Facial cosmetic surgery requires extensive skills and precise techniques for the best outcomes. With extensive training in aesthetic surgery and fellowship training in craniofacial surgery, Arshad Muzaffar, MD, can bring this expertise to bear on a wide range of facial aesthetic procedures, such as using a minimally invasive endoscopic approach for brow, periorbital, and midface rejuvenation.

Dermatologists often refer patients to Dr. Muzaffar for reconstruction after skin cancer. Rather than being sent to an out-of-town surgeon, patients can conveniently stay close to home for these procedure.

Face and Neck procedures we provide include: 

• Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) - improves appearance of the nose and also can improve nasal breathing

• Browlift - smooths forehead, raises eyebrows, refreshes the area around the eyes, improves frown lines

• Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) - removal of excess skin and fat from upper and lower eyelids.

• Face lift/Neck lift - improves a variety of aging concerns including wrinkles and sagging facial skin. A neck lift, or lower rhytidectomy, reduces signs of aging in the jawline and neck. These two procedures are often performed together.

• Mid-face lift - lifting and repositioning the tissues of the lower eyelid and cheek to soften the junction between the lower eyelid and cheek, add fullness and “highlights” to the area of the cheekbones, and soften creases or lines between the eyelid and cheek and between the cheek and upper lip

• Cheek augmentation (cheek implant): Adds volume or lift to cheeks with an implant. Can also be done surgically with face lift or mid-face lift.

• Facial gender confirmation surgery: A combination of procedures creates a facial appearance that better matches the patient's gender identity. 

• Chin surgery (genioplasty): Improves facial harmony by reshaping or moving the bone in the lower jaw or by placing a chin implant.

• Jaw implants: Increases the width of the lower third of your face to create a more balanced facial silhouette.

• Orthognathic surgery (corrective jaw surgery): Improves facial profile and bite by moving and/or modifying the position and shape of the upper and lower jaws and chin.

• Otoplasty (ear reshaping): Corrects the shape, size and position of prominent and/or misshapen ears.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery for the body can build confidence and give you a greater sense of well-being. Entrust your procedure to an experienced, expert plastic surgeon who will work closely with you to give you the confidence-boosting results you're looking for.

With Arshad Muzaffar, MD, a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgery, patients have convenient access to more procedures than ever.

Breast and body procedures we provide include: 

• Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) - removes excess fat and skin to create a smoother, flatter abdomen. Tummy tuck surgery also may repair weakened or separated abdominal muscles due to aging, heredity, pregnancy, prior surgeries or significant weight fluctuations.

• Breast Augmentation (breast enhancement) - enlarging the breasts using implants placed either above or below the chest muscle

• Breast lift (Mastopexy) - removes excess skin and tightens tissue to raise sagging breasts.  Can be done alone or in conjunction with breast augmentation in appropriate candidates.

• Breast reconstruction - restores one or both breasts after mastectomy or lumpectomy due to breast cancer.

• Liposuction - removes excess fat deposits to improve body contour.

• Breast implant revision: Replaces breast implants with updated implants to improve breast appearance, increase or decrease size or shape, or change the type of breast implant.

• Breast implant removal: Removes breast implants, leaked materials, and/or scar tissue. Most implants must be exchanged or removed every 10 to 15 years.

• Breast reduction: Removes excess breast fat, glandular tissue and skin to create a more proportional breast size and relieve discomfort from excessively large breasts.

• Gynecomastia correction: Removes breast tissue in males using either direct excision or liposuction alone or in combination.

• Labiaplasty: Reduces the size of the labia (flaps of skin on either side of the vaginal opening).

• Scar revision: Improves the appearance of wide or thick scars.

• Thigh lift: Reduces excess skin and fat to reshape the thighs.

• Brachioplasty (arm lift): Removes excess, hanging skin and fat from the upper arms.

At Blessing we believe in the power of medical grade skincare and its ability to transform your skin. Using high quality skincare is the best way to maintain and preserve results from your in office treatments. We recommend an in office full face consultation with our team of experts to determine a custom skincare regimen that is best for you with top quality products.  

• Offer customized treatment plans to address individual skin concerns.  
• Two medical grade product lines: Skinbetter Science and Obagi Medical 
• Who can benefit: Everyone

Importance: over the counter skincare requires far more product to be used, contains more fillers, and limits the ability to customize to your specific skincare needs. Medical grade skincare however has pure and potent ingredients that makes it more effective in targeting those specific skincare concerns getting you to your skin goals quicker!! It is proven to help prevent the signs of aging, improve texture, while brightening your complexion leaving you with younger healthier looking skin.

Dermaplaning is a minimally invasive procedure that gently exfoliates the top layers of your skin and peach fuzz to help improve the appearance and texture of the skin. This can help with hair removal, acne scarring, damaged skin, and other skin imperfections. It leaves you with overall healthier younger looking skin. Minimal to no downtime.  

• Who can benefit: Anyone
• Risks: can cause some mild irritation and it is not as aggressive as other intensive exfoliation treatments
• How long does it last: This treatment can be done every 4 weeks as this is how long it take for the skin to complete a rejuvenation cycle. This is a maintenance procedure and is not permanent

We have several different peel options giving us the ability to customize a peel to fit everyones specific concerns, budget, and downtime. This gives us the ability to achieve each individuals specific treatment goals and outcomes.  

• Skinbetter salicylic peel 
• Jessner peel 
• TCA peel strong and regular 

Chemical peels are known as chemexfoiliation or dermapeeling uses a chemical solution to improve the appearance of your skin. In this treatment a chemical solution is applied to your skin that gently lifts the superficial layers of your skin leaving you with younger, tighter, smoother, more radiant complexion. 

• Chemical peels can be used on the face, hands, neck, chest, eyes, mouth. This helps improve dark patches, rough skin, dull skin, sun spots, mild scarring, certain types of acne, and fine lines.  
• Each chemical peel can be tailored to the desired depth and combination of solutions for each individuals needs.  
• Chemical peels can last one to 3 months.  
• Chemical peels can require some downtime. Chemical peels require pre and post treatment guidelines that will be reviewed specifically with you prior to your treatment by the provider. 

Hydrafacial

It is a minimally invasive procedure that gently exfoliates the outer most layers of your skin to even out textures while stimulating your collagen production which results in younger healthier skin.  

• Benefits: improves age spots and blackheads, improves hyperpigmentation, exfoliation, reduce fine lines, improve size of pores, treat mild scarring.  
• Minimal to no downtime 
• Typically lasts 1-3 months 
• Mild risk of bruising and irritation 

Minimally invasive procedure using a multi-micro needle tip to make tiny injuries to the top layers of your skin. This helps stimulate collagen and elastin production which enhances texture and appearance of your skin. You can get microneedling to your face, legs, back, neck. This treatment addresses fine lines, scarring, skin discoloration, stretch marks, loose thin skin, enlarged pores. Microneedling has medical and cosmetic benefits. It can also help with alopecia and hyperhidrosis.  

• May require pre and post treatment 
• Risks of mild bleeding and bruising 
• Lasts 3-6 months 
• We recommend a consult first to determine if you are an appropriate candidate and go over any pre and post treatment regimen to ensure the best results! 

A type of non-surgical cosmetic treatment that helps improve the visible signs of aging to the face and neck. This is often referred to as a non-surgical facelift. It uses a specific type of dissolable suture that is applied under the skin to lift and tighten skin. This results in a higher, tighter, smoother, more youthful appearance. It can be used for saggy loose skin, folds or lines in the face, hollowness in the cheeks, loose jowls, laxity in the neck. While lifting and tightening skin the threads also stimulate collagen and elastin production to prolong your results.  

• Typically lasts 6 months to years 
• Minimal downtime 
• Takes about 30-60min in office 
• Can be combined with other in office treatments for best results 
• Requires a consultation to see if you are a candidate 
• Mild risk of bruising and bleeding 

• Thread lift:  Visibly lifts and tightens the skin of the face and neck through the use of temporary sutures.

• Botox injection: Temporarily weakens or paralyzes facial muscles to soften wrinkles and lines. Botox can treat wrinkles on the forehead, the furrowed area between the eyes, crow's feet on outer edges of eyes, and neck bands.

• Dermabrasion: Resurfaces the top layers of skin to smooth fine lines in the face and treat acne scars, sun-damaged skin or precancerous skin patches.

• Chemical peels: Improves the texture and tone of skin by removing damaged layers with a chemical solution. Helps improves wrinkles, sun damage and acne scarring.

• Fillers: Reduces facial lines and adds volume and fullness. Used to plump thin lips, enhance shallow contours, soften facial creases and wrinkles, improve the appearance of recessed scars, decrease or remove the shadows under the lower lids.

• Lip augmentation: Plumps thin lips with fat injections or fillers.