Face/Neck Lifts - page 11

Face Lift

A Facelift or rhytidectomy can improve your looks by restoring a more youthful or natural appearance to the face. Facelifts involve the removal of excess fat, tightening of underlying muscle and redraping of the skin on the face and sometimes neck.

A Facelift can give you a younger and fresher appearance, however, it will not remove all wrinkles nor will it stop the aging process. Just as heredity and lifestyle play a role in the aging process, so too will they affect how long the surgical improvement from a Facelift will last.

Generally candidates for Facelift surgery are in their forties to sixties. However, depending on a person's anatomy and physical condition, successful Facelifts can be performed on patients in their seventies and early eighties. The best results occur with patients who have some sagging of the skin but who have good skin elasticity and well-defined underlying bone structure.

It is crucial that patients understand the limitations and risks associated with a Facelift procedure so that their expectations are realistic. While many patients report being pleasantly surprised at how little pain is involved, a facelift is a complicated surgical procedure. Your surgeon will determine the best placement for incisions, trim, suction, or contour fat, and tighten underlying muscle. There are many types of Facelifts, such as short scar, mid-face, SMAS, and subperiosteal. Dr. Zewert has extensive experience in each of these procedures and can help you choose the technique most appropriate for you. Dr. Zewert works to achieve a vibrant, younger, more rested look without changing the character and personality of the underlying facial structure.

Facelifts are often performed in conjunction with other procedures such as eyelid lifts, neck lift, and brow lifts. Trust only a plastic surgeon that is both qualified and experienced in these procedures.

Neck Lift

For some patients, a saggy or thick neck is a lifelong condition, the result of genetics. For others, it is the result of age and gravity pulling down skin and muscles in the face to create a loose jaw line and fatty deposits sagging into the neck.

A neck lift or lower Facelift and neck lift may be appropriate to tighten the jowls and reduce the loose, sagging skin from the neck. Depending on the elasticity and condition of a patient's skin, liposuction to contour the neck may be sufficient to achieve the desired results.

Dr. Zewert can evaluate your facial and neck anatomy to determine the best, least invasive procedure to accomplish your desired results.