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Cosmetic surgeries like facelift surgery target wrinkles and skin laxity by tightening the skin and underlying tissue to lift, contour, and shape. A facelift can reduce wrinkles and facial contours, but non-surgical treatments like a chemical peel are your best bet for surface concerns.
Below, we will discuss the benefits of planning your facelift and a chemical peel to experience total facial rejuvenation — from deep structure to surface.
The short answer is no — a facelift is a surgical procedure that can be combined with other procedures like a neck lift or upper facial rejuvenation (eyelid surgery or brow lift), but not non-surgical treatments.
In fact, it is not advised to undergo a chemical peel until you have recovered from your facelift.
However, there are many benefits to planning your chemical peel after your facelift procedure. If you suffer from surface-level skin concerns like acne and scarring, large pores, sun damage, and hyperpigmentation, a chemical peel — such as the VI Peel® — can target those issues to give you full-face rejuvenation.
Facelift surgery targets wrinkles, fine lines, skin laxity, and misshapen or sunken facial contours. During this procedure, your surgeon will make small incisions around the hairline and ear and pull the skin and underlying tissue taut before excising excess skin.
At Inland Breast and Body, you have various options for your facelift procedure, depending on the area and severity of the concern.
A facelift can greatly reduce the appearance of wrinkles in one procedure, restructuring the skin, tissue, and underlying muscles.
However, if you have surface-level concerns, you may still be dissatisfied with the appearance of your skin. It may be disheartening to go through facelift surgery to find that you are still self-conscious about acne scars or hyperpigmentation. That’s where a chemical peel can help!
A chemical peel is a non-invasive skin resurfacing procedure where a chemical solution is applied to the skin to remove the top layer (or epidermis). They vary in the type of solution used, the depth of exfoliation (epidermis to the dermis), the length of recovery time, and patient comfort level.
The VI Peel® combines the power of more painful procedures with the painlessness of mild ones. That’s right: less pain, more power.
In a 30-minute treatment, you can experience improvements to many surface-level concerns, such as:
Each patient is different; some will need more than one treatment to see advanced improvement, especially if the issues are severe.
As a relatively painless chemical peel, most patients report numbness and tingling during the procedure rather than a burning sensation like with many other peels. Additionally, since the VI Peel® resurfaces the skin, you will experience peeling of the top layer of skin about three days after your treatment. This is normal; once the dead skin falls off, you can reveal your new, glowing skin!
While not performed at the same time, you can plan your full-face transformation at Inland Breast and Body in Ontario, California, to get the most out of your facelift and VI Peel®.
It’s a good idea to plan your IV Peel® after entirely recovering from your facelift surgery to minimize complications and discomfort. Discuss your skin goals with your board-certified plastic surgeon to get the best results for your deep-structure and surface-level skin goals.
Call us today at (909) 291-4900 or fill out our online contact form to learn more about planning your facial rejuvenation with a facelift and VI Peel® today.
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Using a high quality skin care product is the first step in keeping your face, neck, and décolletage looking young and beautiful.
With so many creams and lotions being advertised as the newest and most effective way to tighten, brighten, and minimize wrinkles, it’s hard to know which products will work best for you.
When it comes to trusting recommendations for skin care products that are right for you, there’s no better source than a doctor who understands the effect aging has on the skin.
For this reason, we have put together a list of the best medical-grade skin care options and some other highly-effective treatments recommended by Dr. Troy Andreasen, a well-respected plastic surgeon in Southern California.
Dr. Andreasen recommends the following medical-grade skin care products:
Vitamins C and E, retinol, soluble collagen, antioxidants, matrix proteins, and TNS® (a patented blend of growth factors) all work together to restore and support your skin’s health.
Obagi includes the following products:
These customizable prescription-strength skin care products were created to meet unique skin challenges and concerns.
Neova’s award-winning DNA repair formulas offer dramatic results for aging or prematurely aged skin on a cellular level.
These advanced medical-grade skin care lines are exclusively available through participating physicians.
The following cosmetic procedures can reveal fresh new skin and correct a number of flaws and blemishes:
Effective and safe for any skin type or color. This chemical peel treats melasma, fine lines, sun damage, acne, acne scars, and enlarged pores with excellent results, often with only one treatment. Expect skin flaking and peeling to start three days after your procedure, lasting between one to five days. A quality moisturizer can be used to control this process.
Milder and safe for all skin types, the Rejuvenation Peel can help you look younger in minutes and involve light to medium flaking and peeling. More dramatic results are achieved after a series of these peels.
Want to learn more about medical-grade skin care or advanced chemical peels? Call Dr. Andreasen’s Ontario, California, plastic surgery practice at 909-291-4900 today for your skin care consultation. You can also scroll down to contact us online.
His well-qualified and friendly team is happy to help you!
Posted July 27, 2023 in Skin Care
4 Minute Read: Cosmetic surgeries like facelift surgery target wrinkles and skin laxity by tightening the skin and underlying tissue to lift, contour, and shape. A facelift can reduce wrinkles and facial contours, but non-surgical treatments like a chemical peel are your best bet for surface concerns. Below, we will discuss the benefits of planning […]
Posted August 01, 2022 in Skin Care
3 Minute Read: Using a high quality skin care product is the first step in keeping your face, neck, and décolletage looking young and beautiful. With so many creams and lotions being advertised as the newest and most effective way to tighten, brighten, and minimize wrinkles, it’s hard to know which products will work best […]
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