I'd like to get a necklift. Will this fix neck banding and how is this done?
Answer:
A standard facelift or necklift will not completely address neck banding or the “Cobra” effect on grimacing. If the Platsyma muscles pull forward on your neck to any degree they will need to be cut and released from under the chin to relax them. I would caution against sewing them together however as this leaves a very unnatural look to the neck.
About how long does it take for the average facelift surgery?
Answer:
After 30 years and over 2500 facelifts it takes me about 2-3 hours to complete a full facelift start to finish. Some surgeons take longer. Anywhere over 4-5 hours though is unnecessarily long and should be avoided.
I would love to have a facelift. I have been thinking about it daily. I want very natural looking results so that no one can tell that I have had a facelift. Will this be possible? I am 57 years old, and still have very youthful skin.
Answer:
You hit it on the nose. No matter how tight or well-lifted a facelift is it absolutely cannot look like the results of surgery. Looking like you had “work” done completely ruins everything. And there is no need; a great facelift result, removing years of aging, can be done without evidence of you having had any surgery. You must choose a surgeon who has years of experience, and above all an artistic eye and understands that the idea is to look better but not like you have had any plastic surgery at all.
Question: I feel like I look like my mother! I look tired and old all the time. I have jowls, a sagging neck and wrinkles. Is a facelift the best solution?
Answer: A facelift and possibly eyelid surgery is the best choice bar none. Injectable fillers may help, but will not be anywhere near as good as a facelift at correcting your concerns.
Posted February, 02/23/2012 - 14:46 PM in Facelift
Question: I'm interested in having a touch-up facelift. My first one was ten years ago. Are there doctors who specialize in secondary facelifts?
Answer: Yes, there are surgeons who specialize in this. Many surgeons will not do secondary facelifts. Many secondary facelifts can be done easily and under local anesthesia.
Question: I'm debating between getting a neck lift alone and a full face and neck lift. My biggest concern is that I don't want to look overdone. I'm 61 years old and I've aged fairly well but in the past few years I've developed jowls. How much improvement would I see in a neck lift alone and would this help to maintain a natural appearance?
Answer: If your main concern is the jowl area then you need to address the front part (pre-auricluar) aspect of the face lift. Just doing the neck will not solve the problem of sagging in the jowl area. At 61 I would probably guess that a full facelift will get you a much better look than just a necklift.
Posted February, 02/10/2012 - 14:22 PM in Facelift
Question: My mother-in-law had a facelift a little over a month ago. She's very disappointed because she's really not seeing much improvement. Her doctor keeps telling her that it will improve as she heals. Is this really possible?
Answer: Doubtful. At one month except for some residual swelling what you see is what you got.
Posted February, 02/09/2012 - 16:32 PM in Facelift
Question: I am a woman in my mid-forties contemplating a full face and neck lift, but I have been told that at my age, a thread lift may be a more appropriate procedure, especially if I want minimal recovery time. Does that sound right?
Answer: No it does not. A thread lift will have less visible scars but the results are very poor. I would wait until you would benefit from a real facelift by a good facelift surgeon.
Posted December, 12/11/2011 - 16:08 PM in Facelift
Question: I had a facelift ten years ago and lately I have noticed some wrinkling, dimpling and sagging in my upper cheeks and jaw areas. Is it too soon to get another procedure or should I wait a little longer?
Answer: No it is not too soon, If there is a noticeable problem and it has been ten years you can have new work done. Certainly a pre-auricular short facelift would be helpful and easy under local anesthesia.
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