Category: facelift

My office often gets asked if we perform the ‘LifeStyle Lift’, ‘S-Lift’, and a variety of other names that end in -lift. The callers and patients don’t know, of course, that all these names really refer to the same procedure, otherwise known as a limited facelift. Their interest is peaked by the allure of improvement Read More…

One of the common sequelae in the massive weight loss patient after bariatric surgery is the development of a very saggy neck. What was once a very full neck for some patients becomes a hanging waddle after bariatric surgery for some. Unlike many of the body changes after bariatric surgery, the development of a sagging Read More…

The sagging jawline is one of the first signs of sigificant facial aging. Occurring somewhere in the early to late 40s, the development of jowling begins which may be accompanied by looser skin in the neck and loss of the once-sharp neck angle. In seeing a lot of these early aging patients, they often are Read More…

  The Role of the Limited Facelift in the Younger Patient The last five years has seen the introduction and popularity of numerous non-surgical or minimally invasive techniques for facial rejuvenation. The list includes Botox, injectable fillers, skin tightening devices, and threadlifts. Each one of these techniques has carved out a niche amongst facial improvement Read More…

The ThreadLift has received a lot of national attention lately on regional and local news and talk shows as an alternative to traditional facelifting. In this procedure, surgical threads are placed under the skin from the scalp down to sagging brows, cheeks, and jowls. Tightening the threads lifts the sags and bags caused by facial Read More…

FACELIFTS – MATCHING THE OPERATION TO ONE’S AGE A facelift, medically known as a rhytidectomy, is a powerful cosmetic operation that can dramatically improve sagging jowls and necks. Despite the popularity today of many non-surgical facial rejuvenation methods, more facelifts are done today than ever before. Yet there remains two basic misunderstandings about the facelift Read More…

Can Exercising Reduce Facial Wrinkles and Lift Sagging Skin ?? One methods that has been touted for over fifty years to reduce facial wrinkling and aging is exercising the facial muscles. One of the original books on this subject was entitled Lift Up Your Face from the 1950s, which I actually have a copy in my Read More…