When many of us think of facelift surgery, we assume it corrects all visible signs of aging throughout the entire face. However, while a facelift can address many issues with the mid-face, lower face, and even neck, it does have its limitations.
If you are unhappy with the way aging has impacted the areas of your face, board-certified Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Vasdev Rai can discuss combining your facelift with options such as forehead lift and blepharoplasty. What will work best for you can be determined during your Dallas facelift consultation.
What a Facelift Addresses
Your Dallas facelift procedure will be customized to […]
According to recently released statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, facelift procedures were up 6 percent in 2012 compared to the previous year.
Facial appearance is an important indicator of your age. As soon as our early forties, we begin to develop:
Deep folds extending from the nose downward
Fat deposits under the chin
Sagging skin along the jaw line
Deep folds along the lower face
Folds across the neck
Your facelift can be customized to improve the unique signs of aging with which you are dissatisfied, or Dr. Vasdev Rai will recommend another procedure like a forehead lift if a facelift cannot achieve your […]
Facelift patients who have a second facelift an average of 10 years later experience lasting results and a low complication rate from this second surgery, according to a report in this month’s issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
When performed by an experienced plastic surgeon, a secondary facelift can be safe and effective for an older patient, the researchers found.
The study looked at 60 patients who were having a second facelift. Mostly women and a few men, the patients were an average of 51 years old at the time of the first facelift, and an average of 60 years old for […]
It’s true. Skinny women over 40 may have more wrinkles and deep folds on their face than heavier women of the same age. If you want to maintain your trim figure but are dissatisfied with the sagginess of your face, you may be a good candidate for a facelift.
Recently, the UK’s Daily Mail ran a photo of Matthew McConaughey, with the title “Lost 30 pounds, gained 30 years.” McConaughey poses with an extra on the set of his new film, for which he is said to have lost 30 pounds. McConaughey does look older because his face has lost volume.
If […]
Your age is not the sole determining factor of whether you should have a facelift. People over the age of 65 are at no greater risk of facelift complications than younger patients, provided the patients are screened for any health problems or risk factors, according to a Cleveland Clinic study that followed 216 female facelift patients for three years.
The study was published in 2011 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
If you are an older adult interested in female or male facelift surgery, we can determine whether you are a good candidate for the surgery. The main concern for older patients is […]
Stem-cell-rich fat has recently become quite popular in cosmetic applications. The stem cell facelift is not like facelift surgery, but instead uses fat injections to rejuvenate your face using fat from your own body removed with liposuction. The idea is that the stem cells cause new, youthful skin cells to generate. One woman’s recent story points to some possible problems with unapproved stem cell use.
According to Scientific American, a woman in her sixties called a plastic surgeon to treat her for a problem she was experiencing. A few months prior, she had a stem cell facelift. In the months following, […]
A sharp, firm neckline is one of the cardinal features of youth. As we reach our 40s and 50s, the angle formed by the chin and neck begins to widen and droop, changing the youthful right angle to a sagging turkey neck or wattle.
W Magazine addressed this particular sign of aging in an article called “Chin Up,” published in this month’s issue. In it, writer Alexandra Marshall laments about the inevitable turkey neck, and then explores some of the options for improving it. Unlike wrinkles and crow’s feet that some people can put up with, a lot of people find […]
“How long will my facelift results last?”
The question above is a common one we are asked by our patients interested in facelift surgery. A new study published in this month’s issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery sought to answer that question using a combination of objective and subjective measurements. The researchers say five years after facelift surgery, three quarters of patients will still look younger than they did before surgery.
The study (conducted by Dr. Barry Jones, the past president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) used photographs of 50 women. All of the photos were taken under the […]
With the Thanksgiving holiday around the corner, it’s a good time to re-consider the facelift you have been thinking about. You may be seeing friends and family you haven’t seen for a year or longer, and it’s not uncommon to notice how much people have aged during that time.
A facelift lets you set back the ways aging has affected your face. You may begin to notice various signs of aging in your face, including:
Sagging facial skin
Turkey neck
Laugh lines
A facelift defines the contour of your jaw and neck by lifting the drooping skin of the neck and face. The procedure also […]
Lancome USA received an FDA warning for advertising claims that made it sound like certain Lancome anti-aging creams could achieve results similar to that of a pharmaceutical drug. The language also implies the creams can achieve facelift-like results, although the FDA did not take issue with that aspect of the advertising claims.
Last month, the FDA issued a warning letter to the president of Lancome USA, urging the company to re-phrase its advertisements or else submit its products as a pharmaceutical drug for safety and effectiveness testing. The reason: Some of the phrasing on the Lancome website implied the creams could […]
