Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery Blog

December 26, 2017September 5, 2025

Three Golden Rules to Help You Take Care of Your Skin

Everyone wants to look and feel their best every day. The fastest way to achieve that goal is a smart skincare strategy that makes you look naturally beautiful – with no effort required. There are a few golden rules to skincare that we would like to share with you.

#1: Trust a Real Expert

Skincare is an area surrounded by much misinformation. Dr. Garcia has been North Florida’s face expert since 2001. He is double board-certified, and understands the underlying structure and mechanisms of your skin, having performed over 10,000 cosmetic and reconstructive facial procedures. Dr. Garcia’s expertise and knowledge are such that he has co-authored a book, called “Just Faces, A Guide to Facial Plastic Surgery”. His professional affiliations include AAFPRS, AAOHNS, FSFPS, ABFPRS, and ABOTO. Dr. Garcia is a recognized expert on skincare.

#2: Use Products with Medical Grade Ingredients

Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery offers an array of medical grade skincare products. Our prescription-strength skincare products are selected by Dr. Garcia for their ability to dramatically enhance the health and appearance of your skin on a cellular level. As opposed to those less effective over-the-counter skincare products available at drugstores, Dr. Garcia has personally selected some of the best prescription-strength skincare products available in the medical cosmetic industry, which typically contain higher concentrations of active ingredients.

#3: Commit to Your Skincare Routine (Really Commit)

Your skin will improve if you dedicate yourself to your skincare routine. A smart skincare routine is one of the best ways to reverse and prevent early signs of aging. At Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery, we offer medical-grade skincare products that are clinically tested and scientifically formulated with innovative, patented ingredients and advanced blends backed by years of scientific research. If you don’t have a skincare routine that you love we would be happy to help create one for you.

Schedule Your Consultation at Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery

Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery has offices in Jacksonville / Town Center, Julington Creek, Fleming Island, Avondale, and Palm Coast. To learn more about our professional skincare products or to schedule a consultation to speak with Dr. Garcia about treatments that can improve the quality of your skin, please contact us.

December 19, 2017October 28, 2025

Get Ready for the Holidays with Our Top MedSpa Favorites

Medical Spa Services in Jacksonville, FL

Be nice to your self-esteem, and get ready to ring in a great new year with one or more of our top medical spa treatments. Double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Phillip Garcia, has performed over 10,000 cosmetic and reconstructive facial procedures and has been recognized as North Florida’s face expert since 2001. Dr. Garcia has put together a helpful list of his most highly recommended – and high impact – medical spa procedures designed to bring you holiday good cheer.

Dermal Fillers & Injectables

As co-author of “Just Faces, A Guide to Facial Plastic Surgery”, Dr. Garcia focuses on just faces, and he knows how powerful dermal fillers and injectables can be in rejuvenating your appearance. You can add volume where it’s lacking, or smooth out pesky fine lines and wrinkles.

Learn more about dermal fillers and injectables.

Micro-Needling

Micro-needling can help your skin glow just in time for the many holiday parties on your calendar. The procedure makes mini puncture wounds in the skin to stimulate collagen production.

Learn more about micro-needling.

Facials

A facial from one of our medical aestheticians can have you looking radiantly festive for your holiday parties.. Facials can help reduce blemishes, even skin tone and improve discoloration.

Microblading

Microblading is a great way to shape and hone your eyebrows for a crisp and perfectly groomed appearance this holiday season. Give your eyebrows a little love with semi-permanent ink.

Learn more about microblading.

Schedule Your Medical Spa Consultation

Dr. Garcia can help you face this holiday season with joy in your heart and a boosted self-esteem. You can count on Dr. Garcia, whose affiliates include AAFPRS, AAOHNS, FSFPS, ABFPRS, and ABOTO. Come visit one of our convenient locations including Jacksonville / Town Center, Julington Creek, Fleming Island, Avondale, and Palm Coast. Contact Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery today to schedule your consultation and learn more.

December 12, 2017October 29, 2025

Neck Lift 101

Loose, excess skin or banding around your neck can make you look significantly older than you feel. Often our patients tell us that despite diet and exercise, the stubborn fat around their face won’t shrink. Dr. Phillip Garcia, North Florida’s face expert since 2001, is exclusively focused on the face and neck – he specializes in just faces! A neck lift can transform your facial profile. We’ve answered some common questions about neck lift surgeries below.

Who is a good candidate for a neck lift?: A neck lift may be right for you if loose skin, neck banding, or a “turkey wattle” are cosmetic problems impacting your self-esteem. At Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery neck lifts are popular in both men and women.

When is the right time for a neck lift?: Once you have found a surgeon with the skills and personal compatibility that meet your needs, any time is the right time for neck lift surgery. Dr. Garcia is a double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, and he has performed over 10,000 cosmetic and reconstructive facial procedures. In fact, he has even co-authored a book called, “Just Faces, A Guide to Facial Plastic Surgery”. His affiliates include AAFPRS, AAOHNS, FSFPS, ABFPRS, and ABOTO.

What is the cost of a neck lift?: The cost of a neck lift varies based on your unique needs. No two patients are the same. During your consultation with Dr. Garcia, we will discuss the cost of the surgery with you, in addition to sharing information on our convenient financing options.

How long does the surgery take?: Your surgery can be completed in less than two hours, and because Dr. Garcia specializes in just faces, you can expect beautiful and natural looking results.

Is a neck lift painful?: The neck lift procedure is minimally painful, as Dr. Garcia takes every precaution to ensure your comfort, both during and after your procedure.

What is the recovery time associated with neck lift surgery?: Your recovery time will vary based on your unique circumstances, but patients are usually able to resume regular activities within a week. Immediately following surgery, you will likely experience swelling and bruising. Dr. Garcia uses absorbable sutures, which are removed approximately one week after surgery.

Choosing a Neck Lift Surgeon

Want to find out more about whether or not a neck lift is right for you? With locations in Jacksonville / Town Center, Julington Creek, Fleming Island, Avondale, and Palm Coast, Dr. Garcia has an office near you. Take a moment to review our before and after pictures, and then get in touch with us to schedule your consultation.

December 5, 2017September 5, 2025

What You Should Know About Getting a Brow Lift

A brow lift can smooth the skin on your forehead and elevate your eyebrows, giving you a younger, more vibrant appearance. For beautiful, natural-looking results, turn to North Florida’s face expert since 2001, double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Phillip Garcia.

Brow Lifts are for Women and Men

Did you know that more and more men are getting brow lifts? In today’s globally competitive environment, enhancing your youthful appearance can make the difference between success in achieving your goals, or falling short. At Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery we regularly schedule men for brow lift surgery to help reduce a tired or sad facial expression due to sagging skin around the eyes.

Brow Lifts vs. Botox®

Botox® is an extremely effective treatment for expression wrinkles, which are temporarily neutralized by Botox® injections. However, with more advanced aging symptoms in your forehead or brow area, such as drooping eyebrows, hooding over your eyes, and forehead furrows (also known as worry lines), then a brow lift may be suggested to overcome these issues. Dr. Garcia has performed over 10,000 facial procedures, and has co-authored the book, “Just Faces, A Guide to Facial Plastic Surgery”.

Eyelid Surgery Can Enhance Results

One of the most noteworthy benefits of a brow lift is Dr. Garcia’s ability to naturally and beautifully raise your eyebrows, to help reverse cosmetically indicated symptoms like drooping eyebrows and hooding over your eyes. Sometimes for the most optimal outcome, it can make sense to combine eyelid surgery with a brow lift. Eyelid surgery can help you eliminate bags and puffiness around your eyelids at the same time that your eyebrows are being raised for enhanced overall results that offer a big-time boost to your youthfulness quotient.

Dr. Phillip Garcia, whose affiliates include AAFPRS, AAOHNS, FSFPS, ABFPRS, and ABOTO, specializes only in faces and offers brow lifts for men and women who live in North Florida. View our before and after pictures of past brow lift patients and then contact us to learn more and schedule a consultation. Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery has offices in Jacksonville / Town Center, Julington Creek, Fleming Island, Avondale, and Palm Coast.

November 28, 2017September 5, 2025

What to Expect from Neck Lift Surgery

Your neck reveals your age before almost anywhere else on your body, and with time you may have noticed loose or flapping skin hanging from your neck. Is it time for you to lose the turtleneck sweaters you wear to hide your neck and to regain your youthful facial profile? Dr. Garcia, a double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon, has been North Florida’s face expert since 2001. Dr. Garcia can help you revive your appearance with a neck lift.

Rejuvenate Your Neck with a Neck Lift

If you have excess fat in your lower face and neck, or if your neck profile is characterized by sagging skin, neck folds, neck bands or a “turkey wattle,” then a neck lift might be right for you. A neck lift tightens your neck muscles and reduces sagging skin to help you look younger and refreshed.

The Neck Lift Procedure

Performed on an outpatient basis, your neck lift surgery with Dr. Garcia may be performed under local anesthesia. The procedure addresses the underlying neck muscles by tightening then removing excess skin and fat.

Post-Procedure Information

Following your surgery some mild swelling and bruising may occur, but most patients are able to resume their regular activities within a week. Dr. Garcia will prescribe appropriate pain medication to help minimize your discomfort, and your absorbable sutures will be removed or trimmed after one week.

Choosing the Right Surgeon for your Neck Lift

Dr. Garcia has performed over 10,000 cosmetic and reconstructive facial procedures and has co-authored “Just Faces, A Guide to Facial Plastic Surgery”. Dr. Garcia is affiliated with the AAFPRS, AAOHNS, FSFPS, ABFPRS, and ABOTO.

Dr. Garcia specializes only in faces, delivering beautiful and natural results, as you can see from our before and after photos of past neck lift patients. Contact us now to set up your consultation. Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery has locations in Jacksonville/Town Center, Julington Creek, Fleming Island, Avondale, and Palm Coast.

November 21, 2017September 5, 2025

When It’s Time for a Facelift

As we get older and wiser, we, unfortunately, have to pay for our sagacity with wrinkles. When you are younger, your face can be protected from wrinkles by injectables and dermal fillers like Botox®, but only up to a certain point. At a certain stage of the aging process, wrinkles on your face become much deeper and more structural. When this happens, you need to address the structure of your face, which, as you age starts to lose the ability to hold your skin taut.

A facelift can rejuvenate your appearance so that you look and feel younger. Dr. Garcia is an expert in the analysis of your facial structure, and he can best advise you on which type of facelift is correct for your needs.

Types of Facelifts

Do you need a full facelift, or perhaps a mini facelift? During your consultation with Dr. Garcia, a double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and face specialist, will analyze your facial structure and discuss your facelift options with you, including answering any questions you may have about your recovery. He can help determine if a traditional facelift, a mini facelift or another type of facial procedure is right for you.

Choosing Your Facelift Plastic Surgeon

As North Florida’s go-to face expert since 2001, Dr. Garcia has performed over 10,000 cosmetic and reconstructive facial procedures on patients from North Florida and around the world. Dr. Garcia is such an expert on the face and facelifts that he has even written a book called, “Just Faces, A Guide to Facial Plastic Surgery”.

In choosing a plastic surgeon to help you address challenging aging symptoms that can occur in your face, it’s best to work with someone who is fully certified and credentialed. Dr. Garcia’s affiliations include AAFPRS, AAOHNS, FSFPS, ABFPRS, and ABOTO.

But what matters most of all in choosing a surgeon is that you get beautiful and natural looking results, without having to sacrifice the convenience of being close to home. Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery has central office locations in Jacksonville / Town Center, Julington Creek, Fleming Island, Avondale, and Palm Coast.

We invite you to take a moment to look through our before and after photos of past facelift patients. When you’re ready, contact Dr. Garcia, who specializes in just faces with beautiful and natural results, to set up your consultation.

August 8, 2017October 28, 2025

Lip Augmentation

Lip Augmentation is a commonly used cosmetic procedure in the USA to restore volume and plumpness to the lips. It gives a fuller appearance, and erases lines. Many people with genetically thin lips receive lip augmentation to help give them plumper lips. Lip Augmentation is also a great option for people whose lips have receded with age. As collagen diminishes and lips become thinner and flatter than they appear aged. There are several different procedures that may be good options for you to explore if you’re considering the benefits of lip augmentation: implants, injectable fillers, and dermabrasion.

Lip fillers are a temporary solution and generally last six to eighteen months, depending on the patient and the product. Collagen-based fillers once had much more popularity, but now hyaluronic acid based fillers have become more popular as they produce less side effects than implants, and collagen based fillers. Hyaluronic-based fillers offer a wide variety of different injections. The most commonly used are Juvederm Ultra, Juvederm Ultra Plus, Belotero Balance, HylaForm, Elevess, Prevelle Silk, and Captique. Usually, it takes a few minutes to administer the injections and there is relatively no recovery time, although there may be slight swelling and bruising. Post-procedure patients will notice decreased lines and wrinkles in the lips along with a nice plump look.

Lip implants provide a permanent lip augmentation with more refined results than dermal lip fillers. The three most popular kinds of implants are Permalip, SoftForm, and AlloDerm. Each on works a little differently and can benefit patients in different ways. Lip implant surgery is a simple procedure lasting approximately thirty minutes to complete. The surgeon first makes small incisions at the corners of the mouth. This ensures incisions are hidden. The surgeon will then insert implants and thread it to the lip. Then it will be trimmed to proper length, and the incision will be closed. There is relatively little recovery time and most patients can return to their normal lives in a few days, although there may be some swelling and bruising.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, contact Dr. Phillip Garcia at Garcia Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Garcia is a double board certified plastic surgeon that specializes in just faces, so you get the best, most specialized care when you get your procedure done. He has been North Florida’s Face Expert since 2001, and he has performed over 10,000 cosmetic and reconstructive facial procedures. He is the co-author of Just Faces, A Guide to Facial Plastic Surgery, and his affiliates include AAFPRS, AAOHNS, FSFPS, ABFPRS, and ABOTO. You can find Dr. Garcia at his locations in Jacksonville/Town Center, Julington Creek, Fleming Island, Avondale, and Palm Coast.