Expert in oculoplastic and facial cosmetic surgery

Whether speaking to loved ones or strangers, the feature people tend to notice the most about each other while in conversation are the eyes. In many ways, eyes can really be “the windows to the soul,” either giving away our true age or making us seem younger. Dr. Harvey “Chip” Cole, founder and director of Oculus Plastic Surgery, special- izes in making patients look the age they feel by giving them younger looking eyes.

While some plastic surgeons deal in inches, Dr. Cole describes himself as living in a world of millimeters. He has years of experience working with tiny, precise areas on the face, making subtle, minute changes that amount to a world of difference.

Dr. Cole is quadruple board certified and one of only a few hundred surgeons world- wide who is both trained in oculoplastic surgery and certified by the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Recon- structive Surgery. He has pioneered new techniques and continues to redefine high standards of excellence, offering patients the very latest and best techniques in facial plastic surgery.

Considered to be one of the top facial surgeons around, Dr. Cole has performed thousands of cosmetic procedures over the past 22 years. He specializes in using lasers and endoscopes to make the smallest pos- sible of incisions, resulting in less bruising and swelling and less potential for nerve damage. Tiny incisions help make surgery less traumatic and ensure that patients have a quicker recovery time.

Facial aging can be dramatic in the eye area as the eyelid skin becomes loose and baggy and creates a “tired” and “worried” appear- ance. The eyes don’t seem to appear as bright,

rested, cheerful, confident or energetic— even though the person doesn’t feel that way. Eyelid hooding occurs as the lid folds and sags downward, virtually covering the upper eyelid platform and nearly drooping onto the eyelashes. This can interfere with normal vision and, for women, can even hinder appli- cation of makeup. The lower eyelids also start bagging from excess fat that bulges forward within the eye socket and from skin laxity. Eyes and facial plastic surgery are Dr. Cole’s specialty, and he offers eyelid lifts as well as the EyelightTM Blepharoplasty surgery to patients who want a lasting way to literally take years off their appearance.

For patients who want to look more youthful, but aren’t ready for plastic sur- gery, Dr. Cole offers “filler” (or non-surgical) facelifts that add volume to facial tissue for a more youthful appearance without surgery. Injectables can correct forehead wrinkles and eyebrow furrows, erase crow’s feet, restore volume to the cheeks, fill in under-eye hollows, soften nasolabial folds and marionette lines, fill in smoker’s lines, increase lip size and more. A filler facelift restores volume, plumps and smoothes out lines, wrinkles, and folds instantly without surgery. The key to a successful filler facelift is to start early before the skin loses its elas- ticity, muscles have descended, and fat has pooled, creating under eye bags for exam- ple. There are a variety of fillers in use, and each serves a specific purpose. Some fillers are semi-permanent, with results that last several months, and others are permanent with results that last two years or longer. Some work immediately to restore volume and contour, while others provide delayed, but longer-lasting results. Many patients like injectables, Dr. Cole explains, because a course of treatments over a six-month period provides gradual changes without surgery.

Oculus Plastic Surgery provides com- prehensive rejuvenating solutions in an all-in-one location. Oculus skin care centré is dedicated to providing exemplary customer service through educating patients on good skin care practices. We have on staff licensed medical estheticians, a licensed nutrition- ist, a massage therapist, and a naturopathic doctor. Our goal is to set ourselves apart from the traditional “day spa” by combining medi- cal esthetics with a therapeutic touch.

The practice also has the distinction of having a state of the art JCAHO accred- ited surgery center onsite that uses only board certified anesthesiologists. Specialty Surgery Center, Inc. strives to go beyond excellence in patient care.