Facialplasty

Facialplasty (facelift) is a procedure designed to counteract the effects of skin aging as exhibited in the face. This includes the gradual sagging of facial skin with deepening "smile lines" from the nose to the corners of the mouth, as well as folds from the corners of the mouth to the jaw and the gradual appearance of jowls. Also visible is the progressive sagging of the skin under the chin and along the anterior neck, accompanied by the appearance of parallel "bands" or webs at the angle between the neck and the jaw. While improved by a Facialplasty, secondary fine skin wrinkling over the upper and lower cheeks from the cumulative effects of a lifetime of sun exposure are not completely eradicated.

The operation involves an incision that begins just above the ear, well behind the hairline, and extends down along the front of the ear and terminates behind the ear in the scalp above the hairline. Through these incisions, the superficial muscles of the neck and the tissues over the cheeks with which they blend are suspended and tightened. The overlying skin of the face and neck are then repositioned, thereby resulting in a "two-layer" facelift. This provides a superior and long-lasting result.

This procedure is done on a day surgery basis, meaning that you can enter my private Ambulatory Surgical Facility in the morning, and leave for your home later in the day.

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