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Lower Facelift and Other Options for a 66-year-old?
At 66, what would be the best treatment for lower face? I have read so many negative articles about thread lift. Fillers will not be enough; I need a lift. Do I need a lower face lift or is there an easier way to fluff this area up?
Asked 30 months ago by
Diannna in Vancouver Canada
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Facelt is the best way to tighten up the neck and jawline
The only option for effectively tightening up the neck and jawline is by doing a lower Facelift. Fillers and threadlifts and lasers will all be a guaranteed waste of your money and time. Facelifts, when done by a skilled surgeon, are extremely safe, predictable and effective.
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Facelifts for a 66 year old
There are many names for a facelift - I prefer to call it a cheek and neck lift for example because many patients are afraid of a "facelift." However, that is probably what you need. Just don't fall for a mini procedure as it will not give much result and won't last. See many examples on my web site.
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Lower face and neck lift to reverse signs of aging
Diannna,
There isn't a best treatment for all patients, as each patient is unique. Only after a comprehensive evaluation in-person, can a plastic surgeon advise what treatment may be best for you.
Facelift refers to aesthetic surgery of the neck and lower face (jowls). Even though patients are confused with many different face lift procedure terms, there are really only a few different types. These basic face lift types are the SMAS, deep, or composite. Face lift surgery may be combined...
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Lower facelift options and alternatives
With any surgical procedure, patients make choices. One of the most important is how good a result the patient wants. Most of our patients want to achieve the best result possible.
In almost all 66 year old women, there are many changes in the appearance that cause the face to appear to sag, the jowls to form, the face to lose volume, and neck to appear indistinct.
The most effective way to rejuvenate these areas, and to do so with the least amount of.artifact (the "done" look) is with...
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Lower facelift and necklift
Tightening of the skin of the neck and lower face can only occur with a well executed lower facelift and necklift combination. Skilled Plastic Surgeons should be able to perform this surgery for you. Fillers or lasers will not accomplish this. Trust your surgeon.
Best of luck to you.
Frank Rieger M.D. Tampa
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Facelift for 66-year old.
You are correct in assuming that fillers and threads will be inadequate in solving your issues. In most 66-year old women and men the muscular support of the lower 1/3 of the face including the jawline, jowls and upper neck has weakened. The only way to restore that muscular support is a conventional Facelift. The good news is that the procedure has consistently nice results. Often chin implants, liposuction, and other small procedures add to the overall result.
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Facelift Options at Age 66
It is very difficult to give an opinion without seeing pictures, more importantly than your age is how you have aged, which is dependent partly on genetics and skin care. Most women your age would not benefit from a mini Facelift or dermal fillers alone, this is more for women in their 40's. It would be unusual if a lower Facelift alone would give you the results you want. Many women are bothered by their jowls and neck and don't realize that by only correcting these, they...
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Face lift
The most important part in this decision is to evaluate your case. In general a lower face procedure will provided the best result in the rejuvenation process but they are other alternatives if the condition of the patient need them.
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Age 66: Facelift is the Best Choice
Based on my experience in Southwest Florida, where a large percentage of of patients seeking facial rejuvenation are in their 60's, Facelift is generally the best choice for a person like you. This obviously will depend on your genetics, how you have looked after yourself over time, previous sun exposure, and a tobacco-free history. Fillers will provide some degree of benefit, but are unlikely to fully address your concerns. Things to avoid: highly marketed,...
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Different options to recontour the lower face and neck
Patients today have many different options to tighten and recontour the jaw line. Patients may consider a dermal filler that can help camouflage a small amount of sagging along the jawline. Patients may consider a lower face or neck lift to help redraping the tissues of the lower face and clean the edge of the jaw. These techniques are often combined with fat injection to help replace some of the fat that is naturally lost in the aging process. For best results, you should work with a...
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Facelift
Hi Dianna,
It is difficult to evaluate your needs without seeing you. However, some tips that may help you make a decision.
Thread lifts don't last because they don't last because the threads are placed in the fat tissue just under the skin.
Permanent suturing of the SMAS and Platysma muscle are the cornerstones of a good lift. Whether you have a mini lift or a full face lift make sure these muscles are addressed.
A Minilift is a good alternative to a full face lift because it can be just...
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Lower facelift benefits
A well executed lower facelift will rejuvenate the lower 2/3rds of the face (i.e. the area from the cheek bones, jowls, neck). A surgeon may choose a variety of techniques (SMAS, deep plane, MACS, etc.) but the objectives are the same, reelevation of the cheeks, restoration of the jawline and improvement of the submental angle. Often patients enquire how long the results should last. Arguments are made that the longevity is related to the age at surgery, the overall health maintenance of...
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See a plastic or facial plastic surgeon who is a facelift specialist.
To get a good result you need a full facelift. If you get a minilift or skin tightening you will get minimal results. I'm your age and I had a full face/neck lift with no visible scars and no hanging skin in the neck. Remember you get what you pay for.
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Autologous fat injection plus or minus short scar face lift may be options
Clearly, you best option is to undergo an evaluation by a qualified surgeon. You may be able to undergo sufficient augmentation with autogenous fat. However, it is most likely that you could achieve a significant improvement of the lower face with a modified short scar facelift (there are many names for this).
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Lower facelift in 66-year-old
While it is said that the full impact of a facelift in general, is in the neck and jaw line, the added benefit of restoration of cheek fullness using newer suspension and fat filling techniques, makes a full face lift more satisfying for someone over 60.
The limited scar methods, thread lifts, quick lifts, lifestyle enhancement lifts all attempt to provide a nice smoothing with suspension alone, but most of these cases that are presented have suspension with other treatments including...
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Lower facelift options and alternatives
Dear Dianna,
Without a photograph as a reference, my comments must be generalized and generic.
Unless you are exceptionally lucky and vastly different as a woman in her 60's you probably display multiple characteristics of facial aging. These include but are not limited to, facial descent transformation of the youthful inverted pear shape of the head into vertical ellipse with drooping of the cheek / malar eminence, unveiling of the tear trough, herniation of orbital fat into the lower lids...
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Every Patient has Unique Needs
Hello Dianna,
I would agree with you that "thread lift" procedures are technically limited and produce rather unsatisfying results.
Careful in seeking the "easiest" option - you will be far happier with your outcomes in seeking the most effective, safest and appropriate procedures for your individual needs.
When addressing the lower third of the face the most effective technique is a facelift procedure. As you may know there are various forms of facelift procedures - in...
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New York Facial Plastic Surgeon
