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UT Southwestern Medical Center offers expert treatments for all types of facial and cosmetic plastic surgery, including facial reconstruction, repair for facial fractures, aesthetic plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery and laser surgery. Our specialists are widely respected for their expertise in Botox injections, chin augmentations, eyelid implant tightening, facial reanimation surgery, forehead lifts, rhinoplasty (nose jobs), septoplasty and turbinate surgery.
UT Southwestern physicians are experts in performing a wide range of cosmetic procedures, including:
- Botox injections - not only for cosmetic purposes but also for patients with spastic dysphonia (spasms of the vocal cord), facial spasm and synkinesis (involuntary movement of facial muscles).
- Chin augmentation - enhances the chin and lower border of the jaw for individuals who feel that their chin is too small or may notice that the overall harmony of the face is disrupted.
- Ear replacement surgery (auricular reconstruction) - reconstructs the ear for patients who have lost an ear due to an accident or for children who are born without one or both ears.
- Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) - reduces folds of skin and reshapes the upper and lower eyelids.
- Facial reanimation surgery - addresses loss of movement on one side of the face, which can occur as a result of accidents, Bell’s palsy, infections, surgery and tumors.
- Facial sling (static facial suspension) - lifts the corner of the mouth so that balance and physical comfort are restored to the face.
- Forehead lift (browplasty) - reshapes the brows and reduces wrinkles, creases and furrows around the forehead and brow area.
- Muscle transposition - borrows a working muscle to replace one that is not working, which can be performed to provide a smile on the affected side of the face.
- Nerve grafting (nerve transposition) - restores movement to the side of the face that has been paralyzed.
- Rhinoplasty (nose job) - reshapes the nose to help meet the patient’s expectations.
- Septoplasty - corrects conditions such as deviated septums, which can help alleviate difficulty breathing, bleeding problems, sinus infections and headaches.
- Turbinate surgery - reduces the size of the turbinate, part of the nasal passage, to help eliminate nasal obstructions.
Patients needing facial procedures can also be treated by our dermatology service.
