Considering face rejuvenation could feel like looking at a blank canvas with lots of potential but also many questions. Under the supervision of Dr. Joseph Shvidler, many Seattleites have traveled this route, avoiding false promises and always upholding honesty. His approach begins with a two-way real conversation. There isn’t any stifling jargon or pressure. If you show up with a litany of concerns ranging from wrinkles that won’t go to drooping skin, he listens. Then he walks you painstakingly through your options. More about the author!
During the appointment, Dr. Shvidler will assess your specific goals, skin tone, and facial structure. Sometimes people show up wanting a facelift and leave with a couple of well-placed injectables booked instead. Sometimes a more extensive operation makes sense. Here you won’t find a powerful sales pitch; he doesn’t believe in a one-size-fits-all cure.
Expect a list of accessible treatments, each with definite benefits and downsides. You have probably heard about eyelid surgery to eliminate that weary look or a neck lift to tighten loose skin. If appropriate, he will talk about less drastic, non-surgical options include filler or Botox. Questions are welcome and encouraged; he has heard them all and will answer truthfully even if it means telling you to wait or reconsider choices.
About the actual running, comfort rules most of all. The warm attitude of the staff helps you relax whether your visit is for an in-office or more involved treatment. Dr. Shvidler believes your features should be emphasized rather than buried in the results. Patients often find recovery to be more pleasurable than they would have expected, usually under careful direction at every level. And should a fear develop later on, his door is always open.
Patients typically discover considerable surprise in how naturally they look—like themselves, only more relaxed. While compliments are valued, specific improvements could go unreported. His aim is to enable you to see your reflection with greater confidence than as though you are hiding every time. Under Dr. Shvidler, facial rejuvenation gets less mysterious and far more approachable.