San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgeon, David W. Kim, MD, discusses his concepts about the changing face of beauty on the KRON Weekend Show. Visit www.dwkimmd.com to learn more about Dr. David W. Kim’s San Francisco Facial Plastic Surgery Practice.

Cosmetic Surgery Noselift or Rhinoplasty Eyelid Surgery or Blepharoplasty Eye Deep Setting or Upper Eyelid Surgery Eyebag Removal or Lower Eyelid Surgery Facelift or Rhytidectomy Temporal facelift Ear Surgery or Otoplasty Breast Augmentation or Augmentation Mammoplasty Breast Lift or Mastopexy Breast Reduction or Reduction Mammoplasty Liposuction or Lipoplasty / Suction Lipectomy Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty Chin Augmentation or Mentoplasty Cheek Augmentation or Submalar / Malar Augmentation Lip Augmentation Dimple Creation Cleft Chin Creation Vaginoplasty Labiaplasty Buttock Implants Penile Enlargement Mommy Make Over Wellness & Anti-Aging Detoxification and Cleansing Nutritional Counseling and Therapy Weight Management Chelation Therapy Glutathione Injection Pain Management Skin Care Microdermabrasion Cauterization (Warts/Mole Removal) Facial Skin Peeling Microneedle Therapy System Dermal Fillers Botox Injection Sclerotherapy Mesotherapy Scar Revision

Lift years off their faces without surgery A revolutionary new technology from Syneron, Refirme™ combines radiofrequency (RF) with infrared (IR) light. During treatment, the two work synergistically to gently heat the skin in the area the hand piece is applied to. The outcome is two fold: immediate tightening of the existing collagen fibers in the skin provide a visible lift and firming of sagging skin! The effect is so noticeable, that it has my patients gasp from joy and disbelief when I show them the mirror half way through (comparing treated to untreated side) and at the end of the session. But wait, there is more to this! What you see, as impressive as it is, is not all that you get! The long term effect is also important: the skin perceives the treatments as a sign that it needs to rejuvenate itself and revs up collagen production for 6-12 months after the last treatment! Thus the immediate tightening effect is followed by a lasting regeneration and improvement. Syneron Refirme™ ST can be used to gently lift and tighten the nasolabial lines, the jowls, soften the crows feet and elevate the eyebrows, with no surgery required. Body areas such as loose skin around the belly button, inner arms and inner thighs have also been responsive to the treatment Best of all, the procedure involves minimal discomfort (however, we do offer topical anesthetic cream to those who prefer it). This is completely different from other technologies, such as Thermage, that have been …