Nobody actually ’needs’ a facelift, but a facelift properly done by an experienced and board-certified plastic surgeon can correct many of the more frustrating signs of aging and restore a natural and youthful appearance. This can improve self-confidence and quality of life for appropriately selected patients. The most important consideration is finding a qualified plastic surgeon who you can trust to determine your best options.
Facelift
At EVOLV Plastic Surgery & Medical Aesthetics, Dr. Frank Barone, a highly skilled, board-certified plastic surgeon, employs a distinctive facelift technique, personalized to address the specific aging patterns and goals for a natural and harmonious outcome. This comprehensive surgical approach combines deep-tissue techniques, volume replacement, and skin health improvement to restore youthful features. The result is a professionally executed facelift that respects individual characteristics and acknowledges their unique attributes.
THE PROCEDURE
What It Is
Facelift, or Rhytidectomy, is a remarkable procedure that rejuvenates youthful vibrancy and beautifully restores facial contours. This transformative cosmetic surgery effectively lifts and tightens sagging skin on the face, neck, and lower two-thirds, producing stunning results.
What It Treats
A professional facelift addresses sagging jowls, cheeks, wrinkles, and loss of a youthful jawline due to general aging, sun exposure, or an unhealthy lifestyle. It also targets loss of neck contour, including excess skin and fat. Moreover, a facelift can address advanced aging, fine lines, and volume loss of the lips and surrounding peri-oral tissue.
Benefits
Benefits of a facelift include:
- Achieving a balanced and natural appearance that is long-lasting and compliments your unique features.
- Tightening of the skin.
- Removal of sagging cheeks, jowls, and neck laxity.
- Restoration of a youthful appearance with attractive neck and facial contours.
- Reduction of lines, minimizing or eliminating fine lines and wrinkles.
OVERVIEW
Treatment Time
Treatment typically takes 3-4 hours to complete.
Recovery Time
Recovery time is approximately 3-4 weeks.
Anesthetic Type
General anesthesia is used when performing a facelift.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if I need a facelift?
Can I improve facial aging without surgery?
EVOLV Plastic Surgery and Medical Aesthetics offers many state-of-the-art, non-surgical options in addition to aesthetic surgery that can reduce the signs of aging and sun damage. These include laser resurfacing and light therapy, chemical peels, injectable options such as Botox and fillers to restore volume, PRP micro needling, advanced medical skin care, and many more. These options are often combined with a surgical plan such as a facelift to provide more comprehensive and long-lasting results. The fact is that properly performed surgical facelifts are in some cases the most effective and long-lasting aesthetic option and provide more natural results that cannot be achieved by another treatment.
How much does a facelift usually cost?
Facelift costs will depend on many factors, including the extent of the surgery, whether other ancillary procedures planned, the type of anesthesia, location of the surgical facility, and other considerations. You will be provided with a specific and itemized surgical quote from our EVOLV Patient Coordinator explaining and detailing all related costs.
Are all facelifts basically the same?
Not at all. Facelift techniques and approaches can vary significantly depending on the training and experience of the plastic surgeon and each patient’s unique aging patterns and goals. Dr. Barone believes that repositioning aging tissue, restoring volume, and skin health rather than ’skin pulling techniques’ are the most effective methods to restore a long lasting, balanced, and youthful appearance without an ‘operated’ or unnatural look.
What is the expected recovery time after a facelift?
Recovery or downtime after a facelift procedure will depend on the surgical technique and the number and extent of accompanying procedures and this should be individualized. It is helpful to remember that ‘recovery’ is a process and goes thru stages. At EVOLV Plastic Surgery, we have found that preparing and restoring optimal skin health with a personalized medical skincare program, extensive patient preoperative teaching and education, specific supplements for healing, post-operative lymphatic and sound wave massage, and LED phototherapy can significantly reduce downtime and improve healing. Our professional staff will review expected recovery times with you to assist with your post-procedure planning.
How long does a facelift last?
Facelift results and longevity are very much affected by numerous factors. These include patient age and genetics, pre/post treatment overall health and lifestyle, surgical technique, and approach and, most importantly, post-operative skin and aesthetic maintenance treatments. In our experience, deeper tissue repositioning with volume replacement and skin resurfacing provide the most natural looking and long-lasting facial rejuvenation results. A personalized medical skin care program will be recommended after surgery and, along with aesthetic maintenance treatments, can extend youthful results far longer than traditional facelift operative techniques.
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