San Diego Browlift

San Diego Facelift

The word facelift is commonly used to describe many surgical procedures that are performed for facial rejuvenation. The most important thing to remember when evaluating a facelift procedure in San Diego is that the more that is done, the more change you will see.

When most people think about facelift, they think mostly of changing the neck and jowl area. This can be done with a NECKLIFT procedure, which yields nice results as long as the cheek area does not show significant aging. Many of the recently hyped “short-scar” or “S”-lift or “weekend” facelift procedures are modifications of a standard necklift and produce limited results.

The standard FACELIFT usually involves correcting neck, jowl and cheek areas that are showing signs of aging. This will lift and improve the face from the lower eyelids to the neck. It is often combined with an ENDOSCOPIC MIDFACELIFT, which gives extra lift and support to the cheek, and helps correct the deep lines between the nose and the corner of the mouth (nasolabial folds).

Many patients also develop heavy brows and excess eyelid skin, and these can be corrected at the same time with the BROWLIFT and BLEPHAROPLASTY procedures. See the related sections.

Most facelift incisions heal very well and are placed for maximum camouflage behind the ear and in the scalp.

It is important to remember that in most patients, the face ages in all areas simultaneously. Correcting one area alone can create a unbalanced appearance and draw attention to those areas. While not all patients need it, those that do benefit from a combination of the above mentioned procedures, which can safely be performed at the same time.

Most facelift procedures are performed on an outpatient basis from one of our San Diego locations. Recovery time for driving and return to work is 7 to 14 days. Normal exercise may resume in 4 weeks, although light exercise is allowed within 2 weeks.

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