On Friday, February 21, 2014, nine surgeons, an anaesthesiologist, an operating room scrub technician, and an administrative assistant boarded planes in Houston, Baltimore, New York, San Antonio, Munich and Toronto. They were all headed to Kigali, Rwanda as part of the second Face the Future™ surgical mission to Rwanda. As...
Face the Future™ Mission To Rwanda, February 2014
Part One Two years ago, through serendipity and people knowing people, I was able to establish a humanitarian surgical mission to Kigali, Rwanda. In fact, this initial mission to Rwanda, consisting of 10 surgeons and nurses, was the 23rd mission of our Face the Future™ Foundation. Our Foundation began in...
The Top Five Signs of Aging: The Top Five Solutions
We all know everyone ages uniquely – you and your closest friend will have different parts of your face begin to age at different times, at different rates, and with varying degrees of concern. But we can identify five of the commonest signs of aging, and you can determine for...
Timing is Everything: A Patient’s Facelift Story
(Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces available on Amazon.com and edited for our blog. Names of individuals mentioned have been changed to protect their privacy.) KATHERINE’S STORY Sometimes, the expression “Timing is everything” holds quite true. A chance photo in the middle of home renovations sent Katherine on...
How Pretty Are Your Earlobes?
Yes, this is information really intended for women. Unless… if you are an older man with very large and droopy earlobes, you may be interested in the next paragraph, too. As we age, our earlobes often seem to grow bigger. In fact, what is really happening is that the fibro-fatty...
Nonsurgical vs. Surgical Facial Rejuvenation: When Is Surgery the Best Option?
The person seeking facial rejuvenation today has every reason to be perplexed and feel confused as to whether a surgical or nonsurgical treatment would be best for them. The media message often appears to be, “You don’t have to have surgery and a long recovery. You can have “X” nonsurgical...
Eyelid Lift or Brow Lift: Which Is Best for You?
One of the commonest misunderstandings patients have is the difference between upper blepharoplasty (eyelid re-shaping) and eyebrow lifting. If you and your surgeon do not clarify your goals and understand clearly what each procedure does, you may be disappointed with your treatment results. With aging, the bony orbit around the...
Adolescent Rhinoplasty: How Young Is Too Young?
The topic of teens having cosmetic surgery is a very “hot” one, with numerous myths about the reasons adolescents desire such surgery rampant in the media. I would like to address the issues surrounding one such procedure, adolescent rhinoplasty. It is an area I have studied and written about for...
Peter A. Adamson, M.D. – By The Numbers
Each year, Dr. Adamson participates in many teaching, humanitarian, literary, and professional association activities. As founder and director of the Face the Future Foundation™, Professor and Head of the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto, and...
Beauty and Genetics
Excerpted from Dr. Peter Adamson’s book Fabulous Faces (available on Amazon.com) and edited for our blog. We like to think we live in an age when looks don’t matter. We want to believe that it’s not what you are on the outside, but what you are on the inside that...