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Where Facelift Scars Hide: The Incision Map Behind the Salma Hayek Argument

Where Facelift Scars Hide: The Incision Map Behind the Salma Hayek Argument

October 21, 2026 | Facelift, Facial Procedures, Scar Healing

A viral reel this week pointed at “surgical scars” on an actress who says she has had no surgery. Dr. Frank Agullo will not referee that from a photo, but he can show you exactly where he puts a facelift incision, why a healed one is nearly impossible to find, and which facelift leaves nothing in front of the ear at all.

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The Research-Driven Patient: What a Young Man’s Jawline Consult Taught Me About Facial Balance

The Research-Driven Patient: What a Young Man’s Jawline Consult Taught Me About Facial Balance

October 18, 2026 | Buccal Fat Pad Removal, Chin Implant, Facial Procedures, Male Cosmetic Surgery

He did not come in for recommendations. He came in with a plan: buccal fat removal, jawline filler, a chin implant. The exam showed a normal chin, mild asymmetry and a little cheek fullness. Dr. Agullo on what the 3D simulation showed, why the patient chose fat transfer over filler, and what a research-driven consult looks like from the surgeon’s side of the desk.

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Rested, Not Different: Why Two Thirds of Facial Plastic Surgeons Now Hear the Same Request

Rested, Not Different: Why Two Thirds of Facial Plastic Surgeons Now Hear the Same Request

October 15, 2026 | Blepharoplasty, Facial Procedures, Plastic Surgery News

The AAFPRS annual survey says 66 percent of facial plastic surgeons see more patients asking for eyelid surgery to look less tired, and that the request is for a rested face, not a different one. I hear it every week. Here is how I decide what stays, what moves, and what comes out.

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ISAPS 2025: Fillers Fell a Quarter Worldwide. Fat Grafting Held. A Year Later, the Tax Came Due

ISAPS 2025: Fillers Fell a Quarter Worldwide. Fat Grafting Held. A Year Later, the Tax Came Due

October 14, 2026 | Facial Procedures, Fat Transfer, Plastic Surgery News

A year ago I called fillers a tax. The ISAPS 2025 global survey now shows hyaluronic acid filler down 25.2 percent in a single year, every other injectable filler down with it, and fat grafting to the face holding at nearly a million procedures, up 60 percent since 2021. Here is why patients are switching, and what fat can and cannot do.

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Mother or Daughter? A Facelift Almost Ten Years Later

Mother or Daughter? A Facelift Almost Ten Years Later

October 13, 2026 | Facelift, Facial Procedures

Mom is 23 years older than her daughter, and I performed her facelift almost ten years ago. I put half of each face side by side on Instagram and asked people to guess. Here is why that test works, and what a deep plane facelift is built to keep.

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ISAPS 2025: Eyelid Surgery Is the Number One Operation in the World. Here Is Why It Keeps Winning

ISAPS 2025: Eyelid Surgery Is the Number One Operation in the World. Here Is Why It Keeps Winning

October 11, 2026 | Blepharoplasty, Facial Procedures, Plastic Surgery News

The ISAPS 2025 global survey puts eyelid surgery at number one in the world, 2,457,677 operations, up 16.2 percent in a year and 69.9 percent since 2021. Brow lifts rose 23.5 percent and neck lifts 13.2 while filler fell. I have been doing eyelids for twenty years, and the reason it keeps winning is in the first thing anyone looks at.

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