Everywhere you look these days, someone has had some cosmetic work done. Even in small towns, it's not uncommon to see people with puffy lips or smoother-than-normal skin. While some people believe the trend reflects our society’s materialistic nature and its tendency to applaud celebrity culture and image-based status, Dr. Steven Cohen sees it as a form of self-expression and a way through which each person gets to be a better and happier version of themselves. And these days, in the right hands, “no one will know a patient has had surgery, it is virtually impossible to detect a natural and elegant facelift”, says Dr. Cohen.

Dr. Cohen is the mind behind FACES+ Plastic Surgery, Skin and Laser Center , and a board-certified plastic surgeon with over thirty years of experience in the industry. Fueled by a passion for restoring patients’ confidence through cosmetic surgery, he has shaped the hearts and faces of thousands of satisfied patients throughout his extensive career.

For him, cosmetic procedures were never about modifying our physical bodies to look more attractive or fit into specific beauty standards but about expressing individual identity and choice. “In the past few years, everyone realized and is talking about how mental health is crucial for our well-being – that’s where we got the famed work-life balance,” says Dr. Cohen. “But plastic surgery is also a way to achieve that well-being where people are happy and satisfied with themselves.”

With extensive experience in his chosen field as both a household name in complex craniofacial surgery as well as facial aesthetics, Dr. Cohen is a real veteran! He's been around the block and knows his stuff inside out. Through hard work and dedication, he has managed to stay at the top of his game, crafting custom surgical procedures tailored to each patient’s needs and constantly pushing the boundaries further to delight his patients.

His venture - FACES+ plastic surgery center - combines his wealth of experience with advanced technologies to promise stunning results every time. With an eye for detail and commitment to delivering superior results, he continues to help those looking for subtle yet effective improvements.

Regarding specific procedures, Dr. Steven Cohen is quite the expert for facelifts, neck lifts, and chin augmentation surgeries – his two most sought-after procedures. While all these surgeries are prevalent among his patients, Dr. Cohen would like to shed more light on the most popular of them – the deep neck lift surgery.

As Dr. Cohen points out, the neck is the second most frequently noticed body area, just after the face. On top of that, as people age, it is one of the first areas that lose youthfulness and elasticity. “Neck skin loosens over time, loses volume and suffers sun damage as we age, and the neck lift is there to remove excess skin and correct the neck bands – those prominent edges of platysma muscle – so that neck looks younger and smoother,” he explains.

However, Dr. Cohen adds that some patients may require an additional, more profound procedure to achieve “ideal contours.” In these cases, he may work on the patient’s submandibular glands (if they are prolapsed or overly large) to get that perfect jawline. Additionally, some patients may require alterations of their anterior digastric muscles or removal of the dense fat below the platysma muscle.

Not many surgeons are comfortable with such procedures as the neck as the anatomy is more complex, but in patients of any age with bulky necks that have little contour, the only way to achieve long lasting results is to have a thorough understanding of the anatomy to insure that the procedure can be performed expeditiously and most importantly safely.

With his in-depth experience with these structures, Dr. Steven Cohen has performed thousands of successful appearance-altering facial and deep neck lift procedures on both men and women. As he points out, the risks are minimal when you put your neck in the hands of a surgeon with experience doing these more complex procedures.

Dr. Cohen offers this advice for those considering a procedure: "My best tip for anyone considering any kind of cosmetic surgery is really just doing your homework," he says. As he explains, research is essential when considering any form of cosmetic surgery, be it a facelift or something smaller like botox injections. Doing your research upfront can save you from being disappointed by an underwhelming outcome or suffering serious medical complications down the line due to an inexperience or a poor choice of procedure or technology to address a patient’s concerns.

Choosing a surgeon to trust with your body is an important and delicate decision. After all, this is someone who will be carving you up! No pressure. But before hitting the panic button, follow a few simple tips for finding the right doctor for your procedure. Ask about credentials such as board certification and experience. Read reviews, referrals from past patients can be very helpful, and careful perusal of web sites and social media to make sure you like the results and find them natural across a broad array of procedures can be helpful. And of course, trust your intuition! If a surgeon doesn't seem to fit the bill, it's time to look elsewhere. This is an important relationship and complications can occur even in the best of hands. You will need to be able to feel that your surgeon will be at your side no matter what.

"Find a board-certified plastic surgeon that you feel comfortable with,” says Dr. Steven Cohen. “Not just for a deep neck lift. It’s my advice for just about every cosmetic surgery you want. You'll always get stellar results if you search for and find the best surgeon in the field."