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Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon Develops "Laserclosure" Procedure
Making Facelift Scars Almost Non-Existent
In 2001, 117,034 facelifts were performed on patients seeking
a more youthful appearance. Men and women alike spend tens
of thousands of dollars to reverse the ravages of time. Where
facelifts do produce a younger look, in most cases scars
both in front and behind the ears leave very prominent telltale
signs of plastic surgery. Facelift scars have always been
a dead giveaway of facial rejuvenation. Finally a solution
is upon us. In June 2002, at the annual meeting of the California
Society of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Renato
Calabria , a Beverly
Hills Plastic Surgeon, presented a new procedure developed
to drastically reduce facelift scarring.
According to Dr. Calabria, "Prior
scarring may be genetic, yet it also occurs when an excessive
amount of tension is placed on the scar." When a facelift is completed,
the extra skin is pulled tight and cut off and the skin is
sewn up in front or behind the ears. All of the tension is
on that line of stitches leaving a thick ugly scar to form.
With Dr. Calabria 's Laserclosure procedure, instead of cutting
off the excess skin at the closure line, he uses that piece
to absorb all of the tension that would usually be placed
on the scar, hence minimizing it greatly.
Dr. Calabria begins the procedure
by marking off the excess skin behind the ear near the
hairline. He then uses a CO2 Laser to excise the epidermis
or top layer of skin, leaving the dermis fully intact.
He uses that piece as a "handle" and
buries it in a small pocket he makes underneath the skin.
The pocket that holds this "handle" is invisible to the eye
and carries all of the tension that would normally be placed
on the apartine . "Consequently, tension is shifted
away from the scar, leaving it to heal favorably. While a
very light incision is visible, this procedure avoids keloid
and hypertropic scars from forming," explains Dr. Calabria
.
Lately, many people have been shying
away from facial rejuvenation for fear of scarring that
may be worse then how he or she looked before surgery.
Large thick scars can be unattractive as well as embarrassing
for those who would like to keep their surgery a secret
and count Mother Nature as blessing them with great genes.
With Dr. Calabris's new "Laserclosure," scars
may certainly become a problem of the past.
For more information on the Laser Facelift
Closure procedure or to speak with Dr. Calabria , please
feel free to contact us.
To view before and after pictures of this
procedure, go to our photo
gallery.
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