A perspective of the face plastic surgeon

As we move in 2025 and with the landscape of aesthetics and plastic surgery, we sat down with Birmingham’s leading plastic surgeon, Dr. Blake Raggio, to gain his prospect of aesthetic trends that shape his future. Let’s dive.

Modern Aesthetic Consumer: Smart and I understand

One of the most remarkable trends, Dr. Raggio explains, is that modern aesthetic patients are more up to date than ever. With access to various digital resources, such as AI, social media and online comments, people can investigate procedures, surgeons and results with incredible depth before their booking. As a result, Dr. Raggio observes that patients make more thoughtful and deliberate decisions on their cosmetic improvements.

“Patients are incredibly smart today,” says Dr. Raggio. “They have a plethora of resources to explore what they want and where to get it. They no longer fall for fast mushrooms or corrections – on the contrary, they want treatments with constant and natural results.

This shift to the “smart and I understand” consumer means that patients approach aesthetic consultations with a deeper understanding of their choices, allowing more productive discussions with their plastic surgeon. “And in my mind, that’s good,” says Dr. Raggio.

Flip Fired: A shift away from non -surgical approaches

Another important trend in facial rejuvenation is to reduce the popularity of using the skin filler, such as restylane and juvederm. “This” filling fatigue “is a national movement,” says Dr. Raggio, “where patients have become quite unhappy at high cost, temporary effect and often hypotonic effects associated with filling.” Dr. Raggio adds: “What is worse is that the error or excess filling can lead to some very strange appearances and, even worse, cause serious and sometimes irreversible side effects.”

This is what Dr. Raggio emphasizes that filling is completely in place in facial aesthetics when using carefully and moderation. “When executed by a specialized injector with the right background, experience and aesthetic eye, skin filling can create beautiful, natural results,” he says. “It is not that the filler is inherently bad – it is often abused or overprotected.”

Patients looking for filling treatments should ideally consult with a plastic facial surgeon, plastic surgeon or dermatologist-specifics who have anatomical knowledge and experience in facial aesthetics. However, Dr. Raggio is quick to note that the great results are not limited to a provider type. “I have trained a lot of RN and NPS throughout the country that offer incredible natural and elegant results,” he says. “The key lies in understanding the provider of facial harmony, depth of training and commitment to continuous education.”

It encourages aesthetic providers to guide patients with transparency, discussing both the benefits and the restrictions of injectable therapies. “We need to set realistic expectations and train patients thoroughly. I guide my patients to where to be useful to fill, but also where it may be short,” explains Raggio. “Terms like” Facelift Facelift “or” Liquid Facelift “should be eliminated from the clip as they are false and misleading.

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Facelifts in fifty? Absolutely.

It may be related to the “Floating of Fluency” movement we have just discussed, another remarkable trend is that patients undergo facial rejuvenation surgery (eg facelift) at younger ages. Dr. Raggio explains: “The average age for a facelift, which was in the mid -1960s, now hovering in the mid -1950s.” Dr. Raggio points out that this newest facelift movement is probably driven by various factors, including patients trying to avoid dramatic changes and focus more on subtle improvements that look abusive and balanced. He says, “essentially, my patients want to invest in a process before drastic age -related changes.” Dr. Raggio adds, “a younger patient will cure faster and at a lesser risk of complications.” He also said that the “young facelift” population can enjoy the benefits of rejuvenating it during the most social, living times.

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The thirst for surgical specialization

As mentioned above, today’s patients are more demanding than ever – and for this reason, they are looking for surgeons that focus solely on one or two specific surgeries. Take rhinoplasty (“nosejob”), a process dominated by general plastic surgeons, is now performed mainly by surgeons with subcommittee training in facial and head surgery.

By comparison, Dr. Raggio refers to the choice of a plastic facial surgeon for your rhinoplasty for choosing a special sewing to change your wedding dress, rather than a general sewing. When it comes to something so thin, detailed and deeply personal as your face – or wedding underwear, accuracy and expertise make the whole difference.

We asked Dr. Raggio for his motivation to become a “super-specific” and his decision to focus exclusively on rhinoplasty and face rejuvenation. He replied: “I have chosen to over-exaggerate so that I could perform at the highest level for my patients, they deserve maximum accuracy and expertise and I just wanted to be able to offer them the best.”

The future of facial aesthetics: careful, specialized and with the patient’s

As we look forward, it is clear that the aesthetics of the face enters a new era-one defined by educated patients, careful decision-making and increasing demand for specialization. Trends such as early surgery, transition from excessive filling and deeper assessment for the surgeon’s expertise reshape the field. Dr. Raggio concludes: “In this competitive environment that is facial aesthetics, natural results, transparency and precision do not only prefer – expected.”

You are interested in learning more about plastic facial surgery, the philosophy of Dr. Raggio or evolving trends in modern aesthetics?

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