Facial Procedures

If you want more information or to schedule an appointment with New Jersey Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon Dr. Richad Peck about Facelift, Neck Lift, Brow Lift, Eyelid Surgery, Nasal Reshaping - Rhinoplasty, or BOTOX® Cosmetic, please contact us at our New Jersey office.

Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Eyelid Surgery | Blepharoplasty | West Orange Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) can enhance your appearance as well as your self-confidence. As people age, the eyelid skin can stretch, muscles often weaken, and fat tends to accumulate around the eyes. This can result in "bags" forming above and below or a droopy look around the eyes. Sometimes these problems occur in younger people if droopy or baggy eyelids run in your family. Eyelid surgery can be the right answer to correct these conditions.

Who is a Candidate?

If you have excessive, sagging or wrinkled upper or lower eyelid skin.
If you have excess upper eyelid skin that interferes with vision.
If you have lost your natural upper eyelid crease.
If you have puffy pouches of fat in the upper or lower lids that create a tired or aged appearance.

Intended Result

A more youthful and rested appearance of the eyes.
Widening of visual fields if excessive upper lid skin has partially blocked vision.
It will not remove or erase all wrinkle lines. It will soften wrinkle lines.

Procedure Description

The operation is done on an in or outpatient basis under sedation and local or general anesthesia.
The incisions are made where the natural crease should be in the upper lids and below the lash line in the lower lids. Excess fat and skin are removed.
If only excess fat is present in the lower lids, it may be removed through an incision inside the lower lids with no external incision or scar (transconjunctival blepharoplasty).

Recuperation and Healing

All sutures are usually removed within 4-6 days.
Initial mild discomfort is easily controlled with oral medication.
Bruising and sensitivity to light last at least a week or two. Swelling progressively disappears over several weeks.
Eye makeup can be used shortly after sutures are removed.
Contact lenses can be worn when comfortable -- usually within 7-10 days.

Other Options

Additional procedures that would enhance the result are: Face Lift, Forehead Lift, Chemical Peel or Laser Skin Resurfacing.

Occasionally, if surgery is being done to improve the field of vision, insurance may help cover upper lid surgery. Otherwise, these procedures are considered cosmetic and the patient is responsible for payment.

The specific risks and the suitability of this procedure for a given individual can be determined only at the time of consultation. All surgical procedures have some degree of risk. Minor complications that do not affect the outcome occur occasionally. Major complications are rare.

Facelift / Neck Lift

Facelift | Neck Lift | West Orange In time, gravity, sun exposure, and the stresses of daily life take their toll on our faces. Facelifts counteract these problems by removing fat and tightening skin and muscles, giving your face a fresher, youthful look.

Who is a Candidate?

If you have experienced a loss of skin elasticity and muscle tone of the face and neck.
If you have the appearance of jowls.
If you have developed facial and neck wrinkles.
If you believe you lack youthful chin and neck contours.
If you think you have a tired facial appearance.

Intended Result

A more rested and youthful contour to the face and neck.

Procedure Description

The operation is done on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia with sedation, or under general anesthesia.
Incisions are made within the hairline (or along the hair margin) above the ear, extending down around the lobe and ending in or below the hairline behind the ear. The subcutaneous layers and neck muscles are tightened, the facial skin is redraped and lifted, and the excess skin is removed.

Recuperation and Healing

The patient goes home with head and neck wrapped in dressings, which are usually removed the next day.
Minimal initial discomfort is easily controlled with oral medication.
Sutures are removed within 14 days. Bruising and swelling decrease to "socially acceptable" levels in 10-20 days.
The final result is evident in 4-6 weeks or sooner with continued improvement for several months.

Other Options

Additional procedures that would enhance the result are: Eyelid Lift, Brow Lift, Chemical Peel, Facial Sanding (dermabrasion), Chin Enlargement, Nose Reshaping (rhinoplasty), Fat Suction, and Laser Skin Resurfacing, Cheekbone Enhancement, Augmentation/Enhancement of Lips, Reduction of Earlobes.

Forehead Lift (Brow Lift)

Forehead Lift | Brow Lift | West Orange Brow lifts can revitalize drooping or lined foreheads, helping you to look less angry, sad or tired. Using either traditional or minimally invasive (endoscopic) methods, the muscles above the eyes are altered to smooth lines and raise the eyebrows for a more youthful appearance. The procedure is often combined with other operations such as blepharoplasty and face lifts to improve the look of the eyes and other areas of the face.

In a traditional brow lift the surgeon makes a coronal (headphone-shaped) incision behind the hairline, stretching between the ears and across the top of the forehead. In a minimally invasive (endoscopic) browlift the surgeon makes three to five short incisions; then an endoscope -- a slim instrument with a camera on the end -- is placed in one incision while the surgeon works through the other incisions.