Surgical Treatments
Patients seek plastic or reconstructive surgery for a variety of reasons. Some suffer from birth disfigurements such as birthmarks, cleft palates, and congenital facial deformities.
Others are victims of accidents, burns, or diseases, and may have found inadequate relief from treatments offered so far.
Many patients simply want to address the signs of premature aging or the shape or size of a facial feature that has bothered them for years.
Stanford facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons are trained to treat a variety of conditions.
Below is a list of procedures:
Blepharoplasty
Surgery of the eyelids; may entail removal of fat and excess skin, bags, pouches, or wrinkles in the eye area.
Chemical peel
Controlled removal of the outer layer of skin with specific chemicals.
Collagen implant
Injection of natural protein that raises skin tissue to smooth out and render wrinkles and scars less visible.
Dermabrasion
Abrasion of the skin with either a wire brush or diamond fraise to remove the upper layer of the skin. The result is smoother, less wrinkled skin.
Facial reconstruction surgery
Repair or reconstruction of facial features in victims of cancer, facial trauma, and birth defects. Improvement of scars is a common procedure.
Forehead lift surgery
Minimizes forehead lines and wrinkles; it also elevates brows to reduce lid drooping.
Laser skin resurfacing
Removal of the upper layer skin using a laser, resulting in smoother and less wrinkled skin.
Mentoplasty
Surgery of the chin; a receding chin may be augmented with an implant, or a too-prominent chin may be reduced.
Otoplasty
Involves "pinning back" the ears by reshaping their cartilage.
Rhinoplasty
Involves reshaping or reconstruction of the cartilage and bone of the nose.
Rhytidectomy
Facelift surgery in which excess skin is removed and muscles are tightened.
Submental lipectomy
Surgery beneath the chin to eliminate "double" chin by removing excess fat.
In addition, Stanford surgeon Dr. Richard Goode uses a variety of techniques to reanimate faces that have been paralyzed by Bell's palsy, cancer surgery, trauma or other debilitating facial nerve disorders.
Goode's strategies include reattaching and rerouting muscles, or graft patching nerves to return patients to normal or improved function.