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Archive for November, 2005

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Dear Dr. Seckel, Is it true that you can have a non-surgical face lift? Thank you, Mary Jo, Richmond, Virginia.

Monday, November 7th, 2005

Dear Mary Jo,
The short answer is no, a face lift, also called a rhytidectomy is a surgical procedure designed to remove excess facial skin and tighten the face to give the face a more youthful appearance. The non-surgical face lift so frequently talked about is not a face lift but a skin tightening procedure.
The term [...]

Dear Dr. Seckel, What is the most effective skin exfoliation method for removing facial wrinkles? I have tried face creams but they don’t work. I have also tried microdermabrasion but I still have wrinkles. I don’t want to have the down time associated with laser resurfacing. Is there anything else? Thanks, Audrey, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

Dear Audrey,
Yes there is a very effective method for skin exfoliation to remove facial wrinkles with minimal down time. It is the MicroLaserPeel® is a laser skin rejuvenation peel using the Sciton Erbium laser. The Erbium laser is called a cool laser because it does not burn the skin like the CO2 laser does, thus [...]

Dear DR. Seckel. Can you tell me about the thread lift. Is it a non-surgical face lift? Thank you, Becky, Palm Beach, Florida

Friday, November 4th, 2005

The Thread lift, Russian lift, or Feather lift is a facial rejuvenation technique that is supposed to lift or tighten the face by placing small threads, sometimes called Aptos® threads or Countour® threads, under the skin by using a needle to pass the thread under the skin. Some call this a non-surgical face lift [...]