(Also see Eyelid, Browlift, Skin Care, Restylane®, BOTOX® )
Facelift Benefits
Friends just comment that you look nice. My goal with every facelift is to refresh; to reposition sagging tissues, tighten and redrape skin just to the point of the maximum correction without pulling or distorting facial features. I rarely inject fillers or fat at the time of the facelift. I’ve found that this too often results in an excessively “puffy” look and fillers can be very artistically and more accurately used to fine tune the result once the surgical swelling has settled. I’d like to describe my technique and philosophy regarding the facelift procedure to help reassure my patients that the style of facelift done here is typically not aggressive or overdone, but is thorough and comprehensive.
75% or more of my consultations say that their primary goal is to improve their neck and this affects how I approach and plan the operation. Every surgery is a little different because everyone’s anatomy and shape are unique, but I am not a fan of isolated necklifts. They are severely compromised in their power to really improve lax skin, resulting in a lot of disappointed patients. Thus the face and neck are treated as a unit and lifted together with variations to address individual anatomy and goals. The sequence of events is as follows.
