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Face & Neck Lift
A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure to improve visible signs of aging in the face and neck.
Sagging in the mid-face can create a deep crease below the lower eyelid and between the nose and mouth, and may make you appear tired and sad. The fat that has fallen or is displaced and loss of muscle tone in the lower face may create jowls. Loose skin and excess fatty deposits under the chin and jaw can create a “double chin.”
A facelift is designed to correct all of these aging features, restoring a more youthful, rested appearance, with uplifted contours and improved tone and facial skin and underlying muscle. As a restorative procedure, a facelift does not change your fundamental appearance, and cannot stop the aging process. Although you will continue to age naturally, aging will progress from the more youthful version of yourself that has been restored by a facelift.
The facelift is a highly individualized procedure. The incision often begins in the hairline at the temples, continues around the ear and in the lower scalp. Fat may be sculpted or redistributed from the face, jowls and neck, and underlying tissue is repositioned. The skin is re-draped over the uplifted contours, and excess skin is trimmed away. A second incision under the chin may be necessary to further improve an aging neck.
Procedures that may further enhance the outcome of a facelift may include facial implants or soft tissue augmentation to re-contour the facial structure and resurfacing techniques to improve the tone and texture of the skin.
A facelift may be performed in your general surgeon’s accredited office, a surgical facility, an ambulatory surgical facility or a hospital. General anesthesia or local anesthesia with sedation is normally used. Once your procedure is completed, a bandage will gently be placed around your face to minimize swelling and bruising. A thin tube may be present to drain any excess blood that may collect under the skin.
For the most part, facelift incisions are well healed within a week. You may return to work and light duty at approximately two weeks. Cosmetics can usually camouflage any temporary bruising that remains.
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