Faulkner Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics

Faulkner Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Faulkner Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics is dedicated to providing you high quality service and a range of services with Dr. Brent Faulker.

The side of my practice most people don’t see: reconstruction after breast cancer, skin cancer, and Mohssurgery.Plastic ...
08/19/2026

The side of my practice most people don’t see: reconstruction after breast cancer, skin cancer, and Mohs
surgery.

Plastic surgery in popular culture means cosmetic procedures. And that’s part of what we do. But the
training that makes a plastic surgeon a plastic surgeon — six years of it after medical school — is largely
reconstructive. Tissue handling, wound healing, microsurgery, complex anatomical repair.

That training is what makes any outcome look natural, whether it’s a facelift or a reconstruction after cancer.
And it’s why board-certified plastic surgeons are trained for both — the routine and the complex, the
aesthetic and the healing.

Every patient gets the same standard of care in our practice. Same rigor of examination. Same honesty.
Same recognition that we’re being trusted with something that matters.

The advice most people in their 20s never hear before their first filler appointment.Filler isn’t permanent, but the hab...
08/12/2026

The advice most people in their 20s never hear before their first filler appointment.

Filler isn’t permanent, but the habits you set now shape what your face will look like at 42. What patients
most commonly regret in this category isn’t starting, it’s starting too big.

A syringe of filler is often plenty to start. Subtle, gradual improvement almost always looks
better than a single dramatic before-and-after.

And the question worth asking yourself first: is this something I’m doing for me, or because everyone in my
feed is doing it? Both are valid answers. Knowing which one is yours is worth the pause.

Save this for your next appointment.

The most expensive plastic surgery isn’t the one you were quoted. It’s the one you paid to have fixed.Revision surgery, ...
08/12/2026

The most expensive plastic surgery isn’t the one you were quoted.

It’s the one you paid to have fixed.

Revision surgery, a procedure to fix a previous procedure, often costs more than the original.

It’s more complex, harder to plan, and doesn’t always fully correct the issue.

And most revisions are preventable, with the right first consultation.

The math patients don’t do: a $12,000 procedure that needs a $20,000 revision costs more than a $16,000 procedure that didn’t.

Comparing consultations by price alone often points to the cheaper option, but the total cost is what matters.

Before you book anything, ask any surgeon you consult with:

❗️ How often do you perform revisions of this procedure done elsewhere?
❗️How often do you perform revisions on your own patients?
❗️ What does your complication rate look like?

A good surgeon answers directly.

Save this for your next consultation.

The one thing Ozempic can’t do for your stomach: tighten loose skin. The new class of weight loss medications is produci...
08/12/2026

The one thing Ozempic can’t do for your stomach: tighten loose skin.
 
The new class of weight loss medications is producing dramatic results but rapid weight loss leaves a
problem the medication itself can’t solve. Loose skin. Separated abdominal muscles. A contour that no
amount of continued dieting or exercise will change.
 
This is anatomical, not metabolic. And it’s what a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) is designed to address —
removing the excess skin, tightening the underlying muscle, and restoring the shape the weight loss revealed
but couldn’t complete.
 
For the right candidate weight stabilized, generally healthy, realistic about recovery — this is the
procedure that finishes the transformation.
 
Save this for your next consultation.

“Can I just get a facelift and skip the neck part?”We hear this in almost every facelift consultation. The instinct is u...
08/12/2026

“Can I just get a facelift and skip the neck part?”

We hear this in almost every facelift consultation.
The instinct is understandable... less surgery, less cost, less recovery.

But the face and neck age together, and addressing one without the other usually creates a
mismatch that shows.

The tissue of the lower face continues into the neck as a single anatomical plane.
When one gets refreshed and the other doesn’t, the result reads as incomplete.

In some cases patients ask about a second procedure a few months later, which means two recoveries where one would have covered both.

There are patients whose neck has held up well enough that a facelift alone is the right call.
But it’s the exception, not the rule.
And there are patients whose neck concerns outpace their face, for whom a neck lift alone is the right answer.

The point is a proper examination, not an assumption.

Save this for your next consultation.

Breast reduction is one of the most under-discussed procedures in plastic surgery and one of the most transformative for...
08/12/2026

Breast reduction is one of the most under-discussed procedures in plastic surgery and one of the most transformative for the right patient.

Chronic neck and back pain. Shoulder grooves from bra straps. Skin irritation. Difficulty exercising or finding clothes that fit. Sleep disruption. These are the symptoms patients live with, often for years, before they consider surgery, because they’ve been told it’s a “cosmetic” concern.

It isn’t, for a lot of patients. Insurance often covers breast reduction as a functional procedure. And the feedback we hear from patients afterward isn’t about how they look, it’s about the pain that’s gone.

If you’ve been living with this, the consultation is free and there’s no obligation.

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Most patients walk into a consultation asking about CCs — 300, 350, 400. It’s the wrong first question. 🛑 If you are thi...
08/03/2026

Most patients walk into a consultation asking about CCs — 300, 350, 400. It’s the wrong first question.
 
🛑 If you are thinking about having a breast augmentation - make sure you save this for later - because these are the questions you are going to want to ask your surgeon!
 
If you are thinking about having a breast augmentation - make sure you save this for later - because these are the questions you are going to want to ask your surgeon!
 
The number that looks natural on one body will look wrong on another. What actually determines a natural-looking breast augmentation is your chest wall width, your existing breast tissue, your skin envelope, and your lifestyle — in that order. The implant size falls out of those four. It’s the output, not the input.
 
Here’s what a good breast augmentation consult should include:
✔️ Actual measurements of your chest wall and breast base.
✔️ Sizer testing so you can see proportions on your own body.
✔️ A conversation about your lifestyle, not just aesthetic goals. 
✔️ And a clear discussion of what surgery will and won’t change.
 
If a surgeon quotes you a CC number without doing any of that, that’s information too.
 
Save this carousel. Bring it to your consultation, with us or with any surgeon.
 
Dr. Brent Faulkner is a board-certified plastic surgeon in North Bethesda, MD, serving the greater DMV area.
 
📍 Faulkner Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics — North Bethesda, MD 📞 DM “augmentation” for our consultation prep guide, or book through the link in bio.
 
   

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6000 Executive Boulevard Ste 204
Rockville, MD
20852

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Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm
Thursday 8am - 4pm
Friday 8am - 4pm

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