Facelift
As you get older, the first signs of aging usually appear on your face and neck. Changes in your appearance can make you feel older than you are and affect your self-confidence. Men and women alike can benefit from turning back time with a facelift.
What a Facelift Can Do for You
Recapture a more youthful version of yourself with restorative facelift surgery. A facelift helps you get natural-looking results and a younger appearance by:
- Correcting drooping skin between your cheek and chin (jowls)
- Reducing sagging skin, deep folds and wrinkles
- Removing extra neck fat and skin (double chin)
- Restore lost facial fat in areas like the cheek
Mini facelift
Refresh your look with a minimally invasive procedure to correct sagging skin and wrinkles in the cheeks, jaw and neck. This approach uses small incisions, has fewer complications and provides a faster recovery than a full facelift.
How is a Facelift Done?
Rely on your plastic surgeon to listen to your aesthetic goals for a facelift, examine your face, and customize a treatment plan to meet your needs. Tailoring your facelift to your facial structure, contours and skin condition will give you the best results. You and your surgeon will talk about recommended options, surgery details, techniques and outcomes.
Depending on your personalized treatment plan, your surgeon may remove facial tissue, reposition or tighten it and add or remove fat from some areas during surgery. A facelift can be a single surgery or paired with other procedures to maximize your results.
Facelift Surgery FAQs
Is a facelift safe?
If you have questions and concerns about surgery, don’t be afraid to discuss them during your appointment. To be a good candidate, you should be a healthy adult who does not have medical conditions that could interfere with healing or put you at a higher risk of having surgery.
If you are a good candidate for a facelift, it is a safe procedure with few complications. Of course, there are risks with any surgery. Following your surgeon’s instructions for recovery will minimize problems.
How long does it take to heal?
You will have some scarring from a facelift. Skilled, experienced plastic surgeons at Cone Health Plastic Surgery Specialists use techniques to decrease visible scarring. Your surgeon will make an incision in the least noticeable place, such as in the hairline, front contour or on the backside of your ear. Your surgeon will carefully place stitches with the right tightness for natural-looking results.
Will you have a visible scar from a facelift?
You will have some scarring from a facelift. Skilled, experienced plastic surgeons at Cone Health Plastic Surgery Specialists use techniques to decrease visible scarring. Your surgeon will make an incision in the least noticeable place, such as in the hairline, front contour or behind your ear. Your surgeon will carefully place stitches with the right tightness for natural-looking results.
How long do the results of the facelift last?
The long-term results of a facelift depend on how well you take care of your skin, genetics and lifestyle (diet, exercise, etc.). A facelift can last anywhere from 5 to 10 years.
