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Facelift in Buffalo, NY

Facial aging is natural and genetically programmed into us. While taking care of your skin can prolong its youthful qualities, eventually everyone will suffer from lifelong environmental, stress, diet, routine, and genetic effects. Facial aging appears most commonly as sagging skin around the cheeks and jawline as well as fatty tissue around the jawline and neck. A facelift is designed to remove excess tissue and tighten muscles and skin to enhance and rejuvenate your facial contours.

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What Are the Benefits of Facelift Surgery?

Women and men choose facelift surgery to combat some of the most common signs of aging.

Reduce Signs of Aging

Signs of aging often begin developing as your late 20s and early 30s, but tend to not become a noticeable issue until later. When this happens, you may be left with fine lines, wrinkles, and deep creases. As time progresses, you may begin to see jowls, sagging tissues, and the loss of facial fullness. All of these aging symptoms rob you of the youthful features you had, and likely, wish to keep. Fortunately, facelift surgery addresses all of these concerns to restore a more rejuvenated, tighter look.

Eliminates Excess Sagging Skin

Tissues and skin grow lax as less collagen and elastin are produced in the skin. This can be the result of the natural aging process; however, it is sped up by sun damage, environmental damage, and lifestyle choices like smoking. While non-surgical skin tightening technologies have advanced, they still cannot achieve what a facelift can. Facelift surgery offers the most significant skin tightening and lifting of any facial treatment available.

Improves the Appearance of Facial Wrinkles

Not all aging signs are as significant as loss of facial volume or sagging tissues. Even smaller signs, like fine lines and wrinkles, can cause concern. Facelift surgery is as effective for fine lines as it is for more significant skin issues.

Provides Sleeker Definition Between the Jawline and Neck

One of the biggest telltale signs of aging is the development of jowls, excess skin that hangs off of the jawline. This sagging tissue disrupts the clean, angled look of the jawline and leads many women and men to consider facelift surgery. Because facelift surgery lifts sagging tissues, jowls are pulled up simultaneously. At the same time, the neck tissues are tightened, restoring a better contoured transition between the face and neck.

Boosts Your Confidence in Your Facial Appearance

Watching your youthful features slowly change is disheartening for most. Even though aging is a natural part of life, it isn’t the easiest one. Whether you are looking to stay ahead of the aging game or you want to correct the damage that has already been done, facelift surgery can help you regain confidence in the face you are presenting to the world.

What Are My Facelift Options?

Traditional

A traditional facelift, also known as the SMAS technique, targets drooping in both the outer skin surface and the underlying muscular layer. Incisions are created at the temples that run down and around the ears. The facial tissue and muscles are separated, and the muscles are tightened. Excess skin is removed, and what remains is draped to highlight your new facial contour. Liposuction may be used to remove fatty tissue from under the neck.

Areas of Correction

  • Cheeks
  • Nasolabial folds
  • Marionette lines
  • Jawline
  • Neck

Mid

The mid facelift technique targets the middle area of the face, focusing on the cheeks. This technique utilizes an incision just above the ear. The muscles of the midface are separated from the skin. The muscles are pulled tight, which improves the contours of the cheeks. The mid facelift typically does not improve the lower face or neck. Frequently performed with a Traditional Lift.

Areas of Correction

  • Cheeks
  • Nasolabial folds

Mini

The mini facelift is designed to treat sagging in the lower face. It’s also known as the “short scar technique” because it utilizes a smaller incision just around the ear. The mini facelift removes excess skin from around the cheek and jaw. Liposuction may be used along the jawline to enhance the definition of your jaw and chin.

Areas of Correction

  • Lower face
  • Nasolabial folds
  • Jawline
  • Sometimes Chin/Upper Neck

Neck

The neck lift can be combined with any facelift technique for further facial enhancement, or it can be performed as a stand-alone treatment. A neck lift treats a sagging or fatty neck that resembles a turkey wattle. This technique utilizes an incision placed under the chin, through which the neck muscles are stitched together to restore firmness. Hanging skin is trimmed away, and the remaining tissue is draped over the new neck contour. Liposuction is commonly used during a neck lift to remove fat from the neck and under the chin.

Areas of Correction

  • Neck
  • Chin
  • Jawline

How Long Is Facelift Recovery?

Every patient recovers from facelift surgery at their own pace. Additionally, less invasive techniques, like the mini facelift, tend to have a shorter recovery period than traditional techniques or combination techniques.

Immediately After

Immediately After

Bandages are applied to your incisions, and tissue glue is used in place of drains to minimize swelling. You may experience some mild discomfort and tightness in the cheeks and neck. You should avoid strenuous physical activities. Rest in an upright position to avoid excessive blood flow to the face, which will cause increased swelling.

2 Weeks After

2 Weeks After

Swelling and bruising should begin to subside. Depending on the type of labor, most patients find that they can comfortably return to work.

4 Weeks After

4 Weeks After

Most major swelling should have subsided.  By this time, you can resume your normal physical activities with your surgeon’s permission.  You will feel comfortable enough with your new appearance to attend social or family events.

3 to 6 Months After

3 to 6 Months After

You should be able to see your longer term results.  All swelling should have subsided at this point.  To maintain their results, many patients undergo skin resurfacing procedures or injectable filler treatments down the line.

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