Temple augmentation for hollowing.

The most common aesthetic deformity of the temporal region is excessive concavity or depression. It can be caused from surgery (temporalis muscle wasting after a craniotomy), a medical condition (fat atrophy from extreme weight loss or medications) or one’s natural genetics. (congenital lipoatrophy) Regardless of its etiology, some form of an implanted material is needed to build out the temporal depression.

Methods for temporal augmentation have included injected fat, dermal grafts, bone cements or cranioplasty materials and various synthetic implants. Each has their own advantages and disadvantages and have different locations of placement, either above the fascia, below the fascia, intramuscular or on top of the temporal bone. Depending upon the cause for the temporal deformity, there may be benefits to one method of augmentation over the other.

The look is called a “peanut-head”, meaning the squeezed or pinched shape of your upper head.

Whilst in New York, last December, Dr Young was trained in a special technique to correct this change.

Technique aims-

- less bruising

-instant result

- less complications

-less pain

Within 30 minutes hollows will be corrected with dermal fillers, and the results will last up to 2 years. Please not the goal is not be convex, but rather flush, and in keeping with the contour of your face….the art of shaping!

So if this is the look you have, call in and book.

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Injections or Surgery: When’s the Right Time?

Perhaps you have been considering a procedure to address your aging skin. Do you opt for an awi to stop muscle movement or a filler  to add volume? Or is it time for surgery in the form of a facelift, browlift or eyelift?

Dr Young may suggest that you give fillers a try if you have relatively good skin elasticity, but have lost some of the fullness in your face. Fillers can plump up areas that are beginning to look a bit gaunt, but they cannot address excessively sagging skin. If wrinkles are bothering you, awi may fit the bill to stop the facial movements (like squinting) that cause the lines.

If you have tried injectables or fillers and feel that you look “puffy” or “doughy,” it may be time to move on to surgery. If you have sagging skin, surgery is the procedure that will fix it.

However, since some areas of your face may need more aggressive attention than others, don’t be surprised if Dr Young  suggests injectables or fillers in conjunction with surgery to help you achieve the most natural, balanced look.

At Freshface Clinic, we combine many treatments, both non-surgical and surgical for the best results.

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BEAUTY CULTURE, Annenberg Space for Photography, LA.

As part of his trip to Los Angeles, Dr Young will visit this exhibition, and some local surgeons.

Whilst in the States, he will  attend  a Plastic Surgery symposium in New York.

BEAUTY CULTURE provides a seminal examination of photography’s role in capturing and defining notions of modern female beauty and how these images profoundly influence our lives in both celebratory and disturbing ways.

Through different lenses focused on the body beautiful, the exhibition examines both traditional and unconventional definitions of beauty, challenging stereotypes of gender, race and age. It explores the links between beauty and violence, glamour and sexuality and the cost (in its multiple meanings) of beauty.

Featuring works from over 100 world-renowned beauty, fashion and fine art photographers, BEAUT Y CULTURE encourages a social discussion about the allure and mystique of the pursuit of female beauty, as well as its cult-like glorification and the multi-billion dollar industries that surround it.

BEAUTY CULTURE presents diverse viewpoints on beauty as it has evolved through the 20th and 21st centuries. These viewpoints are at times challenging, daring and controversial.  Ultimately, the exhibition illustrates the power of the still image in shaping cultural ideals and expectations of feminine beauty – and photography’s undeniable influence on conceptions of the Self.

In addition to over 170 photographs featured in the print gallery, BEAUTY CULTURE showcases hundreds of digital images in vivid detail on high-resolution screens in the Digital Gallery.  The Digital Gallery also includes a short documentary film that expands upon the print exhibition’s themes, featuring interviews with well-known photographers, models, historians and beauty experts who guide visitors on a fascinating photographic exploration of the culture – and cult – of beauty.

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herbal supplements before surgery

When preparing for a cosmetic surgery procedure, it’s important to provide a thorough medical history to your surgeon. Some patients feel that certain supplements aren’t important to mention during an evaluation because they are natural, but that can have dangerous consequences, according to a recent report from Michigan State University researchers.

The article, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, specifically references the potential dangers of mixing medicines prescribed before and after surgery and seemingly harmless herbal supplements. For example, garlic can interfere with anti-clotting medications. These complementary and alternative medical supplements can affect candidates for aesthetic surgeries as well.

“We have a long list of supplements that we want patients to avoid before surgery either because they cause bleeding or because they interfere with anesthesia,” says Independence, OH, plastic surgeon Nicholas R. Husni, MD. “It’s just safer and easier to have patients stop using all supplements two to three weeks prior to surgery—other than things like zinc and vitamin C, which we know help with wound healing.” Even something as simple as flax seed oil can put a patient at risk for a post-op hematoma, Dr. Husni adds.

So it’s important to be completely open with Dr Young during your evaluation- taking flax seed oil, omega 3 fatty acids, St Johns wort, chinese herbs, other non-prescription drugs??

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Confirmed: Tanning Beds Increase Cancer Risk

Despite public knowledge of the dangers associated with indoor tanning, about 10 percent of Americans still use tanning beds each year. More and more evidence continues to surface pertaining to the risks associated with tanning beds. The latest was presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held October 22 to 25.

The study confirmed the association between tanning bed use and an increased risk for three common (and sometime deadly) skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

For the study, the researchers followed 73,494 nurses who participated in the Nurses’ Heath Study II from 1989 to 2009. They tracked tanning bed use during high school and college years as well as when the women were between 25 and 35 years old. Researchers also tracked the overall average bed use during that time in relation to basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.

Researchers found tanning bed exposure led to higher skin cancer risks. The risks for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma increased by 15 percent for every four visits made to a tanning booth per year, compared with those who did not use tanning beds. Moreover, the risk for melanoma increased by 11 percent.

“These results have a public health impact on skin cancer prevention for all three types of skin cancer. [They] can be used to warn the public against future use of tanning beds and to promote restrictions on the indoor tanning industry by policymakers,” says lead researcher Mingfeng Zhang, M.D., research fellow in the department of dermatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. Follow-up studies are already being planned.

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Get Lovely Lower Legs

Get Lovely Lower Legs

With so much emphasis on our tummies needing tightening and our rear ends needing lifting, sometimes we forget about the area below the knee. But our calves are just as important as those other body parts, as they carry the weight of our day, take us to new heights and come in handy when flirtatious situations present themselves. Here are some tips to tone yours up for your next stroll in stilettos.

Create smaller calves. Consider speaking with us about using anti wrinkle injections off-label to minimize large, bulky-looking calves. Botox paralyzes the muscle, causing it to atrophy to some degree. You may need multiple treatments, but the result will be less-bulky legs.

Slim down cankles. When fatty deposits live in the lower part of the leg, there is less distinction between the calf and ankle and the ankle looks sort of swollen with the engorged fat cells, creating the dreaded “cankle” look. They can also be caused by edema, pregnancy or kidney problems; so get checked out for those before proceeding. If your doctor confirms that fat is the problem, one option is liposuction, which can help create a more defined lower leg. The recovery is lengthy, and swelling may last a while following liposuction in this area.

Banish veins. Although it’s been around for quite some time, sclerotherapy is the gold standard for eliminating spider and small varicose veins. During the procedure, the physician will inject a solution that causes the veins to collapse over time. Because these are surface-level veins, your body won’t miss them.

Remember it’s all about balance and harmony.

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male and female differences…

Men Pick Plastic Surgery to Hide Faults; Women Enhance Assets

Women get the lion’s share (87%) of all the surgical and noninvasive cosmetic procedures in the United States. That’s why most plastic surgery advertising is still directed toward them. Judging by the latest statistics on male plastic surgery, men pick surgery to hide their faults while women use it to enhance their assets.

Plastic surgery for men, is on the rise. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, male cosmetic procedures were up 2% in 2010. Statistically, men preferred surgical solutions rather than repeated nonsurgical treatments, which bucks the national trend. So, although more men are undergoing noninvasive procedures, the number of surgical procedures for men are growing at a faster pace.

Male facelifts increased by 14% from 2009 to 2010, the fastest-growing procedure. Male rhinoplasty (nose reshaping surgery) is still the surgical procedure done most often. Both procedures, one could say, are the surgical equivalents of a man entering a barber shop and saying, “Take a little off the top.” In other words, men want to look better, but not drastically different.

These trends highlight the primary difference between what women want and what men want from cosmetic surgery. The most popular surgical procedure for women (breast augmentation) helps women gain self-esteem by addition. Men, on the other hand, tend to favor more subtle procedures that erase their perceived faults, thus gaining self-esteem through subtraction.

Facelifts, rhinoplasty, otoplasty (ear surgery), and liposuction — all popular plastic surgery procedures for men — remove either wrinkles, bumps, or fat from the male body. Furthermore, the only cosmetic procedure especially for men, a surgical procedure to correct gynecomastia or enlarged male breasts, also improves by subtraction.

It’s no surprise, therefore, that men want procedures with hidden incision points, minimal scarring, and results that elicit a response of: “Have you lost weight?” instead of a response of: “Is that your real nose?” Men’s desire for subtlety has even led plastic surgeons to develop variations on common procedures. For instance, a man’s facelift is handled quite differently from a woman’s, for more subtle and masculine results.

Cosmetic surgery for men continues to grow and gain acceptance. It’s not about economics; it’s not about class distinctions; it’s about self-esteem. As long as plastic surgery solutions remain safe, affordable, and effective, men will continue to “take a little off the top.”

At FRESHface Clinic, we see atleast 10 male patients a week, and they are usually seeking a refreshing look if in their 50′s, or to take some troublesome area away.

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So long, crows feet

So Long, Crow’s-Feet

They crop up for a variety of reasons: Age-related collagen loss, smoking, squinting and sun damage are likely culprits. They can appear when you’re in your 20s…or may hold off until you hit your 40s. Regardless of when these fine lines start creeping from the corners of your eyes to your temples, they are sure signs of aging and skin damage. But you can combat them a variety of ways.

Injectables.Anti-wrinkle injections offer a two-part solution for crow’s-feet in that they smooth the wrinkles by halting the physical movement (like squinting), therefore preventing them from forming in the first place. This is why many women are opting to start injectables in their 30s. Injectables can’t help sagging skin, like a droopy brow, but are often used in conjunction with browlifts or eyelid surgery to ensure an overall more youthful eye makeover.

Laser resurfacing. To fix the changing texture of the skin around the eyes, a skilled physician may administer fractional CO2 lasers to ablate the top layer of skin, where the damage exists. This prompts the body to development new collagen, which supports the skin, creating a more youthful, plumped look. It takes several weeks to heal, but these types of lasers are ideal for significantly reducing the appearance of crow’s-feet.

Pop in to get assessed, and start looking younger, now and for the coming years.

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Asian eyelid surgery

Double eyelid surgery

An Upper Blepharoplasty is just a medical term for upper eyelid surgery.

50% of the Asian population do not possess a double eyelid; Double eyelid surgery can create a natural looking set of upper eyelid creases. Another purpose for an double eyelid surgery is to reverse signs of aging in the upper eyelids. With age, upper eyelids tend to become droopy and thus giving a person a permanently tired look, this procedure can help to rejuvenate the eyes.

Double Eyelid Surgery

There are essentially two types of double eyelid surgery :

1. A simple suturing method which will leave minimal scars, however, results may not be very long lasting.
2. An incision can be made through the natural crease of the upper eyelids in order to create a more permanent upper eyelid crease. This method will leave more scarring but the results will be much longer lasting.

Dr Young does not see this surgery as counter-culture, rather a way to enhance your natural beauty. It is not “westernizing ” surgery. And Dr Young believes strongly in retaining your cultural heritage and beauty, along with your familial traits, rather than hybridizing or creating a new identity amongst your siblings.

Being Eurasian, Dr Young, has a double eyelid, and fully understands asian culture. He also appreciates the necessity for eyelids to hold eye shadow-makeup, and how a double eyelid can open up the eyes.

Blepharoplasty before and after, Double Eyelid Recovery

Swelling lasts 5-10 days. Bruising and swelling are minimal with the suturing method but in the case of the incision method, bruising and swelling lasts for 5-10 days. Final results will immerge within 1-2 months of the operation and the scars, if any, will carry on to improve over 2 years.

Dr Young has been training by leading Plastic Surgeons, in Hong Kong, and regularly performs this procedure.

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Tanning Addiction: Is it Real?

Sometimes when I see people smoking I want to shake them. Don’t they know how deadly it is? Then again, many of us subject our bodies to unhealthy things, like too much alcohol and fast food. What I tend to forget is that cigarettes are addicting and addiction is much stronger than a warning label. Apparently, the same could be said of indoor tanning.

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, around 120,000 new case cases of melanoma are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. People under age 30 who use a tanning bed 10 times a year are eight times more likely to develop malignant melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer. Although the public is more aware than ever of the risks of tanning beds, regular use is still increasing. Why?

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that tanning may stimulate the brain in the same way that other bad-for-you habits like cigarettes and drugs do. “Using tanning beds has rewarding effects in the brain so people may feel compelled to persist in the behavior even though it’s bad for them,” said Dr. Bryon Adinoff, professor of psychiatry and senior author of the study.

There are stories of patients getting a skin cancer removed, and then going for a tan.

Scary. If you want to appear tanned, we suggest any multitude of fake tanning products, many are excellent. If you are worried about Vitamin D deficiency, don’t be, there is so much UV exposure in Australia, that it is very unlikely that you can become deficient. If you are really worried, take a supplement.

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