Alexander Z. Rivkin M.D. is a Yale trained facial cosmetic surgeon and UCLA faculty member who has focused his practice exclusively on providing his patients with the latest in non-invasive, non-ablative cosmetic treatments in Southern California. He understands that no one relishes the thought of “going under the knife,” and believes modern medical technology can provide today's patients with superior alternatives to invasive, painful surgery that requires a long recovery time.

Monday, April 28, 2008

More Blepharoplasty Questions

Dr Rivkin, I just browsed your website and have a question on the number of syringes typically needed to fill the tear trough area?


hi,
for the under eye treatment i usually charge as a procedure cost, not by how much i use. the reason is that i usually see people back one or two times to make sure that the contour is perfect. sometimes we have to do touch-ups or reduce a slight swelling with the enzyme. this way, i do not charge for touch ups or return visits.
the amount i usually use is about 0.3 to 0.5 cc depending on how deep and how extensive the tear troughs are. occasionally i use 0.8, but that is only for patients with really extensive indentations, coming around the eyes.

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