What are the Latest Trends in Facelifts, Fat Removal, and Botox?

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeon’s annual statistics, a few cosmetic procedure trends are taking place that is viewing.

The facelift is one of the top five procedures in the last year. Also, Botox continues to be a popular way to remove wrinkles and help individuals look younger. Liposuction doesn’t fall far behind Dr. Mitchell Kim recommends it, saying; “Having undergone Vaser Def Liposuction myself, I can understand the satisfaction that a cosmetic procedure brings the patients. The feeling of being beautiful is priceless.” With the advancements in technology, same goes for many other procedures.

Handle Those Love Handles or Fix with Fat

Whether a patient wants to enhance an area using fat or remove fat from a part of their body, fat is being used and removed from areas to enhance a person’s looks. For instance, Allergan (Kybella) injections are one of the more popular types of dermal fillers used to enhance areas of the face and remove wrinkles. Or injections like Kybella may target the fat under a person’s chin, melting the wall of the fat cells under the chin and giving it a smoother, more youthful look.

On the other hand, such procedures as CoolSculpting (Zeltiq) and Liposonix (Valeant Pharmaceuticals ) are being increasingly used to remove fat. Among the top fat removal procedure is liposuction, even though the number of people using liposuction decreased since 2000.

Another way fat is being used more in the last year is as a basis for breast augmentation. While implants are still popular, an alternative to having implants placed is breast fat transfer. Liposuction is a process used to remove fat from one area of the body. Then the fat is grafted or injected into the breast area to give the breasts a larger look. Other names for this process are fat grafting, fat injections, natural breast augmentation, lipotransfer, and autologous fat transfer.

Botulinum toxin or Botox

Botox injections were the number one minimally invasive procedure that plastic surgeons performed last year. Other types of minimally invasive options for cosmetic treatment that have increased in popularity this year include:

• Soft tissue fillers

• Chemical peels

• Laser hair removal

• Microdermabrasion

Facelifts and Cosmetic Facial Treatments

Facelifts have increased in popularity for several reasons. Dermal fillers work well to obliterate wrinkles for a time. But after a while, dermal fillers are just not enough. Something more lasting must be done to ensure that the face of a man or woman is as smooth and wrinkle-free as possible.

Once a person gets jowls and facial bagginess, only a facelift can fix the problem. The process of the facelift has become more refined in the last few years, becoming more natural looking without the pulled look that plagued earlier facelifts. Also, younger individuals are now having facial fillers injected. Even thirty-year-olds may have injections to ensure that youthful look everyone wants. This concern with the facial appearance at a younger age makes people more open to a facelift when they tire of having injections every few months.