How is a facelift performed?
From planning to discharge: anesthesia, the deep plane, fat grafting and combined procedures, which depend on your assessment.
Category: Facelift
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Facelift or PDO Thread Lift: Understanding the Differences Before You Decide
How a thread lift differs from surgery, what the research shows, and what to mention in consultation if you’ve already had threads.
Skincare and Facial Sagging: Skin Quality vs. Facial Contour
Well-cared-for skin and facial contour call for different questions. What to expect from each kind of care, and when a facelift consultation makes sense.
Combining Procedures With a Facelift: When to Discuss Separate Stages
Each step needs a reason. How I decide what goes into the same operation, what can wait and what does not need adding.
Upper Lip Aging: Why Does My Upper Lip Look Smaller?
Not every change around the mouth is a loss of volume: how the upper lip changes with age and where a lip lift fits in.
Facial Aging Anatomy: What Changes Beneath the Skin?
Skin, volume, support and expression: how I separate each change in the face before proposing treatment.
Facelift and Self-Esteem: Setting Expectations and Planning Support
A personal decision deserves room for questions: specific expectations, support during recovery and when emotional care comes first.
Is There an Ideal Age for a Facelift?
Too early or too late? The criteria that matter more than age, and what studies of older patients can and cannot tell us.
Natural-Looking Facelift Results: How to Talk About Identity and Expectations
What you want to change, what you want to keep and what you don’t want to see: questions for discussing a natural look without promising an undetectable result.
Facelift or Fillers: Which Change Are You Trying to Treat?
Repositioning tissue and adding volume are different treatments. How to tell what bothers you, and what to bring to a consultation if you’ve had fillers.