An operation to suture the corner of the eye and correct sagging lower eyelids caused by aging or previous surgery

The corner of the eye

A small, hollow tube used during liposuction surgery to remove fat by suction

A tiny blood vessel that connects an artery to a vein

Shrinkage of the scar tissue around an implant that causes hardenss, distortion, and sometime pain

Scar tissue that grows around implants or any foreign body

Surgical removal of the capsule, or scar tissue around an implant

Creation of an opening through a capsule, as with scar tissue around breast implants. (Closed capsulotomy is by external compression. Open capsulotomy, known as capsulectomy, is through an incision)

Medical term for cancer

A type of connective tissue

An acquired deformity of the ear resulting from undrained accumulation of blood usually caused by trauma to the ear; also known as boxer's ear

A term used to describe an uneven, "cottage cheese", or dimpled texture to the skin overlying fat; sometimes treated with mechanical massage or mesotherapy

Commonly called a neck lift - ; surgery to remove excess skin to improve the neckline, correct "turkey neck", and improve one's profile

Surgery to raise the middle of the face, the cheek, to enhance cheek and undereye fullness and contour; also called midface lift

Removal of the superficial layers of the skin with a chemical agent to remove wrinkles and age spots and to promote the regrowth of fresh, clearer new skin

A benign bright-red vascular bump commonly occuring on the trunk of adults

An agent that removes oily residue, makeup, dirt, and sometimes dead skin cells

The major protein of connective tissue that makes up the foundation of skin and other tissues; used as an injectable filler to temporarily plump depressed areas or augment deficient areas of the skin

Pigmented lesion in the dermis that is present at birth

A type of surgical forehead and browlift using a wide incision across the scalp to remove excess skin, lift the brows, and diminish or eliminate wrinkles and frown lines

An elective procedure performed to reshape normal structures in the body in order to improve appearance

A term relating to both soft tissue of the face and the underlying bony tissues of the skull

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist; see Nurse Anesthetist

 Wrinkles at the outside corners of th eyes, resulting from aging and normal facial expression

Freezing with liquid nitrogen to destroy unwanted tissue

An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material

Creases in the skin caused by muscle contraction and facial expression