What are the alternatives to FAMI?
Alternatives to any surgery are always present, and we will be glad to discuss any or all of them with you. Your goals for facial improvement are critical factors. If you wish to improve the texture of the skin, or lessen fine wrinkles, a facelift is not the best option. If you wish to eliminate the creases from the nostrils to the corners of the mouth (naso-labial folds), the facelift may soften them, but will not completely remove them. A facelift will not affect the upper one third of the face, the eyelids, or the brow. Any facelift procedure primarily improves the lower one half of the face, the neck, the jaw line, and the lower cheeks. Facial exercisers, exercises, and stimulators are sold on cable TV, and can cause a mild improvement and tightening of the facial features. Lotions, potions, micro-dermabrasion, peels, and CO2 laser resurfacing can create wonderful changes in the skin texture and color, but will not remove excess fat, tighten the muscles and skin of the lower face a
