
- Breast Reduction in Fairfax Va
- Breast Lift in Fairfax Va
- Tummy Tuck in Fairfax Va
- Liposuction in Fairfax Va
- Lip Augmentation in Fairfax Va
- Nose Sculpture in Fairfax Va
- Harmony Weekend Facelift in Fairfax Va
- Mommy Makeover in Fairfax Va
Non-surgical procedures include:
- BOTOX Leesburg Va
- Radiesse®
- Restylane®
- JUVÉDERM® Injectable Gel
- Pro Fractional Laser
- Microlaser Peel
- Microdermabrasion
- IPL Photofacial
- LATISSE™
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Eyelid Enhancement
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The lower eyelid suffers from three problems with age: As cheek fat falls the lower eyelid stretches and wrinkles, the bone around the eye becomes more visible, and fat bags behind the eyelids develop. Surgery can remove excess skin, treat fat bags, and sometimes elevate the cheek, all done through a small incision along the eyelash margin. Recovery from eyelid enhancement varies. An individual may return to work in about one week, and bruising generally takes about one week.
Breast Reduction
Breast Reduction procedures have one of the highest satisfaction rates in plastic surgery. Unlike breast enlargement, which is done for cosmetic purposes, breast reduction is often a medically necessary procedure, covered by insurance, to help reduce back pain, neck pain, rashes and skin irritations caused by oversized breasts. Large breasts make it difficult for women to exercise and often invite unwanted attention, stares and rude comments. Breast reduction is often combined with a tummy tuck, and is performed in a hospital or out-patient surgery center. Women who have breast reduction usually return to work in about a week, and the swelling and bruising take 2-4 weeks to improve.
In national surveys: The breast reduction procedure routinely produces one of the highest satisfaction rates in all of plastic surgery. This is because the purpose of the procedure is not purely cosmetic; most women think of it as a medically necessary procedure (covered by insurance). Oversized breasts are often painful, cause back and neck pain, and cause rashes and skin irritations. They also make it difficult to exercise comfortably; and the stares, the unwelcome attention, and the rude comments are often difficult to bear. These are just a few reasons why women with oversized breasts choose breast reduction surgery for help.
Breast Lift - Mastopexy
With age, a woman's breasts gradually decrease in shape, size and firmness as a result of gravity, pregnancy, breast feeding and weight changes. The breasts will sag and feel old. A breast lift can help reshape, rejuvenate, and lift the breasts to their normal location of youth. Performed as an outpatient procedure at an outpatient surgery center, patients with a minor amount of sag and size decrease may only need an implant augmentation procedure. The augmentation procedure restores the fullness of youth, but minimizes the scars involved with typical breast lift procedures.
Tummy Tuck
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Liposuction
Liposuction is the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure in America. There are several areas on the body that are the first to develop fat, and the last to lose fat with diet and exercise. Those areas include the lower belly (the pooch), the waist (love handles), and the hips (saddle-bags), the chin and neck, the knees, and the inner thighs. Recent advances in liposuction have led to a technique called the "Tumescent" technique, and is often combined with the Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction Technique. The Ultrasound Liposuction Technique uses ultrasonic energy to "melt" and liquify fat prior to its removal. It allows for more controlled removal of fat from affecte areas, and provides a more effective tightening of overlying skin. The Tumscent Technique refers to the delivery of highly dilute anesthetic and epinephrine-containing solutions into the areas where liposuction will be performed. Liposuction can then be performed with lower blood loss, and discomfort is reduced because the solution contains an anesthetic. Most patients are able to return to work in about a week, and bruising/swelling take 4-8 weeks to improve.
Nose Sculpture - Nasal Surgery
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* Tummy Tuck to restore a flat abdomen and get rid of stretch marks
* Liposuction to get rid of back bat and saddlebags
* Photofacials and Profractional Laser procedures to reduce sundamage and fine lines
* BOTOX® Cosmetic to reduce facial wrinkles
* JUVÉDERM® Injectable Gel, Restylane, or Radiesse to reduce fine lines or restore facial volume
