Face Lift Surgery

The short-scar facelift has become very popular with the baby boomer generation. In the mid to late forties, aging is usually noticeable in the mid-face region while there are fewer signs of aging and excess skin around the jaw line and neck. If you fit this description, you may be an ideal candidate for a short scar facelift.

In a short scar procedure, all the areas of the face that show signs of aging are repositioned. Your facial structure plays a large part in the exact placement of the incisions as well as your surgeon's strategy in approaching the procedure.

A facelift can successfully remove the most visible signs of aging by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles, and re-draping the skin of your face and neck. The best candidate for a face lift is a man or woman whose face and neck have begun to sag, but whose skin still has some elasticity and whose bone structure is strong and well-defined.

Your facelift can be performed with other facial plastic surgeries including neck lift, eyelid lift and more. In addition, to address wrinkles around your mouth, a facial using Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for facial resurfacing can be added.

A facelift usually takes several hours. For extensive procedures, I may schedule two separate sessions.

In the short scare facelift, the internal soft tissue is adjusted separately from the skin that covers it. Immediately following your facelift, you may experience temporary bruising, swelling, numbness and tenderness of skin; tight feeling, or dry skin. You can resume work within 10 to 14 days, and return to more strenuous activity within 2 or more weeks. Bruising can last 2 to 3 weeks, and you must limit exposure to sun for several months.