Am I a good candidate for a facelift?
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Any one or combination of the following conditions may indicate that you are
a good candidate for a forehead lift:
- a deep line, or fold, running from the corner of your nose to the corner
of your mouth.
- jowls, or loss of a well-defined jawline associated with youthfulness.
- deep wrinkles in the cheeks and sagging of the "highlight" areas of
the cheekbones.
- loose skin, wrinkles, vertical "cords" or excess fatty tissue in
the neck.
A facelift can improve all of these problems. It cannot, however, correct
conditions such as sagging eyebrows, excess skin and fatty deposits in the upper
and lower eyelids, or wrinkles around the mouth. Your plastic surgeon can
provide further information if you have an interest in other procedures to treat
these areas.
Your Personal Consultation
During the initial consultation, your plastic surgeon may ask you to look in
a mirror and point out exactly what you would like to see improved. Sometimes,
patients may focus their attention on excess skin in the upper eyelids and not
realize that sagging of their eyebrows contributes to this skin redundancy. You
should be very frank in discussing anything about your appearance that bothers
you, as well as what you hope to achieve with surgery. This will help your
surgeon to understand your expectations and determine whether they can
realistically be achieved.
How will my plastic surgeon evaluate me for facelift surgery?
In evaluating you for facelift surgery, your plastic surgeon will assess the
thickness, texture and elasticity of your skin, and the severity of wrinkles and
folds. Your hairline will be examined to determine where incisions can be
discreetly placed. All of these factors, as well as your bone structure and
underlying tissues, will be considered in developing an individual surgical
plan.
Your plastic surgeon may discuss with you additional procedures that can be
performed along with a facelift in order to address all the concerns you have
identified. For example, a facelift is frequently combined with a forehead lift,
eyelid surgery, nose reshaping or skin treatments such as a chemical peel,
dermabrasion or laser resurfacing.
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