Wading through confusing doctors' opinions on Facelift

With respect to the facelift incisions, the incisions are not placed in a vertical fashion in front of the ear. The incision is usually placed behind the tragus and half the hairline in the sideburn area. The excess skin that is removed is bald skin, not hair-bearing skin so as not to raise the hairline. ... more

 I think it is very important to establish a level of trust with the surgeon you choose.  It is important to do your homework and seek out well trained experienced board certified plastic surgeons who does facelifts on a weekly basis.  Do this and you will probably get a good result with... more

You should not be put in the position of having to decide which facelift technique is best for you. All you're interested in is the results. First, you must be comfortable with the surgeon. You want to know what will be done, what will change, what is your post-operative course, what are potential... more

As other surgeons have noted on this topic, there are different approaches that can yield excellent results.  The key is finding a surgeon who uses an acceptable technique, while obtaining stellar results.  Most accomplished Facelift surgeons agree that the best results are obtained with some form of... more

There are several ways of performing facelift operation, all of which can give excellent results. Review some photos from the surgeons that you are leaning towards choosing. Seeing acutal results should give you confidence in that particular surgeon's technique. The options that have been offered to you are... more

You are confused, but this can be alleviated by seeing multiple before and after photos of each surgeon's patients. It is most important to see patients with your type of facial morphology and deformity and approximate age range in my opinion. Don't rely just on computer imaging for this procedure. I would... more

 Fabb50, As always you have received excellent advice from the Doctors here. I would add one more thing: Ask the Surgeons to speak with former Patients of theirs who have undergone the procedure they are proposing to you and also have (had) similar anatomy to yours. They should be at least 6 months to... more

Dear Fabb50 What you are searching for chemistry with your surgeon and the confidence in the work they perform. Their facelift theory is almost unimportant. What you need to focus on is what does their work look like. Reputation is important but at the end of the day, it does not really matter what other... more

 Having seen 5 doctors you have hopefully discovered that there is no one facelift operation - but this can become very confusing.  My best advice is to look at lots of photos from each of the doctors and decide who's look best and most like what you want.  Then be sure you "click"... more

You are confused by the myth that there is a "RIGHT" in Plastic Surgery. Many studies have shown that skilled Plastic Surgeons can get excellent results from substantially different techniques. Read the book "Blink" by Malcom Gladwell, do your homework on your possible surgeons and go... more