Category: facelift | plastic surgery case study

Case Study: A Limited Facelift for the Appearance of Jowls

Background: One of the most bothersome signs of facial aging is what happens to the neck. As the skin becomes more loose, the once sharp neck angle changes from acute to more obtuse. The chin may appear smaller as the neck angle opens up. This loose skin, combined with fat that has collected and a Read More…

The Jawline Lift – A 3/4 Facelift

A facelift is a well recognized plastic surgery procedure. Despite the recognition of its name, it is still a largely misunderstood operation. I have found very few patients who actually know what a true facelift is or how it is done. The name implies that it is a lifting procedure of the entire face, from Read More…

Earlobe Changes after Facelift Surgery

The fear of many facelift patients is that…they will look like they have had a facelift. This is an understandable fear as the best facelift results come from a result that looks natural, a result that in no way looks like one has had a facelift. The signs of ‘having had a facelift’, from a Read More…

The Psychological Differences between Anti-Aging vs Structural Facial Plastic Surgery

There are many aesthetic changes that can be made to one’s face. The list of potential plastic surgery procedures for cosmetic enhancement numbers over one hundred. Such procedures are usually thought of as the specific region that is being changed. (e.g., nose, eyes, brow, chin, neck, etc.) Some think of these procedures by the Read More…

Preventing Hairline Changes in Facelift Surgery

Patients considering facelift surgery seek an improved neck and jowl line. Such surgery requires the use of incisions around the ears to accomplish that goal. Patients are understandably concerned about the location of the scars, but once explained where they will lie, are reassured that they will not be noticeable to the general public. Read More…

Common Questions about Facelift Surgery

1. How is a facelift done? Facelift surgery is about lifting just one part of the face, the lower face. It is not a complete rejuvenation operation from the forehead down to the neck. Rather it focuses on just the neck and jowl line contrary to what many patients initially think. To define the Read More…

Sarah Palin and Plastic Surgery

Recent internet blogs purport that Sarah Palin has had some plastic surgery done recently. Using some apparent inside information, it is stated that she had a ‘nasolabial fold lift, cheek implants, midface lift, eyebrows fixed and a sideburn graft.’ A series of photographs are shown which are supposed to support these contentions. Normally, I wouldn’t Read More…

Submentoplasty for Isolated Neck Rejuvenation

The neck, or more properly the neck angle, is a hallmark of both youth and a well defined jaw line. As one ages, the neck angle will change…it is only matter of how much and when. While the aging neck problem is usually addressed by some form of a facelift, this involves incisions around Read More…

Myths about Facelift Surgery

Rejuvenation of the aging face through ‘facelift’ techniques continues to be one of the most understood of all facial plastic surgery procedures. In talking to patients every day in my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, here are some of the most common misconceptions that people have about facelifts. Myth: I need to wait until I Read More…

The Volumetric Facelift – What Does It Mean and Does It Work?

A facelift result that appears natural and has no adverse effects on one’s appearance are the primary objectives of the plastic surgeon.To achieve those goals two problems must be avoided when doing a facelift, avoidance of any hairline disturbances and limiting scars and their visibility. When trying to avoid visible facelift scars, the scar Read More…