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ciently. We make small, circular incisions less than one millimeter. That way, we don’t leave any scars, which probably appeals to
many police officers and firefighters who like to wear their hair
cropped short.
The counterpart to FUE for women is what we call the Wise
Signature Lift. It’s a surgical tightening of the skin and face. This
is laser surgery that creates voluminization of the face. As people
get older, they tend to lose fullness of the face. We put it back
using autologous fat transfer from the abdomen or the leg. It
takes away wrinkles and adds volume. What has become interesting to me about this procedure is that more and more women
are doing it at a younger age I think because it’s become a less
invasive procedure.
We’re also doing some very rewarding work with facial reconstruction. People who gone through horrific trauma, horrible
skin cancer or have a congenital abnormality of the face or neck.
Every passing year, we are getting better at these, and it’s
extremely gratifying. Fat transfer, for example, is something we
have talked about at our meetings of plastic surgeons. It’s a continuous collaboration of thought leaders in the field, and that’s
one of the parts I love about it. d
Dr. Jeffrey B. Wise, MD, FACS owns the Wise Center for Plastic
Surgery, specializing in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and NeoGraft non-surgical hair transplantation. Dr.
Wise is triple Ivy League trained, double board-certified by the
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
and the American Board of Otolaryngology, a fellow of the
American College of Surgeons, and a Clinical Professor at
NYU. He can be reached at 973-305-1400 or www.drwise.com
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