What are the benefits of a facelift procedure?

Most of the people desiring a facelift complain of "looking tired " or "angry." The desire is to smooth out sun wrinkling and improve the appearance of the face to look more youthful, and especially to tighten up the lower neck. The neck changes are the most noticeable, and desired. So, one can expect to appear more youthful, rested and actually happier.

Are there significant risks associated with facelift surgery?

This procedure can be accompanied with bleeding, or hematomas, facial nerve paralysis, skin loss, and skin wrinkling or even skin color changes from a hematoma. The well trained professional has numerous preventive steps used to prevent these things, but even in the hands of world renowned experts, things can happen. Thus, it is best to rely on the most experienced, certified and recognized doctors for this procedure.

What are the objectives of facelift?

The objectives are those the patient enumerates. Usualy, the chief complaint is the "tired look," and the "floppy neck." We try to reverse those changes by tightening the skin and hiding the incisions in areas where one normally wears the hair.

What is a facelift?

The "facelift " procedure is a technique used to rejuvenate the aging face. It is called in medical parlance, a "rhytidectomy " which means a removal of wrinkles. This is a highly specialized procedure that is usually performed by well trained board certifed plastic surgeons. Also, one can see Facial Plastic Surgeons who have been trained in this procedure. It involves the movement of skin that has gradually stretched and relaxed in a downward position back to its original position. The procedure often also moves the muscles by tightening them and it is called a "SMAS " plication. The term stands for submuscular aponeurotic system tightening. This helps restore the smile and improve the smoth appearance of the skin. There are several methods recognized, and the basic surgery has been little changed in 25 years, despite many claims of new procedures. The best change is the use of smaller incisions and reducing surgery time.