Main description:

Your face defines you. It influences how people perceive you at work, at play, and even at home.

But what if something about your face doesn't make you feel like the real you?

In The Park Avenue Face, dual board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Andrew Jacono reveals how to achieve flawless, undetectable plastic surgery so you can fix what you don't like, restore what you've lost, or prevent signs of aging.

From his elite Park Avenue aesthetic surgery center, Dr. Jacono has enhanced tens of thousands of faces not by prescribing an arbitrary standard of beauty, but by amplifying each patient's individual beauty for totally natural results. A global authority in advanced facial plastic surgery, he has presented clinical research and conducted live surgery in front of peer audiences at over 100 plastic surgery symposiums around the world, including at Harvard, Yale and Stanford Universities.

Now, he's ready to share his expertise with you.

High-end Park Avenue clients want to fight the signs of aging while highlighting their best features. They want lips that look like their own lips, eyes that look like their own eyes. They want facial features in line with their ethnicities. Park Avenue clients want to look powerful yet approachable, wise yet fresh, and above all, natural. With Dr. Andrew Jacono's advice, you can have the Park Avenue Face no matter who you are or where you live.

The Park Avenue Face also highlights a trend unique to the United States-a distinct difference between conceptions of beauty on the west coast versus the east coast. Where the West Coast Style is often about changing your personal signature, the East Coast Style prioritizes maintaining your personal signature. Through this up-close look at coastal trends, the reader will learn how to define and achieve a natural look-a face that reflects the person they have always been, and the person they strive to be, not someone they don't recognize in the mirror.

If you want a face with character and depth that looks ageless and don't want a stretched, artificial or generic look, Dr. Jacono will show you how to get there. If you are considering any kind of facial enhancement, from minor and non-invasive treatments such as simple injections or a laser treatment to more involved surgical procedures such as a full-on facelift, this is your resource. The Park Avenue Face will show you how to avoid the quacks, the fads, the financial waste, and the dangers. Dr. Jacono will help you determine how you want to look and how best to get there.

Featuring fascinating patient anecdotes, dozens of before-and-after photographs showing what the various procedures can accomplish and line drawings by veteran medical illustrator William Winn, this comprehensive guide will fully prepare you to step into a doctor's office and discuss your facial enhancement options. You'll know how each treatment works, how long you will take to recover, and how much change you can expect.

If there is something about your face you think is holding you back-decide if making a change is right for you. Let The Park Avenue Face guide you to becoming your best you.

Contents:

Contents
Introduction
How to Use this Book

PART I
CHOOSING A LOOK FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE

Chapter 1. East Coast Versus West Coast: What's Your Beauty Style?
What Patients Want
The East Coast Style
The West Coast Style

Chapter 2. It's All About Proportion
Proportion Defines Beauty
Using the Golden Ratio to get the Proportions You Want

PART II
PLASTIC SURGERY 101: THE BASICS

Chapter 3. Quacks, Scams, and Botched Faces: How to Avoid Becoming a Plastic Surgery Victim
Step One: Take Your Internal Temperature
Step Two: Don't Be the First One on the Bandwagon
Step Three: If It's on TV at Midnight (or Any Time), Step Away from Your Credit Card
Step Four: Ask Others for Good Recommendations
Step Five: Use RealSelf.com as a Resource
Step Six: Read Reviews
Step Seven: Choose a Specialist and Fully Vet Your Surgeon
Step Eight: Look at Online Before-and-After Photographs with a Critical Eye
Step Nine: Be Vigilant During Your Consultation
Step Ten: Trust Your Gut

Chapter 4. Begin with the Skin
Skin Fundamentals
Protecting Your Skin from the Sun
Topical Skin Care for Aging Skin
The Beauty Diet: Six Super Antioxidants and Nutrients for Aging Skin
In-Office Skin Resurfacing: Peels, Mechanical Exfoliation, IPL Therapy, and Lasers

Chapter 5. Nonsurgical Facial Rejuvenation with Injectable Treatments
Injectable Fillers
Fat Transfer/Stem Cell Facelift
Injectable Fat Dissolver: Kybella
Injectable Wrinkle Relaxers: Botox, Dysport, and Xeomin

PART III
FINDING THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU

Chapter 6. Open Your Eyes
What Happens to Your Eyes as You Age
Nonsurgical Eyelid Lifts
Surgical Eyelid Lifts (Blepharoplasty)
Unique Characteristics for Asian Eyes
Eyelid Surgery for Men
Botched Upper Eyelid Surgery: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
Botched Lower Eyelid Surgery: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
What Happens to Your Forehead/Brow as You Age
Nonsurgical Forehead/Brow Procedures
Surgical Forehead/Brow Lifts
Forehead/Brow Lifts for Men
Botched Forehead/Brow Lifts: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
What to Expect After Eyelid and Forehead/Brow Surgery

Chapter 7. Perfect Your Nose
Understanding Your Nasal Anatomy Before Rhinoplasty
What Happens to Your Nose as You Age
Nonsurgical Nose Job (Liquid Rhinoplasty)
Surgical Nose Job (Rhinoplasty)
Unique Characteristics for Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty for Men
Botched Rhinoplasty: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
What to Expect After Rhinoplasty Surgery

Chapter 8. Do Your Lips a Service
Natural Lip Aesthetics: The Importance of Proportion
What Happens to Your Lips as You Age
Nonsurgical Lip Procedures
Surgical Lip Procedures
Lip Augmentation Surgeries
Lip Lifts
Lip Procedures for Men
Botched Lip Procedures: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
What to Expect After Lip Surgery

Chapter 9. Your Face as Sculpture: Shaping Cheeks, Chins, Ears, and Hairlines
Your Facial Skeleton Structure
What Happens to Your Facial Structure as You Age
Nonsurgical Cheek and Chin Augmentation
Surgical Procedures for Cheeks, Chins, and Jaws
Forehead Rejuvenation
Unique Characteristics for Asian Facial Restructuring
Facial Restructuring for Men
Botched Facial Structure Surgery: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
What to Expect After Facial Structure Surgery
Don't Forget About Your Ears
Nonsurgical Ear Procedures
Surgical Ear Procedures
What to Expect After Ear Surgery
Restoring Your Hairline
What Happens to Your Hair as You Age
Nonsurgical Hair Restoration Procedures
Surgical Hair Restoration Procedures
What to Expect After Hair Restoration Surgery

Chapter 10. Jawlines and Necks that Defy Gravity
What Happens to Your Jawline and Neck as You Age
Nonsurgical Jawline and Neck Procedures
Surgical Jawline and Neck Procedures
Jawline and Neck Procedures for Men
Botched Neck Surgery: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
What to Expect After Jawline and Neck Surgery

Chapter 11. Don't Fear the Facelift
What Happens to Your Face as You Age
Surgical Facelift Procedures
Mini Facelifts (Short Scar and S-Lift)
SMAS Facelifts
Deep Plane and MADE Facelifts
Other Facelifts
Endoscopic Midface Lifts
Unique Characteristics for Asian Facelifts
Unique Characteristics for African American Facelifts
Facelifts for Men
Botched Facelifts: What Can Go Wrong and How to Fix It
What to Expect After Facelift Surgery

Chapter 12. Anesthesia and Healing
Anesthesia: General or Local?
Pre-Surgery Dos and Don'ts
Homeopathic Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen

Conclusion
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index