What is a Facial Plastic Surgeon?

The face has tremendous impact on interpersonal relations. It is the window through which others view us- our joy, pain, sorrow, delight. It is the image the world sees, even before we speak.

Looking good makes us feel better, more self confident and more in control of our own lives. So it stands to reason that a face that does not make us happy can have far reaching consequences inwardly, socially, and professionally, whether the cause is an injury, a birth abnormality, or just a face that looks out of the ordinary, most people feel that life is too short to stay locked behind a face they do not like. The aging process reflected in the face also can be a concern to those who act and feel younger and more vigorous than they appear.

Facial plastic surgeons are specifically trained to reconstruct and repair physical facial disproportions that are present at birth, or caused by burns, injuries, disease, or aging. They are often able to restore and improve both the function and physical appearance of the face.

Specialization is one of the reasons that American medical techniques and technology are the best in the world. As the medical profession realized that medicine was too vast a science for any one physician to master completely, physicians specialized and became expert in treating one area of the body, or one organ, or even type of disease.

These surgeons combine their expertise in plastic surgery. Specialty plastic surgery grew when recognized surgical specialists, trained intensively in only one part of the body, increasingly began to perform plastic surgery in their specialty.

These surgeons combine their expertise in plastic surgery with their specialized knowledge of a particular area needing improvement or rehabilitation. Specialty plastic surgeons are certified by specialty boards including the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The American Board of Ophthalmology, the American Board of Dermatology and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

Facial plastic surgeons specialize in performing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, head, and neck. Certification indicates successful training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and both knowledge and skill in these types of surgery. When looking for a Facelift Sacramento you have found the right place, Dr Kaniff as a board certified facial plastic surgeon can get you the look you aspire to.

Training for specialists in facial plastic surgery includes four years of medical school, one year of general surgery, and at least four additional years of specialty training in head, neck, and facial surgery. Facial plastic surgeons concentrate on the complex anatomy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, and bacteriology of the structures of the face, head, and neck.

After at least nine years of post-college training facial plastic surgeons can demonstrate their expertise and specialized knowledge by becoming Board Certified.

Facial plastic surgeons perform a variety of procedures on the face, head and neck. Among the most common are:

• Facelift or rhytidectomy
• Nose surgery or rhinoplasty
• Chin or cheek augmentation
• Ear pin back or otoplasty
• Eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty
• Brow or forehead lift
• Facial peeling and dermabrasion
• Hair transplantation and scalp flaps