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No two faces are the same, so no two face lifts should be the same. Each procedure should be carefully customized to individual facial features.

Face lifts have come a long way. In the beginning, doctors simply tightened the skin. In the 1970s, they discovered that lifting and repositioning the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue, called the SMAS, gave much better, longer-lasting results.

In the 1990s, Dr. Sam Hamra popularized an alternative approach called the deep plane face lift. This approach treats the skin and deeper layers together.

Find out which technique Dr. Bass prefers and why, the history of face lifts, and how to find the best facelift surgeon for you.

Learn more about Dr. Bass' approach to facelift surgery, the Multiplanar SMAS Approach

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

It's normal to feel nervous about anesthesia. Seasoned anesthesiologist Dr. Kalman Friedman joins Dr. Bass to dive into anesthesia and safety to alleviate the common anxiety of "going under."

From local anesthesia, to general anesthesia, to IV sedation, options are available when it comes to how you want to stay comfortable during your cosmetic procedure. Learn the advantages and disadvantages of each and find out which is the better fit for you.

Modern anesthesia has significantly improved in safety thanks to advanced medications, better scientific understanding, and enhanced monitoring devices. Many newer drugs avoid the "anesthesia hangover" that was once common.

Drs. Bass and Friedman debunk myths about anesthesia, including the use of breathing tubes.

About Dr. Kalman Friedman

Dr. Kalman Friedman is a senior anesthesiologist with Caliber Anesthesia in New York who has kept plastic surgery patients up and down Park Avenue safe and comfortable during their procedures. He and Dr. Bass have several years of experience working together to give patients the best results in the safest way possible.

Learn more about Caliber Anesthesia

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

Dr. Bass wraps up his "Lifting Without Cutting" series with a summary of non-surgical skin lifting and tightening options.

For those who aren't quite ready for surgery, this series delves into non-invasive and minimally invasive treatments for milder degrees of skin laxity. While these treatments can delay surgery, they aren't a substitute for a facelift or neck lift if you have significant sagging.

Explore the variety of treatments based on aging stages and areas of concern, keeping in mind that some are repeated for more noticeable results.

Find out if these treatments suit you or if a facelift is the better option.

Catch all episodes of our "Lifting Without Cutting" series:

• Episode 1 dives into how energy based skin heating creates remodeling and tightening.

• Episode 2 focuses on MyEllevate, a procedure performed through needle punctures for sharpening the neck, and jawline without incisions.

• Episode 3 discusses Ellacor, a micro-coring technology that removes a portion of the excess skin, reducing laxity while leaving no scars.

• Episode 4 highlights FaceTite and AccuTite, treatments that use radiofrequency energy to stimulate tissue remodeling and tightening.

Episode 5 covers Sofwave, the latest advancement using ultrasound energy to tighten face and neck skin.

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

Cellulite can appear as dimples, ridges, or waves on the thighs and buttocks, affecting anyone regardless of age, body type, or skin type. It's not the same as laxity or crepiness, and it's a tough issue to tackle.

Subcision-based treatments like Avéli and Cellfina are effective for cellulite dimples but come with bruising and recovery time. Less invasive options like hyper diluted Radiesse or Sculptra injections can help but still fail to treat the entire area. Energy based treatments can treat large areas but often with only temporary effects or mild improvement.

Find out what causes cellulite, what makes it worse, and what options are available to improve it. Learn about past failed treatments, current options, and Dr. Bass's vision for improving future treatments.

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

In the past, looking younger usually meant surgery. But plastic surgeon Dr. Julius Few believes that dramatic results are possible with less invasive methods. He uses a "treatment ladder" to combine nonsurgical procedures to improve skin texture, volume loss, and sagging skin all at once.

Stacking nonsurgical treatments, namely giving multiple treatments in a single sitting, used to be seen as too risky. Now, doctors see that combining them can often be done safely, delivering more complete rejuvenation or occasionally better outcomes than doing each treatment separately.

This approach is gaining popularity for those who are not yet at a stage of aging that mandates surgical correction in order to obtain significant results.

Dr. Few joins Dr. Bass to discuss his inspiration for the treatment ladder, which treatments are typically included, and the advantages of this approach.

About Dr. Julius Few

Dr. Julius Few is a Chicago plastic surgeon with a very busy and successful practice, The Few Institute. He is a clinical professor of plastic surgery at the University of Chicago, as well as a health science clinician at Northwestern University. Dr. Few is one of the associate editors of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, in charge of editing the aesthetic medicine portion of the journal.

Learn more about Dr. Julius Few

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

How a plastic surgeon treats a patient's mind is just as important as how they treat their physical appearance.

Beverly Hills facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jonathan Sykes joins Dr. Bass to discuss how both plastic surgeons and patients can succeed at seeing eye-to-eye with each other before, during, and after a procedure.

Sometimes there's a mismatch between what patients explain they want to look like and what plastic surgeons envision based on this description. To prevent an unhappy patient, it's best to spot align early on by listening intently and communicating thoroughly.

Listening is key for plastic surgeons both before and after a procedure. This helps the surgeon know how best to prepare patients psychologically to go through the procedure and recovery.

As a patient, you want to pick a surgeon not just for their technical expertise, but also for their listening abilities.

Drs. Bass and Sykes share their insights on how plastic surgeons should approach different types of patients, how to work towards satisfying results, and why it's a bad idea to try to chase unrealistic expectations.

About Dr. Jonathan Sykes

With practices in Sacramento and Beverly Hills, CA, Dr. Jonathan Sykes is one of the most highly respected double board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States and has performed more than 20,000 aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries. Dr. Sykes is an expert in rhinoplasty and aging-related surgeries such as facelift, browlift, and eyelid lift.

Learn more about Dr. Sykes https://www.drjonathansykes.com/

Follow Dr. Sykes on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drjonathansykes

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

Sofwave is the newest generation of non-surgical tightening for the skin in the face and neck. Ideal for younger patients who aren't quite ready for a facelift, Sofwave delivers ultrasound energy to tighten skin without the need for a long series of treatments.

Unlike previous energy-based treatments, Sofwave gets the job done with fewer sessions and minimal discomfort. Radiofrequency treatments typically involve a series of several treatments. While also using sound energy, Ultherapy has a different exposure pattern compared with Sofwave.

Dr. Jason Pozner joins Dr. Bass in this 5th episode of our series "Lifting Without Cutting" to discuss the unique history of Sofwave and how it works.

About Dr. Jason Pozner

Jason Pozner, MD, is the co-founder and medical director of Sanctuary Medical Center in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Pozner was an assistant professor of plastic surgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Center in Maryland and currently serves as adjunct clinical faculty in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida.

Learn more about guest Dr. Jason Pozner https://www.spsboca.com/about/our-surgeons/dr-jason-pozner/

Check out Dr. Pozner's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sanctuaryplasticsurgery/

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

For people in their 70's, Dr. Bass shares the surgical and non-surgical treatments you may want to consider, highlighting how beauty plans have changed in the last few decades.

Many people do a major facial "reset" during their late 50's or early 60's. By the 70's, it may be the last chance to do something major to improve facial appearance.

Sometimes this is a first facelift and other times a secondary or repeat facelift if enough aging has taken place since the first procedure. Surgery may not be right for everyone in their 70's depending on health, and current aesthetic needs. Surgical and non-surgical approaches can yield big results, but there may be some limitations due to loss of skin elasticity.

Maintenance, prevention and restoration don't stop at this stage. Non-surgical treatments can still make a difference in your 70's, but you'll need to invest more time and effort than you did in your 50's or 60's.

In this sixth episode of our mini series "Decades of Face," find out the top cosmetic surgeries, either for the first time or as a second time around, for people in their 70's. Learn which treatments Dr. Bass recommends during this decade to improve wrinkles, fine lines, volume loss, and skin quality.

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Learn more about non-surgical facial rejuvenation treatments such as laser peels, chemical peels, Botox, and fillers

About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

Men get cosmetic treatments, too. Dr. Bass reveals the most popular aesthetic procedures for men who want to look and feel their best.

As it's not as socially acceptable for men to modify their appearance, they tend to opt for procedures that give them natural results and virtually unnoticeable scars, such as eyelid surgery.

To enhance their masculine features, many younger men go for chin and cheek implants or body contouring around their chest and abs.

Men focus less on skin care and recurrent treatments, and more on the "one and done" procedures.

Hear how Dr. Bass uses different techniques during certain procedures for men to preserve their masculine features and to hide incisions well despite their short hair.

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About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.

The eyebrow plays a vital role in how we express our emotions, so it's no surprise that many people seek solutions when their brows start to droop, flatten, and lose their shape.

The horror stories you may have heard about brow lift are nothing to worry about today, as techniques have greatly improved over the years.

Longevity is difficult when it comes to the brows as you're constantly battling gravity. Luckily today, injectables and energy treatments postpone the need for surgical intervention and can in turn help maintain surgical results much longer.

Brow lift is a highly customizable treatment. Brow position and shape for men and women are much different, so specific techniques are used to preserve gender identity. Depending on how low the hooding is, a brow lift may be done in combination with a blepharoplasty.

Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Bloom returns to the podcast with Dr. Bass to discuss how brow lift surgery has improved over the years, the most common techniques they use today, and how to decide if a brow lift, blepharoplasty, or both is right for you.

About Jason Bloom, MD

Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Dr. Jason Bloom is a double board certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania and Clinical Assistant Professor (Adjunct) of Dermatology at the Temple University School of Medicine.

Read more about Philadelphia facial plastic surgeon Jason Bloom, MD

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About Dr. Lawrence Bass

Innovator. Industry veteran. In-demand Park Avenue board certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence Bass is a true master of his craft, not only in the OR but as an industry pioneer in the development and evaluation of new aesthetic technologies. With locations in both Manhattan (on Park Avenue between 62nd and 63rd Streets) and in Great Neck, Long Island, Dr. Bass has earned his reputation as the plastic surgeon for the most discerning patients in NYC and beyond.

To learn more, visit the Bass Plastic Surgery website or follow the team on Instagram @drbassnyc

Subscribe to the Park Avenue Plastic Surgery Class newsletter to be notified of new episodes & receive exclusive invitations, offers, and information from Dr. Bass.