A facelift is a surgical procedure that can be used to improve the appearance of the face, neck and upper chest. During this procedure, your plastic surgeon New York tightens the muscles surrounding the neck and jowls. In addition, the surgeon lifts the skin and uses sutures to tighten your skin to remove wrinkles.
The combination of fat deposits, muscle tone, and skin texture shape your face. A facelift may correct some of these factors so that your face appears more youthful and healthy. During facelift surgery, plastic surgeons use several techniques to lift your face and give you a more youthful appearance. The most common of these techniques include:
Liposuction
Liposuction is one of the most popular techniques used during facelift surgery. Surgeons use this procedure to remove fatty tissue from the body. During this procedure, your plastic surgeon removes the facial muscles and underlying fat to give your face a more youthful appearance. They can do this in multiple areas of your face, including the jowls, cheeks and neck.
It involves removing fatty tissue under your chin and around your cheeks, which a surgeon can do in one or several sessions.
Grafting
Plastic surgeons use an absorbable mesh material called grafted tissue when they perform a facelift. It is similar to fillers used in many other procedures, such as cheek enhancement or breast augmentation. Your surgeon will place grafts in strategic areas around your face to restore volume and fullness, improve facial contours and make your face appear fuller and more youthful. Depending on how much volume you wish to add to your face, you may need multiple grafts.
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is a cosmetic procedure that reshapes the nose by removing excess cartilage and bone and reshaping it with incisions or skin grafting. Nasal bone grafting is also used in rhinoplasty procedures to improve general nasal symmetry or balance when other methods have not successfully corrected deformities such as asymmetry or crookedness caused by previous trauma or surgery on the nose or cheeks before rhinoplasty surgery can be performed on them.
Lip lift/cheek augmentation
Lip lift/cheek augmentation is another common technique used during a facelift surgery where your lips and cheeks are lifted to appear fuller and more youthful looking. Your surgeon can do this with local or general anesthesia, depending on your needs and other factors such as weight loss or weight gain.
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)
A blepharoplasty is a procedure that removes excess skin and fat from the eyelids to create a more youthful appearance. During this procedure, plastic surgeons will remove excess fat from your face by removing the fat under your eyes and around your mouth. They will also remove any excess skin that has grown over time. This procedure can improve the appearance of droopy eyelids, bags under the eyes, puffiness and dark circles.
A facelift is a cosmetic surgery that removes sagging skin, wrinkles and lines from the face. A doctor can help you determine whether or not a facelift is right for you based on your age, health condition and medical history. If you are considering facelift surgery, it is important to contact a plastic surgeon who has experience performing these procedures. It is also important to speak with your surgeon about the benefits of this surgery. If you have questions about whether or not a facelift will be right for you, contact Fifth Ave Plastic Surgery to schedule an appointment with a plastic surgeon.
