The Doctor For Faces Discusses ALL of the Facts and None of the Hype

Many people believe that they should wait until some arbitrary age to have cosmetic surgery. However, according to Dr. Harold J. Kaplan — The Doctor For Faces, early intervention allows for longer lasting results since underlying muscles and tissues are likely to be more resilient. Another benefit to addressing concerns as they arise is that less pronounced problems usually require less extensive solutions. The most valuable benefit of early intervention is that you can feel good about yourself and enjoy your improved appearance sooner.


Have friends or co-workers or family members mentioned that you look tired or angry when you’re not? Heavy eyelids, under eye bags and a sagging brow can create that impression. To achieve a more refreshed or alert look, Dr. Kaplan subtly repositions the brow and when indicated, corrects droopy upper eyelids and lower eyelid bags. Dr. Kaplan has modified these surgical techniques so that they are minimally invasive with a quick recovery time.

Do you have concerns that your chin seems to be disappearing or that you are developing jowls or a “wattle?” As we age, the skin and muscles of the neck and jaw line become lax, causing skin wrinkling and excess folds. In some people, loss of bone density of the jaw exacerbates the problem due to a lack of bony support. These factors contribute to a blurring of the jaw line and a loss of definition of the jaw-neck angle. Additionally some people, including many thin people, accumulate excess fat beneath the chin.

Several procedures correct symptoms of aging in the neck and lower facial area that give more striking definition to the jaw line, eliminate jowls, correct a sagging neck and smooth facial grooves. Localized liposuction and/or submental repair possibly combined with a chin or cheek implant are minimally invasive procedures that can help to reestablish a normal neck contour and jaw line. If the problem is more advanced, a mini-lift, full face lift and/or neck lift is likely to be necessary. When done in conjunction with a face lift, extra skin can be reshaped by uplifting and smoothing it over newly-tightened neck muscles.

Dr. Kaplan is often asked if surgery is the only option for improving one’s appearance.
The answer depends on the results that you’d like to achieve. There are several non-surgical procedures available that improve one’s appearance without surgery and with little or no downtime. Botox® and the injectable fillers Radiesse™, Restylane®, Perlane® and Juvederm™ temporarily, yet effectively, reduce lines and wrinkles. The MicroLaserPeel™ precisely removes the outermost layers of the skin to successfully treat skin conditions such as wrinkles, laxity, scars, and texture or pigmentation problems. The greater the skill and experience of the person performing these procedures, the better the results are likely to be.

Many other non-invasive and non-surgical procedures that are hyped in the media often promise more than they deliver and have not proven to be effective. Dr. Kaplan says, “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is and you will likely be disappointed.” Unfortunately, if your concerns are about sagging skin or the need to recontour facial features, surgery is the most effective option. And surgical results are the most significant and longest lasting. Since all plastic surgeons do not have the same training and experience, common sense says it’s best to go to a specialist with the most experience in the procedure(s) that you are considering. Facial plastic surgeons, like Dr. Kaplan, are super-specialists in cosmetic procedures of the face and neck since the breadth and depth of their experience is exclusively in those procedures.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, visit Dr. Kaplan’s website at www.thedoctorforfaces.com or call his office 310-378-3444.