Is FaceTite a highly effective alternative to neck lift/mini facelift? 43 years old.

Patients who opt for Facetite are seeking a more youthful look but do not want to deal with an invasive surgery, the scars of a face lift, or the recovery time.  Results of a face lift typically last about 10 years depending upon the level of undermining, level of support of deeper tissues, and amount of skin removed along with patient dependent factors; Facetite, about five, but it can be combined with Fractora to provide improved results over time.
Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

FaceTite can internally tighten the skin in the lower face and neck. After all the skin has been heated and contracted, we shape the neck with liposuction to give definition and remove stubborn pockets of fat. In one quick treatment, we can tighten skin, remove fat, and contour the lower face, jawline, and jowls with only a weekend of downtime.​ Keep in mind that combination approaches will give you a more significant improvement as opposed to a single procedure. I recommend getting a consultation with a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist and facial sculpting expert. Best, Dr. Emer

Face Tite can be a great option for slimming the jawline and upper neck. Depending on your age or degree of skin laxity, Fractora can also be done simultaneously. FaceTite will cause primarily tightening in the deeper skin level (the dermis) while Fractora will work mostly on the superficial layers of skin (epidermis). Combined therapy gives the most significant skin tightening possible, as well as some wrinkle reduction. I have found it to be a great treatment to do when a patient is already having liposuction. The surgical dissection for FaceTite is identical to liposuction. So, it makes perfect sense to do it. Patient who have FaceTite done at the time of liposuction have less bruising and quicker contour recovery. I believe they also have superior results in the neck.Risks are the same as for Liposuction, which are mostly very rare and also temporary.I have been very pleased with my patients over the first 6 months of use. Results should be permanent, with loss only from natural aging processes. I recommend that FaceTite patients consider doing Exilis or Fractora 1.5-2 years later to maintain results.

FaceTite produces (according to medical presentations and literature, approximately a 20-35% tightening of the skin, which is significant.  If you have "platysmal bands" in the neck, we can perform a minimally invasive platysmaplasty, without posterior incisions.  There is minimal bruising and bleeding, so that the recovery is reduced significantly, when compared to a full necklift.  The results for a 43 year old person should be comparable to a neck lift.  The procedure is usually performed under local anesthesia.

The FaceTite/NeckTite by InMode is a "micro-invasive device" that really works.  I do it in my office under completely local anesthesia and it takes about 1.5hrs for the procedure.  It has great results, but you don't see the improvement until at least 3-5 months after the procedure.  I tell my patients that I can consistently produce a 30-40% improvement in the neck and jawline tightness.  That may not be enough for a 60 year old woman who is looking for a facelift or has the downtime for that procedure.  The group that FaceTite works really well for is the mid-40 year old to early 50 year old who still has good skin elasticity and maybe some submental fat.  If you have it done on a Wed or Thursday, you will be back at work by Monday.  I say to patients...."no sutures, no scalpels, no surgery"!