Q: I am 46 years old and I have some loose skin along my jaw line. I don’t know if I am ready for a facelift, but the idea of a mini facelift sounds nice. What is the difference between them and how long is recovery?
A: A mini facelift means something different to each [...]
Luscious, Long Lashes
That Are Not False
But Naturally Yours
Latisse is the new FDA approved eyelash treatment to lengthen, thicken and darken eyelashes. If you want sultry, seductive lashes, this really works. The company that makes this product is Allergan, the same people that bought us Botox. One day our sales rep came into our office with [...]
I look at my photos of myself in my early twenties; the difference between then and now (I am 43 years old), is that my cheeks were fuller, but my body was slimmer. Now, it is just the opposite, my body holds more weight in the wrong places and my face is slimmer. My friends [...]
Dear Dr. Togba,
Q. Dr. Togba, I know this is not an unusual complaint but I look older with a few more lines and less “umph” to my face as certain areas have sagged ever so slightly. I’m only in my mid-fifties and I don’t feel I’m ready for a facelift. My friends have mentioned several [...]
Dear Dr. Togba,
Q. I have a thin, attractive nose when viewed from the front but when viewed from the side, the tip curves down and there’s a hump on top. Can plastic surgery fix this?
A. Yes. Reshaping the nose is a basic cosmetic procedure and is the seventh most frequently performed plastic surgery procedure in [...]
Dear Dr. Togba,
Q. I get the impression that cosmetic plastic surgery is something just for the ladies. Is that correct?
A. Not at all. Men have been availing themselves of cosmetic procedures in increasing numbers. They now account for 9% of all cosmetic surgery procedures in the United States. The most popular procedure for men is [...]
Dear Dr. Togba,
Q. I’m an African-American male in my 30s. I don’t like my nose because it is flat and wide with flaring nostriles. I want a nose that better suits my face: strong and not so wide. How would you accomplish this?
A. I have performed rhinoplasties on cases very similar to yours. Your description [...]
Dear Dr. Togba,
Q. Just about everyone in my family inherited a large hump on the nose from my father. I would like to have mine removed without drastically changing the way I look. What can I do to be sure I get the look I want?
A. To reduce a prominent hump on the nose while [...]
Dear Dr. Togba,
Q. I hooked my earring on a sweater and tore my ear lobe. And my girlfriend has torn ear lobes from the weight of her earrings over time finally causing the long holes to sploit. Can a plastic surgeon fix this? Will it simply happen again and again?
A. I treat this problem quite [...]
Dear Dr. Togba,
Q. My girlfriends and I were having lunch and starting discussing the fact that as we are all entering our mid-40’s we are not at all happy with how our faces are aging. Each of us seems to be concerned with different areas - my eyes are tired and droopy looking, someone else [...]
