While some people love the look of the ears that they were born with, others are not so lucky. Some people may feel that the ears stick out too far from the head. Even with long hair, this can be difficult to hide. Others may dislike the shape of the ear.

If your ear appearance is a significant concern for you, there’s a surgical procedure that may help. It’s called otoplasty.

The procedure typically takes one to two hours to complete, although this...Read More

Are you unhappy with the way that your chin looks? Perhaps it seems to throw the rest of your facial features off kilter? Some folks are born with facial features that are perfectly balanced and symmetrical. If you are not amongst those lucky few then you know the self-image concerns that can be experienced when your chin is not in balance with the rest of your face.

At Bayside Plastic Surgery, Dr. David Ross works with his team of medical professionals to help restore balance and help boost the...Read More

The physical appearance of the face can be divided up into 3 parts. The upper third is made up of the forehead and eyebrows. The middle third is made up of the midface, the cheeks and the mouth, while the lower third is the chin and the neck. Age related changes in the upper third of the face (forehead) can be quite evident. They are usually seen as the development of transverse forehead creases, ptosis (drooping) of the eyebrows and hooding or heaviness of the upper eyelid skin. Often this is one of the...Read More

Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure to reshape the nose to make it more attractive. It is also undertaken to correct nasal deformity that may be the result of a birth anomaly or a traumatic incident. Finally rhinoplasty surgery can be undertaken to correct a deviated nasal septum or other airway obstruction causing difficulty in breathing. Reshaping of the nose is commonly undertaken to reduce the overall size of the nose but it can also be used to correct areas of prominence like a nasal hump or drooping...Read More

Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty

Upper eyelid surgery is the procedure that can make the greatest single difference to the appearance of facial aging. For a relatively quick and straight forward technique, there is no other cosmetic surgery procedure which achieves as impressive a rejuvenating effect as upper eyelid blepharoplasty. The removal of excessive skin from the upper eyelid and reshaping of the upper eyelid contour can lead enhancement and rejuvenation of the eyes to look alert and youthful. Dr...Read More

There are many changes in facial appearance that occur as a result of aging. Our knowledge about aging of the face shows that it is not only the facial skin that changes in aging but also the underlying structural support of the face. This means that aging is a structural process not only superficial. As the underlying support of the facial skin weakens and becomes lax there is a visible change in the facial shape, which is evident of facial aging. It is these changes that lead to the look of tiredness due...Read More