During your consultation, we will listen to your concerns about what changes you are considering. We'll look at photos of other people who have had similar procedures. This helps us understand better what you like and don't like. Then we'll take your photograph digitally, and use the computer imager (and our 25 years of experience) to create a realistic image of what you might look like with these changes. This gives us the chance to discuss in detail the shape and contours you feel look best, and it permits me to explain what the realistic possibilities and limitations are. Although computer imaging can not guarantee a certain result, it is a tremendous help to me in understanding what you like, and in developing our surgical plan.

These three photos give you an idea of how effective computer imaging can be in showing what might be possible. The left is the original photograph. In the middle is the computer image showing the changes the patient wanted that we felt were possible. The right image is her actual post-op photograph after comprehensive facial rejuvenation, including face and neck lift, eyelids, nose surgery, and micro fat grafting to her cheekbones and sunken areas below her eyes and to augment her chin. If you look carefully at these areas, you may see some differences between the computer image and the actual surgical results, but the imaging can give you a fairly realistic idea.