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RefresherLift℠
When I decided to have facial surgery I researched different surgeons in the area. I decided on Dr. Drehsen for the following reasons: his expertise in this field, his impressive before & after photos and his staff. Being a professional myself, it was important to me that Dr.Drehsen understood my concerns. He spent a great deal of time with me and answered all of my questions (I had many!). I am more than pleased with my results; it has given me my confidence back and made me feel attractive again! (not tired!) Dr.Drehsen is a class act and an amazing surgeon. I would recommend him to anyone!
RefresherLift℠ is a customized facial rejuvenation technique that includes specific strategies to address the individual’s needs, desires and facial structure. With this procedure, Dr. Drehsen is able to address and resolve forehead wrinkles, puffy lower eyelids, excess neck skin and upper lip wrinkles, as well as various scars, spots or fine lines.
The RefresherLift℠ evolved directly from Dr. Drehsen’s own research into the effect of age on facial features. Over time, facial outlines (or “vectors”) change dramatically due to loss of volume and gravity. Those changes lead to undesirable facial expressions, which often convey common –but inaccurate –emotional messages. Dr. Drehsen recognized this phenomenon and coined the term “The Emoticon Effect”. Basically, people evaluate and make assumptions of feeling based on facial appearance, just like reading an emoticon or emoji.
Dr. Drehsen’s initial research, study and results were published in the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery and medical students have participated in studies confirming his work.
The data doesn’t lie. The improved expressions of a youthful face provide measurably increased positive social responseand a profound social impact. Review some of our before and after photos to see the changes for yourself.
PEOPLE WON’T KNOW YOU’VE “HAD WORK DONE,” YET YOU WILL EXPERIENCE INCREASED SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE BECAUSE OF YOUR RESTORED PLEASANT AND MORE YOUTHFUL EXPRESSION.
“Since I’ve been to Dr. Drehsen, I feel my life has changed tremendously. I feel a great deal better about myself. I feel young. I feel refreshed.”
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Results Are Not Guaranteed and Vary With Every Patient
Dual Plane Brow Lift
By lifting the brow and forehead, we uplift your expression and reestablish your eyes’ natural beauty. The Dual Plane Brow Lift can repair poor results of prior surgeries like thread brow lifts or threadlifts. Minimally invasive, the procedure is kind to your with face with minimal scarring, which is expertly hidden in the hairline.
- Gently repositions the arch of the brow
- Restores eyebrow posture and contours
- Provides natural-looking results
- Takes less than an hour — under local or general anesthesia
- One-week recovery time is typical
Results Are Not Guaranteed and Vary With Every Patient
Results Are Not Guaranteed and Vary With Every Patient
Subfascial Breast Augmentation: Repairing The Gap
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Classically, patients are usually presented with only two choices; a sub-muscular breast augmentation or a sub-glandular breast augmentation. Unfortunately, due to individual variations like a strong and tight pectoral muscle, weak surrounding tissues after childbirth, large implant requests and the like, these two choices can have some significant drawbacks. In a sub-muscular placement, the constant muscle activity over the implant has often led to implant dislocations sideways (with loss of cleavage: “The Gap”), downward (Bottoming), or upward (thick bosom look or “snoopy breasts”), sometimes within only a couple of years.
Results Are Not Guaranteed and Vary With Every Patient
These late displacements are, unfortunately, not totally predictable or preventable. The sub-glandular augmentation on the other hand, appears to maintain the cleavage better. However, in some cases of loose tissue, they may show more secondary encapsulation, sagging, and rippling.
The subfascial breast augmentation is often recommended by Dr. Drehsen, particularly for athletic or physically active women. In this approach, the fibrous layer, or “fascia,” covering the outer surface of the muscle is elevated from the muscle, allowing support of the implant by a strong fibrous sheath. This, in Dr. Drehsen’s experience, reduces breast implant displacement since the muscle activity does not affect the breast implant placed in front of it and also may reduce sagging and encapsulation due to the presence of this supporting fibrous sheath. The procedure is slightly longer due to the thorough nature required to create a sub-fascial pocket.
The Happy Emoticon Effect
Society assigns our status based on the language of our faces. Essentially, we make judgments based on the beauty, pleasantness and vitality of facial features and expressions. As our facial outlines change, our base expressions can be misinterpreted or viewed negatively, leading to indifference, and even discrimination. After restoration of facial fitness through certain surgical techniques, multiple patients in Dr. Drehsen’s practice noted an increase in positive social responses — this led to a recently published study into the phenomenon he calls the Emoticon Effect.
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Featured in the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery, Dr. Christian Drehsen’s peer-reviewed study measures the social impact of specific facial rejuvenations. Learn how contours in our faces communicate social signals to people around us. The paper also describes advanced restorative plastic surgery techniques.
