Facelift Gallery Page 3

Patient is a 58-year-old female who had a previous blepharoplasty and desires a more youthful appearing face and neck. Specifically, she wants to address her downturned mouth, as people think she appears dissatisfied when she is not. She would like a more younger looking jawline and neck, with more definition of her cheekbones and eyes. As a nurse, she has seen many facelifts, and has always been concerned that many appeared too tight, or unnatural, and wants to avoid this appearance at all cost.

Deep Plane Facelift, lateral temporal browlift, upper blepharoplasty, and autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 31cc including the lower eyelids, midface, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, upper and lower lips, jawline and chin.

Patient is a 68 year-old female who modeled with frequency when she was younger. Over the last 10 years, she had noted progressive loss of definition of her once glamorous cheekbones and well-defined jawline. She felt that her neck laxity and jowls made her look tired when she was not, and no matter how much makeup she applied, she never felt as confident as she used to. She had been very hesitant in getting facial rejuvenation as she liked her features but she just wanted to feel younger and more attractive.

Deep Plane Facelift, with lateral SMASectomy and medial and lateral platysmaplasty. A very private person, she was so happy with her surgical results she desired others to see what an expertly performed facelift can achieve. Not a person has mentioned she looks different, only that she appears more rested.

Patient is a 62-year-old female who is has had a previous facelift by another surgeon and desires facial rejuvenation. Specifically she feels that she has lost the definition of her once high appearing cheekbones and graceful jawline, and does like her jowls and loss of volume of her periorbital and perioral regions. She wishes to look younger and more attractive, and as she is a very active and prominent business woman, she desires to have no tell-tale signs of surgery.

Deep Plane Facelift, with partial removal of superficial submandibular gland to improve the jawline, endoscopic browlift, bilateral lower blepharoplasty, autologous fat transfer to the upper and lower eyes, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, jawline and lips for a total of 31cc. She also underwent erbium laser resurfacing of the upper eyes and perioral region. Note how more balanced and voluptuous her face appears. She was extremely happy with the results.

Patient is a 59-year-old female who wishes to look younger and more attractive. She is bothered by the weathered appearance of her face, especially the hollowness of her lower eyes, and the sagging of her cheeks with recent development of jowls. Her neck and jawline used to be one of her strong features, but now she only sees skin laxity and platysmal bands. She also feels that she has lost significant volume in her cheeks and cheekbones and often will not look in the mirror. She wants to regain her youthful confidence and vigor.

Deep Plane Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with suture canthopexy, and autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 23cc including lower eyes, midface, nasolabial folds, jawline, and upper and lower lips.

Patient is a 62-year-old female who is extremely active with much time spent outside enjoying sports. She had a facelift 15 years ago, and was concerned she looked pulled after her first surgery albeit with a rapid recovery. Currently she does not like the hollowness of her eyes and cheeks, and would like to address her jawline and neck which have become progressively aged appearing with skin and muscle laxity.

Deep Plane Facelift, lower eyelid TCA chemical peel, and autologenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 19cc including the lower eyes, nasolabial folds, upper and lower lips, and jawline. Notice the youthful voluptuous and glow this patient has from the addition of micro fat transfer to the procedure. Of note is the notion that her original facelift with stretched appearance but rapid recovery was most likely a “skin” facelift without the benefits of contemporary SMAS facelift that do not depend upon skin tightness for the desired effect. This results in a longer lasting and much more natural appearing facelift.

Patient is a 67-year-old female who underwent a previous facelift by another doctor and was never quite pleased with the result. Currently felt that there was a mismatch of the upper and lower face with heaviness of her jawline, and loss of volume of her cheekbones and around her eyes. She felt that she just did not look like she did before her original surgery. She desired to appear more balanced, more voluptuous, and more attractive.

Deep Plane Facelift, Lateral Temporal endoscopic browlift, Bilateral lower blepharoplasty, Full face erbium laser resurfacing, and autogenous fat transfer to the face fort a total of 31cc, including the upper and lower eyes, nasolabial folds, cheekbones, jawline, upper and lower lips. She was ecstatic with the result.

Patient is a 56-year-old female who desires facial rejuvenation. She feels that she looks quite gaunt, and likes her current body weight, as she works to maintain a trim figure. Specifically she dislikes the hanging skin of her neck and jawline, and feels hollow both along her upper and lower eyes, and in her cheeks. She wants to look softer and younger, but is very afraid of obtaining that “stretched look”, that she often sees around town.

Deep Plane Facelift, Endoscopic browlift, Upper and lower blepharoplasty and autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 90 cc including the temples, upper and lower eyes, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin, and upper and lower lips. She said post-operatively that people could not exactly figure out what had been done to her face.

Patient is a 65-year-old female who was looking to regain her youthful appearance. She feels very young at heart, is active, and wants to enjoy her retirement feeling and looking her best. She had specifically lost the definition of her neck and jawline, and had developed jowls and rounding of her face over the last 10 years. She wanted a well-coordinated result that appeared natural and soft.

Deep Plane Facelift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, full face erbium laser resurfacing, autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 22cc including lower eyes, midface, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin, and upper and lower lips. She is 7 weeks post-op.

Patient is a 67-year-old female who has developed significant jowls and loss of definition of the neck over the last 5 years. She feels that she appears very unhappy though she is not, and is often asked what’s wrong. When she was younger, she was often complemented on her beautiful jawline and cheekbones, and yearns to recapture her youthful facial proportions that made her feel attractive. She has been apprehensive about getting a facelift as she does not want to appear done.

Deep Plane Facelift, lateral temporal brow elevation, upper and lower blepharoplasty with softening of muscles between eyebrows, and autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 50cc including lower eyes, midface and cheekbones, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin and lips. Notice with the addition of fat transfer, how the patient’s lower face and jawline beautifully balance her brow and eyes. She was ecstatic with her result.

Patient is a 68-year-old female who in her younger years enjoyed feeling and looking very attractive. She had always had high cheekbones, and a sculpted neck and well-defined jawline, but these attributes seemed to fade in her late 50’s. She began to feel quite matronly, and was bothered by her full neck which resembles her mother’s, and her very down-turned mouth which made her appear constantly angry. She wanted to appear younger and more attractive.

Deep Plane Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, fat transfer to the periorbital, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin and lips for a total of 21cc, and periorbital and perioral erbium laser resurfacing. Photographs are at 1 year post-op.

Patient is a 47-year-old female who has lived her life in front of the camera in broadcasting. She is bothered by the heaviness of her brow, and in conjunction to her early jowls and downturned mouth, seem to impart a very serious appearance to her face. She is also losing the definition of her cheekbones and jawline; features that have always been her hallmark. Her nasal profile has bothered her for years, especially when viewed on camera, and she desires a softer more feminine appearing nose that better matches and accentuates her facial features.

Deep Plane Facelift, Endoscopic browlift, autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 20cc including lower eyes, midface, nasolabial folds, jawline, and upper and lower lips. The patient also underwent a simulataneous rhinoplasty. She is delighted with the results.

Patient is a 61-year-old female who felt that she looked much older than she felt. Specifically she did not like her heavy jowls and downturned mouth which made her look stern and unhappy, and wanted to address her “turkey-gobbler” neck which made her look like her mother. She wanted to recapture her youthful attractiveness which was highlighted by her eyes and jawline but did not want to look “done”.

Deep Plane Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy, autogenous fat transfer to the face including jawline, nasolabial creases, periorbital region, upper and lower lips, and cheeks. Patient also underwent glabellar and perioral dermabrasion.

Patient is a 60-year-old female who underwent a previous facelift and upper and lower eyelid surgery. She has noticed progressive hollowing of her upper and lower eyes after her previous eyelid surgery, along with progressive loss of the definition of her cheekbones, jawline, and neck. She would like to appear softer and more voluptuous with more harmony of the facial features for which she was very proud of in her youth.

Deep Plane Facelift, bilateral lower blepharoplasty, upper and lower lip augmentation with placement of permalip lip implants, autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 30cc including upper and lower eyes, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin and lips, and erbium laser resurfacing of the upper and lower eyes and perioral region. Note that the post-operative photos are 1.5 years post operative, hence the fat transfer is permanent. Appreciate the improved contour of the upper and lower eyelids that now appear youthful, and the improved proportion of the chin and jawline which have been improved with fat transfer. No chin implant was placed. She was ecstatic with the results.

Patient is a 55-year-old female who had always been considered attractive but in the recent past felt that she had lost some of the vibrant beauty she possessed when she was younger. Specifically, she was bothered by the wrinkles of her heavy appearing brow, and the loss of definition and crispness of her upper and lower eyes. She had begun to develop jowls and did not like the heaviness of her cheeks nor the loss of her once sharp jawline and graceful neck. She wanted to look younger and more beautiful without the tell-tale signs of having had surgery.

Deep Plane Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 43 cc including lower eyes, midface, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin, and upper and lower lips. She also underwent full face Erbium laser resurfacing. She is ecstatic with her surgical results.

Patient is a 68-year-old female who feels that she looks old and unhappy. She dislikes her downturned mouth, her hollow and darkly pigmented eyes, and the jowls she has developed over the last 10 years. She remembers having a very angular and sculpted jawline when she was younger, and desires to regain her youthful voluptuousness and angularity without looking operated upon.

Deep Plane Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with suture canthopexy, partial removal of the superficial submandibular glands to give angularity of the jawline, and autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 28cc including lower eyes, nasolabial folds, jawline, chin, upper and lower lips, and corners of the mouth.