As autumn settles over New York City, many patients discover that fall represents the perfect season to address multiple facial concerns through combined procedures. Rather than tackling aging signs one area at a time, strategic combinations of facial plastic surgery can deliver comprehensive enhancement while maximizing recovery efficiency.
Dr. Philip J. Miller, MD, FACS, Manhattan’s leading facial plastic surgeon, specializes in creating customized treatment plans that address multiple areas of concern simultaneously. With over 20 years of exclusive focus on facial enhancement, Dr. Miller’s expertise in combining procedures like facelift, blepharoplasty, and neck lift allows patients to achieve harmonious, natural-looking results through a single recovery period.
Understanding how different procedures complement each other—and why fall timing offers unique advantages—can help you make informed decisions about comprehensive facial enhancement that will leave you looking refreshed and confident for the upcoming holiday season.
Strategic Procedure Combinations for Maximum Impact
When planning comprehensive facial enhancement, certain procedure combinations work synergistically to create balanced, natural-looking results that address multiple signs of aging simultaneously.
Facelift and Neck Lift: Comprehensive Lower Face Enhancement
The combination of facelift and neck lift procedures represent one of the most popular approaches to comprehensive facial enhancement in New York. This pairing addresses the interconnected concerns of jowls, loose facial skin, neck bands, and jawline definition through coordinated surgical techniques.
A facelift targets sagging cheeks, deep nasolabial folds, and loose skin in the lower two-thirds of the face, while a neck lift specifically addresses neck bands, excess skin, and fat deposits under the chin. When performed together, these procedures create seamless contouring from the jawline through the neck area.
This combined approach offers several advantages over separate procedures. Patients undergo one recovery period instead of two, reducing total downtime and allowing for coordinated healing. This surgical approach allows Dr. Miller to create natural transitions between the face and neck areas, ensuring results look harmonious rather than segmented.
Recovery from a combined facelift and neck lift typically requires 2-3 weeks for visible healing, making fall timing ideal for holiday season confidence. The comprehensive nature of results means patients can address their primary aging concerns in one surgical experience.
Blepharoplasty with Facial Procedures: Complete Upper and Lower Face Harmony
Adding blepharoplasty to facelift or neck lift procedures creates a comprehensive enhancement that addresses aging throughout the entire face. This combination is particularly effective because the eyes are often the first area where aging becomes noticeable, yet they’re frequently overlooked when focusing solely on lower face concerns.
Upper blepharoplasty removes heavy, drooping eyelids that can make patients appear tired, while lower blepharoplasty eliminates under-eye bags and puffiness. When combined with lower face procedures, the result is a balanced enhancement that creates a naturally refreshed appearance.
The timing advantages of combining blepharoplasty with other procedures include using one recovery period to address multiple concerns and ensuring facial harmony through coordinated surgical planning. Patients avoid the potential mismatch that can occur when procedures are performed months or years apart as aging progresses.
Mini Procedures for Subtle Enhancement
For patients seeking more subtle enhancement, combinations of minimally invasive procedures can provide excellent results with reduced downtime. MicroLift-Face combined with upper blepharoplasty, or MicroLift-Neck with seasonal skin treatments, offers targeted improvement perfect for busy professionals.
These combinations typically allow patients to return to work within one week while still addressing multiple areas of concern. The minimally invasive nature makes fall scheduling particularly flexible, as healing time aligns well with autumn’s indoor-focused lifestyle.
Fall Timing Advantages for Combined Procedures
Understanding why fall represents the optimal season for combined facial procedures helps patients plan effectively for achieving their best results by the holiday season.
Extended Recovery in Comfortable Conditions
Combined procedures typically require longer recovery periods than individual treatments, making fall’s comfortable temperatures and reduced social obligations particularly advantageous. New York’s autumn weather eliminates the heat-related swelling that can complicate summer healing while providing comfortable conditions for extended indoor recovery.
The season’s naturally reduced outdoor activities align perfectly with post-surgical activity restrictions. Patients can focus on healing without feeling confined by weather or missing peak outdoor season activities.
Professional schedules often stabilize in the fall after summer vacation disruptions, providing predictable time blocks for recovery without conflicting with major work obligations. This stability allows for comprehensive surgical planning and stress-free healing.
Holiday Season Preparation Strategy
Fall timing for combined procedures ensures complete healing before the busy holiday social season begins. September and October procedures allow 6-8 weeks of recovery before Thanksgiving, positioning patients perfectly for holiday gatherings and year-end celebrations.
The comprehensive nature of combined procedures means patients can address all their primary concerns before holiday photos, family gatherings, and professional events. This timing strategy maximizes the impact of surgical investment while ensuring optimal results when they matter most.
Recovery milestones align well with seasonal transitions. Initial healing occurs during autumn’s quiet period, while final results emerge as winter social activities begin. This natural progression supports both physical healing and psychological adjustment to enhanced appearance.
Seasonal Skin Treatments as Complementary Enhancement
Fall’s reduced sun exposure makes it the ideal time to incorporate seasonal skin treatments that complement surgical procedures and enhance overall results.
Combining Surgical and Non-Surgical Approaches
Advanced seasonal skin treatments can be strategically scheduled around surgical procedures to maximize overall facial enhancement. Treatments like chemical peels, laser resurfacing, or professional skincare protocols can address skin texture and tone issues that surgery doesn’t target.
Dr. Miller’s comprehensive approach considers how surgical and non-surgical treatments can work together to achieve optimal results. Some treatments are best performed before surgery to optimize skin condition, while others are most effective after healing is complete to refine and maintain surgical results.
The NatraLook® process evaluates which combination of approaches will best achieve each patient’s aesthetic goals while considering their lifestyle, recovery preferences, and timeline requirements.
Timing Considerations for Combined Approaches
When incorporating seasonal skin treatments with surgical procedures, proper timing becomes crucial for optimal results and patient safety. Certain treatments should be completed weeks before surgery to avoid complications, while others are most effective months after surgical healing is complete.
Dr. Miller’s expertise in both surgical and non-surgical facial enhancement ensures that treatment sequences are planned for maximum effectiveness and safety. This coordinated approach prevents conflicts between different treatments while optimizing overall results.
Fall scheduling allows adequate time for pre-surgical skin preparation treatments while ensuring post-surgical maintenance treatments can begin appropriately after healing milestones are reached.
Planning Your Comprehensive Enhancement Journey
Creating a successful combined procedure plan requires careful consideration of individual anatomy, aesthetic goals, lifestyle factors, and recovery capabilities.
The NatraLook® Consultation Process
Dr. Miller’s exclusive NatraLook® consultation process provides a comprehensive evaluation that considers how different procedures can work together to achieve optimal facial harmony. This thorough approach ensures that combined procedures enhance rather than compete with each other.
During consultation, patients learn about all available options and receive an honest assessment of what each combination can achieve. Dr. Miller’s experience with thousands of combined procedures allows him to recommend approaches that align with individual goals while maintaining natural-looking results.
The consultation process includes detailed discussion of recovery requirements, timeline planning, and expectation setting to ensure patients are fully prepared for their comprehensive enhancement journey.
Recovery Planning and Support
Combined procedures require more extensive recovery planning than individual treatments. Dr. Miller provides detailed pre-operative preparation guidance and comprehensive post-operative care protocols to ensure optimal healing and results.
Recovery planning includes arrangement for assistance during initial healing phases, modification of daily activities to support healing, and timeline planning for return to professional and social obligations. This comprehensive approach ensures patients are prepared for all aspects of their enhancement journey.
Regular follow-up appointments monitor healing progress and allow Dr. Miller to address any concerns during the recovery process. This ongoing support ensures optimal outcomes and patient satisfaction throughout the healing journey.
Your Path to Comprehensive Enhancement
Fall’s optimal timing, combined with Dr. Miller’s expertise in facial plastic surgery in New York, creates the perfect opportunity for comprehensive facial enhancement that addresses multiple concerns through strategic procedure combinations.
Whether you’re considering a facelift and neck lift combination for lower face enhancement, adding blepharoplasty for complete facial harmony, or incorporating seasonal skin treatments for optimal results, fall timing positions you perfectly for holiday season confidence and beyond.
Ready to discover how combined procedures can address your aesthetic goals comprehensively and efficiently? Contact Dr. Miller’s Manhattan practice today to schedule your personalized NatraLook® consultation. Through this comprehensive evaluation process, you’ll receive expert guidance on the best combination of treatments to achieve your enhancement goals.
Don’t let another season pass without addressing the concerns that affect your confidence. Dr. Miller’s expertise in combined facial procedures, paired with fall’s advantageous timing, can help you achieve the comprehensive enhancement that will make this holiday season truly memorable.
When your eyes appear tired, aged, or hooded, determining the right surgical approach can be challenging. Many patients in New York seek blepharoplasty for eyelid rejuvenation, but sometimes the issue extends beyond the eyelids themselves. Understanding the difference between eyelid lift procedures and brow lift surgery is crucial for achieving your desired results.
Philip J. Miller, MD, FACS, one of New York City’s leading facial plastic surgeons, helps patients navigate these options with his signature NatraLook® process. With over 20 years of experience in facial plastic surgery, New York patients trust Dr. Miller to create customized treatment plans that address the root cause of aging around the eyes.
Which procedure is right for you?
Understanding the anatomy of aging eyes
Before choosing between procedures, it’s essential to understand what causes tired-looking eyes. The aging process affects multiple structures simultaneously.
Upper eyelid changes include excess skin that creates hoods, fat deposits that cause puffiness, and muscle weakness that contributes to drooping. These issues are directly addressed through blepharoplasty.
Brow position changes occur when the forehead muscles weaken and the brow descends. This descent can push excess skin onto the upper eyelids, creating the appearance of hooded eyes even when the eyelid skin itself isn’t excessive.
Combined effects often create a cascading impact where brow descent exacerbates eyelid hooding, making it difficult to determine which procedure will provide optimal results.
Blepharoplasty procedures focus specifically on the eyelids themselves. Upper eyelid surgery removes excess skin, repositions or removes fat deposits, and can tighten loose muscle tissue. The procedure is performed through carefully placed incisions in the natural eyelid creases, ensuring minimal visible scarring.
Traditional eyelid lift surgery typically requires 1-2 hours and can be performed under local anesthesia with sedation. Recovery involves 7-10 days of swelling and bruising, with most patients returning to normal activities within two weeks.
For New York City patients seeking less invasive options, Dr. Miller offers minimally invasive eyelift techniques. These approaches use advanced technologies and refined surgical methods to reduce downtime while maintaining excellent results. Some patients can return to work within days rather than weeks.
Lower blepharoplasty addresses under-eye bags, puffiness, and loose skin. Dr. Miller’s transconjunctival approach removes fat from inside the lower eyelid, eliminating visible scarring while creating smoother, more youthful under-eye contours.
Brow lift: Addressing forehead and brow position
Brow lift procedures target the position of the eyebrows and smooth forehead wrinkles. When the brow has descended significantly, lifting it can dramatically improve the appearance of hooded upper eyelids without touching the eyelid skin itself.
Traditional brow lift techniques involve incisions across the forehead or within the hairline. Endoscopic approaches use smaller incisions and specialized instruments to lift the brow with reduced scarring and faster recovery.
The temporal brow lift focuses specifically on the outer portion of the eyebrow, creating a subtle lifting effect that opens the eyes without dramatically changing facial expression. This targeted approach is particularly popular among younger patients experiencing early brow descent.
Determining the right procedure for you
Comprehensive evaluation begins with Dr. Miller’s NatraLook assessment process. During consultation, he evaluates brow position, eyelid skin quality, fat distribution, and overall facial proportions. This thorough analysis determines whether blepharoplasty, brow lift, or a combination approach will achieve your goals.
The mirror test can provide initial insight at home. Gently lift your eyebrows with your fingers while looking in the mirror. If this maneuver significantly improves the appearance of hooded eyelids, a brow lift may be the primary solution. If lifting the brows doesn’t dramatically change the eyelid appearance, blepharoplasty is likely the better choice.
Age considerations play a role in treatment selection. Younger patients often benefit more from brow lift procedures, as their eyelid skin may still have good elasticity. Older patients typically require eyelid lift surgery to address excess skin that won’t improve with brow repositioning alone.
Combining procedures for comprehensive results
Many patients achieve optimal results through combined eyelid and brow procedures. This comprehensive approach addresses all contributing factors to tired-looking eyes in a single surgery, reducing overall recovery time compared to staging procedures separately.
Dr. Miller frequently combines upper blepharoplasty with temporal brow lift for patients who have both excess eyelid skin and brow descent. Lower blepharoplasty can be added to create complete eye area rejuvenation.
Non-surgical alternatives may complement surgical procedures. Botox® injections can provide temporary brow-lifting effects, while dermal fillers can address volume loss around the eyes. These treatments help maintain surgical results and may delay the need for revision procedures. For patients concerned about overall facial symmetry, combining eye procedures with other facial enhancements can create more balanced, harmonious results.
Recovery and lifestyle considerations
Downtime requirements vary significantly between procedures. Traditional blepharoplasty typically requires 10-14 days before returning to social activities, while brow lift procedures may need similar or slightly longer recovery periods.
Minimally invasive eyelift techniques can reduce recovery time to as little as 5-7 days, making them ideal for busy professionals who cannot take extended time away from work. Dr. Miller’s refined surgical techniques and comprehensive post-operative care protocols optimize healing and minimize complications.
Activity restrictions during recovery include avoiding strenuous exercise, heavy lifting, and activities that increase blood pressure. Most patients can return to desk work within a few days, but should avoid vigorous activities for 2-3 weeks.
Long-term results and maintenance
Surgical longevity differs between procedures. Blepharoplasty results typically last 10-15 years, as the removed skin and fat don’t regenerate. Brow lift results may last 8-12 years, depending on the technique used and individual aging patterns.
Maintenance treatments can extend and enhance surgical results. Regular Botox injections help prevent dynamic wrinkles from reforming, while good skincare practices protect the surgical investment.
Revision considerations are rare but may be necessary if healing doesn’t progress as expected or if additional aging occurs. Dr. Miller’s meticulous surgical technique and comprehensive follow-up care minimize the likelihood of revision surgery.
Making your decision
Whether you choose blepharoplasty, brow lift, or a combination approach, the key is working with an experienced facial plastic surgeon who can accurately assess your anatomy and recommend the most effective treatment plan.
Ready to discover which procedure is right for you? Schedule a consultation with Dr. Miller to discuss your options and learn about the latest minimally invasive eyelift techniques. His Manhattan practice offers comprehensive eye rejuvenation solutions designed to fit your lifestyle and aesthetic goals.
Contact our office today to begin your journey toward more youthful, refreshed-looking eyes. With Dr. Miller’s expertise and personalized approach, you can achieve natural-looking results that enhance your best features while maintaining your unique facial character.
It’s your season of self-care, and achieving smoother, more refined skin texture has never been more accessible. When fine lines, uneven contours, and textural irregularities begin to affect your confidence, Dr. Philip Miller’s specialized microsurgery procedures offer a revolutionary approach to skin refinement. For patients seeking facial plastic surgery, these minimally invasive facial procedures provide the perfect solution for texture concerns without the extensive recovery of traditional techniques.
The Connection Between Facial Contours and Skin Texture
Facial texture isn’t just about the surface of your skin—it’s about the underlying structures that create smooth, youthful contours. When facial tissues begin to lose their firmness and definition, the overlying skin develops an uneven appearance that can manifest as:
Subtle irregularities along the jawline
Loss of definition that creates shadow and depth variations
Fine textural changes where skin meets underlying structure
Uneven surface appearance due to underlying tissue displacement
Dr. Miller’s microsurgery procedures address these textural concerns at their source: the structural foundation that supports smooth skin.
How Microsurgical Techniques Improve Facial Texture
Unlike surface treatments that only address the outermost layer of skin, microsurgical approaches work from within to create the smooth, even contours that result in improved overall texture. This structural approach to texture improvement offers several distinct advantages:
Precision Tissue Repositioning for Smoother Contours
Microsurgical techniques allow Dr. Miller to make precise adjustments to underlying facial structures. By repositioning tissues with millimeter accuracy, these procedures create the smooth foundational contours that naturally improve surface texture appearance.
Elimination of Structural Irregularities
Many textural concerns stem from underlying structural changes rather than skin surface issues alone. Microsurgery addresses these foundational irregularities, resulting in smoother, more even facial contours that naturally enhance overall texture.
Enhanced Definition for Improved Light Reflection
Smooth, well-defined facial contours interact with light differently than from uneven surfaces. By restoring proper structural definition through microsurgical techniques, Dr. Miller helps create the smooth light reflection patterns associated with youthful, refined skin texture.
MicroLift: Structural Refinement for Texture Enhancement
The MicroLift procedure exemplifies how microsurgical precision can dramatically improve facial texture through structural enhancement. This innovative approach addresses texture concerns by:
Creating Smooth Jawline Definition
The MicroLift technique meticulously repositions facial tissues to eliminate the subtle irregularities that can make the jawline appear uneven or poorly defined. By creating smooth, continuous contours, the procedure naturally enhances the overall texture appearance of the lower face.
Improving Mid-Face Smoothness
Through precise tissue advancement, the MicroLift creates the smooth mid-face contours that are essential for an even, refined appearance. This structural approach to texture improvement provides results that surface treatments simply cannot achieve.
Restoring Natural Volume Distribution
When facial volume is properly distributed through microsurgical techniques, it creates the smooth, even surface that characterizes youthful skin texture. The MicroLift’s ability to restore natural volume patterns contributes significantly to overall texture refinement.
Recovery Benefits for Texture Improvement:
Immediate structural enhancement: Changes to underlying contours improve texture appearance right away
Gradual refinement: As healing progresses, the newly positioned tissues settle into increasingly smooth contours
Long-lasting texture improvement: Structural changes provide enduring enhancement to overall facial texture
MicroRhinoplasty: Precision Texture Refinement
For patients concerned with nasal texture irregularities, MicroRhinoplasty offers an unparalleled approach to achieving smooth, refined contours:
Eliminating Surface Irregularities
The precision of MicroRhinoplasty allows Dr. Miller to address even the most subtle textural irregularities along the nasal bridge. By removing tissue layer by layer with specialized microsurgical instruments, the procedure creates the smooth, even contours that define refined nasal texture.
Creating Seamless Transitions
One of the hallmarks of excellent nasal texture is the seamless transition between different areas of the nose. MicroRhinoplasty’s precision approach ensures these transitions are smooth and natural, contributing to overall textural refinement.
Preserving Natural Texture Patterns
Unlike more invasive techniques, MicroRhinoplasty works with your natural tissue patterns to enhance rather than disrupt existing texture. This preservation of natural characteristics ensures that improvements look completely authentic.
Texture-Focused Recovery:
Minimal tissue disruption: Less trauma means better preservation of natural texture patterns
Quick texture stabilization: Most patients see final texture improvements within weeks rather than months
The Science of Microsurgical Texture Enhancement
Understanding how microsurgical techniques improve facial texture requires examining the relationship between structure and surface appearance:
Precision Instrumentation for Texture Control
Dr. Miller’s microsurgical approach utilizes specialized instruments that allow for unprecedented precision in tissue manipulation. This level of control is essential when addressing subtle textural concerns that require millimeter-level accuracy.
Minimized Tissue Trauma for Better Texture Outcomes
Traditional surgical approaches can disrupt the delicate tissue architecture that contributes to smooth texture. Microsurgical techniques minimize this disruption, preserving the natural patterns that create a refined surface appearance.
Strategic Incision Placement for Texture Preservation
The placement of microsurgical incisions is carefully planned to avoid disrupting areas crucial for natural texture patterns. This strategic approach ensures that improvements enhance rather than compromise existing textural qualities.
Manhattan Lifestyle Considerations for Texture Enhancement
New York’s demanding professional environment requires solutions that deliver texture improvements without disrupting busy schedules:
Minimal Downtime for Busy Professionals
The precision of microsurgical techniques means less tissue trauma and faster healing, allowing Manhattan professionals to achieve texture improvements without extended time away from work.
Immediate Structural Improvements
Many patients notice improved contours and texture immediately after microsurgical procedures, with continued refinement as healing progresses. This immediate improvement is particularly valuable for those with demanding social and professional commitments.
Natural-Looking Enhancement
Microsurgical texture improvements are designed to look completely natural, ensuring that colleagues and clients notice you look refreshed without being able to identify specific changes.
Long-Term Benefits of Microsurgical Texture Enhancement
The structural improvements achieved through microsurgical techniques provide lasting benefits for facial texture:
Enduring Structural Foundation
By addressing texture concerns at the structural level, microsurgical improvements provide a lasting foundation for smooth, refined facial contours.
Progressive Improvement
Many patients notice continued texture refinement for months after their procedures as tissues settle into their new, improved positions.
Enhanced Confidence
The smooth, refined texture achieved through microsurgical techniques often provides a significant boost in confidence that extends far beyond the physical improvements.
Advanced Texture Analysis and Treatment Planning
Dr. Miller’s approach to texture enhancement begins with a comprehensive analysis:
Three-Dimensional Texture Assessment
Using advanced imaging and analysis techniques, Dr. Miller evaluates how light interacts with your facial contours to identify areas where microsurgical enhancement can improve overall texture.
Structural Texture Mapping
This detailed analysis identifies the specific structural changes that will most effectively improve your individual texture concerns.
Predictable Texture Outcomes
The precision of microsurgical planning allows Dr. Miller to provide realistic expectations for texture improvements and long-term results.
Your Journey to Refined Facial Texture
Ready to discover how microsurgical techniques can transform your facial texture with minimal downtime? Dr. Philip Miller’s Manhattan practice offers the expertise and precision needed to achieve the smooth, refined contours you desire.
Whether your concerns focus on jawline definition, nasal texture irregularities, or overall facial smoothness, Dr. Miller’s microsurgical expertise ensures natural-looking improvements that enhance your confidence while respecting your busy lifestyle.
Contact our Manhattan office to schedule your personalized consultation and discover which microsurgical approach best addresses your texture concerns. From the comprehensive benefits of the MicroLift to the precision refinement of MicroRhinoplasty, your path to smoother, more refined facial texture begins with understanding how microsurgery procedures can transform your appearance through structural enhancement rather than surface manipulation alone.
Experience the confidence that comes with smooth, refined facial texture—achieved through the precision and artistry of Dr. Miller’s microsurgical expertise.
One of the most difficult aspects of the aging process is reconciling with significant changes to the tone and texture of your once-youthful skin. While a high-quality moisturizer, retinol serums, and sunscreen can help ward off wrinkles and skin laxity, there comes a time when preventive measures simply aren’t enough to turn back the clock.
If fine lines, wrinkles, and saggy skin are diminishing your self-esteem and making you look older than you feel, you’re in good company. Many men and women start noticing the early signs of aging in their 30s and 40s, when skin naturally starts losing essential collagen and elastin.
Fortunately, double board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Philip J. Miller has the right procedure for you at his state-of-the-art plastic surgery clinic in Manhattan, New York. As a renowned plastic surgeon who has regularly graced the Best Doctors in America list since 2007, Dr. Miller understands the complexities of rejuvenating aging skin.
That’s why he developed the Miller Lift®, a proprietary liquid facelift that utilizes a combination of injectables and minimally invasive treatments to rival the results of a surgical facelift with minimal downtime.
Ready for Rejuvenation?
Young adults enjoy firm, supple skin thanks to their abundance of collagen and elastin. These essential proteins help build the body’s connective tissues, which keeps the skin firm and elastic. Around age 30, your collagen and elastin production start to slow. This, on its own, creates significant changes in the elasticity of your skin — but it isn’t the only factor.
Along with collagen and elastin loss, your 30s are typically when you start to notice the effects of sun damage, poor sleep quality, smoking, and other lifestyle and environmental factors that can accelerate aging skin.
Early signs of aging skin include:
Fine lines
Wrinkles
Mild facial creases
Skin laxity around the jowls
Hyperpigmentation
Brown spots
Dull skin
Flat cheeks
When you start to age, the fat tissue that once sat firmly in your midface begins to sag. At this point, your jawline and cheekbones may look less sculpted and defined.
Injectables Offer Fast Relief
Surgery isn’t your only option for rejuvenating aging skin. Injectables are a quick, safe, and effective solution to minimize wrinkles and add volume in areas lacking fullness. With little-to-no downtime, injectables deliver results in a matter of days, rather than months, so you can enjoy your fresh, youthful appearance right away.
As a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Miller knows how to sculpt and contour the face using injectables, such as neuromodulators and dermal fillers. That’s why the Miller Lift can produce superior anti-aging results without anesthesia, incisions or downtime.
Multiple Options Available at Our Plastic Surgery Clinic
To understand how the Miller Lift works, it’s important to know the difference between neuromodulators, dermal fillers, and collagen stimulators.
Neuromodulators
like Botox® Cosmetic, Dysport®, and Xeomin® prevent and reduce the appearance of wrinkles by temporarily paralyzing the muscles that control them. Facial lines caused by expression, like crow’s feet and forehead lines, respond well to neuromodulators. In most cases, results last for at least 3-6 months.
Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers, including Restylane® and Juvéderm®, are formulated as gel-like substances that restore lost volume. They fill in deep creases and static wrinkles, which form from gradual volume loss. Hollow cheeks, saggy jowls, and undereye bags are common treatment areas for dermal fillers, which can last up to 12 months or more.
Collagen Stimulators
Collagen stimulators like Sculptra® are dermal fillers that contain synthetic substances designed to trigger the body to produce more collagen. As the filler gradually fades, it’s replaced by newly made collagen to extend your anti-aging results.
With the Miller Lift, Dr. Miller can also combine your injectables with fat reduction treatments, like Kybella®, an injectable medication that can eliminate submental fat beneath the chin without surgery or liposuction.
The Perfect Combination
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What makes the Miller Lift unique is its customizability. Dr. Miller can address your exact concerns with an individualized combination of injectables. With a fully personalized treatment plan, your results will look as beautiful and natural as possible.
To better address your unique needs, Dr. Miller has developed his proprietary NatraLook® process. He takes your facial structure, features, and treatment goals into consideration before designing your personalized plan.
NatraLook offers a collaborative approach to care that allows you to work with Dr. Miller to develop your custom treatment plan. This way, your results will meet or exceed your expectations.
Maintaining Your Results
Since the Miller Lift combines a variety of injectables to combat the signs of aging, results are temporary. Depending on your unique treatment plan, you can expect injectables to gradually lose their efficacy within 12 months. However, collagen stimulators will continue to generate new collagen and strengthen existing fibers for years to come, particularly with touch-up treatments.
Maintenance is key with injectables. Visiting Dr. Miller for regular touch-up appointments can help maintain your results and prevent new wrinkles from forming. The Miller Lift is entirely nonsurgical and minimally invasive, so you can also combine your treatment with other skin tightening procedures, like laser resurfacing and microneedling.
The Next Step
Eventually, you may want a more substantial, long-term anti-aging solution, like facial plastic surgery. After a comprehensive facial evaluation, Dr. Miller can recommend the best surgical treatment to lift and tighten your skin.
A mini facelift is an effective treatment to combat skin laxity and facial sagging for five years or more, while a traditional full facelift can transform your appearance for up to 10 years. Combining these treatments with a neck lift will no doubt emphasize your results.
To discuss your full range of treatment options with Dr. Miller, contact his plastic surgery clinic today.
There are certain traits that we consider as classically handsome – a square chin, a strong jaw and well-defined cheekbones to name a few. But not all men are blessed with these features, so many are now taking a more proactive approach to achieving their aesthetic goals.
More men are heading to a doctor for help with their appearance. According to an American Society of Plastic Surgeons report, there was a 7% increase in chin augmentation procedures in men from 2000-2020 and a 137% increase in soft tissue filler treatments. A total of 118,614 filler procedures were performed in 2020 alone.
Board-certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Philip Miller, offers his Manhattan, New York and NOLA patients his innovative G.I. Jaw® to help enhance the chin and jawline for that classic, chiseled look. With the right combination of procedures, customized to the precise needs and goals of each patient, Dr. Miller produces natural, masculine results for his male clientele.
The Ideal Jawline for Men
A well-defined lower face is a hallmark of a masculine appearance. The aesthetically ideal lower face is often characterized by a square, projected chin and a sharp jawline. People often regard strengthening the jawline as contributing to a man’s sex appeal and overall attractiveness, which can make him more confident.
The Problem with a Recessive Chin – And the Solution
Not all men are born with a prominent chin and even if they are, the chin also tends to recede with age. A receding chin, also referred to as a “weak chin,” makes the chin less pronounced, creating a disproportionate facial profile. Correspondingly, a strong and well-carved chin exudes youth and confidence, by bringing the entire facial contour into balance.
A recessive chin can be addressed both surgically and non-surgically. Surgically, Dr. Miller performs chin augmentation using custom implants. He creates a small incision either underneath the chin or inside the mouth. Through this incision, he creates a pocket for the chin implant and fits it around the chin bone. A chin implant will not only correct a recessed chin but improve facial harmony by bringing the chin into better proportion with other features.
For non-surgical chin augmentation, Dr. Miller uses dermal fillers to replenish lost volume and lift. Dr. Miller alters the chin’s shape and definition by strategically injecting filler beneath the skin to change the contour of the chin and/or jawline. The injectables allow him to sculpt a new chin by adding a more manly “squareness” to its shape, enhancing its projection, addressing asymmetry issues, and improving the sagginess in the jawline.
The Problem with a Double Chin – And the Solution
Nobody likes a double chin –whether catching your side profile in a mirror or trying to capture the best selfie angle. And unlike other stubborn pockets of fat on other body areas, a double chin can be harder to camouflage with flattering clothing. Some men would even resort to growing beards to hide their double chins. Also known as submental fullness, this extra fat may not be a byproduct of weight gain and can appear on slender men as well.
Dr. Miller can eliminate a double chin by performing liposuction in the neck. He uses a very small cannula and inserts it under the skin to gently remove excess fatty tissues using a suction technique. Because of volume reduction and tissue tightening, patients gain a more defined jawline with improved chin and neck contours.
Fat-fighting Kybella injections are another option for eliminating a double chin. These injectables are formulated with fat-melting deoxycholic acid that destroys fat cells to reveal a more sculpted jawline and better chin profile. Dr. Miller will perform a series of treatments to achieve optimal results. Kybella is often a great choice to combine with fillers or implants to achieve the most chiseled jawline. To learn more about Kybella injections to treat double chin, please visit ncbi.gov.
The Problem with Sagging Skin – And the Solution
The neck can show age sooner than other areas of the face and body because of the thinner skin there. Over time, the neck can develop sagging skin and extra fat deposits. Factors that affect how quickly the neck ages might include heredity, gravity, sun damage, and weight fluctuations. Fortunately, there are ways to rejuvenate the neck, often without surgery.
Dr. Miller offersNeck-Tite™ in his Manhattan, New York office as an advanced, minimally-invasive procedure that uses BodyTite™’s patented radiofrequency assisted lipolysis (RFAL) technology to rejuvenate the neck and jowls. The procedure combines radiofrequency energy with aspiration to remove excess fat and tighten and contour the neck area. The result is a firmer, more youthful-looking neck. This is an ideal procedure for those with loose or sagging neck skin, jowls, or what many refer to as a “turkey neck.”
Neck-Tite™ offers patients a less invasive alternative to surgical procedures like the neck lift and facelift. At the same time, it provides greater improvement than liposuction alone, with superior contouring and skin tightening. And since Dr. Miller uses small cannulas, there is little scarring as well as minimal downtime.
When Surgery is the Best Solution
Taking a surgical route is still widely considered the gold standard for comprehensive facial or neck rejuvenation. If you are noticing more prominent signs of aging around your chin, jawline, and neck that cannot be addressed with lasers and injectables, you may be a good candidate for a lower facelift or neck lift. Surgery’s more aggressive approach can effectively reconstruct a more youthful contour along your face, jaw, and neck.
Signs that you could benefit from a neck lift include:
Double chin
Jowls
Crepey neck skin
Sagging skin under the chin
Sagging on neck
Horizontal banding around the neck
Soft or diffuse jawline
With surgery, Dr. Miller removes fat from your lower face and neck, as well as redundant skin that is starting to sag. He can also tighten the platysma muscle to make the surgical neck lift a very long-lasting procedure. You can expect your neck to look younger than your non-treated peers for 10 years or more. And typically, patients undergo neck lift surgery in conjunction with a facelift for a comprehensive rejuvenation.
Why Dr. Miller is the Best Plastic Surgeon for Jaw Enhancement
As an expert facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Miller can create custom treatment plans that combine minimally invasive techniques and advanced technology to help patients achieve the best version of themselves. His extraordinary surgical knowledge, depth of experience, and artist’s eye and touch have made him one of the most sought-after facial plastic surgeons in New York. Not only has he written neck lift chapters for medical textbooks, but he also developed the innovative Neck-Tite™ non-surgical neck lift and G.I. Jaw®.
Dr. Miller also utilizes the NatraLook process to ensure his patients undergo an enriching experience in which they achieve natural results that are rewarding in both physical and emotional ways.
Schedule A Jaw Enhancement Procedure
Is your sagging neck betraying your age? Are your jowls causing you to look much older than you feel? A smoother, tighter neck and an accentuated, stronger jawline can shave years off of your appearance and help restore your self-confidence. To learn more about our non-surgical and surgical rejuvenation procedures, please contact Dr. Miller at his Manhattan, New York plastic surgery clinic.
When you look in the mirror, you want to look fresh and alert. Unfortunately, as we age, our skin loses its natural elasticity and the muscles that support our brows and eyelids start to weaken. This can lead to droopy eyelids and wrinkles that make us look older than we are. Blepharoplasty and a brow lift are two facial plastic surgery procedures that can take years off of your appearance by rejuvenating your eyes. But which treatment is right for you?
Double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, Philip J. Miller, MD, FACS, has nearly 30 years of experience in cosmetic surgery. As a pioneer in the field of facial plastic surgery, he understands the unique complexities of blepharoplasty and brow lift procedures. Dr. Miller’s skilled precision and artistic eye make him uniquely qualified to recommend the right procedure for you at his state-of-the-art plastic surgery clinic in Manhattan, NY.
With Dr. Miller’s collaborative Natralook® process, you can take part in designing your own treatment plan to determine which procedure will best help you achieve your desired results.
What You Need to Know about a Brow Lift
A brow lift primarily addresses excess skin on the forehead that droops down toward the eyes. As the skin above the brow sags, it causes the eyelids to slouch downward as well. The skin only loses elasticity with age, so the problem tends to worsen in aging adults. For some, the resulting look can resemble perpetual anger or sadness. Others can experience drooping to the point that their eyesight becomes hindered.
For a more youthful look, Dr. Miller makes a small incision in the hairline and carefully lifts the skin, removing any excess. During this procedure, he also removes portions of weakened muscle near the eyelids. The entire process lifts the brow to smooth forehead lines and minimize sagging over the eyes. To learn more about brow lifts, please click here.
Benefits of a Brow Lift
A brow lift can transform your appearance by softening deep creases and lines while lifting your brow. Other important benefits of a brow lift include that it can:
Remove excess skin from above the brow
Reduce deep forehead lines
Minimize crow’s feet
Lift saggy eyelids
Soften crow’s feet
If you have excess skin partially blocking your vision, a naturally low eyebrow arch, or deep forehead lines, consider an eyebrow lift.
What a Brow Lift Can’t Do
A brow lift cannot remove excess skin from the upper or lower eyelids like a blepharoplasty can. If you have droopy eyelids that stem from loss of elasticity in the eyelids themselves, then a brow lift may not be the appropriate treatment. Brow lifts specifically treat sagging caused by excess skin above the brow.
One way to tell if you need a blepharoplasty over a brow lift is by raising your eyebrows. If the skin continues to sag with no noticeable change, then a brow lift won’t deliver the results you’re looking for.
What you Need to Know about an Eyelid Lift
An eyelid lift, or blepharoplasty, is a surgical procedure to remove excess skin and tissue from your eyelids. Dr. Miller can perform this procedure on your upper lids, lower lids, or both for a fully rejuvenated appearance.
During an eyelid lift, Dr. Miller makes a small incision in the natural eyelid crease and removes any excess tissue. For the best results, he redistributes some of your excess skin, fat, and underlying muscle before tightening your surrounding skin. This technique generates a lifting effect that instantly refreshes your appearance. Since the incision blends in with your natural crease, there’s very minimal visible scarring.
Droopy eyelids can significantly age your appearance and may even impact your vision. While skin laxity is a normal consequence of the aging process, eyelid surgery can make your eyes look younger, fresher, and more alert.
Benefits of an Eyelid Lift
Upper eyelid surgery is an excellent anti-aging procedure for patients with droopy eyelids caused by loss of elasticity. An eyelid lift may be right for you if you suffer from:
Puffy upper eyelids
Impaired vision from saggy upper eyelid skin
Extra skin in the natural eyelid crease
Poor eyelid contours
Forehead discomfort from muscle straining
Skin irritation from chafing eyelid folds
Depending on whether you combine your treatment with a lower eyelid, blepharoplasty typically takes about 1-2 hours. Most patients recover within 7-10 days of treatment.
What an Eyelid Lift Can’t Do
An eyelid lift is ideal for patients who have droopy eyelids with excess fat and tissue. However, blepharoplasty cannot treat deep forehead wrinkles like a brow lift can. If your saggy eyelids are the result of a low brow arch and skin laxity above the brow line, then a brow lift is likely a more appropriate treatment.
When a Combination Approach at Our Plastic Surgery Clinic May be Best
Since brow and eyelid lifts address different aging symptoms, a combination approach can dramatically enhance your appearance. If you have deep forehead creases and excess eyelid skin, ask Dr. Miller about a combination approach during your initial consultation.
To schedule a face-to-face consultation with Dr. Miller at his Manhattan plastic surgery clinic, call or book an appointment online today.
The cosmetic industry boom isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. As pandemic restrictions have eased across the U.S., surgeons and dermatologists are noticing an increased demand from their male patients for both non-surgical and surgical treatments. Whether it’s the Zoom Boom or the lockdown-induced sedentary lifestyle, the pandemic has accelerated male desire for aesthetic enhancements. And now that the world is re-opening, their aim is to reveal better versions of themselves.
The Top Choice for Male Patients
Double-board certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Philip Miller specializes in cosmetic facial procedures that help both women and men achieve their aesthetic goals. Considered one of the country’s leading experts in rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation, Dr. Miller can create innovative and comprehensive procedure plans to provide natural-looking results. And with his Natralook® approach that empowers his patients to achieve Aesthetic Confidence®, he can produce life-changing outcomes.
A Rising Trend
There has been asignificant increase in the number of men seeking cosmetic procedures over the past decade. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons saw a 29% increase in total cosmetic procedures in men from 2000-2018. The Aesthetic Plastic Surgery National Databank Statistics recorded 5,037 nose surgeries in men in 2019 and 7,475 rhinoplasty procedures in 2020.
Whether men want sharper, more defined noses or brighter, younger-looking eyes, they are aware that they can benefit from the same procedures that women have long embraced. Men seeking cosmetic procedures is no longer a secret, and the pandemic has certainly given them the push they needed to finally pursue their aesthetic goals.
What is the Zoom Boom?
With the switch to remote work, online meetings, and virtual gatherings, people went from sparingly looking at their reflections while brushing their teeth to suddenly staring at their image on a screen for hours a day. As a result, there was greater scrutiny of their lines, wrinkles, and other signs of aging. Men are as concerned as women about their appearance and are becoming proactive about keeping aging symptoms at bay with the help of cosmetic procedures.
The COVID 15
For millions of Americans, one of the unintended consequences of the pandemic has been the “COVID 15,” which refers to the weight gain that people in lockdown may have experienced. With gyms and workout facilities closed, plus easy access to the pantry and fridge, the extra pounds stealthily crept on for many. Now that businesses are beginning to open and cities are now resuming normal activities, men want to improve their neglected body contours by undergoing body-contouring procedures to enhance their physiques.
Recovery: More Time, More Privacy
Men who were considering surgery, but had worries about the downtime, found a golden opportunity while on lockdown. Those working remotely could recover from procedures without taking as much time off or letting others know of their plans. Work-from-home wardrobes consisting of loose tops and sweats also made post-surgery recovery much more comfortable. In essence, quarantine life provides the best setup for privacy and a discreet recovery time.
Popular Procedures for Men
Even taking the pandemic out of the equation, there is less taboo surrounding cosmetic procedures for men today. Men are taking better care of their skin and bodies, and they want a more youthful appearance to match their energy and vigor with the help of the following procedures:
Eyelid Surgery
No matter their age, men like to look rested, energetic, and attentive. The eyes are one of the most vulnerable areas when it comes to aging and can make a man look tired and older than he feels. This delicate skin diminishes with age, resulting in droopy eyelids and puffy bags under the eyes. To address these concerns and achieve a younger-looking appearance, more men are now discovering the benefits of blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery in Manhattan, New York.
Neck Lift
Whether they blame it on heredity, gravity, fluctuations in weight, or the natural aging process, men will notice a distinct loss of skin elasticity on their face, neck, and jaw, along with increased fatty deposits. To reverse these signs of aging, men are turning to a neck lift procedure to achieve harmony between their appearance and the way they feel. Dr. Miller can perform a neck lift to remove excess fat and skin from the neck to improve visible signs of aging in the neck and jawline, creating a smoother, slimmer, firmer, and more refined neck appearance.
Rhinoplasty
With Zoom meetings and more time spent on multiple social media platforms, men (like women) have become more focused on their imperfections. Research has found that selfies can also make people’s noses look larger than they actually are. Rhinoplasty is one of the most often requested procedures by male patients in Dr. Miller’s plastic surgery clinic. Since masculine features are the perceived key to male attractiveness, most men choose to have rhinoplasty to eliminate any unsightly features while maintaining a strong-looking nose.
Bro-Tox
A testament to the fact that Botox injections aren’t just for women, “Bro-tox” continues to be a popular trend over the last decade. As its man-friendly nickname suggests, Bro-tox refers to Botox procedures for men. In addition to its subtle results and minimally-invasive approach, the appeal of Botox injections also comes from its short treatment sessions and minimal downtime. Dr. Miller strategically injects Botox to specific facial areas to block nerve impulses to the muscles responsible for dynamic wrinkles, creating a smoother, more youthful appearance.
Why Gotham Plastic Surgery is the Best Plastic Surgery Clinic for Male Patients
Mostplastic surgeons only see a small fraction of male patients, and this gives them little experience with the unique needs of men. Dr. Miller understand the unique concerns of his male patients and creates improvements that are both natural and distinctly masculine.
Settle For Only The Best In Facial Rejuvenation
Can’t decide which procedure is best for you? During your consultation at our plastic surgery clinic, Dr. Miller will make recommendations based on your skin quality, signs of aging, and specific concerns. Together, you can create a Unified Vision® that will best meet your goals. Contact Gotham Plastic Surgery today to schedule an appointment.
The availability of non-surgical options in cosmetic dermatology has made it easier for most people to try new treatments. A liquid facelift, for instance, gives you a chance to “test drive” a new look before committing to a surgical facelift. While non-surgical procedures sound like the quick, safe, and easy approach, they may not always be the most suitable solution to your aesthetic needs and goals. Sometimes, taking the surgical route is the better choice. So, how do you know which procedure is right for you?
Esteemed double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, Philip J. Miller, MD, FACS, specializes in cosmetic facial surgeries including the classic facelift in Manhattan, New York. He creates custom treatment plans utilizing the most advanced techniques to help you achieve your ideal look. Furthermore, his Natralook® process empowers you to help design your transformation journey and achieve your desired results.
What is a Liquid Facelift?
For younger patients who do not have severe aging symptoms and do not want to undergo surgery, a liquid facelift can provide restorative and rejuvenating results without the need for incisions or anesthesia. To perform a liquid facelift, doctors inject fillers and neuromodulators into targeted areas, adding volume to the cheeks or contouring the jawline, all while eliminating the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Depending on the injectables used, liquid facelift results can last for up to two years. Even though you did not “go under the knife,” the appropriate patient can still receive impressive anti-aging results. To learn more about liquid facelift, visit healthcare.utah.edu
Benefits of a Liquid Facelift
At our Manhattan plastic surgery clinic, our patients enjoy the amazing results they’re able to achieve with our proprietary liquid facelift technique, called the Miller Lift. In addition to beautiful results, you may enjoy these other benefits:
It’s non-invasive
It saves you time
It does not involve any downtime
It’s typically not very painful, and some patients report feeling no pain
It produces natural-looking results
It’s a precise procedure
It’s more affordable
What You Need to Know About Surgical Facelifts
Over time, the skin loses elasticity and begins to sag, causing deep creases, wrinkles, droopy eyes, jowls, and pronounced loose folds. While we can’t stop the aging process, a surgical facelift is an effective rewind button that can take years off your appearance. The traditional facelift is a household name in the beauty world—and for good reason. Surgical facelift results are more dramatic compared to liquid facelifts and last longer because surgeons tighten underlying muscles, remove excess skin and fat, and reposition the skin, taking a more thorough approach.
Since a surgical facelift is a more complex procedure, it is important to understand what the procedure is designed to address and what outcome you can potentially achieve.
When Surgery is the Right Choice
Because surgeons tailor a surgical facelift to your unique bone structure, skin condition, and aging patterns, you can achieve a lifted, firmer appearance with younger-looking skin while still looking like yourself. Specifically, you can benefit from a surgical facelift when:
1. You Have Severe Aging Symptoms
Surgical facelifts are ideal for older people or those who are looking for a dramatic solution to significantly sagging skin, defined wrinkles, loose jawlines, and deep creases. When performed properly, a facelift can turn back the clock by smoothing the skin, firming up muscle tone, and restoring attractive facial contours.
However, if you’re still young and would like to address early signs of aging and experience long-lasting results but are not ready for an invasive full-facelift, you may be able to find your desired results through a Micro-Lift, which uses smaller incisions and requires less downtime.
2. You Can See Significant Skin Laxity
While fillers can plump up areas to restore natural fullness, they cannot restore elasticity to skin that has begun to sag. Facelifts are best-known for addressing skin laxity. Surgeons remove and tighten skin that’s begun drooping with age, producing a more youthful look. By removing excess tissue, surgeons can address the following:
Jowls
Turkey wattles
Overall aged appearance
Droopy skin around the eye area
However, surgeons should not pull skin too tight, as this can create a frozen, wind-blown appearance that is typical of procedures performed by inexperienced surgeons. Dr. Miller will ensure your results are very natural and that you look like a younger, refreshed version of yourself.
3. Your Neck Also Needs Rejuvenation
Since the neck’s skin is thinner than facial skin, the neck is one of the first areas to show signs of aging. A facelift without a neck lift can create an unbalanced look. This is why surgeons usually perform a neck lift in conjunction with a facelift. By lifting and tightening the deeper tissue along the jawline, pulling up the sagging tissue, and excising loose skin, you can achieve a smooth and very defined jawline to complement your younger-looking face.
4. You Don’t Want to Come in Every Few Months
A surgical facelift offers the most long-lasting results of any other anti-aging procedure available today. Since it addresses sagging skin and volume loss with a more thorough and comprehensive approach, results can last for up to 10 years.
5. You Want Dramatic Results
Considered the gold standard in facial rejuvenation, a facelift offers the most dramatic improvement in addressing the signs of aging. While patients seeking subtle results have found injectables to be effective in achieving their desired look, those who undergo a surgical facelift get a more striking transformation by correcting sagging skin, removing jowls, lifting the cheeks, and refreshing the overall appearance. When performed well, this procedure can take 10+ years off your appearance while maintaining your natural look.
Discover The Right Facial Rejuvenation Procedure For You At Our Plastic Surgery Clinic
In addition to determining the right procedure for you, it is also essential that you find the best surgeon to perform it for you. For more than two decades, Dr. Miller has provided patients with customized surgical and non-surgical facial procedures. By combining his expertise and skill with his artistic eye, Dr. Miller can achieve impeccable results and give you Aesthetic Confidence®. To learn more about our facial rejuvenation procedures and other non-surgical options such as Face-Tite™, contact Dr. Miller at his New York City plastic surgery clinic today.
You have enough going on right now, between planning holiday festivities and trying to stay safe amidst COVID-19. You shouldn’t also have to worry about your appearance as you see friends and family. This “neckvember,” take time for yourself and focus on an area on the body that also doesn’t get enough attention: your neck. Your neck is about as visible as your face, and yet many tend to forget it when scheduling cosmetic treatments, so don’t forget it this month.
As a double-board certified plastic surgeon in New York City who focuses solely on treatments for the face and neck, Dr. Philip Miller can help you achieve a youthful-looking neck and overall appearance, whether you’re ready for a surgical procedure or want to try our many non-surgical options. Dr. Miller has more than 20 years of experience as a plastic surgeon and has written medical textbook chapters specifically on neck rejuvenation, so you can be sure you are receiving the best possible care for your neck rejuvenation treatment.
How Your Neck Changes Over Time
Much like your face, your neck shows signs of aging over time, like sagging skin, loss of definition, and wrinkles. Both these areas have skin that is more delicate than the skin on the rest of your body, which makes them more susceptible to aging symptoms. These aging symptoms stem from the decrease in production of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid, proteins that give your skin volume and elasticity, characteristics associated with youthfulness and beauty. External influences can also heighten these symptoms. Sun exposure and smoking can both increase discoloration and wrinkles. Wrinkles on the neck can form what’s often called a “turkey neck,” which is a grouping of sagging, wrinkled skin that resembles a turkey’s wattle. Weight fluctuations can also add to this, as well as the formation of a double chin.
Get Your Youthful Neck Back
Aging symptoms may mostly be inevitable, but living with them is not. No matter your concern, Dr. Miller in New York City can help determine the best treatment for you. Consider your goals when selecting a treatment. You may need lifting or fat reduction to achieve a contoured jawline. Maybe you just have a few wrinkles that need to be filled or discoloration you want to be lightened. Whether you’re just starting cosmetic treatments or are ready for a more permanent surgery option, we can help.
No matter which treatment you select, Dr. Miller will take you through the NatraLook Process, an enriching experience to help you discover your full beauty potential and understand all your options for achieving this. Dr. Miller will talk you through your procedure so you can feel comfortable and confident in your choice.
Lift
Sagging skin on the neck is a very common aging symptom that can be treated with injectables, ultrasound and radiofrequency technology, and surgically. Dr. Miller can reduce lines, wrinkles, folds, and creases in your neck with his proprietary Miller Lift, a liquid lift technique he customizes to individual patient needs. By combining dermal fillers and other treatments, Dr. Miller can create a custom treatment plan for your specific needs.
Ultherapy uses ultrasound technology, while Neck-Tite utilizes radiofrequency technology to contour the neck and jowls. Ultherapy works by emitting ultrasound energy into the skin, which causes the skin to react with increased collagen production, a natural substance that keeps your skin firm and youthful. Neck-Tite’s radiofrequency technology can be combined with submental liposuction to remove fat and tighten the skin. That way, you won’t be left with loose skin where fat has been removed. Neck-Tite may also be used to treat jowls.
If your signs of aging are more severe and you are ready to say goodbye to wrinkles, bands, or a “turkey neck,” then it might be time for a neck lift. This surgical procedure can erase these signs of aging for typically between 10-15 years. A neck lift could involve the removal of excess fat with liposuction, the removal of extra skin, and the tightening of muscles and skin. You will need approximately two weeks to recover, then you can enjoy your results for years to come.
Line
A well-defined jawline might be what you’re seeking for a more pleasing, youthful appearance. At our Manhattan office, we offer a wide array of options for sculpting the jawline. With submental liposuction, Dr. Miller can remove fat from under the chin to reveal a contoured jawline. If you’re unsure about liposuction, you can opt for Kybella, the only injectable medicine FDA-approved for fat reduction.
For a more dramatic improvement, Dr. Miller sometimes recommends a chin implant. This can greatly increase the definition in your jawline while giving you a natural result. Dr. Miller uses medical grade silicone implants for the best results. During your consultation, Dr. Miller will take you through his proprietary NatraLook Process to determine if a chin implant is right for you.
Men seeking to define their jawlines can experience the innovative G.I. Jaw® procedure, created by Dr. Miller himself. Dr. Miller combines all the above treatments to help you achieve a sharp jawbone, square chin, facial symmetry, and well-defined cheekbones, all telltale signs of masculinity associated with strength and attractiveness. To learn more about neck rejuvenation, visit ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
Lessen
Wrinkles and platysmal banding on the neck are aging signs most people want to reduce as much as possible. Dr. Miller uses Botox® to relax the platysma muscles, which helps the wrinkles shrink and become less apparent. These muscles increase in size as you age because they are used so frequently to make facial expressions. Wrinkles found in the neck can be filled with dermal fillers. These fillers are made from hyaluronic acid, a natural substance found in the body. Your body will slowly absorb the fillers, so we can help you create a treatment schedule so you can maintain your results.
Before and After of CO2 Laser Resurfacing to rejuvenate the skin
Lighten
The changes you’re seeing in your neck might have less to do with structural changes and more to do with changes in pigment. CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing can treat acne scars, blotchy skin, and discoloration caused by sun damage. While treating these pigment issues, the device can also address texture concerns and wrinkles, giving you a more complete transformation in one or more treatments.
Make it Last
Want to make sure your neck rejuvenation treatment this “neckvember” lasts even longer? Combine your neck lift with a facelift or mini facelift. These procedures are often performed together and can give you back your youthful face and neck long-term. A traditional facelift requires a longer recovery than a mini facelift, but the results last longer.
Schedule Your Neck Rejuvenation Treatment in New York City
If you’re ready to minimize wrinkles, correct discoloration, sculpt your jawline, or pursue another neck treatment this “neckvember,” contact us today to schedule your consultation with Philip Miller, MD.
Ten years ago, your “anti-aging” routine consisted of good skincare and an occasional facial. But those measures can’t combat the toll of the passing years anymore. You’ve noticed signs of aging that don’t jive with how youthful, vibrant, and active you actually are. No matter what your reasons for being troubled by the signs of aging, you don’t have to try to make peace with them anymore. Nor do you have to jump right into surgical rejuvenation.
Although Dr. Miller is a board-certified facial plastic surgeon based in Manhattan, New York, known for his expertise with rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation, he offers non-surgical facial rejuvenation and minimal surgical improvements as well as complete facelifts. If you’re ready to have your appearance match the inner you but aren’t quite ready to commit to a surgical procedure, here are some alternatives to consider.
For women and men who are scalpel-averse, Dr. Miller offers a non-surgical “Miller Lift.” He instantly restores volume to your skin, re-contours your cheeks, and fills in hollows at your temples and under your eyes with a variety of injectable dermal fillers as well as Botox® or another neuromodulator.
Depending on your needs, a Miller Lift may only take about 30 minutes. That makes it a perfect procedure to undergo a month or so before an important event, such as a wedding. When you consider that a liquid facelift takes less time than getting highlights in a salon, you realize that you have time to turn back time — especially since there’s really no recovery period. You may have a little soreness or pinkness at your injection sites after a Miller Lift, but you can wear make-up and go about your normal activities.
Depending on your needs, Dr. Miller selects from a full range of both hyaluronic-acid based dermal fillers (i.e., Juvéderm and Restylane) and collagen-inducing fillers (i.e. Sculptra and Radiesse). You may also want to consider a fat transfer procedure, in which Dr. Miller removes fat from an area where you have excess (e.g., your abdomen), processes it, and injects it into areas of volume depletion, such as your midface.
Dr. Miller uses Botox to erase wrinkles on your forehead, between your brows, and around your eyes. He can also use it to create a non-surgical neck lift to erase neck bands or to soften your jawline so your face looks more heart-shaped.
Depending on your needs, your Miller Lift could:
Fill in deep creases around nose and mouth
Erase fine lines and wrinkles throughout the face
Restore volume to your midface
Build up your cheekbones for lift and elegance
Fill in under-eye troughs
Slightly lift your forehead and brows
Fill in depleted volume and temples
Restore or enhance lip volume
Lift and smooth your neck
Fillers last between 6 months and a year or more. Botox lasts between 3-4 months. Our staff schedules your touch-up appointments so you continue to look refreshed and vibrant.
Face-Tite™ and Ultherapy™
While a liquid facelift gives you an immediate improvement that you can walk out of the office with, it does require touch-ups. If you are looking for a more long-lasting solution, you can also opt for state-of-the-art technologies that improve the quality of your skin and “train” it to act younger, such as Face-Tite and Ultherapy. These technologies require time to show their results because they’re working in tandem with your own body’s healing and rebuilding processes. However, you can combine them with a Miller Lift to get both the immediate and long-term benefits.
Face-Tite uses the power of radiofrequency (RF) assisted liposuction to remove excess fat from your chin, neck, and jowls. The heat from the RF device also tightens and remodels your skin, leaving you with a tighter, more lifted look overall.
Ultherapy uses sound waves to reach deep into your dermis, triggering a healing process that removes tired old strands of collagen and elastin, replacing them with new, strengthening proteins. Your skin rebuilds itself over 2-3 months until it’s firmer and more lifted.
With Face-Tite and Ultherapy, either alone or together, you can expect results such as:
Tighter skin
Firmer skin
More uplifted cheeks and face
Tighter, more lifted brow
Less sagging around eyes
Firmer, sleeker jawline
No more double chin
Softer facial creases
A more rested and vibrant look
You may even notice that your pores look smaller and your skin is clearer.
“Mini” surgeries
If you’re still in the early stages of aging, a surgical facelift might not be the right choice for you. However, if you’d like something more permanent than a Miller Lift, Dr. Miller might recommend:
Brow lift
A brow lift smooths the aging furrows and creases on your forehead while also slightly elevating your brow. By lifting your brow, you get a more open look that alleviates sagging on your upper eyelids. A brow lift makes you look more alert and energized and is a subtle way to make a big difference in how you feel and are perceived.
Micro Lift
This skin-only mini-facelift is perfect for people who need just a slight bit of elevation to relieve facial sagging. You’ll look fresher, sleeker, and more vibrant. A Micro Lift improves slight sagging around the cheeks, mouth, and jaw.
Facelift
As effective as non-surgical facelifts and minimally-invasive surgeries are, nothing can compare to a complete facelift over the long term. In Dr. Miller’s expert hands, your face and neck are rejuvenated by about 10 years. And your results last that long, too. After your facelift, you can expect benefits such as:
More lifted, youthful cheeks and face
Sleek jawline
No double chin
No jowls
Smooth, lifted neck
Fewer lines and creases
A facelift costs more at the outset but can save you money over time. To learn more about facial rejuvenation, visit ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Schedule Your Facelift Alternative Procedure in New York Today
To find out which type of rejuvenation is best for your unique case, call Dr. Philip Miller’s Manhattan office at (646) 791-3025, or schedule an appointment online.
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