Face Plastic Surgery
Facial aesthetic surgery requires a skilled surgeon and an aptitude for precision. The goal is to enhance the features while maintaining a natural appearance and minimizing scarring. Dr. Linda Waters performs eyelid surgery, as well as facelift surgery, brow lift, rhinoplasty, and other procedures for her Palo Alto and Bay Area patients.
Facelift Surgery
Loose, wrinkled skin at the sides of the face and along the jaw line can add years to the appearance and distract from a person’s natural beauty. Facelift surgery, available through Dr. Waters’ Palo Alto plastic surgery practice, can be used to smooth and tighten the skin of the cheek and neck area, removing wrinkles, fine lines, and sagging skin. This can give the patient a firmer, more youthful 
appearance as well as potentially increasing self-confidence.
Facelift surgery addresses the skin along the sides of the face and neck. To smooth wrinkling along the forehead and between the eyebrows, a brow lift may be able to be performed at the same time, providing an overall tightening and rejuvenation of the facial features.
Facelift surgery scars are usually concealed behind the hairline and in the creases around the ears. Although they will never completely disappear, these lines should fade over time and will not be noticeable to the casual observer. Dr. Waters’ exceptional skill and experience allow her to achieve beautiful, natural-looking results that remain true to each patient’s unique features. Contact Dr. Linda Waters at her Palo Alto plastic surgery practice to learn more about facelift surgery or to schedule your consultation.
Neck Lift
Although often combined with facelift surgery, a neck lift can also be performed alone to smoothen and tighten the skin of the neck and under the chin. It is not uncommon for the neck to age more quickly than other areas of the body, or to sag after significant weight loss. This procedure can smooth loose or sagging skin of the neck area. If there are fat deposits under the chin, they can be addressed with liposuction, if the neck skin has good elasticity. As with a facelift, neck lift scars are usually concealed in the creases in front of and behind the ears.
It may be possible to combine a neck lift procedure with facelift surgery, brow lift, eyelid surgery, or even rhinoplasty. Contact our Palo Alto office to schedule a consultation with Dr. Waters.
Forehead (Brow) Lift
When a wrinkled forehead, drooping brows, or deep frown lines are the source of dissatisfaction with one’s appearance, a forehead lift, also known as a brow lift, can be performed by Palo Alto surgeon, Dr. Linda Waters, to smooth and tighten these areas. By lifting the eyebrows and smoothing the skin of the forehead, Dr. Waters is able to remove deep wrinkles and frown lines, making the patient look younger, more relaxed, and more alert. A forehead (brow) lift may be combined with a facelift or eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) for Palo Alto and Bay Area patients who are seeking a more extensive facial rejuvenation. Brow lift incisions are usually placed in the hairline, where they are easily hidden. For some patients, Dr. Waters may suggest BOTOX® Cosmetic as an alternative treatment or as an intermediate measure.
The results of today’s forehead lifts are very natural looking and inconspicuous. Dr. Linda Waters works hard to enhance the features while maintaining the patient’s normal appearance and concealing scars where they will not be noticeable. Patients who have undergone brow lift surgery at Dr. Waters’ Palo Alto practice are highly satisfied with their results. Contact our office to learn more about brow lift surgery or to schedule a consultation.
Rhinoplasty
Dissatisfaction with the size, shape, or position of one’s nose can be a source of frustration and reduced self-confidence. Surgery to reshape the nose, known as rhinoplasty, can change the size of a nose that is out of proportion with surrounding features, smooth out bumps or ridges, or change the 
shape of the tip.
In addition to changing the size, shape, or angle of the nose, rhinoplasty, performed in the Palo Alto area by Dr. Linda Waters, can also be used to correct some types of breathing problems, such as those that result from a deviated septum. Depending on your individual circumstances, rhinoplasty to improve breathing may be partially covered by medical insurance. Be sure to discuss this with your surgeon and insurance company before the surgery.
Understanding your specific concerns about the appearance of your nose will help Dr. Waters to target the areas that you would like to improve. During your rhinoplasty consultation, Dr. Waters will discuss the procedure with you in depth and ask specific questions to help her understand how you would like your nose to look. During surgery, she will use her extensive skill to reshape your nose in a way that meets your desires and complements your natural features.
Otoplasty
Ear surgery, or otoplasty, can reduce the size or alter the shape of overly large ears or prominent ears. Since most ear growth takes place within the first four years of life, a child’s ears are mostly, if not completely, full-grown by age five. Otoplasty is normally performed on children between the ages of four and 10, although the surgery can be performed on adults as well.
If you have further questions about any of these procedures or products, including BOTOX® Cosmetic, JUVÉDERM™, facelift surgery, brow lift, rhinoplasty, or eyelid surgery, please contact Dr. Waters' plastic surgery office in Palo Alto, also serving the broader Bay Area communities, to schedule your consultation.
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