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Aging of the face and of the neck is inevitable.
As the skin loosens, the jaw line grows unsightly jowls and the
face becomes hard and rectangular instead of the soft, pleasing,
oval shape of its youth. Beneath the chin, a waddle of skin
suddenly appears, and vertical folds and bands appear at the
front of the neck. Heredity, lifestyle changes, gravity, and sun
exposure contribute to the aging face.
One day, when you look in the
mirror, the sad, tired face that stares back at you no longer
reflects how you feel about yourself. But you do not have to
resign yourself to your aged appearance which suddenly looks
strikingly like that of your parents. You do not have to stand
helplessly by, feeling depressed each day you view yourself in
the mirror.
We all are aware that there are surgical options
available. All of us have heard about facelifts, and truthfully,
it can sound a little scary. Many of us have seen the results of
a bad facelift, with a pulled, wind-swept appearance. Many of us
have vowed that we would never do this to ourselves. We would
rather age gracefully, or so we thought, until this tired, sad
reflection in the mirror appeared so suddenly.
The truth is that there have been
such tremendous improvements both in surgical techniques and in
anesthesia for facelift surgery that the procedure doesn’t even
resemble the procedure of earlier times. There are shorter
incisions which mean shorter recoveries. The procedure is now
frequently done under local anesthesia, painlessly and
comfortably. The overly pulled and too tight appearance of
earlier techniques are complications of a bygone era, and today
are rarely seen.
Facelift surgery may be done on
patients in their thirties, and successful surgery has been
performed on active, healthy seniors in their eighties. A
facelift cannot stop the aging process but it can turn back the
hands of time. It cannot make you look like someone else. But it
can make you look like a younger version of yourself.
To get an idea what a facelift
can do for you, find a picture of yourself from 10-15 years ago.
Would you be happier if you looked like this today? Would you
enjoy this renewed look of health? Would you enjoy having a more
youthful appearance?
Aren’t facelifts just for women?
Facelifts are definitely not just for women. Many
men have had successful facelift surgery. Although
you may not be able to tell, perhaps the other guy
with whom you are competing for a promotion or to
make a sale has had one. He doesn’t look artificial.
He looks refreshed, youthful, and energetic. In
fact, facelifts have been shown to not only result
in renewed confidence of appearance but to result in
improved economic benefits as well by improving our
competitiveness in the marketplace. |
See
Clinical Descriptions of Selected Patients in Photo
Galleries:
Facelift Surgery
Before and After Photos
See Clinical Descriptions of Selected Patients in
Photo Galleries:
Facelift Surgery
Before and After Photos |
With all of the non-surgical options available, why would I
ever consider a facelift?
There are so many non-surgical options to a facelift that it is
almost impossible to count them. There are plenty of doctors who
advertise such alternatives or “lunchtime” procedures, and
newspapers, and radio and tv are filled with these ads.
Unfortunately, sometimes these ads obscure the truth. Sometimes,
all these doctors do is inject expensive, temporary facial
fillers. There are “non-surgical” or ablative, “bloodless” or
“non-incisional” lasers and fractionated lasers that are very
expensive and resurface the face. Often, they accomplish no more
than an inexpensive chemical peel, but they do this at many
times the cost. There are radiofrequency units which painfully
“tighten” the facial muscles without surgery. Usually, these do
not accomplish very much except to significantly lighten your
wallet and to cause you to become discouraged with the cosmetic
medical industry.No, most of these procedures do not deliver
what they promise and what you were led to believe. Some of
these may offer some benefit, and they do have a role to play
for selected patients. But contrary to the ads, none of them can
give you what a facelift can. If it sounds too good to be true
(lunchtime facelift, non-surgical facelift, liquid facelift),
then it probably is.
How to choose a doctor to perform your facelift?
The most important factor in obtaining a successful result is
choosing your surgeon carefully. Don’t make a decision based on
an infomercial, advertisement, street sign, size of the office,
or beauty of the office furniture. Someone once said that bad
surgeons usually have the nicest waiting rooms. Choose a surgeon
who specializes in facial cosmetic procedures, not someone who
is augmenting someone’s breasts or tucking someone’s tummy just
before or just after your facelift surgery. Choose someone who
carefully listens to your questions, and to your concerns, and
with whom you feel comfortable.
Read more about
how to find the best
Plastic Surgeon.
Please contact us.
If you are considering facelift surgery, why
not speak to Dr. Kass at The Center for Cosmetic facial and Eye
Plastic Surgery. He will answer all of your questions in a
relaxed comfortable atmosphere with no obligation whatsoever.
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