Like Bradbard, others are spending a lot of money to look good. "With
patients living 90-plus years, today's anti-aging modalities offer people noninvasive procedures that mimic
true facelifts," says Craig R. Dufresne, M.D., a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Chevy Chase, Md., who
performed Bradbard's surgery. However, Dufresne says he suggested reconstructive surgery for Bradbard because
"she wanted to deal with structural changes to restore facial balance," which was more than the chemical
action of a drug could produce. "And skin product application (such as wrinkle fillers) following a
facelift," adds Dufresne, "will actually allow the facelift or any other reconstructive procedure to last
longer and make a great result even better."
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botulinum toxin injection (Botox®, Myobloc®)
microdermabrasion
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