How to improve nasolabial folds
Dr. Vrcek recently presented his technique for helping patients who have deep folds between their nose and cheek (also known as nasolabial folds) at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery meeting in Las Vegas. This technique avoids any skin incisions and instead places an incision behind the hairline to lift the cheeks and soften the crease that can form between the nose and the cheeks. This minimally invasive technique has less downtime that many others and allows patients
Precision Matters - How to Make Blepharoplasty Incisions Disapear
Dr. Vrcek prides himself on providing a high level of surgical precision for each of his patients. In fact, when performing blepharoplasty surgery, Dr. Vrcek uses a special millimeter caliper to measure each patient’s unique anatomy, including their eyelid fold, to plan the incision. This technique is designed to allow the blepharoplasty incision to become nearly invisible and hidden in an eyelid wrinkle or fold. For example, the patients below had upper eyelid surgery and th
How to decrease bruising after eyelid surgery
Dr. Vrcek recently published his technique for minimizing bruising after eyelid surgery in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, a top publication in the field. Dr. Vrcek uses special techniques to minimize the chances and amount of bruising during eyelid surgery so that patients can recover more quickly from surgery. The technique involves using one of the smallest commercially available needles, a 30 gauge needle, to administer a specialized mixture of local anesthetic. This tiny ne
