Dr Karter

Name: Nicholas S. Karter, MD
Last name: Karter
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2018
Years experience: 5
Primary Specialty: Otolaryngologist
Business: Connecticut Facial Plastic Surgery
Address: 499 Farmington Ave.
Address suite: Ste. 210
Phone: +1 860-676-2473
City: Farmington
State: Connecticut
Zip Code: 06032
Country: US
Consulting Fees: 0$
Consultation note: Complimentary consultation for RealSelf users
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges: 
  • Hartford Hospital
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BS, Biology, University of Bridgeport, 2004
  • Medical: MD, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2008
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residency: Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Chief Resident, University of Connecticut, 2017
  • Fellowship: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Langsdon Clinic, 2018

GPS coordinates on map: 41.7252,-72.82949829

Nicholas S. Karter, MD

Primary location: 
Location name: Farmington
State: CT
Country: US
Map point: 41.7252,-72.82949829
Treatments: 
  • African American Rhinoplasty
  • Belotero
  • Blue Peel
  • Botox
  • BroadBand Light (BBL)
  • Brow Lift
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Implant
  • Deep Plane Facelift
  • Dermabrasion
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Dysport
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Hair Loss Treatment
  • Hair Transplant
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Juvederm
  • Kybella
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Latisse
  • Lifestyle Lift
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Implants
  • Lip Lift
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lip Surgery
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Lower Facelift
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Mole Removal
  • Neck Lift
  • Nonsurgical Nose Job
  • Obagi Nu-Derm
  • Phenol Peel
  • PRP for Hair Loss
  • Ptosis Surgery
  • Radiesse
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Retin-A
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Scar Removal
  • Sculptra
  • Septoplasty
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • SMAS Facelift
  • TCA Peel
  • Volbella
  • Vollure
  • Voluma
  • Xeomin

RealSelf Info

Rating: 5.0
Profile views: 2765
Answer count: 152
Review count: 5
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Aug 2, 2018
Profile modified: Oct 2, 2019
Profile photo modified: Feb 21, 2020
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Unclaimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Otolaryngologist
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Jun 3, 2019
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Farmington, CT, US. GPS coordinates: 41.7252,-72.82949829

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Facelift (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Neck Lift (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Kybella (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Neck Lift (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Neck Lift (Mar 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Botox (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Kybella (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Kybella (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Kybella (Aug 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Apr 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Facelift Prices

  • $3200 – Apr 5, 2018 – Farmington
  • $3200 – Apr 5, 2018 – Farmington
  • $3200 – Apr 5, 2018 – Farmington

Botox Prices

  • $1300 – Apr 27, 2018 – Farmington, CT
  • $1300 – Apr 27, 2018 – Farmington, CT
  • $1300 – Apr 27, 2018 – Farmington, CT
  • $1300 – Apr 27, 2018 – Farmington, CT
  • $1300 – Apr 27, 2018 – Farmington
  • $1300 – Apr 27, 2018 – Farmington

Doctor’s answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
What is the best certification for the doctor to have for facelift surgery?
Facelift Surgeons
Jan 31, 2019
This can often be confusing, but there are number of different specialties which perform facelift surgery. General plastic surgeons, facial plastic surgeons, and some oculoplastic surgeons will perform facelifts. Each of these subspecialties has their own credentialing boards, and subsequently different board certifications. All would be qualified from a certifications standpoint. I think the most important thing is finding a surgeon with whom you can build a good…
Will I need a revision because my nose looks too round 9 weeks post closed rhinoplasty?
Post-Rhino Swelling
Jan 31, 2019
At 9 weeks after rhinoplasty you should be able to appreciate the rough shape of the nose, however you are far from the final product as there is still a significant amount of swelling that needs to resolve. The swelling after rhinoplasty tends to settle into the tip, and this is usually the last place to completely heal. You should see significant improvement in the definition of the tip over time, and it will take at least one year before you will see the final…
I had Restylane injected in mid October and I have this lump and horrible discoloration under my
Tear Trough Bump and Tyndall
Jan 30, 2019
It is hard to tell exactly from the picture, but it looks like this may be due to the Restylane being injected to superficially into the tear trough. The skin of the lower eyelid is very thin and if filler is injected to superficially it can often time show through both as a bump and as a blue discoloration. The discoloration is caused from the reflection of light off the superficially placed product and is called the Tyndall effect. If superficial injection is in fact…
Can a lower facelift make you look like you have a double chin?
Submental Fullness after Facelift
Jan 30, 2019
A lower facelift should not make you appear to have a double chin. An important question would be whether you had just a cheek lift, or if you had the neck lift along with it. If you had the neck lift sometimes the removal of excess skin at the submental fat pad can cause a folding like effect to the remaining skin, which could give the appearance of a double chin. If this is the case often times a simple T excision done under local anesthesia in the office can resolve…
Do you have to put filler in the vermillion border when you have lip fillers?
Lip Filler
Jan 29, 2019
There is really no one size fits all method of injecting the lips. Each patient needs to have their injections customize to their particular needs. Although it is very common to augment the vermilion border it is not absolutely necessary in every case. One of the typical findings of the aging lips is that there is a loss of volume at the transition between the white and pink lip (the vermilion border). This can cause a loss of the gentle slope from white lip to…
Nose too close to mouth. Any solution for this?
Hanging Tip and Short Upper Lip
Jan 29, 2019
From the picture provided it looks like the tip of your nose hangs a little bit lower than is ideal on a feminine face. When the tip of the nose hangs down like this it can give the illusion of a short upper lip. The rotation of the nose can be corrected with a rhinoplasty. By rotating the tip of the nose further upward it would elongate the look of the upper lip and bring the profile into better balance. Certainly if you are concerned about the fullness of…
Will the tip and “turned up” look go down after rhinoplasty?
Rhinoplasty Swelling
Jan 28, 2019
It is very normal for the tip to be slightly more upturned right after rhinoplasty then I will be once all the healing is complete. Over the course of one year as the nose is healing the tip will slightly turned down, so for that reason many surgeons will slightly overcorrected initially with the expectation that it will settle into the ideal final position. It is also very normal for the nose to look a bit more bulbous than expected shortly after surgery, as much of the…
Am I beyond the point of fillers being able to help me look younger?
Tear Troughs
Jan 28, 2019
You are by no means to old for volume augmentation with dermal fillers. Even in patients who require surgical correction, filler is still used to correct areas of volume loss and achieve a natural, youthful look. It does look like you would benefit from tear trough filler. This is a quick, in-office procedure that is used to correct the area of volume loss at the transition point between the lower eyelid skin and the cheek. There does appear to be some element of fat…
How much would it cost to remove the excess cartilage and the likeliness of an infection? (Photo
Rhinoplasty
Jan 28, 2019
I agree that you would likely benefit from some refinement of the tip. It does look like your lower lateral cartilages are somewhat prominent and more vertically oriented. Certainly judicious removal of cartilage as well as suture techniques can help refine your tip. Generally speaking any correction of the tip will not be covered by insurance. There are some cases in which the bridge of the nose is affected by trauma which are at times covered, but tip work is…
Has my non-surgical nose lift swelling lifted my nose too high and projected the base of my nose
Swelling after non-surgical rhinoplasty
Jan 28, 2019
Nonsurgical rhinoplasty, like all other applications of filler, can have fairly substantial swelling after the procedure. The extent and the duration of the swelling is variable per patient, but typically will almost always completely resolve within two weeks. The vast majority of the swelling should be gone within the first 5-7 days, but some people can hold onto swelling for as long as two weeks. I would recommend allowing a little bit more time to pass in…
Onlay graft in thin skin revision rhinoplasty. Is this common?
Grafting in Revision Rhinoplasty
Jan 24, 2019
This is a tough question to answer without knowing exactly what was done in the operating room and it would probably be best answered by your surgeon. There are a wide variety of grafts that are used in rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty. Each graft is fashioned by surgeon to perform a specific function. Onlay grafts are relatively common, especially in revision cases, when there is a lack of cartilaginous framework to begin with. It is true that thin…
I am 20 and I am interested in chemical peel. Should I refer to a dermatologist before having ch
Chemical Peels
Jan 24, 2019
Whether or not he should see a medical professional really depends on what kind of chemical peel you are interested in getting. Chemical peels, like all kinds of resurfacing procedures, are categorized in part by their depth of penetration. With all resurfacing, typically the deeper you go, the more profound the results, but the higher the risk, and the more prolonged the healing time. At 20 years old it is unlikely that you would either need or benefit from deeper levels…
My left eye is look smaller than right eye. Why has this happened?
Eyelid ptosis
Jan 24, 2019
It is a little hard to tell from the picture but it appears that the eye on the left side of the picture has a degree of lid ptosis. Eyelid ptosis is when the upper eyelid hangs a little bit lower on the eyeball than is typical. If you look closely at the eyelid on the right, the lid margin crosses at the upper part of the iris (colored portion around the pupil). This would be considered normal. The eyelid on the left-hand side of the picture seems to hang lower…
Could filler for inner cheeks fix my creases/hollows?
Undereye Hollow
Dec 4, 2018
It is a little hard to tell from the picture, but it appears that the area of volume loss is just a little lower than a traditional tear trough deformity. Regardless, areas of volume loss tend to respond very well to volume augmentation with hyaluronic acid base fillers. The choice of filler will depend on whether deeper placement of the product or more superficial augmentation is necessary. Again this is hard to tell from the picture. Usually Voluma is good for…
If I have turbinate reduction surgery will it make my inverted v deformity worse?
Turbinate Surgery
Dec 4, 2018
Having an inferior turbinate reduction, regardless of technique, will not alter the external appearance of the nose. Inferior turbinate surgery is purely functional and is aimed at increasing the cross-sectional area of the nasal passage, particularly at the internal nasal valve. This improves nasal breathing. As a side note, inferior turbinate reduction will not improve chronic sinusitis, it is purely for the correction of turbinate hypertrophy refractory to medical treatment…

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Last updated on 11/23/2023