Columbia Facelift doctors

A: How do you determine if a facelift is well done?

The best way to determine the success of a facelift is the way it looks, and if the facelift addresses the concerns the individual desired to rejuvenate. Visiting with board-certified plastic surgeons to discuss their approach and finding out the surgeons of individuals you know who had great results is the best way to pick a surgeon. You may also check out surgeons' websites to check their credentials, see what they offer educationally, and look at photo galleries.

With regard to your specific questions, some individuals do well with just SMAS tightening alone, and others may get a better result with adding fat grafting. Generally those who do well with fat grafting are more deflated, thinner patients. A fuller face does not require fat grafting. By the time absorbable sutures resolve, the face is healed, so it will not drop if the sutures dissolve.

A: Facelift at 40?

Men and women pursue facelift often for issues that they have no control over, like heredity. A lower facelift would help address jowling. Incision would be inconspicuous, hidden around the ear, and the effects are refreshing, rejuvenating, but not different. Thread lifts have not stood the test of time, unlike gold standard face lifting techniques, so this needs to be considered to choose the smartest solution.

A: Check Your BMI Before Doing Anything! Before considering anything, check your Body Mass Index. Its your height / weight ratio and will tell you if you are at a healthy weight. There are numerous online BMI calculators and takes only a few mins to determine. You indicate you were already thin, and are now thinner, and like to exercise. This indicates you might have an eating disorder, and the last thing to consider would be any sort of cosmetic treatment. A BMI of 18.5 or less should spur you to see your family physician, not a cosmetic surgeon.