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Q: How are Ulthera and Thermage different and which is better for skin tightening?

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Dr. Rebecca Fitzgerald

Dermatologist

Los Angeles, California

It depends - Ultherapy began as a "deep-level" tightening treatment with focused ultrasound that reached the same levels as a surgical facelift (an area called the SMAS). As the technology ...

Q: How do you get rid of sagging skin on the body?

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Dr. Andrew Ordon

Plastic Surgeon

Beverly Hills, California

Post-bariatric weight loss surgery is becoming more prevalent today and Dr. Chopra and I have been known to work as a team on some of these patients to do body ...

Q: How can you remove wrinkles from the neck?

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Dr. Lu-Jean Feng

Plastic Surgeon

Pepper Pike, Ohio

We can tighten the skin through a surgical necklift or through nonsurgical treatments such as Fraxel, Thermage or skin-care products such as Nectifirm.

Q: Is there a way to improve the look of my eyes without surgery?

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Dr. Lu-Jean Feng

Plastic Surgeon

Pepper Pike, Ohio

Yes. Botox and Dysport [off label] and Thermage or laser resurfacing are all nonsurgical ways to improve the appearance of the eyes.

Q: My mother has the classic turkey wattle below her chin, and I can see my skin getting a little loose, so I worry that I'm ...

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Dr. Phillip Chang

Plastic Surgeon

Landsdowne, Virginia

It's like anything in cosmetic surgery. You do something when it begins to bother you. So you don't necessarily look at the mother but you look at your situation now ...

Q: Are anti-aging results best achieved by removing wrinkles, tightening skin or a combination?

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Dr. Alison Tam

Dermatologist

Las Vegas, Nevada

Definitely a combination. In order for you to look natural and refreshed I do not recommend completely removing your wrinkles because that looks unnatural. So when you smile you're supposed ...

Q: Is there a good age to have a preventative facelift?

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Dr. Zoran Potparic

Plastic Surgeon

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The earlier you address different areas, the better chance the treatments will last longer. Yes, you may have a need for a facelift of a certain kind, perhaps not what ...

Q: Is a facelift only for wrinkles? What else does it correct and where are the scars

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Dr. Mark Murphy

Facial Plastic Surgeon

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

We try not to even use the term facelift too much anymore because you're trying to rejuvenate the face, you're not trying to just get rid of wrinkles. You're trying ...