Pensacola Lower Face Lift doctors

The first step is to determine what about your appearance you wish to change.

Then see one or two surgeons and compare notes on the recommended procedures.

I try to provide accurate quotes to my patients in a menu format and allow them to select the procedure(s) they wish to address their most dreaded problem areas. However, it is common for a patient to say, "well since the lower lids are only $2,500, I'll go ahead and do that, too.", for example. Lower eyelid surgery is not included in our definition of "face lift", but knowing the menu allows for educated selecting.

In the surgeon's terms, "face lift" really indicates the jowels along the jaw line. My fee for this is less than a "Full Face / Neck Lift", which I use to indicate to my office and OR staff and the patient that I will be making a longer incision into the hair line and working in the neck as well. I use another term, "Submentoplasty" to tell the OR staff that we will be making a separate incision under the chin and utilitzing liposuction, etc. to contour the "submental" region.

A patient might easily think that "face lift" includes all of these, when in reality, they have separate charges, which I frequently discount if being performed together, etc. So in the end, it's like shopping for a car; you simply need to figure out what you want, what you're willing to spend, then find someone who can deliver the desired procedures for your price range.

Realize that the anesthesiologist and surgical facility also charge fees that factor into the total patient cost as well. Unfortunately, these are out of your surgeon's control in many cases, but nonetheless must be passed on to the consumer--you. As long as you are satisfied with the results, you won't regret spending the money, and the key to satisfaction is realistic expectations. Don't bargain hunt for something of this magnitude.