Thyroid eye disease is a potential side-effect of an overactive thyroid gland. Most commonly, we see changes to the orbital structure in patients who have Graves’ disease, although any moderate degree of abnormality within the thyroid can affect the eyes or eyelids. As a result, both appearance and vision may be impacted. We recognize thyroid […]
Facial aging is something that we all anticipate. It’s going to happen; it’s only a matter of time. Fortunately, we live in a time when facial aging doesn’t have to be accepted. We can do something, several things, to diminish the effects of collagen loss and fat degradation. Because there are so many techniques aimed […]
Historically, fat has been perceived as a problem. We don’t want to eat too much fat, and we don’t want to harbor too much fat on the body. When we talk about fat, it is usually something along the lines of “I sure wish I didn’t have this muffin top.” In recent years, experts have […]
Drooping of the upper eyelids may be something that we expect to some degree, simply due to age-related changes in the face. We don’t typically think that drooping eyelids will occur before a certain (much older) age. The fact that it can come as a surprise when it does happen. And when it does happen, […]
Undereye bags have long been a problem that has frustrated aging men and women. Until the development of soft tissue fillers, surgery was the only way to eliminate the puffiness that exacerbates the appearance of age on the face. Now that we have such products available, there is a strong lean in the non-surgical direction […]
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