As if looking old wasn’t bad enough, a new study found that people find it difficult to read the emotions of individuals who have wrinkly faces. Researchers at Penn State University asked a group of study participants to examine 64 faces and rate them based on the emotions they perceived in the images. On average, pictures depicting older adults were rated as more angry or sad compared to the photos of younger people, despite the fact that every face photographed showed neutral emotions.
At Dr. Mark Bishara‘s office we provide a wide range of cosmetic procedures to help patients look and feel their best. These procedures are designed to improve the appearance of the face through minimally invasive techniques that provide highly effective results.
Why the Long Face?
The issue may be due to the fact that creases around the mouth and forehead may cause people to look as though they’re frowning or upset. There needs to be more research conducted to verify their findings, but they believe the results of the study are not due to stereotypes people may have about the emotional well-being of older adults.
This is not the first study to examine the link between wrinkles and emotional perception. A previous study conducted by researchers at Humboldt University in Berlin found that younger people had a hard time judging the faces of older adults, and often perceived them to have more “mixed emotions” than similar images of younger people.
An Argument for Plastic Surgery
This study goes to show that people who seek out plastic surgery procedures such as facelifts or Botox injections and facial fillers, aren’t doing so simply out of vanity. There are real issues associated with early signs of aging. Researchers pointed out that the issue underscored in this most recent study could put older adults at a disadvantage at the doctor’s office, for instance, as medical practitioners may falsely assume that seniors are experiencing sadness or depression.
Fortunately, there are many treatments that Dr. Bishara offers that can help treat wrinkles on the face and neck. Many of these procedures can be combined in order to achieve your desired appearance. While facelifts may be the most well-known, others may choose to target the skin hanging down under the chin by undergoing a neck lift. Also, Botox injections can treat wrinkles before they begin to form, while facial fillers can add volume and fill in deep creases around the eyes, mouth and forehead.  Our Paragon Skin Clinic offers many other skin treatments that can fight the signs of aging and help skin show a more youthful apperance, including fotofacials, Laser 360 and laser skin resurfacing.
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Facelift Cosmetic Surgery at Mansfield, Texas to Revitalize You
When you try to stay in tune with today’s reality, you will realize that many folks around you are trying to stay young. This in fact means that they have already probably had facelift surgery done! With passage of time, your facial skin shows signs of aging like loosening, thinning, sagging and the appearance of pouches and wrinkles in your jaw line, cheeks and the neck. A facelift procedure will help you to streamline all these undesirable effects of aging and restore a younger looking face for you!
You need not be a politician or a movie star to get a facelift done nor is it the priority of only the narcissists! Many people get it done for the benefit it brings to their face. Normally it is the men and women in their 40’s and 50’s who opt to get this procedure done but nowadays even older and younger folks are choosing to become candidates for facelift as it helps:

  • Undo the “jowls” or the drooping skin around the jaw
  • Rectify the “nasolabial folds” or creases that run from the nose downward towards the mouth
  • Drooping cheeks
  • Sagging skin beneath the chin
  • Rectify a turkey neck

Apart from age other factors worth considering prior to getting a facelift done are:
·         Desired aesthetic outcome
·         Facial characteristics
·         Current overall heath
·         Financial stability
·         Current medical condition
A facelift is normally performed under general anesthesia, but in some cases local anesthesia and sedation are used. Other surgical procedures that are often combined with facelift are eyelid surgery, lip augmentation or liposuction. An initial consultation with your cosmetic surgeon will help you to discuss about your concerns regarding the areas of your face that need to be improved or corrected. Based on your facial muscle tone and bone structure, your cosmetic surgeon will decide about your facial zones where facelift will be most effective.
Although facelift cannot stop the aging process nor amend the fundamental appearance of a face, it can surely remove the deep facial creases, loose fat around the jaw line, sagging jowls and displaced fat on the face. Your consultation with the cosmetic surgeon will help you to know what may be not or what is possible with this surgery.
During a facelift surgery, your cosmetic surgeon will make incisions on your facial structure for removing the extra skin and reposition the muscles to bring best results for your face. Facelift is usually carried out as an outpatient procedure with minimal recovery time. Minor swelling with some discoloration can occur immediately after the procedure but may disappear within a few hours after the surgery.
Complications after a facelift surgery are rare but it is normal to feel some after effects like discomfort, bruising and swelling. All this is only temporary. A simple prescription of medication will ensure that you have a painless and smooth recovery and you will be delighted with the beautiful results that you see!
The outcome of a facelift is tremendous improvement in your facial symmetry, a clearly defined jaw line, a more relaxed and youthful appearance and of course not to forget the compliments you receive. All this is sure to give a boost to your self-confidence! You will realize that investing in a facelift does make sense as a revitalized face brings more opportunities in life!
To get more information about facelift procedure and check whether you are a likely candidate, please contact Dr. Mark A Bishara, Mansfield, Texas’s most eminent Cosmetic Surgeon. Schedule a consultation today!
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The facelift of the future may be a two-step process, according to studies from the University of Rochester Medical Center. In a new study that was recently published at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons in San Antonio, noted that as people age there are significant changes in bone structure, especially the jaw bone, and those result in a loss of definition in the lower of the face, which contributes to sagging skin and an older look.
Researchers evaluated 120 facial CT scans that had not been taken for cosmetic surgery purposes. The scans were classified according to gender and age: 20 males and 20 females in each of three age groups: ages 20 to 36, 41 to 64, and 65 and older. A computer program was used to measure the length, width, and angle of the jaw bone in each scan.
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The study shows that the angle of the jaw increases noticeably as people age, and this causes less definition in the lower portion of the face their measurement show that there is a significant decline in the jaw’s volume as a person ages, and therefor less support of soft tissue of the lower face and neck.
Unless the loss of bone volume is corrected, it will contribute to sagging skin, a loss of definition in the jaw area, and an aging neck. Researches believe that knowing facial bone structure changes as people age will help cosmetic surgeons develop procedures that will allow them to restore youthful appearance for their patients.