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[Click to view PDF] Dr. Young’s Theory
of Facial Beauty:

Circles of Prominence
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Seattle / Bellevue Facial Plastic Surgeon - Dr. Philip Young
The Harmony of Beauty

To understand the harmony of beauty, the renowned Seattle facial cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Young, studied its history and power, which led to his groundbreaking theory.

The Greeks were the first to document beauty in terms of symmetry and proportion, creating numeric systems and color highlighting to illustrate their concepts. Leonardo Da Vinci and other artist-anatomists of his time (1452–1519) revised the Greek theories, which served as starting points for Dr Young.

Following his medical training and mentoring with some of the world’s most respected surgeons, Dr Young began to recognize patterns of beauty. Although there are an infinite number of aesthetic elements in each human face, there are also definable parameters of beauty.

Dr Young established key areas of the face where our eyes are immediately drawn, which convey the most about who we are and how attractive we are. Interestingly, we look for clues in one another’s eyes, as well as around the nose and mouth where we take our breaths and communicate. Attractiveness is certainly in the eye of the beholder, but it is not random; it is governed by universal laws that we inherently appreciate from the day we are born.

Clinical and academic studies support Dr. Young’s theory that, starting with the size of your iris, the arrangement of facial shapes can be seen as aesthetically pleasing based on simple geometry and mathematics. Dr Young also uncovered the tendency for these features to subtly manifest themselves in circular groupings – areas particularly sensitive to the effects of contrast and light, like history’s greatest works of art.

Inspired by the memory of his mother to make a difference in the world, his work led to the development of an internationally renowned theory of facial beauty: Circles of Prominence. His theory has been reviewed by his peers and awarded the Sir Harold Delf Gillies Award for Best Basic Science Research Paper in the field of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2005.

Dr Young is keenly aware of nature’s importance in how beauty is perceived and endures. His theory and techniques – from topical and injection-based skin treatments to the most advanced plastic surgery – respect each individual’s unique beauty, as well as the natural laws that govern it. Only by respecting and working in harmony with nature and the universal laws of facial beauty can true balance be achieved. Balance and harmony lead to a natural looking more beautiful you.

Videos by Dr. Young

In order to help all of his patients enhance their facial beauty, Dr. Young offers an extensive array of sophisticated procedures. Dr Young Specializes in only the Face and the cosmetic surgery of the face and offers procedures in ACNE SCAR TREATMENT, ASIAN COSMETIC SURGERY, BOTOX COSMETIC, BROWLIFT, CHEEK RESHAPING, CHEMICAL PEEL, CHIN RESHAPING, COMPLEX REVISIONAL PROCEDURES, EAR RESHAPING/OTOPLASTY SURGERY, EYELID SURGERY, FACELIFT, FACIAL FILLERS, JUVEDERM, RADIESSE, RESTYLANE, PERLANE, FACIAL IMPLANTS, FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, FAT TRANSFER, JAW RESHAPING, LASER HAIR REMOVAL, LASER SKIN RESURFACING, LIP AUGMENTATION, LIPOSUCTION OF THE FACE AND NECK, MICRODERMABRASION, MID-FACE LIFT, MINIMALLY INVASIVE FACIAL COSMETIC SURGERY IN SEATTLE / BELLEVUE, NASAL AIRWAY PROCEDURES, NECKLIFT, RHINOPLASTY, SCAR REVISION, SKINCARE / IPL, SKIN CANCER RECONSTRUCTION, SKIN LESION / MOLE REMOVAL, TRANSGENDER SURGERY, and the YOUNGVOLUMIZER in his Bellevue, Washingoton Office. Dr Young uses his world renown facial beauty theory when he performs his facial plastic surgery. His Bellevue Office where he performs these procedures is located near the cities of Algona, Auburn, Bothell, Burien, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall, Enumclaw, Everett, Federal Way, Hunts Point, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Medina, Mercer Island, Milton, Newcastle, Normandy Park, Northbend, Pacific, Puyallup, Redmond, Renton, Woodinville, SeaTac, Seattle, Shoreline, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Tacoma, Tukwila, Woodinville, Yarrow Point. Over the course of his career, he has treated numerous individuals and has become renowned as a leading Seattle facelift and neck lift surgeon. In addition, he regularly performs rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery in Seattle. Please visit the respective pages to learn more about these treatments and how they can help you accentuate your facial features.

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