Category: facelift | fat injections

Fat Injections In Facelift Surgery

As the face ages, deflation through fat absorption occurs for many people. This loss of facial fat causes a sunken appearance and significantly affects the cheek and orbital areas. As a result, restoring some fullness to the cheeks has been part of many facial rejuvenation strategies and a wide variety of materials have been Read More…

The Biology of Facial Aging on Facial Rejuvenation Approaches

We all are aging even as you read this. It is inevitable, it exists all around us, and it is part of everyday life. You might say it is an integral and, maybe even an essential, component of the human condition. As a plastic surgeon, trying to improve or reverse the symptoms of aging Read More…

Rapid Recovery Facelift Surgery

Aging in the neck and jowl area occurs in everyone…eventually. Loose skin in the neck and jowl area with the development of smile lines is the bane of many women. As a result, the promise of an effective surgical solution that is relatively simple and has a minimal recovery is overwhelmingly appealing. Such a concept Read More…

Case Study: Facelift in the Male Weight Loss Patient

Background: Facelifting in men is less commonly done than in women. This is for a variety of reasons including better quality of bearded facial skin that is more resistant to sagging, more tolerance for the profile of an aging neck, and concerns about having the procedure. Many men wait until their sagging necks and Read More…

Anatomic Options in Neck Reshaping

The shape of one’s neck has a profound influence on the appearance of the face that sits above it. The neck is bordered by the jawline, which consists of the chin and the horizontal length of the jaw, and the outline of the neck skin The outline of the neck should be the intersection Read More…

Common Patient Questions about Facelifts

Is a facelift performed under general anesthesia? There are different types of facelifts. Some more minor like a min-facelift or Lifestyle Lift (the same thing) that can be performed under local or IV sedation. More complete facelifts, which often are done with other facial procedures (forehead, eyes, etc) are much better off done under Read More…

Stem Cell Facelifts – Science or Science Fiction?

The long known presence of stem cells in fat has led to an exciting wave of scientific and clinical efforts to harness the potential of this ‘wonder’ cell.The real question is wondering what benefits stem cells can really offer.Why do we have cells that lie around dormant in our fat but yet has the Read More…

Facelift Surgery Goes To The Dogs

While everyone knows a facelift by name, very few know actually what it is. I have yet to meet a prospective patient or even an interested person on the street who truly knows what the facelift operation is or does. Apparently this is a similar problem in the dog world as well. In Read More…

The Scar Differences Between The Limited and Full Facelift

For nearly fifty years, or the last half of the past century, the full subcutaneous facelift has been the treatment of choice for reversing the effects of facial aging on the neck and jowls. Many modifications have been done to it including SMAS plication, platysmal tightening, and deep-plane approaches all with the intent of Read More…

Jowl Correction in Facelift Surgery

Sagging of the jowls is considered to be among the top facial features that contributes to an aging look. This is clearly more true for women than in men in my experience. Woman notice the appearance of jowls much quicker than men and are generally more bothered by them. As the jowls droop, that once Read More…