When a Mini Facelift Fits Your Needs

Everyone wants to have the least invasive procedures that accomplish their goals. The question involved is whether the least invasive option can do enough. In the case of a mini facelift, this is the question the patient needs to ask herself. A mini facelift is one of our most requested rejuvenation procedures at Dr. Herte’s practice. It’s an excellent remedy […]

Don’t Forget About Your Neck

When people look in the mirror and see the signs of aging — crow’s feet, smile lines, the 11s, eye bags, and the like — usually they’re looking at their face. To combat these signs, they may have a facelift, eyelid surgery, Botox for their forehead, fillers for their smile lines and other procedures. When taking their assessments, they often […]

How Injectables Work

Eyelid Surgery — Real Results Delivered Subtly

Some cosmetic procedures aren’t exactly subtle. If you have breast augmentation, a tummy tuck, or nose surgery, your results will be very noticeable — that’s often the goal. But eyelid surgery can take years off your appearance and most people won’t have any idea you’ve had the procedure. All they’ll know is that you look younger and more energetic! As […]

Who Has the Most Plastic Surgeons?

OK, here’s a test question for you. Which U.S. cities do you think have the most plastic surgeons per 100,000 residents? Maybe Dallas, L.A., New York, Phoenix. And how about little old Las Vegas? We could be right up there, eh? Of that list you made, what if you only had one in the top ten? Let’s get into it […]

Filling the Need — Our Facial Injectables

While many have tried to outsmart time, it wins without exception. And your skin is on the front line of that battle with time and the inherent factors of aging, taking casualties every day! New weapons in the fight hit the market every day in the form of new facial injectables. Whether muscle relaxers like Botox or hyaluric acid fillers […]

Soundwaves + Liposuction = Superior Results

Everyone has heard of liposuction. The procedure, first introduced in France in the 70s, came to the U.S. in the 80s. Liposuction was developed because everyone, no matter what kind of shape they are in, has stubborn pockets of fat that don’t respond to changes in diet or exercise. Liposuction is a method of removing those pockets. Problem was, the […]

Some Wrinkles You Can Prevent, Others You Can’t

With all of the concern about sun damage and skin cancer, you’d think we would all be better off if we spent every daylight hour in a cave, venturing forth only after dark like some vampire from an Anne Rice novel. Truth be told, yes such a lifestyle would definitely lessen sun damage on the skin, but there is another […]

Tummy Tuck Options

If you’ve had children or lost a good deal of weight, odds are your abdomen isn’t what it once was. Loose skin and a little pooch — that’s the usual condition. Why? Because when skin and connective tissue beneath is stretched, due to pregnancy or weight gain, it can only maintain its ability to return to its former tautness for […]

You Lost the Weight, Now Lose the Sagging Skin

You did the hard part — you lost the weight! Your reward? Sagging skin everywhere. Yuck! You like your new shape, but not your new skin. Sounds like a body lift with Dr. Herte is in order! A body lift isn’t a single, set procedure. It can involve numerous procedures with the goal of losing excess, sagging skin, revealing your […]