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5 TIPS FOR
RECLAIMING A
MORE YOUTHFUL
APPEARANCE
Courtesy Key-Whitman Eye Center
B
eauty might be in the eye of the beholder however,
the key to beauty and a youthful appearance can
be in the hands of a skilled cosmetic surgeon who
specializes in treating the eyes and areas around
the eyes.
If fine lines, wrinkles, sun damage, droopy eyelids, bags
under the eyes or sagging brows are getting you down,
come visit with Key-Whitman Eye Center’s oculofacial plas-
tic surgeon Priya Kalyam. Meeting with her may be just
what you need.
Why choose an oculoplastic surgeon for helping
you look younger?
When we’re looking at someone’s face, our gaze naturally
gravitates toward the other person’s eyes first, so when the
signs of aging appear on the face, people notice.
The periorbital area of the face is one of the first places the
signs of aging show up. The periorbital areas include your
forehead, eyelids, areas near the eyelids, as well as your
eye socket and rims.
According to Dr. Kalyam, “If you rely on a plastic surgeon
who specializes in treating the unique and complex anato-
my of the eye, your results are typically going to be much
more optimized in his or her hands than those of a physi-
cian who doesn’t specialize in that area.”
To perfect her craft, Dr. Kalyam spent six years carefully
studying the anatomy of the eye and periorbital areas. This
included full two years of surgical training during her ocu-
loplastics fellowship at the esteemed Washington University
in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Kalyam recently joined Key-Whitman and is excited
to offer patients a variety of anti-aging treatments – from
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minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures like cosmetic injec-
tions (Botox, fillers), laser resurfacing and chemical peels
to surgical procedures, including eyelid lifts, under-eye bag
correction, eyebrow lifts, mid-face lifts and others.
Below are the top 5 facial aging culprits and how to
address them:
No. 1: Wrinkles. The solution? Neurotoxins
like Botox.
If you have wrinkles on your forehead, crow’s feet
around the eyes or deep vertical lines between your
brows that are aging you beyond your years, you are
not alone. “Wrinkles are definitely the most common
complaint I hear from patients. Injecting Botox in or
near those areas creates a smooth appearance and
also gives a refreshing look around the eyes,” Dr. Kaly-
am says.
No. 2: Sun-damaged skin and fine lines. The
solution? Laser resurfacing, chemical peels
and more.
According to Dr. Kalyam, “Here in Texas a lot of peo-
ple experience sun damage. Unfortunately, sun damage
can really age the skin. Depending on the patient, we
may treat sun damage on the face with CO 2 laser resur-
facing, chemical peels, skin care solutions and facial
creams.”
No. 3: Sagging facial skin. The solution? Fillers
like JUVEDERM, Voluma and others.
You don’t have to have wrinkles to look older. As Dr.
Kalyam explains, “People can still appear aged if they
don’t have wrinkles, especially if they have volume loss
near the eyes, cheeks or lips. Depending on the area
of concern, we can inject fillers, typically composed of
collagen or hyaluronic acid, to provide volume.”