Breast Augmentation

Dr. Severinac's saline implant augmentation.

Full, shapely breasts can make any woman feel more feminine, beautiful, and secure. Breast Augmentation or Augmentation Mammoplasty is a cosmetic procedure designed to increase and enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast. The end result is a more curvaceous, sexy bust line and a natural, proportionate figure. During this outpatient procedure, an incision is made beneath the breast and a saline or silicone implant is inserted beneath the pectoral muscle. The end result is a full and fabulous new figure.

Saline vs. silicone implants?  This is addressed by Dr. Severinac's 18 years of experience in his blog "Will That Be Saline or Silicone With Your Augmentaion".

Breast augmentation can give a lifting effect but is sometimes combined with a breast lift if there is excess skin and drooping of the nipple. Join the hundreds of patients who have benefited the skilled hands of Dr. Severinac if you feel a Breast Augmentation is for you.

To learn more about augmentation mammoplasty in Fort Wayne, Indiana contact Indiana Plastic Surgery Center for a private consultation.

Botox and Fillers

An injectable parable:  Botox & Fillers

A local non-plastic surgeon directed medical spa tells clients that the reason their Botox and Fillers are more expensive than anywhere else in town is because the nurses who administer it are "much more qualified" than anyone else in town.  Even more qualified than a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon?

Dr. Severinac personally treats all his patients with Botox and Fillers in our Fort Wayne office  His keen sense of anatomy gives him a huge advantage over others ability to get beautiful consistent results.  He also injects himself with these products and has an appreciation for how the products are best placed with minimal discomfort.  Our prices are kept low because Dr. Severinac sees these treatments as a way to meet patients who may be interested in other procedures in the future.  He welcomes any questions regarding plastic surgery during these treatments.  

BOTOX

Wrinkles between the eyebrows (frown lines), around the eyes (crow’s feet), and across® the forehead are actually caused by overactive muscles just below the skin.  The skin folds in the central neck are caused be the platysma muscle and can also be treated.  Through a very small needle, BOTOX® Cosmetic is injected into these areas to relax the underlying muscles. This smooths out the wrinkles they are causing, giving you a more vibrant and youthful appearance. The effects typically last three to four months, but in some patients who learn to stop animating those parts of the face, the effect can last longer. Be good to yourself, for a change: Botox.

FILLERS

Injectable fillers for the laugh and marionette lines, the lips and the corners of the mouth is very popular.  Most fillers are comprised of Hyluronic Acid which is a substance found between cells of all animals.  It works best for the lips and nasolabial folds and lasts 3 to 9 months.  Place your face in the skilled hands of Dr. Severinac, it will be the simplest, best thing you've done for yourself in a long time.

Contact us to treat the wrinkles you've earned but wished you never had!

Lip Implants

Thin lips can diminished an otherwise beautiful face.  These can have a significant impact on self-image and esteem. Lip implants permanently augment the lips avoiding repeated injectable treatments.  These are placed through small incisions on the inside corner of the mouth under local anesthesia with oral sedation.  Dr. Severinac uses two types of implants.  The Perma Facial Implant is a silicone implant which is soft and does not limit movement or puckering of the lips.

PTFE type implants which are more rigid and somewhat prevent puckering of the lips.  This implant is ideal in patients who have lines on the lip and are having these treated with dermabrasion.  The implant can be placed at the same time as the dermabrasion.  The idea is to help prevent return of these lines by reducing the puckering that causes them.

Fuller and more natural appearing lips, permanent with no more injections.

Forehead Lift

Lines on the forehead and between the eyebrows can contribute to a sad, angry, tired, or aged appearance. A forehead lift can smooth these areas and take years off your appearance, giving you a more refreshed look. The forehead lift can be done through incisions in the forehead, at the hairline, or above the hairline.

For younger patients whose expressive nature has left brow wrinkles and some sagging, an endoscopic forehead lift is often the best approach. An endoscope (a slender, lighted tube with a miniature camera attached) is inserted into the incision and used to help lift the skin and remove some of the underlying muscles causing these wrinkles. Forehead lifts are often combined with other facial cosmetic procedures, including face and neck lifts and eyelid lifts.

If your brow is heavy, Dr. Severinac has developed a Forehead Lift as a local procedure with oral sedation.

Please contact our practice today.  See our video archives to learn about Dr. Severinac, our practice philosophies, our patients, and our results.

Face and Neck Lift

If the skin on your face, under your chin or on your neck has begun to sag, you might be an excellent candidate for a face and neck lift or rhytidectomy. Dr. Severinac considers a face and neck lift to be one and the same. The vector of skin pull required to properly tighten the skin of the cheeks and neck should be over the jaw and onto the cheeks, as well as toward the area behind the ear.

Dr. Severinac was the first in the region to offer the Threadlift  and Contour lifts.  He found that although these procedures gave good results, they only lasted one to two years because there was no skin removal.  He then combined the absorbable ribbons of the RibbonLift with the face and neck lift and hence; the Ribbon Assisted Face and Neck Lift.  This procedure gave long lasting results.  Dr. Severinac now uses a combination of sutures to sustain a deep tissue suspension taking the tension off the skin closure to give a long lasting result.

During the procedure, discreet incisions are made along the side burns, and around ears.  The skin is elevated off the underlying tissues in the cheeks and neck.  Dissolving sutures placed to suspend and support the deeper tissues in the cheek elevating the jowls and nek tissues.  A considerable amount excess skin is removed from the cheek and neck from in front below and behind the ear.  The skin is meticulously repaired with under the skin fine sutures with minimal tension because of the deep tissue suspension.  Excess fat is often removed from the jowls and below the chin with liposuction.

Dr. Severinac places his incisions so they are inconspicuous even with the hair pulled up. Facelifts are commonly performed in conjunction with other surgeries such as forehead lift, eyelid lift, liposuction, and lip dermabrasion for even more beautiful results.

 

Local Anesthesia

Like most facial plastic procedures, a face and neck lift can be performed with oral sedation and local anesthesia saving time and cost!

For further information about how face lift surgery can help you face the future with the look of your past, please contact the Indiana Plastic Surgery Center today.

Oral Sedation and Local Anesthesia

Most of our facial plastic surgery procedures are performed with oral sedation and local anesthesia.  A powdered sedative is placed under the tongue about 30 minutes prior to the procedure.  This does not make the patient "go to sleep" but gives them a calming effect.  Next, the local anesthetic is placed in the tissues were the procedure will be done.  The only uncomfortable part of this process is the local anesthetic injections.

Dr. Severinac is known for his gentle touch and ability to place local anesthetic with minimal discomfort.  With our comfortable table positioning and calming music, patient's do wonderfully and walk out of the office moments after the dressing are placed.  No recovery room, no "waking up" from a general anesthetic, no prolonged weak feeling following a general anesthetic. Oral sedation with local anesthesia is the way to go!

Another benefit of oral sedation is the low cost.  We are able to save our patient's thousands of dollars in outpatient surgical facility and anesthesia fee making our facial plastic surgery costs often more than half!