According to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, patients who underwent facelift surgery scored an average of 12 fewer years after the procedure. As you age, wrinkles, folds, expression lines, and loss of muscle tone appear on your face. The skin loses its elasticity and becomes loose, and fat deposits accumulate in some areas of the face and decrease in other areas such as the cheeks. Performed using advanced technologies, a New York City facelift is the best way to delay these signs of aging and achieve a more youthful appearance.

A facelift or rhytidectomy slows down the aging process and creates a more youthful facial appearance. The procedure can reduce sagging and folds in the cheeks, imbalances in the distribution of facial fat, a lax jaw, excess fat and loose skin on the neck, and all other changes that occur to the face as part of of aging.

Benefits:

• The procedure reduces all those changes that occur in your face due to aging, leaving your skin firmer, smoother and fresher.
• Redistributes facial fat and tightens the skin.
• Reduces creases, smile lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin.
• Eliminates deep wrinkles under the lower eyelid.
• Excess fat is removed and tightens the underlying muscles.
• Eliminate a double chin that hides the jaw line
• General improvement to your appearance

Basic procedure:

• Anesthesia – Depending on the technique used, you will be given general anesthesia or local anesthesia.
• Options: Depending on your needs, your options include a traditional facelift, limited incision facelift, facelift plus neck lift.
• Incisions: The incisions made will depend on the techniques used and your preferences.
• Incision Closure: The incision may be closed with a dissolvable stitch or removed after a few days. Some surgeons use skin glue to seal the incisions. After healing, the incision lines are well concealed within the natural contours of the face and ear.
• Results: Your results can only be seen after the swelling and bruising subsides. Recovery normally takes 2 weeks and for vigorous activity you have to wait 4 weeks.

Facelift in New York City Using Advanced Minimally Invasive Techniques

At leading New York City practices, expert plastic surgeons perform facelifts using advanced modalities of minimally invasive liposuction that do not require large incisions unlike conventional facelifts. The procedure is performed using the following FDA-approved modalities:

• BodyTitle (Radio Frequency Assisted)
• SmartLipo Triplex (laser assisted)
• VASERlipo (ultrasound assisted)

The right age for a facelift

It is difficult to determine the right age to have a facelift because people of the same age can have different lifestyles with factors such as smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc. that influence the aging of the skin. However, if you’re 40 and think a facelift will help you, don’t wait too long. As you age, you can still achieve optimal results if you are in good health and physically fit.

Good Candidates for Facelift Surgery

A facelift procedure for men will bring out the patient’s natural masculine features, while a facelift procedure for women will aim to provide an attractive appearance. If you are the right candidate, you can achieve optimal results from the procedure. Good candidates are:

• People with concerns about flaccidity, expression lines, wrinkles, etc. due to aging
• Healthy people who do not have medical conditions that prevent healing.
• no smokers
• People with a positive outlook and realistic expectations.

Facelift for men and women

Recovery

After the procedure, a bandage will be placed around the face to minimize swelling and bruising. If there is excess blood or fluid, small tubes can be placed to remove it. You will be given instructions for caring for the surgical site and drains, medications to apply or take by mouth, and when to follow up with your plastic surgeon.

Undergoing a facelift in New York City is the best solution to reverse the signs of aging in the most natural way possible. It can make you look younger by leaving your skin firmer, smoother, and fresher. New York City plastic surgeons at leading practices have years of experience performing this procedure using minimally invasive methods and can provide individualized treatment to meet your goals.