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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…

Treating Facelift Rebound Neck Relaxation with a Submentoplasty

The facelift remains as the definitive procedure forimproving the undesired changes that occur in the neck and jowls with aging. Using techniques consisting of liposuction fat removal, elevation of a neck skin flap, and posterior tightening of the platysma, the neck can reliably be improved. While most necks will not achieve the purported 90 degree Read More…

Non-Invasive Skin Tightening of the Jowls and Neck

One of the more common things I hear patients say is ‘ I don’t want a facelift….can’t you just tighten a little bit of this saggy skin along my jowl line and neck?’ It is undoubtably a question asked to plastic surgeons around the world. Such a question has led to the development of non-invasive Read More…

How Long Does A Facelift Last?

  Facelift surgery remains the backbone of surgical facial rejuvenation as the neck and jowls are primary motivations for seeking out age-related improvement. As part of the consideration of a facelift, patients often ask how long it will last. With understandable concerns about cost effectiveness and the trepidation about another future surgery, the longevity question Read More…

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