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Advanced Lift

(Rhytidectomy, Facelift)

Addresses the following concerns

  • Looking older and tired.
  • Loose and sagging skin, especially around the jaw line and neck.
  • Double chin, “turkey neck,” wrinkles, and crepey quality to the skin.
  • Excess fatty accumulation in the cheeks, jowls, and neck.
  • Prominent laugh lines.

The Procedure

  • Outpatient procedure performed in our AAAHC accredited surgery center under local or MAC (twilight) anesthesia.
  • Surgery takes about an hour.
  • An incision is placed in front of the ear, behind the tragus, and continues around the earlobe about halfway up the back crease of the ear.
  • The SMAS ligament and platysmal muscles are lifted and supported with sutures.
  • Excess skin is removed and the face is lifted and tightened.
  • Excess fat under the chin and around the neck may also be removed through submental liposuction.

The Recovery

  • You will come in for a checkup the day after surgery.
  • You will need to sleep and rest with your head elevated for a week after your procedure.
  • A dressing is in place only for one day, no drainage tubes are used.
  • You can shower the day after surgery.
  • Pain is minimal, easily controlled with medication, and subsides by the third day after surgery.
  • Swelling is minimal, and is mostly gone by the fifth day after your surgery.
  • Minimal bruising peaks at two days after your surgery, and then rapidly diminishes over the next seven to fourteen days.
  • Makeup may be applied after several days, and you may appear comfortably in public at that time.
  • Sutures are removed a week after your surgery.
  • You may resume light activities during the first week, and most all other activities by the end of three weeks.

The Result

  • Natural, rested, younger appearance with smoother skin, a cleaner jaw line, and tighter neck.
  • Beautiful and graceful, not a “wind-tunnel” look.
  • Presentable appearance in several days that just gets better over the next several months.