What is Face Lift - Who is this for?
As people age, many begin to experience a loss of skin elasticity and muscle tone in their face and neck. Others notice the development of jowls and deep creases between the base of the nose and the corners of the mouth, referred to as nasolabial folds.

The most noticeable improvement from the overall Facelift procedure occurs in the neck, while the next best area to benefit are the jowls. By comparison, the weakest area for improvement is the nasolabial fold. The nasolabial folds are best treated with injections such as Restylane or Artefill or Juvaderm etc

About the Face Lift Procedure
A Facelift involves an incision that starts in front of the ear and extends around to the back of the ear and either into the scalp or along the posterior hairline. In addition, I often make an additional incision behind the chin in the natural crease line so that I can carry out Liposuction on the neck an/ord tighten the neck muscles.

Whenever I do a Facelift, I tighten the facial muscles (this is called a SMAS for those who may have seen this term in the literature). In some cases, I will recommend that a chin implant be carried out at the same time to maximize the effect of the Facelift.

What Post-Op care is required for Face Lift?
A Facelift will give you a more rested and youthful contour to the face and neck! For this procedure, most patients will take 2 weeks off from work.

Afterward a Facelift, patients may experience some swelling and bruising. Dr. Berman provides a neck support garment to help contour the neck for several days, and I allow showering and the hair to be washed 24 hours after surgery. One week after surgery, Dr. Berman will remove the sutures behind the ear and in the scalp, 10-14 days after surgery, I will take out the sutures in front of the ears.