Mole Removal
55 year old, Female, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. George C. Yang
This patient want the mole removed from her right upper cheek area. The mole removal incision was placed in an angle to coincide with the crow's feet wrinkles in the same area. The incision was healing well at 3 months. There is still a slight redness to the incision which will continue to improve with time.
Radiessetm Injections
42 year old, Female, Fair skin tone
Performed by
Dr. George C. Yang
This patient was concerned about her smile lines (nasolabial folds). She was given the options of Restylane, Surgiwire, and Fat Transfer to the nasolabial folds. The Pro's, Con's, Risks and Recovery were discussed for each treatment, and she chose Radiesse, based on the no down time of the injectables, and the fact that Radiesse can last from 12 to 18 months. Although Surgiwire and Fat Transfer may have a longer lasting effect, she is very active and did not want to have a longer recovery with b...
Restylane® Injection
39 year old, Female, Fair skin tone
Performed by
Dr. George C. Yang
This patient complained of having thin lips. She wanted to have an injectable lip augmentation. I do not like big, "done" lips. I prefer a more conservative lip augmentation. Restylane comes in both 1.0 cc and 0.4 cc. For women who want larger more shapely lips, I rarely need more than a 0.4 cc syringe of Restylane. If they have additional lip wrinkles, I would consider using the regular 1.0 cc Restylane. For women with nice shaped lips, and want a little definition, the 0.4 cc works for most...
Restylane® Injection
25 year old, Female, Fair skin tone
Performed by
Dr. George C. Yang
This patient desired larger more shapely lips. I explained to her that she already had a nice definition to her lips, that a slight augmentation of the edge of her lips as well as filling some of the red portions of the lip would give her enough augmentation and definition, so that when she did put on lipstick, her lips would look more dramatic and pouty. She used the smaller sized 0.4 cc Restylane for her lips, which is less expensive than the 1.0 cc size. My philosophy for lip augmentation is...
Face Lift Surgery (Rhytidectomy)
65 year old, Female, 116 lb lbs, 5'2", Fair skin tone
Performed by
Dr. George C. Yang
This patient's main concern was regarding the lower portion of her face and neck. Initially, we discussed performing a mini-facelift in order to keep the procedure more minimally invasive. I explained to her that the mini-facelift would tighten the jowls; however, it would not address the neck muscle bands (platysmal bands) and only a platysmaplasty would address them ["plast"-ic surgery of the platysmal muscles] in other words a "necklift". If the mini-facelift was performed, her neck profile w...
Radiance Injections
57 year old, Male, Medium skin tone
Performed by
Dr. George C. Yang
This very nice patient was self conscious about the appearance of his smile lines. He has a very deep left smile line (nasolabial fold) that made him look angry or appear that he was sneering or smelling something bad. He desired an improvement in his smile lines. He asked me if a mini-facelift or cheeklift would give him a more permanent improvement of his smile lines instead of an injectable filler. I explained that any facelifting procedure would probably only give him a 10-20% improvemen...
