Face Lift Surgery

Benfits of Having a Face Lift

The face is a strong indicator of a person's age. As you get older, you develop wrinkles around the eyes, nose, and mouth and the skin around your chin and neck begins to sag and fold. Unfortunately, this is brought on by everyday experiences, such as sun exposure, stress, and gravity, which can't be avoided completely.

A face lift, or rhytidectomy, can "turn back time" by adjusting the fat, muscle, and skin on your face to make it appear smoother and more youthful. The best results are often seen when a face lift is performed in conjunction with other procedures such as a brow lift, neck lift or eyelid surgery.

California Surgical Institute offers several face lift options to meet your needs and your budget. Our surgeons specialize in traditional face lifts, mid-face lifts, mini lifts, endotine face lifts and face lifts under local anesthesia. Click below to learn more about:

· Face Lift Under Local Anesthesia

· Endotine Face Lift (Minimally Invasive)

What Should You Know About Face Lift Surgery

Regardless of whether you are a man or woman, getting a face lift can help boost your self-confidence by rejuvenating your face and giving you a more youthful appearance. Although face lifts are most commonly performed on patients in their forties to sixties, individuals in their seventies and eighties can still have a successful face lift. The key to a successful facelift is having skin that, while it may be sagging around the face or neck, still possesses some elasticity. Having a bone structure that is well-defined and strong is the other important factor for being able to undergo a successful face lift.

Complimentary Consultation

In order to find out if you will be a good candidate for a facelift, you will need to schedule a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon. By having a one-on-one discussion and evaluation with an experienced plastic surgeon, you will not only be able to find out if you qualify as a candidate for this procedure, but you will also receive all the details of the operation, which will allow you to make an informed decision about whether or not you want to have the surgery.

When you go to your initial consultation, your surgeon will first talk to you about the reasons you want to have a facelift. After getting a thorough understanding of your goals for this procedure, your surgeon will evaluate your facial bones and skin, along with your overall health.

General health factors that will be taken into consideration include smoking, medications you are taking, uncontrolled high blood pressure, tendency to form excessive scars and blood clotting problems. It's important to be honest with your surgeon about any of these conditions that may apply to you, because your surgeon will need to be aware of them in order to minimize the chance of complications arising during or after your procedure.

Face Lift Complications

Although your surgeon will talk to you about all the specific risks that could arise as a result of your facelift, there are several that you can already take into consideration. While the risks of these conditions occurring can be minimized by working with a board certified doctor and following all of the guidelines you are given, potential risks associated with getting this procedure done include infection, temporary damage to the nerves that control facial muscles, poor healing of the skin (found most commonly in smokers), hematoma and adverse reactions to anesthesia.

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