#EverythingSkin with Dr. Thomas Buonassisi

Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented deep plane facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.

In this episode of Part 5, Dr. Buonassisi discusses the history of the facelift surgery and the types of traditional surgical facelifts. He goes over:

→ How the facelift has changed over the past hundred years,

→ What is a skin lift is and why it doesn’t work,

→ What is the SMAS layer and why moving it is important to achieving a great facelift result,

→ What is a deep plane facelift and how is it different from a SMAS lift,

→ What kind of facelift is best for minor laxity of skin and jowls vs. heavier laxity affecting the jawline and neck (the mini lift vs. the deep plane facelift),

→ How to get a natural facelift result,

→ The benefits and limitations of the various types of facelifts (SMAS lift, mini lift, deep plane facelift, short incision facelift, MACS lift, high SMAS technique),

→ How the type of facelift relates to skin elevation, size of skin flaps, and size of incisions,

→ What can cause bruising and numbness after a facelift,

→ The importance of tightening the neck in a facelift procedure and how a platysmaplasty neck lift works

With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, Dr. Buonassisi aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know.

Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented Deep Plane Facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.

In this episode of Part 4, Dr. Buonassisi goes into detail on and demystifies the many types of “facelift” trends that may be surgical or non surgical. He goes over:

→ The essence of what a true facelift is (it’s always surgical!),

→ Minimally invasive facelift surgery techniques,

→ Non surgical “facelifts” like botox and dermal filler treatments,

→ The kinds of results to expect with these surgical and non surgical procedures,

→ Trendy “lunchtime” or “weekend facelift” procedures.

With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, Dr. Buonassisi aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know.

Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented deep plane facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.

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In this episode of Part 3, Dr. Buonassisi goes into detail on how the face changes as we age, and the kinds of concerns a person who would benefit from a facelift surgery may be experiencing. He goes over:

→ What causes an aging look and the sources of these changes,

→ What facial volume loss means,

→ What a youthful vs. aging face shape looks like,

→ How changes in the neck contribute to an aging look,

→ Why a facelift works to reverse a number of these change,

→ The main goals that a facelift procedure is meant to achieve,

→ Things that a facelift would not resolve.

With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, Dr. Buonassisi aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know.

Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented deep plane facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.

In this episode of Part 2, Dr. Buonassisi discusses the anatomy of the face in the context of the facelift procedure. He goes over:

→ The layers of the face,

→ What kinds of changes can occur to the face over time,

→ Which layers those changes affect.

With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, Dr. Buonassisi aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know.

Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented deep plane facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.

In this episode of Part 1, Dr. Buonassisi discusses the purpose of this series and introduces the many topics that are important to be informed on before considering the procedure.

With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, he aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know:

→ The anatomy of the face as it pertains to facelifts,

→ How the face ages and how to figure out if you need a facelift,

→ Procedures with the word “facelift” in their names that aren’t really facelifts,

→ All the types of surgical facelifts,

→ All about surgical incisions, scarring, and healing for facelifts,

→ Surgical vs. non surgical facelift techniques,

→ Ancillary procedures that may commonly go with a facelift,

→ All about anaesthesia for facelifts and how they pertain to recovery,

→ All about the facelift recovery process and what to expect,

→ What makes an unnatural-looking facelift result,

→ Extra procedures that complement facelifts for the best possible results

Do you notice wrinkles that appear when you make certain facial expressions? Some of the most common we see are the forehead lines when raising your brows, frown lines when furrowing your brows, crow's feet or laugh lines when squinting your eyes, and even bunny lines when you scrunch up your nose.

Though a natural part of aging that occurs to everyone starting as early as their 20s, these dynamic wrinkles can present an undesired aged appearance, especially for those whose lines may develop a little more heavier than others. This, however, can be treated with a neuromodulator procedure. Also known as a wrinkle relaxer treatment, the intention is to quiet the activity of the muscles that are responsible for the formation of these lines.

Board Certified Vancouver facial plastic surgeon Dr. Buonassisi discusses neuromodulators (botulinum toxins) like Botox or Dysport and explains how they work, why treatment provider experience is so important, as well as the common and perhaps not-as-common areas of the face that they can be used to treat.

One good way to discern the skill of your lip injection treatment provider is to look at the techniques they have up their sleeve for administering filler. You might automatically picture a needle poking in and out of the skin when you think of a lip filler treatment, but an alternative way for select individuals is to inject with the passing of a blunt-tipped tube under the skin that looks like an extra long rounded needle: a cannula.⁣

Today, Vancouver facial plastic surgeon Dr. Buonassisi goes into detail on the cannula technique for administering lip filler compared to the use of a needle, outlining possible pros and cons of each. For some lips, a cannula method might be better than a needle method for achieving the desired results, and vice versa. Only an experienced injector will know exactly what to decide on.⁣

Real, honest answers to your injectable treatment questions from top Vancouver facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi and advanced aesthetic nurse injector Lisa Roberge, RN at 8 West Clinic. Today, Lisa discusses the concerns she's increasingly finding from lip filler patients through her 20 years experience specializing in aesthetic injectables.

She and Dr. Buonassisi explore the epidemic of the rise in popularity we're seeing for lip injections, and why it's so important to be aware that lip injections are not just a fluffy procedure that any treatment provider can do correctly and safely.

Lisa discusses the truth about correcting "bad lip jobs", clarifies the idea of filler migration, and speaks on the fearmongering to potential candidates such as older patients looking for ways to rejuvenate their lower face. Dr. Buonassisi also touches on the keys to look for in a good treatment provider for getting your lips done.

Harmful fillers? Ducky lips?

With all the press out there about lip injection procedures, there is no doubt you’ve seen or read something negative about the treatment. However, if one does enough research, it’s completely possible to safely attain beautifully enhanced lips that give you a little boost in confidence—with peace of mind regarding possibilities of complications, and without looking like a duck.

Board Certified Vancouver facial plastic surgeon Dr. Buonassisi dispels common myths about lip injections and speaks on safety of dissolvable filler products, the variety of results you can get out of lip fillers, the right treatment providers you can look to, and injection techniques that are worth the research.

Skin rejuvenation techniques have come a long way, with advancements in technology bringing us the option of laser skin resurfacing to produce clinical results with increasingly less pain and downtime.

Dr. Buonassisi gives a rundown on skin resurfacing with the Halo Hybrid Fractional Laser treatment—the laser technology of choice at his cosmetic surgery and skin practice—while medical aesthetician Suzanne and real client Therés speak on what to expect in a Halo treatment, details on downtime, and combination treatments to maximize results for the ultimate maintenance of youthful, glowy skin.