Given our current situation of social distancing in the middle of the COVID crisis, we are seeing an increase in the number of requests for information about facial and skin procedures. We can only assume that this is a direct result of many people doing Zoom, FaceTime, or other video calls for work and to …
The face is one of the first parts of the body to show aging, and patients today have many options for restoring a youthful glow. Both facelifts and dermal fillers can add volume and smooth out wrinkles. But many people come to our office asking the same question: which is a more cost-effective option, injectable …
The first thing that comes to mind when you see dermal fillers or neuromodulators like BOTOX® Cosmetic advertised for a crazy-low price, or on a Groupon, should be, “I wonder who is doing the injection?” At our plastic surgery practice here in Denver, you can count on skilled and experienced providers. However, that isn't the case …
If you occasionally or regularly have dark circles under your eyes, it's a sure bet you have tried various remedies. After all, there's almost nothing that makes a person look more fatigued and unwell than eyes that look "sunken," underscored with deep, dark rings. What's interesting is the processes that cause dark circles often have …
Almost everyone has had the experience of suddenly running into someone they haven't seen for a while and thinking, "They look a lot older than they used to look." Unfortunately, the realization that immediately dawns is, "I must look older too." The reason this kind of encounter can be so startling, of course, is that …
When the earliest small facial wrinkles begin to appear, some people ignore them successfully for a while. The first little creases even have cute names like laugh lines and crow's feet. But once facial tissues begin to break down and cheeks start to look sunken, that's another matter entirely. Recessed cheeks tend to have a …
It's tempting to size up the popularity of lip augmentation in the Denver area as just another trend passing through Colorado courtesy of the all-too pervasive influence of Hollywood. While there may be some truth to that, it's not the whole truth. Full lips have actually been a sign of beauty and sensuality as far …
Unless Mother Nature graced you with plump "baby cheeks" that stayed with you and sculpted your face even as you matured, your prominent nasolabial folds have appeared more recently courtesy of the passing years. These creases, which run diagonally from the corners of your nose to the corners of your mouth, are some of the …
Do you stop yourself from smiling and laughing? Do you avoid whistling, sneezing, and other facial movement? Do you take an umbrella or parasol with you whenever you leave the house? Do you wear a baseball cap or ski mask with your outfit every day-winter, summer, spring and fall? No? Then you probably have fine …
For a relatively small area of the face, the chin can bear more than its share of the effects of the passing years. "Marionette lines" are one of those effects, one with a name that's as unappealing as it is descriptive. Who wants to have deep vertical chin lines that make them look like a …