The Golden Ratio, first defined by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 1500s, is sometimes referred to as the "divine ratio" because of its apparently pre-planned beauty in nature. In short, it's a mathematical formula used to determine how beautiful something is. This post outlines the relationship between...
From lip augmentation or cheiloplasty to lip reconstructive surgery, surgical facial plastic surgery has been known to be a permanent solution to cosmetic issues. Another treatment called lip reduction procedure involves removing some of the lips to enhance duck lips and give a more youthful...
Eyelid drooping, also called ptosis or blepharoptosis, is caused by the eyelid's edge being lower than normal, the presence of excess baggy skin in the upper eyelid, or a combination of both conditions. The malfunctioning levator muscle, responsible for lifting the eyelid, causes these conditions....
Sunken eyes make you look tired all the time. For many, sunken eyes are an annoying feature made worse by dark shadows and a hollow eye socket. Sunken eyes can also make sensitive skin worse. With all these issues surrounding sunken eyes, many people ask if they can be fixed. In this article, I...
1. Who will I see at my consultation? This is important as some consultations with other surgeons are carried out by the treatment coordinator only and you meet the surgeon on the day of surgery. Dr De Silva completes all consultations himself, as he wants to ensure that any procedure is the right...
1. What procedures would you recommend? Dr De Silva recommends that every procedure must be tailored to your needs, there is no cooky cutter approach to facial surgery, what every person needs is determined by their individual characteristics. Broadly speaking there are three groups of patients I...
Your nasal valve area is crucial to breathing, so a collapsed one can cause breathing difficulties. Nasal valve collapse causes the nose to become narrower. It usually occurs along with sinusitis and chronic rhinosinusitis. It can lead to difficulty breathing through the nose and other symptoms...
Mid facelifts are procedures that put your cheek tissues back to their natural position. A cheek lift surgery is also known as a mid face lift. This procedure addresses one of the earliest signs of ageing, which is sagging cheeks. It also deals with the sagging found around the cheeks. But how...
Knowing how to reduce swelling on face helps you manage it. Swelling in the face is a common side effect of any facial surgery. Facial swelling usually increases for the first 48 hours following surgery, then begins to subside after about a week. Given this, there must be a way to reduce facial...
Decreased collagen production and hyaluronic acid levels cause jowls. As you become older, you tend to lose definition around your jawline. The supporting components that keep your features youthful, like elastin and collagen, begin to deplete. You might lose fat in the cheeks and temples and have...
