Loma Linda Facelift doctors
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Robert M. Lowen, MD
Bay Area Plastic Surgeon
305 South Drive Suite 1, Mountain View |
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Subhas Gupta MD, PhD
Loma Linda Plastic Surgeon
Faculty Medical Office Aesthetic Surgery Center -11370 Anderson Street Suite 2100, Loma Linda |
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Michael W. Hill, MD, PhD
San Bernardino Plastic Surgeon
11175 Campus Street Coleman Pavilion, Suite 21126, Loma Linda |
Recent Answers
I’m a 45 year old woman who will be in New York beginning of September and Im planning to consult with at least 5 surgeons. Which surgeon would you recommend as a facelift expert for younger patients in New York ? I subtly want to lift the area around the jowls- I already tried hyaluronic acid fillers and do not believe in fat grafting.
47 is an ideal time to have a facelift because there is far less loss of facial fat and less skin laxity compared to someone in their 60's. Elevation of the midface and jowl with or without fat grafting gives a pleasing result.
While there are myriad techniques to accomplish this, a simple minimally-invasive approach with limited undermining and SMAS plication works well. If there is mild laxity in the neck, then the neck can be corrected without a separate incision under the chin and undermining of the neck skin. With less undermining, recovery is quicker.
In your effort to get a good result, ask your plastic surgeon exactly where the scars will be, for example, along the helix, behind the tragus, and under the lobule with a small platform of skin to replace the cheek flap without tension. Examine before and after pictures to see if the ear is in normal position or if the lower ear is pulled forward. Decide if the trade-off of a scar that is anterior to the sideburn hair that prevents the hairline from moving up is right for you vs. a less visible scar inside the hairline that can result in elevating the hairline.
