Our faces often play a big part in our first impressions and how others perceive us. Over time, as aging signs settle in, it can be challenging to accept that your face has changed. Many people no longer feel like themselves, as fine lines, wrinkles, and skin laxity can significantly impact how their face looks.
Some people feel that aging signs make them look perpetually tired or angry, and in some cases, they can make people look older than they actually are. If you’re bothered by facial aging signs, a facelift may help you turn back the clock and enjoy smoother, more youthful skin.
What Is a Facelift?
A facelift can correct signs of facial and neck aging to restore a more youthful appearance. Aging, gravity, stress, environmental conditions, and hereditary factors can lead to sagging tissues and wrinkles around the midface, jawline, and neck. Facelift surgery involves repositioning the underlying facial tissues to sculpt youthful contours, tightening the skin to create a smooth surface, and trimming off excess skin to eliminate sagging.
When performed by Dr. Leslie Stevens at his state-of-the-art Beverly Hills outpatient center, facelift surgery, also known as rhytidectomy, can improve sagging skin and muscles, tighten the facial and neck tissues, and contour excess fat to create a smoother, more defined, and more youthful face and neckline. With his years of education and experience, Dr. Stevens is known to achieve some of the best results performing facelifts in Beverly Hills.
What Are the Benefits of a Facelift?
- Smoothing loose, sagging skin
- Creating natural-looking, more youthful facial contours
- Smoothing deep lines, folds, and wrinkles
- Repositioning sagging facial muscles and tissues to a fresh, natural, youthful position
- Restoring a defined, youthful jawline
Some of the benefits of facelift surgery may include:
Am I a Candidate for Facelift Surgery?
If you’re dissatisfied with how your face has changed due to aging signs, you may be a good candidate for facelift surgery. Other criteria that may make you eligible for this procedure include the following:
- Are in good general health
- Are a nonsmoker
- Have lost youthful firmness in your face
- Have sagging facial skin and jowls
- Have fine lines, creases, and/or wrinkles
- Want to reduce aging signs and create a more youthful appearance
- Have realistic expectations for surgery
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What Can a Facelift Address?
Facelift surgery can address different aging concerns and is tailored to suit each patient’s face and align with their aesthetic vision.
Excess Skin or Fat in the Neck
A facelift can reduce a turkey neck and a double chin by removing excess fat, tightening loose skin, and correcting muscle bands. This can make the neckline more smooth, slender, and defined. Many patients enjoy how the procedure significantly improves signs of aging and notice that their self-confidence has improved.
Loss of Facial Definition
Skin elasticity decreases as we age. Once our faces lose elasticity, the facial contours appear less firm and may even have a deflated look. When skin on the lower face sags, jowls can be created, obscuring the jawline and changing the shape of the face. During facelift surgery, the facial muscles are repositioned to create rejuvenated and more defined contours. The skin in the lower face and jawline can also be tightened to highlight the jaw and improve the facial profile.
Wrinkles and Sagging Skin
Years of making various facial expressions, talking, and eating will eventually create fine lines and wrinkles on the face. Sagging skin throughout the lower face can also make you appear older and give you a droopy, tired look. Facelift surgery lifts sagging facial features and smooths the skin for harmonious results.
What Are My Facelift Options?
Everyone has unique skin and goals for what they want to get out of surgery. Dr. Stevens will discuss the different facelift options during your consultation and recommend which ones will best suit your goals.
Traditional Facelift
With the traditional facelift technique, moderate to severe signs of aging in the midface and lower face are treated. The incisions begin in the hairline near the temples and wrap around behind the ears, ending in the lower scalp. Facial muscles and connective tissues are repositioned, and loose skin is tightened, eliminating the appearance of jowls and a “turkey neck.” Facial fat is removed or redistributed to create the desired facial contours. Wrinkles and deep creases are smoothed to give a more youthful look.
Limited-Incision Facelift
As the name suggests, a limited-incision facelift is less invasive than a traditional facelift. This technique is often best for patients with more subtle signs of aging in the cheeks and lower face. The incisions are shorter and are typically made from the temples down to behind the ears. Similar to the traditional facelift, the limited-incision technique also involves tightening loose skin, repositioning tissues and fat, and improving the appearance of wrinkles. This procedure produces more subtle results; however, it does have a shorter recovery period than the traditional facelift technique.
Facelift With a Neck Lift
Dr. Stevens routinely performs facelifts with neck lifts, especially when performing a traditional facelift. Combining the two procedures allows for more comprehensive facial rejuvenation results. The neck lift requires incisions behind the ears and under the chin. The neck muscles are tightened to eliminate muscle banding. Excess skin and stubborn fat deposits in the neck are removed to create a slender and smooth look.
How Is Facelift Surgery Performed?
Your facelift procedure will be performed in the privacy of the exclusive Lasky Clinic in Beverly Hills. During your consultation, Dr. Stevens will work with you to create a personalized treatment plan that will reflect your aesthetic goals.
Facelift surgery is performed under either intravenous sedation or general anesthesia to make patients comfortable throughout the procedure. Incisions are placed within the hairline or behind the ears so the incision sites, once healed, are easily concealable. The skin and underlying muscles are tightened, adjusted, and lifted to a more youthful yet natural position. Excess skin and tissue are gently removed to smooth, restore, and renew your look. Once all the desired adjustments have been made, Dr. Stevens will close the incisions and may place a head wrap compression garment over the treated area to assist in the healing process.
What Is Facelift Recovery Like?
Recovery time varies from patient to patient, but it is typical to experience mild to moderate swelling and bruising for about one to two weeks. You will have prescription pain medication to manage discomfort during the early stages of recovery. The head wrap compression garment will help reduce swelling and promote healing, so wearing it for as long as instructed is essential. You will also be advised to sleep with your head elevated to assist with swelling and avoid applying pressure to your incision sites.
The swelling will reduce over the next few weeks, and soon enough, you will be ready to engage in your usual activities once Dr. Stevens clears you to do so. Follow all of Dr. Stevens' aftercare instructions to ensure a safe and successful recovery.
What Results Can I Expect After Facelift Surgery?
It will be difficult to see your facelift results immediately after surgery due to the swelling and bruising. Many patients experience the majority of their bruising and swelling going away around two weeks after surgery and feel that their faces are presentable at this point. However, it will take around six months before you can see the full extent of your facelift results. Once all the swelling is gone, you’ll be able to enjoy smooth, firm, and youthful facial contours.
How Much Does a Facelift Cost in Beverly Hills, CA?
Your facelift cost will largely depend on the extent of correction needed and your aesthetic goals. The expertise of your surgeon and the geographic location of the practice will also affect the surgeon’s fee. On top of the surgeon’s fee, it is essential to prepare for other associated costs, such as facility fees, anesthesia fees, pain medications, and post-surgery garments. You’ll receive a price quote for your facelift procedure during your consultation.
What Procedures Can Be Combined With a Facelift?
For those interested in total facial rejuvenation, combination procedures can be an excellent way to achieve multiple goals within one surgical procedure. Ask Dr. Stevens about your eligibility for combination procedures during your consultation. Procedures that are often combined with facelift surgery include:
Why Choose Dr. Leslie Stevens for Your Facelift Surgery?
As with any procedure, the final result is based on the skills of your surgeon. Dr. Stevens gained media attention when Sharon Osborne revealed he was her original surgeon, and in the medical community, he has been recognized as a talented and ethical facial plastic surgeon for decades. While he often performs surgical enhancements for industry leaders and celebrities, he is warm, friendly, and honest and helps patients from all walks of life to achieve facial rejuvenation goals.
Dr. Stevens is an acclaimed board-certified Beverly Hills plastic surgeon recognized for his talent for creating remarkably natural-looking, youthful results with facelift surgery in Los Angeles. He has pioneered his own surgical techniques and methodologies that lead to exquisite results—refreshed, renewed, and natural in appearance, not pulled or tight. A facelift is one of the most delicate personal procedures you will have performed in your life, and when you choose Dr. Stevens, you can rest assured that you are in good hands.
Want to Learn More About Facelift Surgery in Beverly Hills, CA?
If you’re ready to embark on your facelift journey, scheduling a consultation with Dr. Stevens could be the first step of this transformative process. Dr. Stevens offers in-person and virtual consultations for your convenience. To contact Dr. Stevens’ office, call us at (310) 556-1003 or fill out our online contact form.
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