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Plastic Surgery in Sacramento: Things to consider when choosing your plastic surgeon

Do you buy your coffee at Starbucks, Tulleys or Pete’s or are you okay with AMPM or McDonalds?

Do you like Acura, Audi, Lexus, BMW, Mercedes or would you rather drive a KIA or Hyundai?

Do you make decisions based upon price or value?
These are some of the questions you may want to consider before looking for a plastic surgeon or cosmetic surgery office. There are many cosmetic and plastic surgeons that perform surgeries for cut rates and offer lots of special incentives. They base their business model on volume similar to McDonalds or Jiffy Lube. If you are choosing your surgeon which category fits for you?
Perhaps you are interested in value long term, relationships, and want to have a n experience that places a premium on your results, comfort, and safety. You want to be treated like an individual and cared for in a way that feels more comfortable to you.
Plastic surgery has never been more available. With so many options it is important to be selective and choose your surgeon wisely. Let us know if we can help.
Other things to consider:
Board Certification in Plastic Surgery?
Credentialed to perform the same surgery in a hospital?
When and where did the doctor learn to perform the particular surgery?
How many of these particular procedures have they performed?
What happens if a revision surgery is required?
Whom will cover the doctor in an emergency situation or on the weekend?
Does the office staff display confidence in the Doctor?
Has anyone in the office had the same procedure done?
Is their office accredited for procedures?
Do they take insurance?

In Sacramento you have many wonderful plastic and cosmetic surgeons to choose from. It is our belief that their is the right surgeon and office available for your needs within this community. It is an exciting time for plastic surgery.

The Ouchless Needle for Facial Enhancements Utilizing fillers and Botox in Sacramento California

Using gentle techniques and the Ouchless needle, Dr Charles Perry of Chrysalis Cosmetics in Sacramento California is helping his patients experience the joys of both Juvederm and Botox without the ouch. Using an arctic air cooler, nerve blocks and numbing creams like most other plastic surgeons in the Stockton, Modesto and Roseville areas – Dr Perry has also added the Ouchless needle as well. Many patients have commented that they love the results of the cosmoceuticals Botox and Juvederm as well as Restylane and Radiesse however the pain associated with the fine needle insertion often keeps them away for longer than they’d like while they build up the courage to visit the Sacramento Office. Dr Charles Perry, a board certified plastic surgeon living in the Carmichael area, has found that with the cool mist of the Ouchless Needle the insertion is much less noticed and patients are much happier. The device often makes the process less cumbersome or messy as the numbing cream normally used to make the process easier is no longer needed.

If you are considering utilizing a filler such as Juvederm, Restylane or Radiesse for facial enhancement this season – consider the Ouchless needle as well. At Chrysalis Cosmetics we focus on your comfort and result! We look forward to helping you achieve the look you desire.

Sacramento Plastic Surgon Dr Charles Perry Finds that Botox Cosmetic May Provide More than a Pretty Appearance.

Treating people from Roseville, Folsom, Sacramento and across California, Dr Charles Perry MD FACS a plastic surgeon and medical director of Chrysalis Cosmetics has noticed an increasing popularity of chemoneuromodulators such as Botox in his cosmetic surgery practice. It seems that most people like Botox Cosmetic or Dysport, both chemoneuromodulators used to relax muscles of facial expression. Many would argue that their popularity is due to how they make you look. One of the most interesting facets of chemoneuromodulation (relaxing the muscles of facial expression) is the way it changes facial expression and enhances the way you feel and express non-verbal communication. Realizing facial expression reveals our inner emotions to the outside world, it is critical that you are able to find a plastic surgeon to modulate these 43 muscles of expression in a precise way as they can betray our sometimes better kept private emotional state. These 43 muscles are the only muscles that are attached to the skin and as such are the most reliable way for us to read each others true feelings and are more important in communication than the words spoken. 70-85% of meaning in communication comes from non-verbal cues and while 50% of non verbal communication comes from facial expression, it is the similarity across cultures and ethnicity of these expressions that is truly amazing. In fact even the blind have similar facial expressions for their emotional state. The six core emotions occurring ubiquitous across cultures and in the blind include: happiness, anger disgust fear sadness and surprise. Marketers, poker players as well as the government officials have been using these facial expressions to read our true emotional state. Political campaigns and CIA officials use these signs as well.

Botox administered by a board certified plastic surgeon other well trained surgon allows us to present the emotional state we want and removes the unwanted or provoking expressions. In Sacramento it seems most people want to look relaxed or happy. Most prefer not to have an expression of disgust, fear or sadness, even preferring surprise to anger. Chemoneuromodulation of the brows and eyes as well as the lips and allows trained plastic surgeons such to create a natural look and expression of your choosing. What an awesome tool to have access to.

Have you ever noticed that when you smile people smile back? Try it! You could also try frowning, anger or disgust and you will most likely say that non-verbal expression mirrored in those around you. For many Botox allows them to create the environment they choose and feelings they like. Plastic surgery allows you so much freedom. Invest in yourself. Try Botox today! It’s more than just an injectible chemoneuromodulator it’s a mood changer!

Invest in yourself – with plastic surgery achieve that look you’ve always wanted!

In Sacramento the best investment you have is yourself. In the past putting your money into the bank and letting it earn interest made sense. However as the returns dried up following the savings and loan scandals more people put their money into the stock market. In the late nineties and again recently we’ve seen that this is an unpredictable investment and has lead many to consider land and real-estate as an alternative investment. In the last few years we witnessed a huge boom in remodeling homes, adding on or buying additional properties as people felt this was a safer investment. However we have now seen that even this is an unpredictable investment without guarantees, especially in the Folsom, Roseville, El Dorado Hills and Sacramento California region. As part of this communuity, Chrysalis Cosemtics offers you an alternative that will brighten your future and is perhaps better than keeping your money under the pillow or buying more clothes or toys at the mall.

Now is the time to invest in yourself. Your appearance is something that you will see a return on every day. Your confidence and smile will bring many smiles in return – and who knows what else. Your beauty creates beauty. Never before has it been so exciting to look your best and feel your best. Forget about the housing market or the stock market. Hold off on shopping for more clothes or another gym membership until after you have created your new look! Invest in yourself and see a plastic surgeon today. You are your best investment. At Chrysalis Cosmetics we look forward to assisting you with your individual needs and in creating the new you. Something you can be proud of every day!

Plastic Surgery and The Local Economy- Buy Local

The impact and power of buying local, whether Cosmetic Plastic Surgery or produce is tremendous for you and your community.

It seems everything we buy these days originates in China or beyond. In the process of consuming products and services from far away tremendous oil is consumed, the environment is polluted and your money disappears from the country. Buying foreign also supports big business that is using cheaper labor policies and working conditions that our neighbor or you wouldn’t tolerate. Businesses do not have to pay for health care for their workers or union wages thus undermining the advantages workers in America have as well as the political system in general.

So as an American are you helping your neighbor or undermining your neighbor when you buy foreign? Is it more important to be a part of your community and support those around you or buy cheap and support those in India, Mexico, China, or Taiwan?

There are so many ways our capitalist corporate society siphons off your money to other people and places that are not good stewards of our earth, whom do not support your children, parents or neighborhood. Banks and credited card companies make money on every transaction. By using local currencies you keep money within your local economy and keep the wealth circulating for your community. If everyone decided to support each other instead of large companies that extract value from looser environmental standards in the third world or cheaper labor prices our world might just be a just and verdant.

Having your plastic surgery procedure in the local community supports the local economy, tax base, and provides work for skilled labor within the area. The money you spend here stays here and circulates helping everyone in turn. The world is less polluted and everyone is more beautiful and happy for it. Plastic surgery done locally at Chrysalis Cosmetics by Dr Charles Perry and staff is also easier for to recover from. You can do so in your own home as apposed to a foreign country with perhaps lesser standards of cleanliness and safety. If an unexpected outcome occurs you can go to your local hospital and enjoy world class care! If you spend you income in another country your local plastic surgeon will not have been supported and will not want to care for you afterwards. They will not be able to care for you as well either as they will have had to lay off their employees and staff and cut back on their ability to serve you. Sacramento is a wonderful place to live and work. Support your local farmer, surgeon, and skilled laborer through buying local. You will benefit from this in more ways than you can count and it will feel good!

If you are interested in learning more about how to support your community consider reading Life Inc, The China Study, Hot Flat and Crowded, and Seeds of Deception. Life should be lived beautifully!

Why Have Plastic Surgery?

The simple answer is to feel better. Plastic Surgery has been available to help people feel better about appearance very tangible way. Originally Plastic Surgeons would be asked to reconstruct people’s noses after they had been removed as a punishment. Recreating a nose and removing a social stigma was a great reason to have plastic surgery. Today plastic surgery has evolved into an art of enhancement. People pursue plastic surgery to remove unwanted stigma of sun damage, old age, tired eyes, sagging breasts and stretched out tummies. Some pursue cosmetic plastic surgery to enhance a feature of their body or face that will allow them to portray their inner-selves in a better light. The reasons are many and diverse as to the why people seek plastic and cosmetic surgery here in Sacramento. However all people universally enjoy presenting themselves in their best light and incongruence with their inner beauty. It is truly exciting to see the improvements in peoples’ lives once they feel better about their appearance. On occasion it is part of a greater transformation process that starts from deep within and eventually comes to the surface through smiles, laughter, on occasion with new clothes, and a new style to compliment their new face or body.
At Chrysalis Cosmetics in Sacramento California we look forward to assisting with your transformation. Whether before a wedding or between a career transition or after children, we are excited to discuss your reason for making a change. No matter how big or small it may be, the changes in your life can be exciting and dramatic. Others may even notice and comment on the new confidence that you exude. Plastic Cosmetic Surgery can be a small part of a bigger awaking inside you.

Labioplasty in Sacramento; Plastic Surgery Today

One of the growing trends in plastic surgery is female genital shaping or labioplasty. One of the more common concerns in Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin, El Dorado Hills Modesto and Stockton California is the oversized labia. The external genitalia can play a significant role in one’s self esteem and confidence. This is especially true for sexually active women or those wearing fitted clothes or swim suits. Women with large labia can suffer from embarrassment, pain with certain activities, difficulty or pain with intercourse and the inability to wear certain types of clothes or difficulty with hygiene. Women with redundant labia majora, often occurring after weight loss or having children, can find intercourse not feeling right, painful, and or embarrassing. While some women are born with large labia, however many acquire them following child birth, weight loss, or age. Over the past few years more women are realizing that they can feel more comfortable and suffer less embarrassment with plastic surgery for the labia. As the media popularizes labioplasty procedures in popular magazines and internet sources more women are developing an awareness that there is hope. Some have speculated that the increasing trend to having a labioplasty may be related to the increasing hairless trend, the internet and the increasing access to pornography, or the form fitting clothing industry. For women who suffer from large labia or atrophic labia majora there are many options available.

Candidates for a labioplasty are healthy and want to change the look, feel or length of the labia. Labial reductions or augmentations are done as out-patient procedures (post operative instructions for labioplasty) and can be done under local in the office or while asleep in most circumstances. Of course you and your cosmetic plastic surgeon can best make that decision together. Other options to enhance the region include a pubic lift, labia majora augmentation, a clitoral unhooding, and structural fat grafting to thicken the labia for added cushion or support. Occasionally a posterior repair of the vagina is done to tighten the relaxed tissues following vaginal delivery and this can also be arranged as well. It is often best to see your physician to discuss the options for you individually and then proceed to develop an individual plan. The good news is that there are now many options to improve the look and feel of your labia. We look forward to answering your questions. Keep in mind that this procedure can be done in conjunction with your breast enhancement or tummy tuck and rhinoplasty or facelift. If you’d like more information please call or visit our website at either www.sacramentoplastics.com or www.916cosmeticsurgery.com.

Plastic Surgery and Expectations; Some thoughts to Consider Prior to Undergoing Your Plastic Surgery Transformation

Plastic surgery offers the powerful chance to change the appearance. This opportunity provides hope to those afflicted by accidents and unforeseen injuries that often disfigure the appearance. It also offers those with congenital anomalies the opportunity to alter whatever they were born with into something that they desire. It allows people to choose their own appearance. It allows one to rejuvenate their body and remove unwanted excess or attain a little more in areas making clothes fit better or some to feel beautiful. Plastic surgery provides hope. The challenge with this opportunity is often that the expectations of what can be achieved often exceed the possibilities of what surgery can provide. In some circumstances the expectations can even exceed what can be done in multiple surgeries.
This is a difficult situation and plastic surgeons as well as some cosmetic surgeons will often refuse perform a procedure if after consulting with a patient it still appears that the expectations exceed the normal or expected outcome of surgery. It is important to also make sure that the patient understands that surgery has many unknowns and results vary widely based upon the individual’s own tissue and healing process. No two people are identical and no two healing processes are identical. This creates the possibility of variance and unpredictable results. If one cannot handle variance cosmetic or even plastic surgery may not be right for you.
Before having plastic surgery it is important to remember that a touch up or revision surgery is a real possibility and that it will cost more to do such. Many people choose to have additional surgeries when the outcome of the surgery is not what they anticipated or when their expectations change after the healing process and a little more enhancement is desired. This is a slippery slope as one usually cannot be too beautiful, too young, or have too much money. We suggest that once a decision is made and a procedure is completed that one waits six months to a year before considering any more changes to the appearance as this feeling of wanting to do more is common and perfection is not attainable.
Remember that the healing process also changes your mood. The healing process will create some anxiety and can result in a depressed mood state. This can often be the most difficult part of the recovery process. We see this most commonly for larger surgeries such as abdominoplasty and mastopexy or breast lift as well as for facelifts and blepharoplasties. It is important to remember that the mood and the anxiety pass as the healing completes and your new look emerges.
It is important to consider the effect healing and the appearance transformation will have on your mind prior to surgery and develop a plan to deal with these predictable responses to surgery and changing expectations. We have observed that having a spouse, partner, significant other, or friend that remains positive and supportive throughout the healing process often results in a more peaceful recovery and in overall better results. At Chrysalis Cosmetics we spend time prior to your surgery going over your expectations and expected results. We also counsel about the known unanticipated results and all the options for handling the situation. This pre-transformation educational process is done in a verbal and written format so that you have opportunities to go over this prior to any change of your physical appearance. We feel that while your physical appearance changes your inner self changes as well and this is often the more challenging part of the transformation process for our patients. We like to think of our service as more than just a procedure, product or service but a relationship that may allow you to maintain or enhance your look through the years. It is so important to remember that your expectations about what looks good will change throughout your life time. It is also interesting to note that these changes often occur at times in people’s lives when the most change is occurring such as before a wedding, a new job, a big move or even a promotion at work. It is an exciting time to be involved and we look forward to facilitating a safe and predictable experience for you during your transformation.

Facial Beauty Doesn’t always Require a Med Spa. For Dramatic Results a Plastic Surgeon May be Better Suited to Meet Your Needs

This year we are seeing more and more people seeking plastic surgery to enhance their appearance and status at work. In the Sacramento Valley of California we are seeing an increased interest in skin enhancement. Perhaps it is the increasing intensity of the sun or the fact that the skin is the largest organ of the body. Many different options are available to enhance the skin. Certainly starting with a good sun screen and adding antioxidants and retinols as well as moisturizes helps the appearance. However, more dramatic results can be achieved through laser skin rejuvenation, a non-ablative laser technique used by Dr Perry at Chrysalis Cosmetics improves the skin texture and tone as well as color with minimal down time. It is amazing what we can do now with enhancing the face through skin changes, volume changes as well as skin tightening procedures.

What makes a trip to your plastic surgeon for assessment of your face so valuable is the comprehensive training they complete such as Dr Perry and the fact that they can offer the full line of treatment and tailor the treatment to your needs not just a limited skill set of a nurse or family medical doctor. Plastic Surgeons can operate as well as provide fillers and use lasers for skin care on a routine basis. Plastic Surgeons such as Dr Perry specializing in Cosmetic results based upon a training in general surgery and a specialization focus on the aesthetic to create natural harmonious results.
We are seeing more people interested in laser skin therapy combined with fillers such as Juvederm, Sculptra and Restylane to enhance the facial volume and tighten the skin at the same time. It is amazing what can be done without surgery. Laser skin resurfacing and chemical peels are also popular as many of our patients are taking advantage of their down time to enhance the skin’s texture and rejuvenate the appearance. We have added a skin care specialist Carmen Sumner who can also perform facials and color matching as well as chemical peels and waxing for the unwanted hair.
While some people like the minimal downtime the non-surgical procedures offer we are also seeing a dramatic rise in those seeking permanent changes through surgery and more permanent facial fillers such as cheek implants, chin implants and structural fat grafting. They want something that provides a more permanent change a more dramatic effect for their changing life and circumstances. However once a patient has experienced the facial enhancement that a little volume or laser skin tighten offers they start desiring longer duration. We have also seen an increase in patients seeking a second facelift, rhinoplasty or blepharoplasty.
The face seems to be the focus of many or our patients these days as looking and feeling younger seems to help the confidence which can help during stressful economic times. We look forward to helping you enhance your appearance. With so many new options available let us help you achieve the look you desire.