Atelier Cosmetic Surgery

If you are looking for the ways to refresh and rejuvenate your facial appearance, Facelift also known as Rhytidectomy, a surgical procedure can improve the visible signs of aging in the face and neck.

The face portrays the first visible signs of aging. Both gravity and diminished volume result in the facial features of aging, such as-

• Sagging in the midface
• Deep creases below the lower eyelids
• Deep creases along the nose extending to the corner of the mouth
• Fat that has displaced
• Loss of muscle tone in the lower face may create jowls
• Loose skin and excess fatty deposits under the chin and jaw can make even a person of normal weight appear to have a double chin

There are many different variations of the facelift procedure that smooth the skin of the face and neck, tighten the underlying tissues and muscle, and remove excess skin. Depending on the degree of change you’d like to see, your facelift choices include a traditional facelift, limited incision facelift and/ or a neck lift.

Medications are administered for your comfort during the surgical procedure. The choices include intravenous sedation and general anesthesia.

A traditional facelift incision begins in the hairline at the temples, continues around behind the ear and ends in the lower scalp. Fat may be sculpted or redistributed from the face, jowls and neck, and underlying tissue is repositioned, the deeper layers of the face and the muscles are also lifted. Skin is redraped over the uplifted contours and excess skin is trimmed away. A second incision under the chin may be necessary to further improve an aging neck.

An alternative to a traditional facelift uses shorter incisions at the temples, continuing around the ear and possibly within the lower eyelids.

The neck lift incision often begins in front of the ear lobe and wraps around behind the ear ending in the lower scalp.

 

Fraxel Dual treatment is a revolutionary laser treatment that helps you regain a more youthful look.

In short, it creates smoother, fresher, healthier and younger-looking skin, improves skin tone & texture, reduces pore size and the softens wrinkles and lines.

It also works well for

• Pigmented lesions (age/sun spots)
• Discoloration and uneven pigmentation
• Melasma (mask of pregnancy)
• Acne scars
• Surgical scars
• Skin resurfacing
• Fine lines around the eyes

The range of Fraxel Dual treatments vary in aggressiveness, downtime, number of procedures needed and results.

Fraxel Dual re:store can produce significant results for mild to moderately damaged skin over the course of 3 to 5 sittings. Typically, there is no after-treatment care with these treatments and downtime is minimal.

As you age and get more sun exposure, those proteins simply break down faster than your body can rebuild them. As a result, your skin may start to show damage like wrinkles, lines or spots.

This is where Fraxel Dual laser treatment can help. Microscopic laser columns penetrate deep into the dermis, which trigger your body’s natural response system to heal those treatment columns. This process expedites your body’s remodeling of collagen and elastin, which results in tighter, fresher, more youthful-looking skin. This is how Fraxel Dual treatment restores the skin from the inside out.

Think of your skin as a digital photo that is delicately touched up one spot at a time. Fraxel Dual, likewise, treats so precisely that, the laser columns targets only a fraction of skin at a time, leaving the surrounding tissue intact. This allows your body to heal the skin faster than if the entire area were treated at once.

Fraxel Dual re:store® Dual

New Features and Benefits

• Accelerated clearance of hyper-pigmentation as Thulium wavelength more effectively targets superficial skin layers.
  
• More comfortable procedure due to superficial targeting of the Thulium wavelength and focal cooling.
  
• Allows to treat imperfections on both face and body, including pigmented lesions, acne scars, melasma, mild to moderate periorbital wrinkles, surgical scars, unwanted pigmentation, stretch marks, wrinkles, aging, and sun damage.
  
• With no cutting, scabbing, this procedure allows patients to experience a shorter recovery time and better results.
  
• The new Fraxel Dual system treats all skin types.
  

Fraxel Dual re:store® dual (Erbium fiber laser & the new Thulium fiber laser) addresses both deep and superficial resurfacing indications. It stimulates the growth of new skin and collagen creating smoother, fresher & younger looking skin.

Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) is an aesthetic surgical procedure.   

Individuals with one or more of the following conditions may benefit from abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck).

• excess or sagging abdominal skin
• an abdomen that protrudes and is out of proportion to the rest of your body
• abdominal muscles that have been separated and weakened
• excess fat that is concentrated in your abdomen              

Generally, a horizontal incision is placed just above the pubic area that extends towards pelvic bones. The length of the incision depends on the amount of skin to be removed. The incision may vary according to the structure of your abdomen and the style of your bathing suit or undergarments. Plastic surgeons try to keep the incision within your bathing suit lines but this may not always be possible.

There are many variations to the technique itself. Some patients have loose skin above the navel. In such cases, the surgeon may make a second incision around the navel so that the redundant skin above it can be pulled down. The excess abdominal skin is then removed. The position of the navel remains unchanged.  When the amount of loose skin is minimal and the excess fat deposits are located below the navel, only a short horizontal incision is all that is necessary and an incision around the navel can be avoided. This procedure is called a partial, or "mini," abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck).

Sometimes liposuction may be used in conjunction with abdominoplasty, to remove abdominal fat.

The procedure may include tightening of the underlying abdominal muscles using sutures. 
                                                           
The incision lines though permanent but will fade over time. In some instances, they will eventually be only faint lines but certain individuals may have incision lines that are more noticeable. Fortunately, the scars of abdominoplasty are usually concealed by most bathing suits and undergarments.

Some of the potential complications may include, bleeding, infection and reactions to anesthesia.  Revision surgery is sometimes helpful in certain instances where incisions may have healed poorly.

Freedom from ageing! Get rid of Wrinkles & Sagging Skin.

With age the collagen in the skin breaks down faster than body can rebuild resulting in wrinkles and sagging skin.

Thermage CPT™ and Fraxel re:store® Dual systems are the latest US FDA approved, non-surgical technologies that can reverse the visible signs of ageing. Atelier is the first to offer Thermage CPT and Fraxel Dual in South East Asia.

Thermage is the next generation, non-surgical treatment for sagging skin. In a single sitting Thermage produces moderate to dramatic results which are immediate as well as progressive Apart from skin tightening you get a smoother, fresher, younger looking skin with improved tone & texture. Thermage promotes body’s own healing process to re-grow & remodel the collagen to tighten the skin from within.. Results can last for years depending upon your skin condition and natural aging process.

At Atelier you may also get Thermage done for eyes