Balanced Aesthetics

"Tik Tok" face

Online filters have contributed to a 77% increase in facial plastic procedures in the past year.

The negative impact the increased use of video has on our level of self-scrutiny, creating unrealistic beauty standards, is amplified by Tik Tok’s advanced filter technology.

Facial plastic surgeon Dr. Corey Maas said, “unlike its predecessors, Tik Tok makes those static filters fluid, further blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.”

"Tik Tok Face" Viral Beauty Trends are Influencing Facial Plastic Surgery The newest incarnation of “selfie-awareness”, a term coined by the AAFPRS, is “Tik Tok Face.”

Plastic Surgery Reversal?

A new fad is the "plastic surgery reversal". It is reversing the result of a previous procedure or surgery that may have gone as planned or desired, yet the patient now wants to change it back to their original state. This is unlike a revision, which implies something didn't go as expected or desired.

While he doesn’t fully blame social media, Dr. Sanjay Grover, a Newport, CA plastic surgeon, says new fads and trends in the aesthetics world are quickly disseminated and glamorized by it.

According to La Jolla, CA plastic surgeon Robert Singer, “when receiving aesthetic surgery from a board-certified plastic surgeon who properly screens patients and explains what is realistic and unrealistic, there is a high degree of success.”

A reversal will NOT take it back to exactly the way it was before surgery.

What Exactly Is a Plastic Surgery Reversal? Experts Explain Plastic surgery is crucial decision. You may have a certain look you're going for, but what happens when that look isn't achieved? Can it be reversed?

The truth is that no cosmetic procedure is without risk. Skin necrosis is one of the scariest, requiring immediate medical attention. It’s more likely to occur after major surgeries, though it can also happen if there’s vascular occlusion from an injectable filler.

Skin necrosis is the death of tissue when there is not enough blood or oxygen flowing to a specific region.

Skin necrosis is rare after plastic surgery. In the case of fillers, it is more likely to happen in areas that are more vascular like temples and the nose.

Treatment must be sought immediately for necrosis. Excess pressure from sutures can be released, a hematoma drained, filler dissolved, using a hyperbaric chamber or removing dead tissue.

Smokers are at the highest risk for necrosis.

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