December 05, 2012 | Facelift
During the holiday season, we often see an increase in advertising and marketing of a lifting technique for faces referred to by names such as: the mini-lift, weekend lift, and lunchtime lift. Most of these lifts rely on very minimal, if any, dissection. We refer to them as “Drive-Thru Lifts” because their indications are for […]
Read MoreNovember 29, 2012 | TMA Foundation
Your donation of $25 or more to the TMA Foundation for the “Hard Hats for Little Heads” program, will make a difference in a child’s life. Gifts made between now and Dec. 21 will go toward Hard Hats events in December. — Dr. Russell Kridel, Facial Plastic Surgery Associates, Houston TX
Read MoreNovember 26, 2012 | Revision Rhinoplasty, Rhinoplasty Surgeon
As one of the most highly regarded Rhinoplasty experts, Dr. Russell Kridel is invited to speak at medical courses all around the world. He believes it is important to train other surgeons to improve the level of care available to patients everywhere. Recently, Dr. Kridel, Houston TX, was a featured presenter at the Rhinoplasty 2012 […]
Read MoreNovember 22, 2012 | Gratitude
Thanksgiving is America’s harvest festival. All that we behold is full of blessings. It is a time to acknowledge the love and support of family and friends. And, a reminder of what a gift it is to give back. It’s a day to overindulge in the here and now, even as we reflect on the […]
Read MoreNovember 21, 2012 | Gratitude
Preparing to host Thanksgiving dinner this year? Make sure you’re serving skin healthy Thanksgiving foods. Getting together with family for Thanksgiving is filled with great food and conversation. But, what if you select Thanksgiving dishes that can help bring your family great skin, too? Sweet Potatoes: Skip the marshmallows and serve baked or mashed sweet potatoes […]
Read MoreNovember 13, 2012 | Ulthera™
We would like to share with you multiple newsworthy and exciting updates for the extremely popular skin tightening treatment, Ulthera. New FDA Clearance: First of all, Ulthera has recently received additional FDA clearance to non-invasively lift lax tissue on the neck and under the chin. This is in addition to FDA clearance already in place for […]
Read MoreNovember 12, 2012 | AAAHC certified
We are so proud to share the news that our office-based Facial Plastic Surgery Associates (FPSA) Surgery Facility in Houston, TX, has been certified by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). AAAHC is an independent, not-for-profit organization, that completes an extensive assessment and on-site survey by AAAHC expert surveyors – physicians, nurses, and […]
Read MoreNovember 09, 2012 | Ethnic Rhinoplasty, Revision Rhinoplasty
Importance of Selecting A Rhinoplasty Surgeon Rhinoplasty, particularly Revision Rhinoplasty and Ethnic Rhinoplasty, surgery can be the most difficult and exacting of all facial plastic surgery procedures. While it may not seem that way when you look in a mirror and see the simple outline of your nose, the underlying anatomy is actually quite complex. […]
Read MoreNovember 06, 2012 | Facial Aging
We all need to invest in healthcare prevention Three old American sayings capture the interconnections among personal responsibility, preventive medicine, and health care costs. Consider ‘You are what you eat,’ and ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,’ and ‘A penny saved is a penny earned’. If we as individuals take better […]
Read MoreOctober 31, 2012 | MVP Lift
Are you an MVP Candidate?Do you feel like an MVP — Most Valuable Playerbut, when you look in the mirror you think you look more like an OHP — an Over-the-Hill Player? It is a fact of life that with time, our faces age. Yet, while our face may appear older, our inner spirit remains […]
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