There are two types of redness that I frequently see in my practice. The first is redness from small blood vessels that can show up most commonly around the nasal area. These are very nicely treated in 1-3 sessions using a laser in our office. There is no downtime associated with the procedure and you can resume your normal activities … Read More
We determine breast size based on a number of different things. During your consultation we take some measurements of your breasts, which allows us to pick the implant that matches you. Size can be limited by the laxity of your skin as well. For example, a patient who has had children will be able to accommodate a large implant size … Read More
Retin-A is one of the few anti-aging products that we have available that actually has been thoroughly tested and has accumulated a few decades of valid scientific data. It helps increase collagen deposition in your skin making it thicker and decreasing fine lines. It also works to decrease some of the pigment you have in your skin, which is a … Read More
We use ulthera in my practice and have done so for about 18 months. Our patient satisfaction is high but my selection criteria is pretty strict. You can’t ask it to replace a facelift and your expectations need to be realistic. Please let me know if you have any questions.
see this link regarding work done by plastic surgeons to help you the patient try to better understand more about results and downtime. Please let me know if you have any questions. http://aestheticsociety.cmail3.com/t/r/l/iltkuld/cuyuyyddl/r/
All liposuction techniques utilize a wetting solution that helps magnify the treated area, decrease blood loss, and in some cases provide a local anesthetic. “tumescent” is used by many to describe the above. In the scientific literature, “tumescent liposuction” is a term used by doctors who perform lipo in their offices and inject roughly 3 times as much fluid in … Read More
Janet, thank you for your excellent question. The type of anesthesia performed is usually determined by both your plastic surgeon and the anesthesiologist they work with. In many cases, the procedure you described could be done under twilight. In our institution our anesthesiologist prefers general anesthesia for most of what we do. The most important thing is that you are … Read More
Question: How much can you do in one cosmetic surgery? Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Kenkel answers: MC, this is a great question. While you raise many concerns that can be addressed with plastic surgery, the most important question you raise is about patient safety. So how do we determine what is a safe number of procedures to combine in one … Read More
Photographs are always difficult to interpret. When you are examined the extent of excess skin you have and its quality (elasticity) can be assessed. One can also determine how much fat you have and whether you have any weakness (diastasis) of your abdominal wall. Based on your description and pictures, it does not appear that you have too much excessive … Read More
Your physician should have done a detailed facial analysis of you at your consultation. It is true that some of us have lost volume in this region or have seen a descent in the outside aspect of the brow over time. Some important things to remember/consider: 1. Many of us do less brow lifts these days as researchers have found … Read More
Jeffrey M. Kenkel MD
1801 Inwood Road, 5th Floor
Dallas, TX 75390
phone: (214) 645-3112
fax: (214) 645-3105