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Face Lift
Facelift is the most comprehensive way to correct visible signs of aging. An expertly performed facelift will make you look 10 years younger, more awake and more refreshed. Avoid the artificial, pulled-back look that is common on overworked lifts. Dr. Gupta always tightens the muscles in the area in proper orientation to provide a more toned look and to increase the durability of his results.
What Is a Face Lift?
Who Is a Good Candidate?
- You should be at or close to your ideal weight, with a BMI less than 35.
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- The best candidates are non-smokers. Smoking increases the chance of complications including impairment in wound healing.
- You may be a good option if you have any of the following characteristics:
- An overall tired-looking appearance.
- Loss of skin elasticity.
- Loss of muscle tone in the face and neck.
- Jowls.
- Wrinkles/creases around your nose, mouth and neck.
The Procedures
- A facelift is performed on an outpatient basis in a hospital or surgery center under general anesthesia.
- Dr. Gupta will begin by numbing the area where the incisions will be placed.
- Through the incisions, he will locate the SMAS layer and dissect the skin from the underlying tissue.
- The SMAS layer will be securely tightened.
- The platysma muscles will be sewing together.
- After tightening the underlying tissue, excess skin will be excised.
- The incision will be closed in multiple layers.
- Incisions will be dressed and gauze and ACE wrap will be wrapped around your head.
- There will be some bruising, swelling and mild discomfort after liposuction; however, with the compression garment in place, swelling will be minimal and will subside quickly. The other side effects are also temporary.
The Incisions
Procedure Video
[Title screen for Procedure – Facelift]
[Dr. Gupta speaking to the camera like an interview]
So a facelift procedure is designed to rejuvenate the face, to take some years off of your face.
[Dr. Gupta in a consultation appointment with patient]
Very common questions that patients ask about is how many years can be taken off of the face and the short answer is roughly ten years, but it can be up to 15 or even 20 years, especially when we combine facelift procedure with some other procedures like brow lift or eyelid lift or fat injections to the face.
[Dr. Gupta speaking to the camera like an interview]
Within the facelift category, there are actually different procedures.
[Illustration of a female face sectioning the areas of facelifts]
Facelift procedures can have multiple variations. You can only perform a lower facelift which improves the neckline and the jawline. You can also combine it with midface lift to lift the cheeks and even upper facelift which is primarily the forehead lift or brow lift.
[Dr. Gupta performing a facelift procedure on patient in the operating room]
During the facelift procedures, we also tighten the muscles and that’s what provides a long lasting result.
[Dr. Gupta performing fat injections on a patient’s face]
Facelift procedures these days are typically also combined with fat injections to the face which restores the volume on the face.
[Dr. Gupta speaking to the camera like an interview]
We can also do skin resurfacing at the same time which takes care of pigmentation, pore size and overall texture and feel of the skin.
[Before and after photos of facelift patients]
[Patients admiring results in a mirror]
I love performing facelifts. To me, it’s really important that I give a good result and a very natural looking result.
[Dr. Gupta speaking to the camera like an interview]
Nobody should be able to tell that there was a facelift done, but your face should just look rejuvenated and fresh.
[Closing title screen with Verve Plastic Surgery logo]
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FAQs
- For a more comprehensive rejuvenation, your facelift can be combined with an upper and lower eyelid lift, and eyebrow procedures; or a forehead lift.
- Patients often add non-surgical facial rejuvenation such as Botox and microneedling + PRP to complete their look.
- The skin thins and loses elasticity, due to aging, gravity, smoking and sun damage, heredity and stress cause the skin to sag and wrinkle and the face to lose youthful contours.
- Deep folds develop between the nose and corner of the mouth (nasolabial folds).
- Jowls develop in the lower cheeks and jaw line and Marionette lines deepen.
- Loose skin and fat on the face falls to create a double chin, or turkey neck.
- Loss of facial fat pads cause a hollowed-out appearance.
Yes. A surgical drain will be placed exiting in the neck, it will be removed 1 day after your surgery.
Most patients have some minor bruising for 1-2 weeks; however, it can persist longer in others. Swelling will be present for 3-4 weeks with most resolution by 5 weeks.
Request an Appointment
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