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Elle Highlight: How Surgeons Like Dr. Jacono Are Breaking Down Plastic Surgery Taboos

A New Age of Honesty

For as long as plastic surgery has existed, the average nip-and-tuck has been an almost unspoken cultural touchstone—that is, plastic surgery is popular among people of all ages, but is a largely secretive affair. Considering the scope of any aesthetic procedure, this shouldn’t be a surprise; a few hours in an operating room can modify the balance of your appearance, and sometimes not for the better. In fact, some of our most beloved celebrities have become surgical casualties; it’s no wonder that people would hesitate to spill the beans, especially if they end up looking pulled or unnatural.

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Over the last few years, however, there has been a shift in the public’s perception of plastic surgery, mostly because new and improved techniques have become available. This is why it is not nearly as surprising to catch wind of extraordinary experiences from injectable patients like Chrissy Teigen, Cardi B, and Kaley Cuoco. It is also becoming normal to read glowing testimonies from full-on surgical candidates, like fashion mogul Marc Jacobs, who, in July 2021, not only underwent an Extended Deep-Plane Facelift but posted daily recovery updates on Instagram.

“COVID seems to have amplified the trend of people opening up about the things they’re doing to improve themselves,” says Dr. Andrew Jacono, Jacobs’ surgeon. “In fact, at my practice, I’ve met hundreds of people who are prepared to live their personal truth, whether that means leaving their day jobs or getting a surgery they’ve always wanted but haven’t had the time for. In my opinion, the most amazing aspect of this is that people are realizing they have a right to look the way they want regardless of outside perceptions. The shame factor that has plagued plastic surgery for so long is starting to fade away, and in such a short time—I think that people like Marc are making it easier for others to accept that aging isn’t to be feared.”

BOTOX, Fillers, and Facelifts Galore

Of course, there is no single ideal cosmetic experience; whereas some crave a more complete restructuring in rhinoplasty, a neck lift, or a facelift, others are content with injectable solutions that, while certainly not as dramatic, can treat all kinds of facial deficits. Perhaps the best-known of these is BOTOX, a protein solution that evens out wrinkles and blemishes.

“What’s great about Botox,” says Dr. Jacono, “is that the results are impressive enough to be noticeable and yet subtle enough to make you look as though you’ve simply gotten into a new skincare routine. What’s more, a typical session lasts no more than thirty or so minutes, and there is no recovery time, meaning you can come in during your lunch break and return to work right after. This makes it easier to treat Botox as a tool rather than as an involved aesthetic procedure.”

This attitude—that Botox and associated dermal fillers like Restylane, Belotero, and Juvéderm are part of a broader skin care kit—has permeated recent self-care conversations. Because so many people use creams and serums and are often dissatisfied with their limits, it is becoming less extreme to use Botox and fillers in regular beauty routines. And now that even dentists are offering Botox, it is becoming increasingly difficult to stigmatize such cosmetic solutions.

Surgery might seem like a comparatively giant step, but Botox and fillers can only do so much; over time, they tend to offer diminishing returns, and some people can even experience “filler fatigue,” or unsightly distortion of the face that comes with prolonged injectable use. In cases like these, something as dramatic as a facelift is the only way to look one’s best.

“There is a common misconception that a facelift will completely change the way you look,” explains Dr. Jacono. “But today, that’s simply untrue. There are so many new and innovative techniques that can make you look younger without altering the fundamental nature of your face. My technique, the Extended Deep Plane Facelift, is at the cutting edge of facelifting and doesn’t pull the skin excessively taut as traditional facelifts do; it actually lifts the face’s underlying musculature to a more desirable position.”

The Goal? Forget That You Were Ever Worried

The goal of any good cosmetic procedure is clear: to help you forget that you were self-conscious in the first place. The good news is that, with so many cultural and technical shifts, this goal is becoming more feasible—so you might as well take the leap if you want a tweak!

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Doctor Jacono’s desire to become a facial plastic surgeon was solidified in grade school. There was a girl on his school bus route who was born with a cleft lip and palate deformity. Unfortunately, whenever she spoke, air and words escaped through her nose. Kids teased her and were cruel, and nobody would sit next to her on the bus, so he decided to sit with her. One day, the girl had plastic surgery and returned to school with her face repaired. Suddenly, classmates saw her face instead of her deformity and immediately treated her normally. It was at that moment that Doctor Jacono knew he wanted to fix people’s faces and change their lives. This is why he has gone on over twenty plastic surgery missions to poor countries around the world and provided free cleft lip and surgery for birth defects to over 500 children.

Because of this experience in his childhood, Doctor Jacono understands that one of our basic needs as human beings is to feel confident about our appearance. It’s is Doctor Jacono’s passion to help his patients achieve their facial aesthetic goals, creating natural appearing results to either enhance their beauty and proportion or rejuvenate their aging appearance. He is a world-renowned leader in the field of facial plastic surgery and only performs surgery on the face, not the body. He has innovated many facelift, eyelid lift, and rhinoplasty surgical techniques, publishing in leading peer reviewed literature and lecturing at plastic surgery conferences all over the world. He is committed to sharing what he has learned teaching surgeons from around the world.

His approach is to maintain your uniqueness and facial identity; it is still you just better. To do this he uses a customized, bespoke approach to each patient employing the most minimally invasive, innovative, and cutting-edge technology. Doctor Jacono has never performed the same procedure on any two of the thousands of patients he has treated. He is committed to providing his surgical expertise in a caring, supportive environment with a professional staff that has you as their focus and concern.