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Will Silhouette Facelift Help Post Weight Loss Surgery Patients?

asked 2 years ago by balonscndl@msn.com in philadelphia
Latest answer by Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Question viewed 845 times
Tags: weight loss

8 answers to Will Silhouette Facelift Help Post Weight Loss Surgery Patients?

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See an experienced facelift surgeon.

 The surgeon and his expertise are what you need to find, not the name of a procedure. Let him give you the pros and cons of doing different types of face lifts
Toby Mayer, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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Silhouette lifts will be gone soon like Thread lifts are

Without properly undermining the skin, releasing it from the underlying tissues, tightening the underlying tissues and gently redraping and excising the extra skin, you won't get a result that looks great and has any chance of lasting. The thread lift type procedures are even worse than the branded minilifts like Lifestyle lift which also wouldn't be worth doing.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Will silhouette facelift help post weight loss surgery patients?

Probably, not. The silhouette Facelift is just another "thread lift", instead of separating sagging tissues, lifting them and repositioning them, this procedure relies on barbed sutures placed percutaneously through the skin to keep the tissues up. Experience has shown repeatedly that this does not work. These sutures dislodge, move, become infected and become visible or palpable (aka positive Banjo strings sign). EVEN the Spanish based company itself on its website (http://www... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Silouette Facelift

If well done, Im sure the silouette facelift will improve your appearance after weight loss. Make sure you do your homework; look at the many alternative facelift options to determine what is best for you. Congratulations for your weight loss!
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Comprehensive face/neck lift would be more appropriate

A comprehensive face/neck lift that addresses excess skin in the face and neck areas can address post-op weight loss surgery patients quite well. The face/neck lift operation is done to tighten up muscles, remove excess sagging skin, and any residual fat that is present in the neck, both above and below the platysma muscle. Patients who have undergone weight loss surgery with massive weight loss tend to have an abundance of excess skin in the neck, which is removed through a facelift.... more
William Portuese, MD

Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.seattlefacial.com

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Silhouette Facelift?

I have to admit I have not heard of this lift. It must be a copyrighted name for some type of minimal lift. If you have had a massive weight loss the only procedure you should be looking at is a standard type facelift by any number of board certified plastic surgeons in your area. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is, so trust your face to an expert who has an armamentarium of tools to address the problem of excess skin, jowls, platysmal bands and overall facial descent. Good... more
Steven Schuster, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Thread lift for facial rejuvenation

The type of facelift you're talking about will provide you with minimal lifting.  After body contouring surgery, the problem is usually excess skin and drooping of the cheek fat.  A standard facelift should provide you with long-lasting results with minimal downtime.  Good luck!
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Silhouette Lift

No. It is a thread lift and the improvement does not last. The risks of irregularities, skin dimpling, thread extrusion is high. You are better off getting a surgical lift. Regards.
Tanveer Janjua, MD

Bedminster Facial Plastic Surgeon

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