Procedure:
By tightening the muscles, redraping and lifting the skin, and then removing excess fat, a facelift provide a patient with a rejuvenated, more youthful appearance. Most facelift patients have noticed wrinkling of the face and neck, a constant fatigued appearance, and find that their face and neck muscles lack the definition they once had.

A facelift can be customized to fit each patient’s features and needs, and for a more enhanced result, can often be combined with other facial plastic surgery procedures. Complimentary procedures include a forehead or brow lift, a rhinoplasty, a neck or chin lift, or a blepharoplasty.

Length of Procedure:
Generally at least 2 hours, but it can depend on the extensiveness of the procedure

Anesthesia:
Usually local or general anesthesia. The final method of choice can depend on the patient’s preference for comfort and the safety recommendations of the surgeon and anesthesiologist.

Cost: $6000-$10,000

Risks:
Actually considered a very safe procedure, but some potential risks can include temporary numbness or infection.

Recovery:
Advisable to stay out of the sun for several weeks after the surgery.
Back to work: about 2 weeks
Strenuous activity: 2-3 weeks
Final appearance: Within 4-6 weeks, potential for improvement continues for several months

Duration of results:
Gravity and aging can always take affect again, so it may be desirable to repeat the procedure, but it should be a matter of around 10 years before this becomes a possibility. Of course, the results of your facelift will make that decade or so of aging much easier to bear than if you had never treated the situation in the first place.

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