Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. I’m a 33-year old healthy female. I’d like to get laser lipo on my lower body (buttocks, thighs, love handles and tummy – the whole shabang!) as well as a mini-facelift. I’d like to minimize time off work, social life and exercise, so was thinking of combining the treatments.... Read more »
Sculptra vs Voluma vs Restylane Lyft?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. My lower face is thin and I want to add more volume. I like the idea that Voluma and Restylane are both hyaluronic acid and can be reversed. But I keep hearing those shouldn’t be used for the lower face. Sculptra concerns me because you’re stuck with it even... Read more »
Can CoolSculpting work on the inner gluteal fold?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. Does wearing the head wrap help the swelling go down after the first 15 hours? I submitted my photo yesterday but wanted to be more consise. Can the fat bumps in my inner gluteus be reduced safely by CoolSculpting? The bumps are firm fat, not loose skin. I wonder if... Read more »
Is it possible for patients, weighing more than 300 lbs, to participate in CoolSculpting?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. Is it possible for patients, weighing more than 300 lbs, to participate in CoolSculpting? Do I need to get to safe weight limit to participate? Just needing to get some of this weight off so I don’t stop and gain it back. Any help would be great and thank... Read more »
Is a facelift right for me at 40?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. Is a facelift right for me at 40? I am 39 years old and seriously considering a facelift. I have been doing Botox and fillers for years but they don’t address my real concern of premature laxity and jowling. Wrinkles not really a problem, but the jowling and laxity are.... Read more »
After face/neck lift and platysmaplasty, I have some neck skin laxity on either side of the midline repair – can this be fixed?
I am 6 months post-op, the laxity either side of platysmaplasty repair is really bothering me. If I pull this skin backward towards the lower ear, it smooths out nicely. Can this be revised by re-opening the incisions behind my ear, or will the incisions in front of the ears/temples also need to be re-opened?
I heard that Thermitight is more effective for skin tightening when combined with liposuction. Is there any truth to this?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. I heard that Thermitight is more effective for skin tightening when combined with liposuction. Is there any truth to this? A. ThermiTIGHT (TT) is one option of an array of uses for the ThermiRF platform. TT uses a microprobe to heat and monitor the dermis from under the skin to... Read more »
Does wearing the head wrap help the swelling go down after the first 15 hours?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. Does wearing the head wrap help the swelling go down after the first 15 hours? A. Following surgery, ThermiRF or any injury to the face, neck and other parts of the body a normal healing cascade occurs which initially includes swelling. The more inflammation, the more swelling. Swelling too sets up... Read more »
Does ThermiRF machine burn fat cells? Doesn’t a loss of skin fat lead to skin laxity and ultimately aging?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. I probably was not very clear when asked this question. I do not want to remove any fat from my face. I am concerned that by removing underlying layer of fat the skin losses its elasticity and youthfulness. Maybe not immediately, when its been tightened by laser, but in... Read more »
I have Factor V making me prone for clotting. Will CoolSculpting raise my risk if I have the procedure to my abdomen area?
Dr. Dean Kane Q & A Q. I previously had a dvt 20 yrs ago, and was since diagnosed with Factor V homogeneous. I’m ready to commit to the CoolSculpting for my abdomen, but concerned about increasing my risk of a clot. I’m not on and thinners, I was taking the birth control pill at the... Read more »
