Del Mar Facelift doctors

Nicotine is constrictor of blood vessels,  decreasing blood flow to tissues that need to flow to heal after surgery. When plastic surgeons do operations that involve longer incisions and/or tissue flaps,  the blood flow to these areas become critical. Without the blood flow ( or a decreased blood flow secondary to the effects of nicotine) healing can be compromised and/or tissue may not survive (tissue necrosis).

For this reason, most plastic surgeons will not operate on patients who smoke within a time period prior to surgery (for specific operations such as facelifting, breast lifting, tummy tuck surgery etc.).

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It is not actually the facial muscles that are repositioned in a facelift, but the investing layer of fascia, called SMAS for short. By tightening the SMAS, overlying fat and skin are also tightened, but without direct tension on the skin, so the skin will not look stretched.

Thank you for your question.  The pricing information varies depending on exactly what is performed, the surgeon's credentials and experience with the procedure, if the surgery is performed in an outpatient surgery center or in an office setting, who administers the anesthesia.  Please be careful when choosing your surgeon because there is a difference in expertise, experience and credentialling.  Facelifting surgery can range from $9000 and up depending on exactly what is performed. I hope this helps.