FAQ

ACTIVE/TOTAL FX

 Q:  WHAT IS THE RECOVERY LIKE FOR ACTIVE AND TOTAL FX?

 A:   MOST PATIENTS ARE FULLY RECOVERED IN 3-7 DAYS, WITH ONLY A

        SLIGHT  PINKNESS TO THE SKIN. OUR BREATHABLE OXYGENETIX

        MAKEUP LINE CAN BE APPLIED AFTER 3 DAYS FOR THOSE WHO

         NEED TO RETURN TO WORK SOONER.

Q:      I’M ASIAN/HISPANIC, CAN I HAVE TOTAL FX?

A:      YES (IN MOST CASES). BUT PLAN AHEAD, BECAUSE WE WILL LIKELY

          PRETREAT YOUR SKIN FOR ONE  TO TWO WEEKS BEFORE TREATMENT TO

          REDUCE ANY CHANCE OF HYPERPIGMENTATION.

Q:      WHO PERFORMS THE TREATMENT?

A:      TREATMENT IS PERFORMED BY DR. ROY DAVID, OUR BOARD CERTIFIED

          FACIAL PLASTIC SURGEON, OR BY OUR SPECIALLY TRAINED AESTHETIC

          RN, UNDER THE DOCTOR'S SUPERVISION. 

Q:   WHAT IS THE FOLLOW UP FOR ACTIVE/TOTAL FX?

A:     WE WILL SEE YOU FOR A ONE WEEK APPOINTMENT, AT WHICH POINT

         YOU WILL MEET WITH OUR  ESTHETICIAN FOR A COMPLIMENTARY

         EVALAUATION AND FACIAL. WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR YOU

         AND OUR GOAL IS TO HELP MAINTAIN YOUR RESULTS FOR MANY YEARS!

CHEMICAL PEELS

Q:   WHAT IS THE RECOVERY LIKE FOR A CHEMICAL PEEL?

A:   THIS DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF PEEL AND VARIES FROM A "LUNCHTIME

       PEEL" WITH NO DOWNTIME TO SEVERAL DAYS OF LIGHT FLAKING, TO

       ONE WEEK   FOR A BLUE PEEL.

Q:   WHICH TYPE OF PEEL IS BEST FOR ME?

A:    THIS DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO CORRECT: PIGMENT,

         WRINKLES,  SCARS, OR ACNE, AND THE TYPE OF DOWNTIME YOU

         CAN AFFORD. OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF WILL GUIDE   YOU TO THE

         RIGHT CHOICE.

Q:  WHAT MAKES THE VI PEEL SO POPULAR?

A:    THE VI PEEL IS A MIXTURE OF THE MOST COMMON PEEL TYPES:

        PHENOL, TCA, ETC., WHICH PRODUCES AN EFFECTIVE BUT SAFE

        PEELING EXPERIENCE. ANY SKIN TYPE CAN BE TREATED, AND THE

        RESULTS ARE FABULOUS!

LIQUID FACELIFT

Q:    WHY DO YOU CALL IT A "LIQUID FACELIFT"?

A:     THERE IS NO CUTTING INVOLVED, AND INJECTABLE FILLERS

         ARE USED TO FILL THE HOLLOWNESS AND  REPLACE THE VOLUME

         LOSS THAT COME WITH AGING. WE BELIEVE SCULPTRA IS THE ONLY

         FILLER ON THE MARKET THAT GIVES A TRUE LIQUID FACELIFT

         (A RESULT THAT LAST FOR YEARS AND IMPROVES LARGE AREAS).

Q:    DOES A LIQUID FACELIFT INCLUDE A LIQUID EYE LIFT, OR IS THAT

        SEPARATE?

A:     A LIQUID EYE LIFT IS A SEPARATE PROCEDURE, PERFORMED WITH

         A DIFFERENT FILLER, BUT CAN BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME AS A

         LIQUID FACELIFT TO FILL THE  HOLLOW GROOVE BELOW THE LOWER 

         LIDS.

Q:    WHO PERFORMS THE TREATMENT?

A:     ALL LIQUID FACELIFTS ARE PERFORMED BY DR. DAVID.

LA JOLLA LIFT

Q:    WHAT IS THE LA JOLLA LIFT®?

A:     THE LA JOLLA LIFT® IS A NECK AND JOWL FIRMING AND LIFTING

         PROCEDURE THAT UTILIZES MINIMIZED, WELL-HIDDEN INCISIONS.

Q:    HOW IS THE DOCTOR ABLE TO DO THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT

        GENERAL ANESTHESIA? 

A:     DR. DAVID HAS PERFORMED OVER 1000 LIFTS, CONTINUALLY

       REFINING HIS TECHNIQUE SO THAT PATIENTS CAN ACHIEVE

     AMAZING RESULTS WITH MINIMAL DISCOMFORT.

Q:    HOW DO RESULTS COMPARE WITH A TRADITIONAL FACELIFT?

A:     OUR PATIENTS ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENT IN THE JOWLS AND NECK 

        ON PAR WITH ANY LOWER FACE AND NECK LIFT, WITHOUT THE

         RISK OR EXPENSE OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA.

Q:    HOW LONG DO THE RESULTS LAST?

A:     THE LIFT WILL "SET BACK THE CLOCK"  OFTEN 10-15 YEARS,

        HOWEVER YOU WILL CONTINUE TO AGE AT YOUR NORMAL RATE.

        YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LOOK BETTER THAN IF YOU HAD NEVER HAD

        THE LIFT, EVEN MANY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.  AS WITH A

         TRADITIONAL FACELIFT, SOME PATIENTS MAY UNDERGO A "TUCK UP"

         AFTER 10 YEARS.