BOTOX® Cosmetic, Restylane®, and Face Lift in Kansas City, Near Overland Park
Dr. Kriet offers many facial rejuvenation options, including BOTOX® Cosmetic, Restylane®, and face lift at his practice in Kansas City, serving Overland Park.
Face Lift
A face lift, or rhytidectomy, can help our Kansas City and Overland Park clients to reverse the effects of age and exposure to the elements. Dr. Kriet uses the procedure to tighten facial muscles and to remove excess skin in the face and jowl area. Other procedures can be combined with a face lift at our Kansas City office, including eyelid plastic surgery (blepharoplasty), brow lift (forehead lift), or rhinoplasty.
Each face lift performed by Dr. Kriet is highly individualized. He will carefully assess every aspect of your face, including skin texture, bone structure, muscle tone, and the desired final outcome.
Face lift surgery usually takes several hours to complete. For extensive or multiple procedures, occasionally two separate sessions are scheduled. The surgery is typically performed under general anesthesia though IV sedation is also possible.
The incisions from a face lift are hidden in natural skin creases or within the hair and are closed with fine sutures and surgical clips. An elastic dressing is applied overnight. This dressing is removed the following morning and a lighter dressing is applied. Most patients experience some swelling and bruising though discomfort is usually mild. After a face lift, our Overland Park and Kansas City patients typically return to work in two weeks. Many hairdressers have complimented Dr. Kriet's patients on their hard-to-find incisions.
Neck Lift
If you are generally happy with the way your face looks, but you have large amounts of skin in your neck and chin area, a neck lift may provide the results you are looking for.
Dr. Kriet places his incisions for a neck lift behind the ears and just under the chin, thereby avoiding most visible scarring. Much like a face lift, a neck lift may involve the tightening of neck muscles as well as the removal of excess skin. After the procedure, you will experience mild swelling and bruising, most of which will subside after two weeks or so. Vigorous activity should be avoided until about three weeks after surgery.
If you feel that your face makes you look tired, angry, or older than you really are, facial rejuvenation techniques such as BOTOX® Cosmetic, Restylane®, or a face lift may be able to help. Contact our Kansas City practice, near Overland Park, to schedule a consultation.
BOTOX® Cosmetic
Regardless of the steps taken to preserve youthful-looking skin, it is inevitable that wrinkles and lines will eventually develop. One of the easiest and most popular options for removing these lines is BOTOX® Cosmetic. Kansas City patients who come into our office for BOTOX® Cosmetic can achieve improvement in frown lines between the eyes and on the forehead, as well as crow’s feet and wrinkles at the base of the nose. BOTOX® Cosmetic has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration since 2002 for the safe and effective reduction of facial wrinkles.
How BOTOX® Cosmetic Works
Every time a person frowns, smiles, or squints, facial muscles contract and move the skin. Over time, these repeated movements cause permanent wrinkles in the skin. To reduce these wrinkles, Dr. Kriet uses a very small needle to inject BOTOX® Cosmetic into the muscles involved in the wrinkling. BOTOX® Cosmetic causes these muscles to relax, thereby softening or eliminating the frown lines. Dr. Kriet administers BOTOX® Cosmetic treatments right at his Kansas City office; total treatment time is usually 10 to 15 minutes.
After a BOTOX® injection, patients may immediately return to their normal activities. They will start to see the amazing effects of BOTOX® Cosmetic within a few days, and continue to enjoy their results for three to five months before further treatment with BOTOX® Cosmetic is necessary. Many of our Kansas City patients report that after several treatments, the effectiveness of each BOTOX® injections can last for up to eight months.
Restylane®
Another excellent option for wrinkle reduction is Restylane®, also available at Dr. Kriet’s practice near Overland Park. As one of the most effective and scientifically advanced dermal fillers available, Restylane® works by filling in areas that have become creased and sunken.
The ingredient responsible for Restylane’s® effectiveness is hyaluronic acid, a substance that naturally occurs in the human body and gives facial skin its firmness and volume. In the past, hyaluronic acid could only be manufactured from animal sources, meaning that patients had to undergo an allergy test before using a dermal filler. Since no animal proteins are used in the manufacture of Restylane®, patients who undergo treatment don’t have to worry about any allergic reactions.
Like other facial rejuvenation methods, Restylane® is injected into areas of the face that show wrinkles, such as around the nose and lips. Because of Restylane’s® unique chemical structure, the molecules tend to bond with water as they break down, allowing the “plumping” effect to last for about six months, far longer than some other dermal fillers.
Collagen
Collagen is the substance that comprises the natural network of support beneath the skin, attaching it to the underlying muscle and generally providing structure. As people age, this collagen network starts to break down and the skin becomes thinner.
One of the ways to combat the effects of aging is to help replenish the level of collagen in your skin; this approach has been used safely by doctors for decades. After a simple allergy test, Dr. Kriet injects the collagen into areas of skin that need to be filled and tightened. This procedure is no more painful than any other type of dermal filler; if patients feel discomfort, Dr. Kriet can administer topical lidocaine to numb the area. To find out which dermal filler is right for you, contact our Kansas City practice today.
To learn more about Restylane®, BOTOX® Cosmetic, or face lift, contact our Kansas City practice, located near Overland Park.
I would like to thank each of my patients for graciously allowing us to incorporate their photographs into this Web site for patient education.
-Dr. Kriet