Everyone’s face ages differently. A Los Angeles facelift surgeon needs an individualized consultation with each patient before performing cosmetic facial surgery.
Plastic surgeons celebrate the contours of your face and neck and tighten the skin without erasing who you are. A well-designed facelift can take several years off your appearance.
Reduces Wrinkles
As we age, wrinkles and sagging skin can become noticeable. A facelift can help reduce jowls, tighten loose skin, and reduce lines across the forehead and eyes. It can also help reshape the jawline and reduce fat pockets.
Advances in cosmetic procedure techniques have made it possible to tighten skin without looking windswept or overdone. La Jolla plastic surgeons have developed skills in repositioning underlying tissue to restore a youthful appearance that beautifully complements your unique features.
A traditional facelift (a rhytidectomy) begins with incisions concealed in the hairline and behind the ear. The best facelift surgeon in Los Angeles can lift and reposition muscles and tissue using these incisions, remove excess skin, and close the incisions. Depending on your goals, he may also use liposuction to eliminate unwanted neck fat or recommend a chin implant to add definition and improve the angle of your jawline.
A less invasive option is a mini facelift, which uses smaller incisions and is best for patients who are just beginning to notice signs of aging. Both full and mini facelifts can be used with other procedures, such as neck liposuction or facial fat injections, for more comprehensive rejuvenation. The surgeon will create beautiful, natural-looking results regardless of your facelift type. They are committed to helping you look younger without changing who you are.
Tightens the Skin
The goal of a facelift is to tighten the skin of the neck and cheeks so that the skin appears naturally smoother and younger-looking. To accomplish this, the doctor will use a surgical technique that involves removing fat, tightening underlying muscle, and re-draping the skin. Other procedures may be performed depending on the type of facelift, such as a chin lift or neck liposuction.
Men and women both benefit from facelift surgery. By repositioning drooping fat and muscles, tightening skin, and eliminating excess, the surgeon can create a more youthful appearance for both genders. The amount of tightening and skin repositioning will be individualized to each patient to make the results manageable.
A conventional facelift uses sutures that attach the skin to the SMAS, a layer of tissue and muscle beneath the skin. This technique can produce a natural-looking lift and fullness on the cheeks, but the skin may stretch and sag again. Fortunately, Dr. Sanders offers a more advanced facelift option called the deep plane facelift. This technique utilizes fewer sutures and minimal tissue separation, which helps patients maintain a more natural-looking result and reduces the likelihood of stretched skin after the procedure.
During your consultation, the board-certified facial plastic surgeon will carefully examine your face to understand how aging has affected it and your goals for treatment. The doctor will then design a personalized facelift to meet your unique needs.
Reduces Crow’s Feet
Many factors cause fine lines and wrinkles to appear around the eyes, including squinting, smiling and the harsh effects of the sun. These factors can also lead to the formation of crow’s feet, the deep lines on either side of your eyes. By addressing these fine lines and wrinkles before they deepen, plastic surgeons can preserve a youthful look to the eyes and rejuvenate your entire face.
Crow’s feet are typically addressed with a noninvasive procedure called Botox. This neuromodulator targets the muscles responsible for causing the appearance of these fine lines and wrinkles and temporarily paralyzes them. Botox crow’s feet treatment improves the appearance of these lines for several months. However, it is important to visit a qualified facial restoration specialist for this treatment.
In addition to providing Botox for crow’s feet, the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills facelift experts offer other skin resurfacing treatments. These procedures can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and remove hyperpigmentation and age spots for a more vibrant, youthful appearance.
Some surgeons take a holistic approach to their patients’ cosmetic goals and understand that even minor changes in one part of the face can have far-flung effects on other areas. He can help you select the best combination of surgical and non-surgical procedures to address the following concerns:
Rejuvenates the Neck
A facelift addresses jowls, loose neck skin, and other signs of aging by tightening, removing excess fat, and re-draping the skin. It can also redefine the jawline and chin and restore the neck’s natural curve.
Unlike older facelift techniques that create the unnatural appearance of a pulled or windswept look, the modified deep plane technique uses minimal tension to ensure a more natural result. This is achieved by repositioning the incisions into deeper tissues that don’t stretch and loosen over time. Moreover, it avoids removing a large amount of tissue, which can cause unsightly scarring.
Women and men who want to restore a more youthful profile often choose this procedure. During the consultation, your plastic surgeon will examine your face and discuss your desired results to determine if you are a good candidate. You must be healthy and have no pre-existing medical conditions that could interfere with your recovery and healing process. It would help to stop smoking before the procedure to speed up your recovery and achieve optimum results.
A facelift can rejuvenate your appearance and boost your confidence, but only if done by an experienced surgeon.