Dear Mary Beth,
Yes, the sad eyed look or hound dog eyes that happens to some people after blepharoplasty can be corrected. Of course the best cure is prevention. Modern blepharoplasty and eyelid rejuvenation techniques have been modified to prevent the sad eyed look so it does not happen in the first place.
To correct the sad […]

Dear Denise,
Believe it or not there are tear trough implants made to correct dark circles under the eyes and for eyelid rejuvenation which are also called the tear trough deformity. They are very different from breast implants so don’t confuse the two. Breast implants are soft and contain a liquid such as saline or silicone. […]

Dear Sandy,
I have indeed heard of FACES and you are correct it is part of a new multiplatform laser system called Aluma® skin renewal system with FACES®.
What is really new is the skin tightening feature that is an exciting new non-surgical facial rejuvenation technique. As you may know from reading this website skin tightening is […]

Dear Dee,
Thank you for a very important question. I do feel LaserGenesis® is safe for black skin and is a good method to shrink enlarged pores.
Unlike other lasers there is no contact with the skin, thus the chance of injury to the skin, which could result in loss of pigment or hypo pigmentation and […]

Dear Joey,
Please don’t worry; I am sure your skin will improve in time.
It is common to have an acne type outbreak after any ablative laser skin rejuvenation procedure which causes skin exfoliation on the face. The Fraxel® does ablate (remove) tissue. Because the Fraxel® does micro ablation (unlike laser resurfacing which removes all of the […]

Dear Eve,
Thank you for a great question. While eyelid rejuvenation surgery called Blepharoplasty or eye tuck can remove eye bags, blepharoplasty alone will not remove dark circles under the eyes.
The dark circles, called the naso-jugal folds in medical terms, are caused by an attachment between the muscle and skin under the dark circle to […]

Dear Taylor,
Loss of pigment-called hypopigmentation and enlarged pores are sometimes a sequelae of deep laser resurfacing. I am happy to hear the V beam laser has evened your color.
At the present time I recommend LaserGenesis® for reducing the size of enlarged pores. LaserGenesis® can also even skin texture and remove red spots, flush and Rosacea […]

Dear Nancy,
In my opinion there are no safe procedures to lighten dark skin to white skin. Very deep laser treatment can remove pigmentation but the result would be uneven color, possibly deep scarring and a very noticeable demarcation line on the neck where the dark skin would begin again.
The best treatment to lighten skin color […]

Dear Meg,
You obviously are well read and up to date on Facial Rejuvenation Techniques and laser skin rejuvenation. The conclusion you have reached yourself would be my recommendation: LaserGenesis®, followed by Titan®.
The Titan is specifically for skin tightening, using infrared energy to heat the deep collagen in the skin and cause tightening. The Sciton Contour […]

Dear Jenny,
Thank you for a very important question about eyelid rejuvenation. I would not recommend laser resurfacing to treat hollow eyes or dark circles under the eyes. Laser resurfacing or laser skin rejuvenation can tighten lower eyelid skin. Although fine lines and wrinkles initially are improved, they eventually return as you point out. The fine […]