jueves, 19 de noviembre de 2015

Cosmetic Surgery Concerns for Hispanics

Ethnic skin requires special considerations

There are special considerations required for cosmetic
procedures on ethnic skin -- especially to prevent scarring.
The Hispanic population has almost doubled since 1990 and
is projected to triple in the U.S. by 2050. To cater to the
needs of this growing population, AARP recently launched
VIVA for Latinos.
With the increased population has also come a increased
affluence and the ability to address concerns about
appearance. So much so that Dr. Sam Rizk, a board certified
NYC facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, has seen a
significant increase in Hispanic patients in the past several years.

His experience, coupled with his unique computer imaging technique, has made him something of an
expert on the specific traits of Latino and Hispanic facial features. 

In addition to the popularity of
rhinoplasty (nose jobs), the most common requests in the 45–55-year-old age range tend to be for
facelifts and correcting a double chin.

Because of the thicker skin, Dr. Rizk says, he can go deeper and away from the surface area of the skin,
which allows for less bruising and less stretching of the skin.
For rhinoplasty, the request to have the fatty tip thinned out requires a particular precision. Dr. Rizk has
develop singular approaches to the specific ethnicities which he explains on his website, here.


The Hispanic face also has more fat under the chin, but "its placement is different than that of
Caucasians," Dr. Rizk explains. The fat collects underneath the muscle, called the Platysma, rather than
on top of it. "It’s too dangerous to use liposuction under this muscle," Dr. Rizk says, but the 3-D imaging
allows him to get close to the muscle and resculpt the fat under there, to thin out the chin and neck
area.

With facelifts, the concern tends to be about scarring. Latino skin is more prone to hypertrophic scarring
which can lead to keloid scars. But because the skin is thicker, that allow surgeons to make the incision
for a facelift to be made inside the ear (as opposed to in front of the ear; where on Caucasian skin, the
scar is less noticeable).

Dr. Rizk has also developed a protocol involving silicone gel and other preventative measures to keep
scars from becoming hypertrophic.
Dr. Rizk can already be seen on Telemundo explaining the rhinoplasty procedure.
Perhaps, with AARP VIVA extending into web, radio and television [“VIVA Su Segunda Juventud is an
hour-long, Spanish-language TV series featuring topics relevant to Latinas age 40 and over”], we’ll see
him there too, talking about his technique for facelift procedures on ethnic skin. 




(Source: rhinoplastyonline.com) votar

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