Facelifts for Men in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Francisco
As we age, gravity, sun damage and genetics affect all parts of the body and our faces are one of the first areas to show it. The effects of gravity often first appear in your late thirties but become more apparent and prominent once you hit your forties and fifties. Wrinkles, lines, less tonality and sagging cheeks begin taking over your once firm and youthful face. A good face lift for men with a certified plastic surgeon reverses the signs of aging, achieving a naturally youthful appearance and avoiding a “wind blown” look. For older patients, men’s face lift surgery is still the most powerful procedure for providing long-lasting facial rejuvenation.
Ideal Candidates for Facial REJUVENATION
Plastic surgery, once primarily associated with women, is growing more popular for men. Facelifts are a common procedure men undergo to return a youthful appearance to their face. With the help of a facelift and a neck lift, men can achieve a much more youthful look that will take years off in a single procedure. An ideal candidate for a men’s neck lift or facelift is someone who has:
- Wrinkles around the eyes, mouth, and nose
- Deep lines around the mouth and nose
- Brow furrows
- Developed jowls
- Fat deposits under the chin
- Loose skin around the jawline and chin
HOW DOES A FACELIFT WORK?
At our certified outpatient surgery center, facelifts for men are performed either with general anesthesia or under IV sedation with local anesthesia. Your Wave plastic surgeon will make a careful incision starting within your hairline above the ear, traveling down in front of the ear, and then finishing behind the ear, tracing down to the hairline at the back of your neck. The skin is not lifted up much, but a layer of tissue called the SMAS/Platysma is elevated extensively. This is used to re-elevate the facial structures and reposition the tissues to its more youthful location. This face lift for men procedure method ensures a natural appearance.
In addition to the facelift, if you opt for a dermal filler or implant, these procedures can enhance the overall results. Also, for those seeking a more defined facial structure, a reduction in certain areas, whether it be your nose or chin, can be discussed with your surgeon. These procedures, if chosen, are designed to complement the facelift and contribute to a refreshed look.
After your facelift, you will be scheduled for several follow-up appointments to receive medications for minimizing swelling. We will provide you with specific care instructions to aid in the recovery process, such as when it is safe to wash your hair and when. Most of your surgical incision lines will be well hidden beneath your hair and will progressively fade over time. You will experience some temporary numbness and swelling after your procedure, but you should be ready to return to work and normal activity with a younger look in about two weeks. Even though it’s a comprehensive cosmetic treatment, the makeover doesn’t require an extended downtime and is relatively easy to recover from.
A BETTER FACELIFT AT WAVE PLASTIC SURGERY
All of our doctors perform the facelift procedure in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Orange County CA areas with a keen attention to detail. While other plastic surgery practices may often treat facelift surgery the same for each patient, we consider each patient’s specific situation and carefully listen to their goals and expectations to formulate a proper procedure plan.
If you’re interested in getting a men’s facelift in Los Angeles, know that you will be getting the best results, There are numerous details and techniques that we adhere to when performing your facelift to ensure beautiful results. These are some of the guidelines we consider with all of our facelift patients:
- The incision must be precisely perpendicular so that there is a good approximation during closure to ensure a scar that will be hardly noticeable.
- Near the cartilage portion of the ear, the skin must be cut thin so that the area appears more natural.
- Skin undermining should be minimal to ensure smoothness and less disruption of blood vessels so that there is faster and better healing.
- The SMAS/Platysma tissue should be extensively undermined to reposition tissues.
- There are tissues called retaining ligament, which must be completely released to assure a tension-free movement of the soft tissue. These ligaments are located along the malar bone, cheeks, and along the jaw and chin. By releasing these ligaments, we have the freedom to reposition and tighten drooping tissue.
- For people with wrinkles along the side of the eyes, the muscle can be transected to weaken the lines.
- For people with nasojugal groove (a line beneath the malar bone and the cheeks) the malar fat pad must be separately elevated and suspended.
- Patients with heavy nasolabial fold, should undergo careful micro-liposuction over the malar fat pad or have fat grafting to the nasolabial fold.
- Patients with heavy jowls, should also undergo careful liposuction of the overlying fat. Also, the retaining ligaments of the jawline must all be released in the chin area.
- Patients with a wide lower third of the face who wish for a slimmer look can benefit from the removal of the buccal fat pad.
- For some areas that are depressed, SMAS can be folded upon itself to augment certain areas such as submalar region.
- The corner of the mouth can be elevated to give you a appearance.
- For people with excess neck fat, the neck must be very aggressively treated. Not only is the Platysma/skin pulled from the sides, but also from the middle. A small incision is made in the natural crease under the chin. Through this area, the fat underneath the skin is removed. Also, there is a fat layer underneath the platysma muscle called the subplatysmal fat pad which should be removed. Then the platysma can be tightened both from the middle and sides.
- SMAS that is trimmed during surgery can be used to augment areas that are depressed. Some of the more common areas are submalar region, nasolabial fold, and lips.
- All of the pulling tension is placed on the SMAS layers. The skin is allowed to just redrape. This ensures smoothness of the face and good scar healing.
- A constant reference to the preoperative photographs to ensure accuracy and symmetry.
Get Your FAce and Neck Lift Consultation Today
Give us a call today to schedule your face and neck lift consultation with one of our plastic surgeons at Wave Plastic Surgery. We also specialize in blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty, and a variety of fillers and resurfacing treatments to rejuvenate and enhance your appearance.
