Face lift procedures have evolved over the past few generations into a safe, predictable method to rejuvenate the face, without the pulled "done" look of the past procedures.
Operation: Dr. Sherman uses the most proven techniques for face lift cosmetic surgery. Depending on the age and the relative health of the patient, face lift cosmetic surgery can be performed in the hospital or in our fully-accredited and equipped operating suite in New York City. Various options are used with the face lift: mini facelifts, neck tightening or brow lift.
This cosmetic surgery procedure is usually performed in the our fully accredited office surgery suite. Patients may desire to stay one night in the hospital instead of the office setting for their face lift. The operation is then performed at The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center.
Age of the Patient: A face lift is usually performed on patients from the age of 40 through the seventies. Depending on the age of the patient, the goal of the face lift operation may be entirely different, as well as the type of operation, and where the plastic surgery is performed. Of course, the patient must be of good health, and if older, must have medical clearance.
Anesthesia: Face lift plastic surgery is usually performed under intravenous sedation anesthesia, avoiding the general anesthesia. However, there are certain patients with whom the general anesthesia may be preferable. This may be combined with the blepharoplasty (eyelid plastic surgery), or other body contouring procedures.
Convalescence: The convalescence for a full face lift is approximately 2-3 weeks. This is the time that you may feel totally comfortable returning to your social calendar, without the need to explain discoloration and swelling to your friends and working associates. In general, the younger the patient, the quicker the return to full function. This may be as short as 10 days to two weeks after the face lift procedure. The first two to three days is marked by a feeling of tightness, and swelling. This improves over the following week. Modest pain is usually controlled with the use of oral pain medication.
Variations of the Face Lift Operation:
- Face Lift: This is performed on the younger patient, without the neck and or brow being done. The entire operation takes less than two hours and is performed in the office. IV sedation is the anesthesia of choice.
- Neck Lift: An isolated neck lift may be performed in some patients where most of the changes are below the chin and in the neck area. A small incision is made behind the chin prominence, and may be made in conjunction with traditional behind the ear incisions to maximize correction.
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Over the years, the facelift procedure has changed from simple skin lifting to more complex deeper plane lifting techniques. Today, many different techniques exist, with outcomes that are consistently reliable and durable. The facelift procedure usually involves incisions in front of and behind the ear. The incisions may extend into the scalp. Once the incisions are made, various degrees of undermining of the skin are performed, and the deeper layers of the face are ‘lifted’. Muscle tightening as well as liposuction of the neck and jowls may be performed, and excess skin is either removed or repositioned. The results are a reversal of the effects of gravity and tightening of soft tissues of the face to restore a more youthful contour to the face.
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