Alternative to Facelift for Skin Tightening?
asked 2 years ago by skywalker in 92603
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: age 45-54, face, jowls, wrinkles, female, brown spots, loose, peeling, tightening
I'm 50 look supposedly good for my age, no deep wrinkles. I'm not ready for a Facelift but I'd like my skin to be a bit tighter.
I'm developing jowls, and have increasingly brown spots in the face and keratosis on the temples. Is there one treatment that would improve all of the above like Laser treatment or Chemical peels? A combination of treatments? In what order?
1 answer to Alternative to Facelift for Skin Tightening?
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Facelift, chemical peels, and laser treatments to the face
Without a face to face examination, it is hard to say what would be best in your specific situation. The question implies that there are 2 problems. The first is skin laxity with jowls beginning to form and skin surface changes from aging and sun exposure. There are a number of possible treatment modalities for each.
For marked or severe laxity traditional facelift surgery with skin removal is the most reliable. For more minor laxity your options are fractional lasers or radiofrequency like...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon