Category: Facial Plastic Surgery

While most people tend to track the signs of aging by focusing on the face, your neck is typically the first part of your body to display visible signs of aging. These signs include wrinkling, loose skin, excess fat, muscle banding, the “turkey wattle,” jowl lines, a double chin, and/or some combination thereof. Whether your neck displays such signs or retains its smooth, well-defined features depends to some degree on hereditary factors, excess sun exposure, and stress. ...

Cosmetic injectable skin treatments used to fill in wrinkles, reduce fine lines, and tighten skin have soared in popularity over the past decade. In fact, almost 10 million of these non-invasive treatments were performed in 2019, according to the most recent statistics report from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul… but they’re also a central focus of your face, which usually makes them the first thing other people notice when looking at you! The area around the eyes is also one of the first parts of the face to display visible signs of aging. Gravity, genetics, too much sun, and other environmental stressors can all influence how this area of your face looks as you age and contribute to droopy eyelids, puffiness, crow’s feet, frown lines,...

While the facelift was the sixth most commonly performed cosmetic surgery performed in the U.S., according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) most recent survey, the mini facelift is likely just as popular. The surgeons at Naples, Florida-based Gardner Plastic Surgery can attest to the procedure’s popularity, as Dr. Paul Gardner and Dr. Leo Baccaro perform mini facelifts almost as frequently as full facelift procedures. In fact, the surgeons note that many...