Training and board certification
- Board certification, as the site states it: "Dr. Mills is a board-certified plastic surgeon"; the same passage describes American Board of Plastic Surgery certification (bio).
- Past President of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (now The Aesthetic Society); President of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, June 2007 to June 2008 (bio).
- Member of The Aesthetic Society, California Society of Plastic Surgeons and American College of Surgeons (bio).
- More than three decades in private practice; 10 years of plastic surgery residency teaching at Loma Linda University (bio).
- Directs a 12-month aesthetic surgery fellowship endorsed by The Aesthetic Society, one fellow per year (fellowship).
Facelift and neck lift work
- Approach. A customized SMAS-based facelift "often combined with fat grafting and a refined jowl suspension technique"; the page says he uses deep plane principles when appropriate but does not market a deep plane facelift (facelift).
- Fat grafting. Used in approximately 80 to 90% of facelift procedures (facelift).
- Neck. No separate neck lift page. The facelift page cites submental liposuction to define the jawline and neck; gallery captions name SMASectomy facelifts with submental platysmaplasty.
- Surgery and aftercare. General anesthesia, 2 to 6 hours; overnight stay with a nurse; five recommended hyperbaric oxygen sessions after surgery (facelift).
- Recovery, per the facelift page. 10 to 14 days off work; stitches out at 7, 10 and 14 days; bruising and swelling subside in two to four weeks; strenuous exercise after about 6 weeks; final result at about three months.
- Prices. The cost page states Orange County facelift costs range from about $9,000 to $64,000; a quote is given at consultation (facelift cost).
- Galleries. Facelift gallery with 24 cases; captions list SMASectomy or standard facelifts, often with fat grafting, platysmaplasty, lip lift, brow lift or blepharoplasty (facelift gallery). Chin liposuction gallery with 1 case (chin liposuction).
Other facial procedures
Blepharoplasty, upper and lower; Orange County cost stated as $4,000 to $11,000 (eyelid, eyelid cost). Brow lift; Orange County cost stated as $4,000 to $14,000 (brow lift, brow cost). Facial fat transfer, laser skin rejuvenation and Renuvion skin tightening are also listed. Galleries: eyelid (19 cases) and lip lift (2 cases) (eyelid gallery, lip lift gallery).
Practice
