Safety. Compassion. Excellence.
Our goal at Skin Secrets is to provide trustworthy clinical care with exceptional service. Our staff is dedicated to your safety and comfort, and we provide attentive, compassionate care throughout your experience. Our surgical procedures, performed by Dr. Smith, are typically done under general anesthesia in our private surgery center (Surgery Center of Lawton).
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(Eyelid Surgery)Blepharoplasty
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Brow/Forehead Lifts
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(Face Lift Surgery)Rhytidectomy
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Liposuction
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(Otoplasty)External Ear Repair
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Skin Cancer
Removal/Reconstruction
Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)
Cosmetic improvement in the appearance of the upper and lower eyelids may require surgical removal of eyelid skin and fat from around the eyes. Tiny sutures and mild bruising and swelling after the procedure are usually noticed for the first few days. The sutures are generally removed on the 6th day after surgery. As the swelling begins to resolve over the first few weeks, the patient will notice an improvement in the overall tightness of the eyelids and a more youthful, rested appearance.
Brow/Forehead Lifts
Drooping of the eyebrows and wrinkles of the forehead are the usual reasons to consider surgical management to raise the brows into their normal position and weaken the muscles that cause forehead wrinkles. Although Botox gives some partial and temporary relief for both of these conditions, surgical management gives more lasting results. Brow lifts can be done using an endoscope through small incisions in the hairline or as part of a forehead lift with skin removal at the hairline. Brow lifts are often recommended to enhance the appearance of the eyebrow complex at the time of a blepharoplasty.
Rhytidectomy (Face Lift Surgery)
A face lift is often combined with lifting and tightening of the skin of the neck (Neck Lift). Removal of skin and pulling the tissue deep in the face and neck will give a noticeable and lasting tightening of the face and neck. Dr. Smith will discuss the amount of tightening that the patient wants to achieve as it relates to maintaining a natural but more youthful appearance to the face. The goal is for the patient to avoid a “plastic appearance” while reducing loose skin and wrinkles that betray the patient’s chronological age. This procedure is often combined with other tightening procedures (such as the CO2 Laser) after the surgery to fine-tune the final result.
Liposuction
Removal of fat—usually from the neck—will often improve the contour and tightness achieved with a face or neck lift. This is done through a small incision hidden in the skin of the neck just under the chin. Although the fat is usually discarded, in some cases, these fat cells may be transferred to the soft tissue of the face to give a desired plumping needed in some patients. It is normal to have some mild irregularity and lumpiness initially after liposuction, which typically resolves over several months.
External Ear Repair (Otoplasty)
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Skin Cancer Removal/Reconstruction
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