A
facelift neck lift plastic surgery is an operation that elevates and redrapes the facial skin and
muscles to eliminate laxity and sagging. Time and gravity take their toll.
Tissues lose their youthful tone and sag, the neck sags and becomes flabby
(also called a turkey neck or turkey wattle), laugh lines or nasolabial
folds deepen, and jowls appear. A face lift can't stop this aging process.
What it can do is "set back the clock," improving the most visible signs
of aging by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles, and redraping
the skin of your face and neck, thereby removing jowls and tightening
a flabby neck or turkey neck. A facelift - necklift can be done alone,
or in conjunction with other procedures such as a forehead lift, eyelid
surgery, or nose reshaping. The procedure does not address fine aging
lines on the lips or cheeks which are more effectively treated with botox,
chemical peel, dermabrasion or laser resurfacing. It does
however diminish nasolabial folds or laugh lines as can be seen in this
patient's photos.
This male patient
had a facelift necklift with forehead lift and upper and lower eyelid
blepharoplasties, cosmetic eyelid surgery. Specific problems that need to be accounted for in plastic surgery for
men as opposed to women in performing a facelift are receding hairlines,
the greater visibility of scars around the ears and the presence of
facial hair. In this case a forehead lift was performed by excising
skin between the naturally occuring horizontal forehead lines. Deeper
facial fat was grafted over the bone rim under the eye thereby softening
the lower eyelid cheek junction margin. The entire midface soft tissue
was elevated using a subperiosteal approach where all the tissues are
lifted and then reattach to the facial bones at a higher level. This
is evident in the increased dental show visible while in facial repose
and the redistribution of facial fat into a more youthful shape. The
incision around the ear is made in an omega shaped fashion so that
facial beard growth does not occur directly over the ear and the scar
is almost invisible even with shorter hairstyles or male pattern baldness.
This natural younger look is important for male executives wanting
to stay competitive in today's job market. These after photos were
taken 2 years after the surgery which proves the results are lasting
not fleeting.
Male facelift
surgery, plastic surgery for men can enhance your appearance and your self confidence. Realistic
expectations are important to be happy with any surgery. As each patient
is an individual, different results can be expected in each patient.
