Pre Consultation Info
Things to Know Before Your Consultation
We have compiled this information to help you make an informed and educated decision. Please let us know if you have any questions along your surgical journey.
Helpful information
- Helpful Face Lift Information
- Face Lift Recovery
- Realistic Expectations and Goals
Cost & Financing
- Augmentation: $7,000 - $9,000
- Lift: $7,500-$13,500
- Financing Options: Prosper Lending, Care Credit, Alphaeon Credit
FACE LIFT PROCEDURE INFORMATION
Helpful Face Lift Information
It is important for you to familiarize yourself with the common terminology, cost and procedure overview prior to consultation. This will allow you to ask your surgeon detailed questions regarding your Face Lift surgical journey.
Face Lift Recovery
It is very helpful to understand the recovery time after having a face lift so you can plan accordingly with taking time off work, planning vacations or social events, etc. In the initial recovery period, you can expect to experience some bruising, swelling , and tenderness. You may have the appearance of a "black eye" as the bruises can extend to the eye area.
Realistic Expectations and Goals
Before committing to face lift surgery, honestly assess your reasons for choosing to have surgery. What do you hope to change and why? Are you having surgery for yourself or are you doing it to make someone else happy? Will you be able to adjust to your new look? What are your expectations, and are they realistic given your current situation? If your expectations and desired goals are realistic, you're on your way to an optimal experience.
Candidates
The following are characteristics that can help to determine if you are a good candidate for a face lift:
- Jowling or fat accumulation along the jaw line.
- Markedly pronounced fold above the upper lip otherwise known as nasal labial fold.
- Saggy facial skin.
- Deep facial wrinkles.
- Deep circles underneath the eyes.
- Loss of cheek fat.
- Loss of youthful look.
- Corners of mouth have fallen down.
Common techniques
Face Lift Options
There are many options available today for Facial Rejuvenation. These types target different problems in a person's face and are performed depending on a patient's individual needs. Both men and women are enjoying the benefits of facial surgery. Some target the forehead area, while others target the cheeks and neck and mini face lifts are also an option. Watch this video to gain a deeper understanding of a customized a Face Lift.
Male vs. Female Face Lift Options
One of the key differences in a male and female face lift is the location of the scars. A face lift procedure on a man is similar to that performed on a woman, but it does involve several techniques to optimize the results for a male patient. Because men tend to wear their hair shorter than women (who can hide the scars in the hairline) and because men have facial hair that requires shaving, hiding face lift scars is more challenging. The surgical technique used should be customized to address the aging changes of either gender. Watch this informative video on the challenges of the male face lift.
Face Lift Surgical Process
The face lift surgery is an intricate surgery performed under general anesthesia. It typically takes several hours in surgery and then a few hours in recovery. An incision is made starting at temple section of the hairline and continues around the ear and ends in the lower scalp. Fat may be sculpted or redistributed, the tissue is repositioned, and the deeper layers of the face and the muscles are also lifted. Skin is repositioned over the contours and any excess skin is trimmed away. Watch this video to better understand how a face lift is performed.
Breast Cost & Financing
Estimated Cost of Breast Plastic Surgery Procedures
- Breast Augmentation / Breast Implant Exchange Cost - The price varies between $7,000 to $9,000 depending of whether saline or silicone implants are used, if other procedures are performed at the same time, etc. This includes surgical facility fee, surgeon fee, anesthesia fee, operative supplies, implants, and all the post-operative visits.
- Breast Lift Cost - The price of breast lifting varies depending on level of descent of your breasts and whether or not implants are used. A breast lift varies between $10,000 to $15,000.
- Breast Reduction Cost - If your breasts are large enough and cause significant discomfort, your PPO insurance may cover on rare occasion some of the procedure costs. If this is not the case, the price will vary between $10,000 to $15,000. It may be a two stage procedure if implants are added.
Cruise Plastic Surgery accepts the following forms of payment:
- Check
- All major credit cards
- Cash
- Financing: Prosper Lending, Care Credit, Alphaeon Credit
Design Your Look
Choose your desired look from patients with similar height and weight. You can click this link and view before/after pictures of Joseph T Cruise, MD's patients to determine how you would like your breasts to look after surgery. Select the pictures you like best and save them to your saved Items. You will then be able to refer back to them or review them with your consultant or Joseph T Cruise, MD.
You can click the image below, fill out the form and submit it to our office. You can also click TLIW in PDF format to print it for your own use.
Recovery Timeline - Understanding what to expect during recovery, as well as how long it will take you to be fully healed, is key when deciding when to having your surgery.
FAQ
Discussion Boards
Patient discussions and experiences
When considering breast augmentation it can be very helpful to connect with others who have already recovered from surgery and with those who are currently going through the process. There are several on-line forum sites where you can read posts about topics pertaining to breast augmenation. You can even talk to others and get answers to many of your questions, receive emotional support, as well as get tips and advice.
Some of the popular forum sites are:
Patient Experiences and Forum Posts of Interest:
- 10 things I wish I knew before my breast augmentation journey
A fun and helpful article from a patient who gives her tips on things she wish she would have known before hand. - Breast augmentation journey
26 year old woman details her experience beginning with the research process through recovery. - Women talk about wishing they were bigger after having breast augmentation
One of the hardest decisions for breast augmentation patients is choosing the implant size. - Patient testimonial video
Actual breast augmentation patients discusses their experience and results.
Consultation Checklist
Prior to your consultation we recommend you complile a list of questions to ask Joseph T Cruise, MD. Some of the common questions asked by patients are:
- How many breast augmentations do you perform per year?
- Do you recommend saline or silicone implants for me?
- What are the incision options?
- How do I determine what size and profile to choose?
- Where do you place the implants?
- What are the most common complications from breast augmentation?
- When will the implants need to be replaced?
- How long is recovery?
- How many post-op visits will I have?
- When can i resume driving?
- When can I back to work?
- When can I work out?
- When can I resume sexual activity?
- What surgery center do you use and is it accredited?
- Is the anesthesiologist board-certified?
- Will I need to purchase any special bras?
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