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Kamran Jafri, MD answers: What is a Featherlift?

I have heard of a procedure called a Featherlift. What is a Featherlift and how is it different from a facelift?

Kamran Jafri, MD
14 months ago
By Kamran Jafri, MD - New York City Facial Plastic Surgeon

Hello,

A Featherlift is a procedure that received a lot of attention a few years ago that offered minimal incisions and recovery and promised improvements in a patient's jowls and jawlines.

It is done by making a small incision in the hairline by the ear and inserting a linear suture with hooks on the end that would lift the jowls
up. A nice little procedure in theory but the results were overall disappointing for most patients.

A Facelift has various forms but on the whole feature larger incisions and some form of tightening the underlying muscles. More invasive but far more satisfying.

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