Look Younger This Fall With a Facelift, Deep Neck Lift, or Facial Fat Transfer
Fall Into a Younger You
Let’s explore how our three most powerful cosmetic procedures can work individually or together to help you step into fall with a refreshed, youthful appearance that’s uniquely you. All procedures are offered by Dr. Mikel Lo at About Faces Cosmetic Surgery & Med Spa.
Age and genetics can cause the elasticity of the skin and the structure of the facial bones and muscle tissues to weaken and can age our appearance. A customized facelift, deep neck lift or fat transfer can help reposition and restore skin and underlying tissue, while sculpting the lower face and neck to create a more youthful, refreshed appearance.
Let’s look at all three procedures and how they can be used individually or together so you can start the new fall season by creating a younger-looking you.
Facelift offered by Mikel Lo, MD
Why a Facelift?
A facelift is a cosmetic surgical procedure that reduces sagging skin or folds of skin on the cheeks and jawline and removes loose skin while tightening tissue around the jowls and lower face.
Your facelift procedure will be completely customized based on your aesthetic goals and aging pattern. Dr. Mikel Lo listens to you and will recommend the best way to achieve your goals. A facelift can be combined with a fat transfer to enhance your natural mid-face structure to contour the cheeks and orbital areas.
Who is a good Facelift candidate?
When the visible signs of aging in the lower face and neck make you look and feel older than your true age, you may be a candidate for our facelift procedure. Jowls, sagging skin, facial wrinkles, and lack of jawline definition can be resolved with a facelift.
The Facelift Procedure
All our procedures are performed at our in-office surgical suite, giving patients a tranquil and private surgical experience. Depending on the patient’s comfort level, the facelift procedure can be performed under IV sedation or local anesthesia. The procedure itself typically takes about 3-4 hours with additional procedures adding more time.
Deep Neck Lift at About Faces Cosmetic Surgery
What is a Deep Neck Lift?
A traditional neck lift is a cosmetic procedure that removes excess skin and fat around the jaw line, creating a more defined and youthful-looking neck. Results can be long lasting. A neck lift is often performed as part of our facelift procedures to reduce fat deposits and remove excess crepey skin to sculpt the neck and redefine the profile.
However, a traditional neck lift doesn’t remove under-muscle excess fat. A Deep Neck Lift procedure works by removing fat UNDER the muscle resulting in a redefined neck. At About Faces Cosmetic Surgery, a deep neck lift is often suggested and performed because of the longevity and improvement of the neck.
Contrary to what many may think, flabby or excess skin around the neck is not just caused by aging, but also by genetics, which is one of the reasons why Allure magazine says that patients requesting neck lifts are even younger patients and Dermatology Times notes that, if a patient wants dramatic results, a deep neck lift is the best option.
Facial Fat Transfer
What is a Facial Fat Transfer?
If you’re looking for a minimally invasive procedure, then consider a facial fat transfer.
The natural aging process slows the production of collagen and elastin making our skin sag. As we age, muscles weaken and change the underlying structure of the face. When a facelift procedure is not yet needed or in addition to a facelift, a facial fat transfer can add volume back to the face. Men or women can be treated with Facial Fat Transfer.
Patients who are younger can also experience volume loss due to facial anatomy or genetics. This is not due to aging, but can cause a tired appearance or make you look older than your true age. Facial Fat Transfer can improve tired looking eyes, bring balance to the face, and even enhance the cheeks for an improved aesthetic look.
Many patients elect to have the Facial Fat Transfer procedure instead of dermal fillers. Facial Fat Transfer offers a permanent solution to volume loss with results lasting years, where dermal filler results can last up to one year or more.
Facial Fat Transfer or Fat Injections utilize a person’s own fat, so there is no risk of adverse reactions or allergies during the procedure and recovery process. Some patients are uncomfortable injecting a synthetic substance like dermal fillers into the body, which makes Fat Transfer a natural, and safe rejuvenation option. Facial Fat Transfer can lift drooping cheeks, smooth out jowls on the jawline, eliminate under-eye hollows and wrinkling, and fill deep facial folds.
Choosing the Right Surgeon
Whether you’re choosing a facelift, neck lift, fat transfer, or some combination of all three, it is important to find a cosmetic surgeon who has the training and experience to ensure the best possible results. The professionals at About Faces are ready to answer all your questions.
Start the new fall season with a whole new look! Call 520-877-2725 to schedule a consultation or appointment with Dr. Mikel Lo or Dr. Janaki Ramanathan and the talented, professional staff at About Faces Cosmetic Surgery and Med Spa. Contact us today!