May 2023

The Mother's Day Makeover Guide


The Mother's Day Makeover Guide

It's no question that moms have the toughest jobs. Their work is never done, and sometimes it can feel thankless and go unnoticed. But the truth is moms are the unseen heroes who keep it all together for their families, businesses, and other spheres of influence. They deserve to look and feel their best in whatever way fills their cup up the most. 

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Dallas Mommy
Makeover Surgeon

It's an honor to be a mommy makeover surgeon for a large part of my Dallas practice. Whether we're talking seasoned or first time moms, the collaborative statement I hear most from women is that they want their outward appearance to reflect the way they feel on the inside. New moms often express wanting an effortless look that works with having littles at home, while empty-nester moms want to be ready for a new season focused on pursuing their desires and goals.

I'm always asked "what can I do to look like the best version of myself?", and while the question may be open-ended and the options almost endless, my advice is to listen to your inner self and be mindful of what you're focused on when looking at yourself in the mirror and photos.

For some women, concerns about facial aging and wrinkling, skin changes, & loss of defined neck contour. Other moms are more bothered by the changes to their figure that are a byproduct of pregnancy and hormonal effects. No matter the focus, we offer head-to-toe options to correct and enhance your most pressing concerns.

Facial Aging

Facial aging occurs gradually over decades beginning in a woman's twenties. However, most moms will tell me they feel as though they woke up one day looking older. From there, aging feels relentless (and it is), but you can put your best foot forward by pro-acting with early prevention. It's important to also know that, even if you’ve waited a little too long, there is still time to treat your concerns to correction and maintain from there.That said, facial aging occurs in 3 distinct ways: dynamic, environmental, and gravitational. We have effective treatment options for all of them; thanks to the evolution of aesthetic medicine & plastic surgery.

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Dynamic Aging

Dynamic wrinkles develop in response to repetitive movement of the muscles of facial expression. BOTOX® Cosmetic is a muscle relaxer that treats these muscles and improves wrinkles in the upper third of the face: forehead, glabella (11’s lines), brow position, and crow’s feet.BOTOX® Cosmetic is one of the most popular treatments for dynamic wrinkles caused by repetitive muscle movements. By targeting the tissues below the skin’s surface, BOTOX® can help relax and smooth those lines around the eyes, lips and forehead that start to form over time due to facial expressions and movement. It works by temporarily immobilizing the source of the movement when injected into these areas, giving patients an improved appearance. Patients often come back every three to four months for additional treatments in order to maintain results.

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Environmental Aging

Sun, wind, diet, and stress all play a role in the aging of our skin. These stressors manifest as problems with our skin’s tone, texture, pore size, color, clarity, and elasticity. Using a broad-spectrum SPF and medical-grade skincare are essential to daily treatment and skin maintenance.

Alastin Skincare, SkinMedica, SkinBetter, Revision Skincare, SkinCeuticals, and ZO Skin Health Medical grade skincare logos

Medical-Grade Skincare

Finding the right medical-grade skin care products can be a bit overwhelming due to the abundance of available options. It's why we offer a complimentary Vizia treatment and skin analysis with our aesthetic professionals at EpiCentre Skincare & Laser Center. Our nurses and aestheticians receive advanced training that equips them assess and treat your skin concerns and educated you on product ingredients best suited for your skin type.

Medical grade skincare is created from physician-strength and clinically verified components that directly target certain skin problems; ranging from age spots, wrinkles to acne scarring. Taking all these aspects into choice when making selections guarantee maximum efficacy for best results.

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Laser Skin Rejuvenation

Laser skin resurfacing is a revolutionary procedure designed to help patients achieve younger-looking skin by removing wrinkles, age lines, surface scars, and other imperfections. The process utilizes a beam of heat and light, which induces the body’s natural healing processes to regenerate new skin cells. This effectively tightens and smooths the area being treated while creating an overall youthful, refreshed look.

Our medical spa offers laser technologies by InMode and Sciton, and our most popular lasers for skin rejuvenation are listed below:

Broad Band Light (BBL/IPL)

Fraxel

Moxi

Halo

Morpheus 8

To learn  more about  laser skin rejuvenation, visit The American Society of Plastic Surgeons

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Gravitational Aging

As we enter our 40s & 50s, gravity's effect on our face is inevitable. These changes are characterized by a decrease in tissue support, collagen, and skin elasticity. Women notice this as droopiness of the brow and eyelid skin, loss of facial volume, descent of facial soft tissue, deepening of the nasolabial folds, marionette lines, jowling, and loss of neck contour. Early changes can be camouflaged with facial filler that both replaces volume and fills in deeper folds.

At some point, surgery is the most logical option for restoring and repositioning facial soft tissue and creat a firm effect. A facelift or “mini” facelift is the gold standard for facial rejuvenation in plastic surgery today. Other problem areas can be addressed at the same time to elevate descending facial tissue at the brows (brow lift), eyes (eyelid lift/blepharoplasty), lips (lip lift), and restore natural looking volume (facial fat transfer).

Read about The Mini Facelift by Dr. Burns

Learn more about a The Lift & Facelift by Dr. Burns

View Facelift Results Here

Body Aging

Facial aging occurs gradually over decades beginning in a woman's twenties. However, most moms will tell me they feel as though they woke up one day looking older. From there, aging feels relentless (and it is), but you can put your best foot forward by pro-acting with early prevention. It's important to also know that, even if you’ve waited a little too long, there is still time to treat your concerns to correction and maintain from there.That said, facial aging occurs in 3 distinct ways: dynamic, environmental, and gravitational. We have effective treatment options for all of them; thanks to the evolution of aesthetic medicine & plastic surgery.

Before and After Full Anchor Incision Breast Lift by Dr. John BurnsBefore & After Mommy Makeover breast augmentation by Dr. John BurnsBefore & After Breast Lift with Silicone Gel Breast Implants by Dr. John Burns

Breasts

Breast lift: the nipple and areola are moved upwards to their correct anatomic position and breast tissue is repositioned to give a perky, round, and youthful look.

Review breast lifts here

Breast augmentation: A breast implant is placed to restore shape and shape to the breasts while complimenting a woman's overall figure. In some cases, fat can be used in the form of a fat transfer (fat grafting) to add volume and shape to the breast without an implant.

Review breast augmentation here

Combination: When both size and shape are necessary, a combination of a breast lift with breast augmentation are done to rejuvenate and lift the breasts.

Review breast lift with implants

Read the blog: All About Breast Lifts

Before & After Tummy Tuck with Lipo 360 by Dr. John BurnsBefore & After Liposuction (abdomen + flanks) body contouring by Dr. John Burns in Dallas, Texas

Body

Tummy Tuck: A tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is done to remove all skin and fat from the lower abdomen while repairing the abdominal muscles (rectus diastasis) to give a flat and contoured abdomen.

Review Tummy tuck results here

Liposuction: Liposuction is used with the tummy tuck to shape the waist giving a 3 dimensional result: lipo 360. Other popular areas for liposuction are the neck, arms, axilla, back, and thighs. Dr. Burns uses VASER® ultrasound-assisted liposuction for a smoother results, micro-sculpting (abdominal etching) with less pain and bruising/downtime.

Review Lipo results here

Go Forth Gracefully

When moms look good, they feel good. When moms feel good, everything around them improves! After having performed thousands of mommy makeovers, our team can wholeheartedly say that any form of self care rejuvenation creates a ripple effect of benefits in both a mom and her family's lives.

Know that we are committed to helping you look and feel like the best version of you, now! To discover what transformation procedures would be ideal for your concerns, schedule your complimentary consultation. Together, we'll formulate a perfect plan based on your wants/needs.

Most importantly, give yourself permission to do something wonderful for yourself this Mother's Day. You deserve it!  

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