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Am I a Good Candidate for a Facelift and Jaw Implant? (photo)

asked 2 years ago by kimmer1 in stanford
Latest answer by Brent Moelleken, MD
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14 answers to Am I a Good Candidate for a Facelift and Jaw Implant? (photo)

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Facelift and jaw implant

From your very small picture, it seems that you would indeed be a good candidate for facelift and jawline enhancement procedures. However, rather than develop a preconceived idea of exactly what procedures would benefit you most, why not consult with several top facelift surgeons and get their suggestions?  You may learn a great deal about what procedures are available to enhance the beauty of your face maximally. Doctors differ on their approach during a consultation. ... more
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon
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A jaw implant can greatly enhance facelift results

Hello - the picture that you sent is very small, but it appears as though you may benefit nicely from a facelift and chin implant.  To determine this better, I would need to see you in person or larger photos.  A facelift can restore lost volume to your cheeks, lift your jowls and marionette lines, and smooth out your neck.  The chin implant can add improve the projection of your chin as well as correct any asymmetries.  Good luck!
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Candidates for a Facelift

I cannot make specific recommendations on the basis of the picture. However, rejuvenation surgery is beneficial for individuals with good physicial and mental health and reasonable expectations who have experienced facial aging.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift Indications

Facelift (when performed properly) does a great job of elevating jowls, contouring the jawline, sculpting the neck, and repositioning the cheek. A chin implant can sometimes accentuate a Facelift result, especially in a patiet with a retruded chin. Unfortunately, your picture does not present a very clear picture of what you look like and no opinion can be rendered based on it. Consultation with a local Facial Plastic Surgeon will help guide you as to the best way to proceed.... more
Stephen Prendiville, MD

Fort Myers Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Candidate for Facelift

Thanks for posting a picture. However, it is so small that we really cannot give you specific advice. However, if you have loose skin in your face, jowls and neck, then you may be a good candidate for facelift surgery. If your jaw or chin underprojects, then an implant may be best.
David Shafer, MD

New York Plastic Surgeon
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Face Lift Candidate for Cosmetic Surgery

Facial aging affects everyone to various degrees. Unless there are coexisting conditions, face lift surgery may be appropriate for many individuals over 40. Face lift refers to many potential cosmetic surgical treatments. For some reason, your photograph is too small and only one view, so I cannot comment on your particular situation. Only after a comprehensive evaluation by a face lift surgeon, including medical history, can an appropriate option be determined.
Houtan Chaboki, MD

Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift Indications

It is impossible to tell anything from the picture provided. However, if you have aging of the face with jowl, folding around the mouth, hollowing of the cheeks, bags under the eyes lowering of the brow, excess skin in the eyes, banding in the neck, or excess fat in the neck, you are a candidate for some form of facial rejuvenation. The term “Facelift” means different things to different people. To be precise, it means elimination of the neck and lower face aging. However, it... more
Robert T. Buchanan, MD

Highlands Plastic Surgeon
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Facial Rejuvenation has many options

Facial rejuvenation can include several different procedures performed together or separately depending on the patient's aging pattern and goals. A facelift (sometimes called a face and neck lift) addresses sagging along the jawline (with those dreaded jowls) and sagging in the neck, and can beautifully tighten these areas. Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) corrects the loose skin of the upper and lower eyelids and can also remove the tired, puffy appearance of the lower eyelids. A cheeklift... more
Michael D. Yates, MD

Huntsville Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift candidates

A good candidate for a facelifting procedure is an otherwise healthy person who has sagging of the lower face and neck region which is usually manifesting by "jowling and excess skin and fallen soft tissues. As long as you are a non-smoker, this procedure can add some youth back to your face and make you look rested. Be careful for surgeons who over pull the face and give a created or surgical look since this can have the reverse effect. As far as jaw surgery, sometimes a chin implant... more
Scott Trimas, MD

Jacksonville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift and jaw surgery

The picture you posted is very small and I could not enlarge it.  Jaw surgery is best evaluated using other photographic views and possibly x-rays or even 3d ct scans. 
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Facelift Indications

Anyone with facial aging without serious unaddressed medical or psychiatric problems may benefit from a Facelift. However, it is important that like Rhinoplasty (Nose job), Facelift is NOT a set operation, rather it is a name shared by SEVERAL different operations which attempt to correct facial aging. WHICH Facelift procedure would best reverse YOUR particular facial aging would depend on the exact list of aging features particular to you, your skin type, your hair pattern and your... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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About one in three patients needs chin-jowl augmentation

Newer studies of the face have confirmed that many females especially develop loss of forward projection of the jaw   In addition the facial fat slides down onto the neck so that the jaw line is obscured.. If you are one of these types of patients you do need build up of your jawline as a part of your lift.  In our practice this is a very frequent element in our facial rejuvenations.
Nathan Mayl, MD

Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon
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Hard to know without a personal consultation.

You tiny thumbnail photo is not adequate to offer even a serious answer to this question. It is common practice to offer any one asking for a facelift and a chin implant over age 30 surgery. Unfortunately this forces you to be an informed consumer. Is surgery right for you? Possibly, however it is useful to determine what alternatives exist for you short of a facelift. Facelifts continue to be the most powerful of facial rejuvenation procedures. While surgery is somewhat expensive,... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Candidates for a facelift

Over time the effects of gravity and the longitudinal pull of muscles cause drooping or sagging of the skin and deeper structures of the cheeks, eyelids, nose, chin, legs etc. from areas of deeper attachment. The result is wrinkles and jowls in the face, redundant neck skin with vertically oriented skin bands & cellulite in the extremities. During the course of this aging process the general outline of the face changes from a triangle with the apex pointing downward or U-shaped outline... more
Aaron Stone, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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