Bay Area Laser Cosmetic Surgery Center

It can be hard to feel alive and vibrant when you see those drooping eyes looking back at you from the mirror! The loose skin and fat bags under your eyes can make you look more tired and older than you feel inside. An eyelid lift could be your answer to this problem. Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery, is a surgical procedure that can correct sagging eyelids, remove excess skin from the upper eyelids, and remove fatty pouches beneath the eyes. A lower eyelid lift for eye bag removal can be accomplished without any skin incisions, which eliminates the risk of scarring and facilitates the healing process. Eyelid surgery is one of the most commonly performed facial plastic surgery procedures. The popularity of this procedure reflects the importance of the eyes in perfecting overall appearance. Patients may want to consider lower eyelid blepharoplasty to improve their look and boost their confidence through a safe procedure with minimal downtime.

Brow lift, also known as a forehead lift or browplasty, is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to rejuvenate the face or gain more harmonic and aesthetic proportions in the face. Whether it’s to correct a drooping brow line or smooth out “worry” lines or marks of aging, a brow lift can restore a youthful appearance.

Excess fat, loose, sagging skin, and prominent bands of the neck are some of the hallmarks of the aging face. These may be seen following weight loss or gain, and are more often due to the effects of age, gravity, and heredity. San Francisco plastic surgeon, Dr. Serebrakian, will recommend an appropriate technique based on your needs.

Rhinoplasty, also known as a nose job, is the reshaping of the nose. A nose job is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures. During nose surgery, the surgeon is able to reshape, reduce or augment a patient’s nose for cosmetic, and sometimes functional, purposes.

Facial implants can enhance your appearance and bolster your self-esteem. If you are looking for improvement, not perfection, in your appearance and are realistic in your expectations, you may find that a facial implant is the right choice for you. These procedures are performed by double board-certified surgeon Dr. Serebrakian at the Bay Area Laser Cosmetic Surgery Center’s (BALCSC’s) accredited surgery center. Per the patient’s decision, the procedure will be performed under either local or general sedation.

Neck Contouring is a cosmetic procedure for the removal of fatty tissue or loose skin around the neck. There are two options for removing fat from the neck area: liposuction and cervicoplasty (also known as “platysmaplasty,” “neck lift,” or “lower facelift.”) Patients who have good skin elasticity but excessive fat in the neck are often good candidates for liposuction. Once the fat is removed, the neck appears tighter and younger looking.

A facelift is a surgical procedure used to correct sagging skin and facial muscles, and improve facial contour around the chin, jawline, and other areas of the face. It rejuvenates and reverses the signs of aging by tightening the muscle, removing fat and trimming excess skin, giving the face a fresher, more youthful look. There are a few types of facelift procedures, including the Mini Facelift, and some non-surgical alternatives, as well. Although approaches vary depending on the treatment and the patient’s needs, facelift surgery has some universal characteristics that make the surgery safer and more intricate than ever before. Dr. Serebrakian is a leading surgeon in the San Francisco Bay Area for facial rejuvenation procedures. He is double boarded by the American Board of Head & Neck Surgery and American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery. Most anyone over the age of 45 could benefit from a facelift of some sort. The length and involvement of the procedure depend on how much time you’ve spent in the sun, environmental issues, personal habits, and stresses. Generally, a facelift rejuvenates the mid-to-lower face and neck. Ideal candidates normally relate to one or more of the following characteristics on your face: Mid-face sagging Deep creases under your eyes Deep nasolabial folds Jowls have formed on your jawline You have fatty, sagging areas just below your cheekbones Loose skin, wrinkles, vertical cords, and fatty tissue on your neck

Body contouring (or body shaping) is a general term that refers to any surgical procedure that alters different areas of the body, whether it is in a massive weight loss patient or not. Body contouring after massive weight loss refers to a series of procedures that eliminate and/or reduce excess skin and fat that remains after obese individuals lose a significant amount of weight in a variety of places including the torso, upper arms, chest, and thighs. The most popular body contouring procedures performed at the Bay Area Laser Center include the tummy tuck (abdominoplasty or stomach lift), thigh lift, and buttock lift. Other components of body contouring include the arm lift (brachioplasty) and breast lift (mastopexy).

Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty is a surgical procedure used to remove excess skin and fat from the lower and middle abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall. Mini-Tummy Tuck: Improves the Lower Belly with Less Extensive Surgery Classic or “Full” Tummy Tuck: Improves the Upper & Lower Abdomen Extended Tummy Tuck: Improves the Upper & Lower Abdomen and Flanks

The fat transfer procedure is known as “autologous fat transplantation” or “microlipoinjection.” This procedure involves extracting fat cells from the patient’s abdomen, thighs, buttocks, or elsewhere, and re-injecting them beneath the skin of the patient’s recipient site. Fat is withdrawn from the patient with a syringe that has a large bore needle or with a liposuction cannula. The fat is prepared and then injected into the patient’s recipient site.

BOTOX® is an injectable prescription drug that is FDA approved for temporary treatment of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows. Derived from a purified biological protein produced by the Like BOTOX®, Dysport® is derived from clostridium botulinum and works to relax the muscles of the face. However, the protein synthesis that it contains is slightly smaller than it is in BOTOX®, which allows Dysport® to have a noticeably quicker effect. XEOMIN® is also derived from clostridium botulinum and is an FDA-approved treatment that has the same effects on the facial muscles as BOTOX® and Dysport®. Unlike BOTOX®, XEOMIN® does not contain any additives, which lowers the possibility of the body forming antibodies.

JUVÉDERM® injectable gel is a U.S. FDA-approved dermal filler that is designed to temporarily treat moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds, in people older than 21. Results can last 6 to 9 months, and, in some cases, up to year. Restylane® is an FDA-approved cosmetic “filler” that adds volume and elasticity to the skin. Restylane® is the trade name for a specific formulation of non-animal sourced hyaluronic acid (HA). HA is a natural substance that is found in the body. As the body ages, HA levels decrease, resulting in loose skin and wrinkling. Restylane® Lyft is an FDA-approved injectable cosmetic dermal filler that is designed for more pronounced facial folds and wrinkles, such as those on the sides of the mouth. It is also a popular filler for lip augmentation, facial depressions, and facial scarring.

The Thermage® procedure employs a patented radiofrequency (RF) technology called ThermaCool®. It has been clinically proven to tighten and gently lift skin to smooth out wrinkles and renew facial contours. The incision-free procedure is fast and easy, and it requires no downtime from normal activities. The procedure can be performed on patients of all skin types. The ThermaCool® device has been cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of facial wrinkles. The Bay Area Laser Cosmetic Surgery Center offers this treatment for the face, neck, eyes and body.

Imagine not having to shave, tweeze, wax or endure the tedious process of electrolysis again. Now with laser hair removal, lasers can safely and effectively eliminate stubborn and annoying unwanted hair using True lasers. Special lasers for hair removal are noninvasive therapy devices designed to eliminate undesired hair from all parts of the body. Although there are no guarantees, laser hair removal has become one of the most sought after methods for long-term and/or permanent hair reduction, worldwide, with most patients feeling extremely satisfied.

A little beam of light can make all the difference! If you have a tattoo, you’re not alone. An estimated 20 million Americans do. If you want it removed, you’re also not alone. About half of those with tattoos report they would now like their tattoo to disappear. Tattoos are created by embedding ink (colored pigments) in the cells in the dermis, the layer of skin below the top layer of skin. In the past, if you had a tattoo, you had it for life. Past methods of removal left a scar or a visible white, un-pigmented area. Now, the laser produces short pulses of a wide range of light colors to treat the full spectrum of the tattoo ink. The entire treatment involves no incisions.

Skin rejuvenation procedures used at the Bay Area Laser Cosmetic Surgery Center to increase or restore a more youthful appearance include Chemical Peels, Fotofacial / IPL / Photo Rejuvenation, Microdermabrasion, and Laser Skin Resurfacing. These treatments can be used singularly or in combination to eliminate age spots, reduce facial wrinkles, and improve the overall appearance of aging skin. These procedures can be used for both men and women to achieve striking results!

As we age purple, red, and blue squiggly lines start showing up on our legs, ankles, and calves — spider veins. While they usually aren’t painful, no one likes the look of spider veins. At Bay Area Laser Cosmetic Surgery Center, we help remove spider veins. Sclerotherapy is a non-surgical procedure used for varicose vein and spider vein removal from the legs. In sclerotherapy, a saline solution is injected directly into the targeted vein making it fade away over time.

If you snore, you’ve probably heard comments, complaints, and jokes. But did you know that snoring can be a warning sign of a serious medical condition known as obstructive sleep apnea? It can affect your daytime performance, your job and your health! Based on his extensive experience performing thousands of laser procedures, Dr. Serebrakian has a special interest in the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. Using only local anesthetics and a simple method of laser treatment, Dr. Serebrakian performs laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty (removal of excessive tissue from the throat), which can be completed in 10 to 15 minutes. This procedure can effectively decrease or eliminate snoring.