The Face-Lift Sourcebook

This easy read shares extremely intimate experiences where everyday people, not just Hollywood types, confront an aging appearance. People in their thirties to eighties often have to deal with emotional issues first. Consulting patients during the first phase of the face-lift process is a very interesting study.

Patients ask, “Should I or shouldn’t I?” Does “should” mean ‘is it safe’ or ‘can I afford it’? Or, is it questioning whether it is morally or socially okay to have cosmetic surgery. Feelings of guilt and self-conflicting agendas often lurk behind these questions. “Enhancing our own appearance is partially about a woman’s power – a tremendous power to increase the options in her life,” says Dr. Henry. “Expectations must be reasonable – a face-lift will not bring back your boyfriend, it won’t keep a wandering spouse close to home.”

With a knack for explaining emotional issues and technical procedures, Dr. Henry takes you on a journey through the face-lift process. With helpful illustrations and photographs, she supplies all the vital information a person needs to research a face-lift. Henry specifies how the procedures are performed, how many hours each procedure entails, which anesthesia is used, what to expect during recovery and how much each procedure costs.

The Plastic Surgery Sourcebook

If you’ve ever had a “meaningful mirror encounter,” you may have also contemplated plastic surgery. Whether you are interested in a subtle touch-up procedure or a more dramatic change in your appearance, cosmetic surgery is one option in the quest for improvement.

The Plastic Surgery Sourcebook provides valuable information on what to expect in terms of cost, time, and recovery, as well as how to choose a surgeon who is specifically trained in the procedure you’re interested in. Dr. Kimberly A. Henry and Penny S. Heckaman provide a clear perspective on the entire process, from making the initial decision to what to expect after surgery. Before-and-after pictures depict potential results for various popular surgical and non-surgical procedures, including:

• Facelift
• Liposuction
• Eyelid surgery
• Laser surgery
• Nose surgery
• Collagen injections
• Forehead lift
• Breast augmentation
• Cosmetic tattoo
• Breast lift
• Breast reduction
• Hair transplants

More than a half-million people each year use cosmetic surgery to improve their outlook by smoothing those gravity grooves or correcting a disproportionate feature, and with satisfying results. The Plastic Surgery Sourcebook can help you find out if plastic surgery in San Francisco is right for you.