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Trying to get rid of sleepy looking eyes

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There are different methods of surgery method for eyes. But, it's important to know the right method for you and your current eyes condition for the natural looking result. There are aesthetic part of eyes, but there are also surgery for functionality purpose. For example, there's a popular eye surgery for the middle-aged patients called blepharoplasty surgery. It improves on droopy eyelids that are blocking the eye sight due to aging. Similar symptom is called ptosis correction, which is caused of weak upper eyelids. Ptosis correction is suitable for patients who have 1/3 of pupils are covered by eyelids and cause you make look sleepy and tired. Also, these patients use brow muscles to open eyes and that also causes headache and eyes get tired. It's a surgical method of pulling eye muscle by making tiny halls on the eyelids. It works on the strength of opening eyes, has effect on improving a sleepy-looking image. This surgery is usually performed with double ey...

How to prevent from saggy skin after cheekbone reduction?

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Many patients worry about sagging skin after the cheekbone reduction surgery. That's the most asked question during the consultation with Dr. Lee. Related articles and blogs are also easily findable on the Internet. Today's post is about how to prevent from facial skin sagging. Different clinics and doctors 'promise' that they do minimum excoriation on the facial skin and that leads no skin droopiness. Excoriation is the surgical process of separating bones and facial skin layers. On human's bones, there are layers of skin and cartilages joined together. What happens to the skin layers after reducing the cheekbones? If the skin doesn't get removed, it remains the same. That's when the symptoms of "droopy skin" happens. Therefore, it's critical to do the minimum incision. However, every patients should be treated differently when it comes to the incision amount of bones. Faceline's "Non-elimination lifting" cheekbone ...

Precautions before local anesthesia

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There are two different types of anesthesia used in the field of plastic surgery: General anesthesia is used for two jaw, facial contouring and breast augmentation surgery. While eyes and nose surgery is with local anesthesia. Local anesthesia is a way of relieving patients from pain and fear. Unlike general anesthesia, it's easily to be waken by shaking the patient's body or talking to the patient. Patients can breath by their own, while breathalyzer is needed for a general anesthesia. For the safe use of local anesthesia, patient's age, current health status, history of drugs, and any allergy should be considered before the injection. Also, avoid from any type of anesthesia if you currently have a cold or any sickness. Drinking any type of liquid or any food consumption is strictly prohibited at least 3 hours before the local anesthesia. (including cigarettes, gum, candy) After the surgery, it's better to start consuming food again after completely waking ...

Breathing after rhinoplasty, how to take care of my nose?

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One of the common inconvenience that patients may experience after rhinoplasty is breathing through the nose. Nose will be covered, it will start swelling, and you will have runny nose which you'll feel very cumbersome. Today's post will let you know how to breath after rhinoplasty and to take a good care of your nose after surgery.   You will have a gauze placed under your nose right after the surgery, but don't take it out right after when you go back home, or even if the blood stops running. If you have a gauze placed inside the nose, it's possible to take it out after the one day. If you have too much runny nose that bothers you from breathing, then it's OK to gently dab the area, but not to rub it too hard. However, be careful not to touch the implant, or cartilage before they settle in. Therefore, avoid from blowing nose too hard, touching the nose often, putting your head down or wearing glasses. Avoiding external shocks to your nose should be fol...

Importance of brushing the teeth after two jaw surgery

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Two jaw surgery involves with an incision inside the mouth. So it's very important to keep the mouth clean for every time. It's to prevent the incision area from any infection or inflammation. However, many patients feel the inconvenience to clean the teeth because of the fixation after the surgery. Today's post is about brushing the teeth or do mouthwash. How often do I need to mouthwash? More than 10 times in a day is needed. Especially, after drinking any beverage, porridge and eating food is a must. Using the mouthwash that was given to you from the clinic for first 3~4 days after the surgery. Pour the mouthwash about 2/3 in a cup, and divide this mouthwash into 10 sips to do the washing. Brushing teeth isn't allowed before taking out the stitches. How to do the right mouthwash. Unlike the normal mouthwash, you have to tilt your head into right and left position with the mouthwash inside your mouth. After finishing using the mouthwash that was given, you ...

From big and bulbous nose to sharp and slim nose..

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What's the ideal ratio of nose? It usually gives a dull impression if the nostril is wider than than the nose and the width of philtrum. On the other hand, it gives a refined impression when the width of nose and philtrum is the same from the frontal view. The ideal look of nostril is the shape of a bean and the ratio of height of the bridge and nostril is 6:4. While the Westerners usually have big nose cartilages, Asians have thick soft tissue covering the nose tip instead. What is bulbous nose surgery? Suitable for patients who have wide nostrils and blunt tip. This surgery will make into small and naturally pretty looking nose. The surgery method   1. Alar inner binding This method is done in case which nostrils are not too wide, but the bottom of nostrils instead. Minimum incision will be made below each nostril and tie them together with medical threads to gather the tip of nose. 2. Nasal skin resection This is done when the soft tissue of nostril is t...

Achieving V-line without facial bone surgery, "Smart Lifting":

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What is "Smart Lifting" by Faceline? It's a complemented lifting procedure from the original method of thread lifting. Based on each patients' skin conditions and the preferred area to target, you can choose the threads and the lifting method that fits you. When do I need 'Smart Lifting'? - Skin is losing its elasticity and is stretched out - Chin is fat and is loosened down - Hopes to achieve V-line without any bone surgery - Want to improve facial wrinkles - Deep nasolabial folds - Skin is sagging after facial contouring surgery Personalized Smart Lifting type   # V-FIT Targets the stretched jaw line, and double chin to give slimmer V-line.  #A-FIT  Completes the younger looking appearance by improving wrinkles and fine lines on nasolabial folds.  #U-FIT Improves from light to deep wrinkles on the forehead to complete younger and tightened look. Characteristics of Smart Lifting?   - Visible V-line result - No reco...

Quick way to your younger appearance, 3s Botox

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Do you want to look younger throughout your busy days? There's an easy and quick way to fix your appearance with Faceline's 3s Botox. What is Botox?   With diluted neurotoxins released from a toxin called Botulinum, after making them safe for the human body, inject on troubled area where you have wrinkles to numb the muscle. Faceline's 3s Botox? Safety, Simple, Special!  Safety We only use certified authentic Botox by doctors who are anatomically well-known.  Simple  With quick procedure time, there's only minimum swelling or bleeding so it's perfect to go back to your everyday life.  Special  Faceline's doctors who have heavy knowledge and know-hows after decades of facial contour surgery will perform Botox on you.  In which area to inject Botox?  - Glabella wrinkles: Between your eyebrows  - Forehead wrinkles - Eyes wrinkles - Temples  - Nose wrinkles - Square jaw - Trapezius area:...

Faceline's goddess-like forehead surgery

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It's common nowadays to see many patients' concern comes from big and wide foreheads that makes their faces look longer and disproportional. Without hesitations, they visit our doctors for the reduction surgery. Especially out of them, the numbers of women patients outnumbered the men patients. The right ratio may be differ from each patients but, it's considered normal if the length of your forehead is about 6 cm long. If the length is longer than 6 cm, you might want to consider the reduction surgery to shorten the size of your forehead as well as the whole face to give an anti-aging effect. Who's suitable for this surgery?      Then, what are some advantages of the surgery?   Faceline's goddess-like forehead surgery approaches each patient's problems and sets the personalized surgery plans for everyone. Therefore, it's important to select the clinic  with good anatomical understandings and consultations with the experienced doct...

What's so special about Faceline's front chin V-line surgery?

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Instead of long period of recovery process, patients are looking for simple ways of changing the appearance in a short amount of time. Therefore, Faceline's front chin v-line surgery is the answer! This surgery method not only changes the shape of the chin but also gives you a more of feminine look. Every patients has different shape of the front chin, and it's important to personalize the surgery plan like how Faceline offers.   So, what's the suitable v-line surgery case for you?  Front chin is wide and blunt If you have wide and blunt front chin, you might be suitable for v-line surgery for the best. This surgery will make an incision in the middle, then gather the end chin bones for a v-line result.  Short front chin Make a slight incision on the pushed back chin tip bone, then move forward to make a proportioned neck line. Long front chin/Lantern jaw Shortens the length of the long front chin with the surgery and move ar...