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Face Forward welcomes Oak Forest patients to our permanent Houston practice, conveniently located in the Houston Heights.
Now seeing patients at:
427 W 20th Street, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77008
We are so excited to welcome you and help put your best Face Forward.
At Face Forward Houston, we believe facial plastic surgery should be personalized from the beginning.
Face Forward helps patients feel confident in their appearance through specialized facial plastic surgery, reconstructive procedures, hair restoration, and nonsurgical treatments.
As a female facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Regina Rodman brings both perspective and extensive training to every consultation. She focuses exclusively on the face, head, and neck, looking closely at your skin, soft tissue, facial bones, proportions, and concerns before recommending a procedure. Her plans combine advanced surgical techniques with the restraint needed to create natural-looking results.
Schedule a consultation to discuss the services that fit your face, priorities, and desired level of change.
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Caring for your face is a responsibility we take seriously. Every treatment plan at Face Forward reflects careful listening, surgical precision, attention to detail, and a commitment to results that look natural from every angle.
Regina Rodman, M.D.
Dr. Regina Rodman is a double board-certified facial plastic and craniofacial surgeon with focused expertise in the soft tissue and bony structure of the face. Her background allows her to address facial shape, aging, proportion, function, and reconstruction within one comprehensive surgical plan.
Her work is grounded in extensive training, technical skill, and a detailed understanding of facial balance. Each surgery is planned around your anatomy and desired appearance so the result enhances your features instead of overpowering them.
Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon and Hair Restoration Specialist
Dr. Melissa Bender is a double board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and head and neck surgeon. She provides cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, face and neck procedures, nonsurgical facial rejuvenation, reconstructive care, and hair restoration.
A Houston native, Dr. Bender completed extensive medical and surgical training at respected institutions across the country. She takes time to understand your concerns, explain the available options, and recommend care suited to your facial features.
Face Forward Houston Facial Plastic Surgery Procedures
Hairline Advancement and Forehead Reduction
A high hairline can lengthen the appearance of your forehead and change the proportions of your upper face. Hairline advancement moves the hairline lower, creating a shorter forehead and a more balanced facial shape.
The procedure can be performed independently or combined with a brow lift when your hairline and eyebrow position would benefit from correction.
Brow Lift and Forehead Rejuvenation
Low or drooping brows can create heaviness around your eyes and make your expression appear tired or stern. A brow lift elevates the eyebrows and smooths lines across the forehead, helping the upper face look brighter and more rested.
Dr. Rodman places incisions carefully to keep scars discreet. Your hairline, brow position, forehead shape, and degree of heaviness determine which surgical technique she recommends.
Deep Plane Face and Neck Rejuvenation
As facial tissues settle with age, the cheeks may lose support, jowls can soften the jawline, and excess skin may become more visible through the lower face and neck. A deep plane facelift repositions the deeper facial structures responsible for these changes.
Dr. Rodman uses advanced facelift surgery techniques to restore support through the cheeks, jawline, and neck. Because the lift comes from the deeper tissues, the skin can lie smoothly over the improved contours without looking tight or overworked.
Surgical Lip Lift and Lip Enhancement
A lip lift shortens the distance between your nose and upper lip, allowing more of the pink lip to show. Dr. Rodman removes a narrow section of skin beneath the nose and carefully elevates the upper lip.
The procedure can improve tooth show, create a fuller-looking upper lip, and bring the mouth into better balance with the rest of your face. Its structural results also reduce the need for repeated filler treatments.
Custom Chin Surgery and Genioplasty
Your chin affects the way your nose, lips, jawline, and neck relate to one another. Chin surgery can increase projection, reduce excess prominence, or refine the shape of the lower face.
Dr. Rodman plans each genioplasty around your bone structure and facial proportions. Even a measured adjustment to the chin can create stronger balance throughout your profile.
The Forward Lift for Facial and Neck Rejuvenation
A recessed chin, heavy neck, double chin, or limited jawline definition can be related to genetics and may be present even at a healthy weight. The Forward Lift combines structural neck surgery with genioplasty to improve the chin and neck together.
By reducing deeper neck fullness and bringing the chin into better proportion, Dr. Rodman can create a cleaner neckline, sharper jawline, and stronger profile. The changes are planned to preserve soft, natural contours.
“She truly cares about her patients, and it shows!”
Oak Forest Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy takes place in a pressurized chamber while you breathe concentrated oxygen. The increased pressure helps your blood carry more oxygen to tissues throughout the body.
HBOT has several established medical uses and may support circulation, tissue repair, and the body’s response to certain infections. Face Forward may include hyperbaric oxygen therapy in selected recovery plans when clinically appropriate.
Oak Forest Melange Chemical Peel Treatments
The Melange Peel System treats stubborn pigmentation, melasma, uneven tone, and rough skin texture. Treatment begins with an in-office peel and continues with a carefully directed home-care regimen.
Your provider selects the plan according to your skin type and concerns. As your skin renews, the complexion can appear clearer, smoother, and more even.
PRP Microneedling Near Oak Forest
Microneedling with platelet-rich plasma combines controlled microchannels with concentrated components prepared from your own blood. Together, these processes support collagen production and healthy skin renewal.
Treatment may improve visible pores, fine lines, uneven texture, and overall skin quality. Your provider will select the depth and recommended number of sessions based on your skin and the changes you want to achieve.
Oak Forest Miracle Microinfusion Treatments
The Miracle Microinfusion Facial uses a fine microchanneling device to place a customized blend of ingredients near the skin’s surface. The Face Forward formula may include vitamin C, glutathione, low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid, and Botox.
This treatment can improve hydration, brightness, texture, and the appearance of pores with minimal downtime. Many patients schedule a microinfusion facial before an event when they want their skin to look especially fresh.
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The Face Forward Philosophy
Our Houston practice helps people bring their appearance into closer alignment with the way they want to present themselves. That may include softening visible signs of age, refining one feature, facial feminization, facial masculinization, or reconstructive surgery.
Patients of every age, race, gender expression, and sexual orientation are welcome at Face Forward. Dr. Rodman and her team have experience treating a broad range of facial structures, skin tones, hair types, and cosmetic or reconstructive concerns. You should feel confident that your features will be understood and respected here.
We have also taken care to select skin care products and services that work for a range of skin types. Our experience caring for patients from many ethnic backgrounds helps us safely treat hair and skin of any type.
Oak Forest Plastic Surgery for Out-of-Town Patients
Patients travel to Houston from across Texas, the country, and abroad for facial plastic surgery at Face Forward. Our team can help coordinate practical details surrounding your procedure, including lodging, post-operative support, recovery assistance, and follow-up appointments.
Virtual consultations allow you to meet with Dr. Rodman before making travel arrangements. Your patient care coordinator can explain when to arrive, how long to remain in Houston, and the support you will need during the first stage of recovery.
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Straight Answers From Face Forward
Frequently requested procedures include deep plane facelift and neck lift surgery, brow lift, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, and lip lift. These procedures can be performed separately or combined when several areas need to be addressed within one surgical plan.
Face Forward also offers mini facelift surgery, facial fat grafting, hairline advancement, chin augmentation and reduction, osseous genioplasty, jaw implants, and other facial contouring procedures. Your anatomy, age, skin quality, concerns, and desired degree of change all help determine which option fits you.
Face Forward offers financing through PatientFi and CareCredit for qualified applicants. Major credit cards are also accepted.
Your patient coordinator can review the available financing options, estimated costs, and potential payment timelines with you. Some procedures may also be performed in stages when that approach supports your surgical plan.
Start with board certification, extensive training, and a practice that regularly performs procedures involving the face, head, and neck. Before-and-after photographs should show consistent lighting, several views, natural expressions, and well-healed scars.
Your consultation should cover the proposed procedure, expected recovery, potential risks, alternatives, and realistic results. The surgeon should also be able to explain how your plan reflects your facial structure instead of using the same technique for every patient.
Yes. Face Forward offers virtual consultations for patients who live outside Oak Forest and the Houston area. Dr. Rodman can review submitted photographs and meet with you through a private, HIPAA-secure video appointment to discuss your facial anatomy and potential plan.
Your patient care coordinator can assist with lodging, post-operative nursing care, local appointments, and other practical details. Many surgical patients arrive one or two days before surgery and remain in Houston for approximately 10 to 14 days, depending on the procedure and their recovery needs.
Both specialties require years of medical and surgical education. A general plastic surgeon may perform cosmetic procedures involving the breasts and body, including breast augmentation, breast surgery, tummy tuck surgery, liposuction, and body contouring. A facial plastic surgeon completes training concentrated on the anatomy and function of the face, head, and neck.
That focused expertise is valuable for procedures requiring small, precise changes, including rhinoplasty, facelift surgery, brow lift, lip lift, hairline advancement, eyelid surgery, and facial reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Rodman also completed specialized craniofacial surgery training. Her experience with facial bones and soft tissue is especially important for osseous genioplasty and other structural facial plastic and reconstructive procedures.
Visit Face Forward Near Oak Forest
427 W 20th Street, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77008
Phone: (713) 714-5850
Office Hours
Monday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Thursday: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Schedule Your Houston Plastic Surgery Consultation Today
The Face Forward process starts with a consultation. You will meet with Dr. Rodman (either in the office or via video call) to discuss the result or look you want to achieve. Dr. Rodman will review and educate you about your options and schedule you for the procedure of your choice. Follow-up appointments will be scheduled as necessary. Achieve your look and enjoy the new you! Schedule your consultation for plastic surgery in Houston at Face Forward today.
427 W 20th Street Suite 100, Houston TX 77008
Monday - 9am - 5pm
Tuesday - 9am - 5pm
Wednesday - 9am - 5pm
Thursday - 9am - 5pm
Friday - 7:30am - 3:30pm
