At 52, I am so ready for a lower face / neck lift to remove sagging jowls, but, like most patients, I absolutely fear the ugly scars. I work with A-list celebrities here in Los Angeles and although they have access to the best plastic surgeons in the world, I have yet to come across someone whose front-of-ear scars aren't a dead give-away, especially when the incision has been made inside the Tragus and it looks even weirder. So, is there really no technique that allows for behind-the-ear cutting only?
Answer: Well-Done Facelift Doesn't Leave Visible Scars Sadly, celebrities can be the worst possible advertisements for facial plastic surgery, as they often have procedures that are poorly done or over done. However, you have probably encountered some A-list celebrities whose facelifts were expertly handled, but didn't realize it because their scars are virtually imperceptible. Read the recommendations on this site, quiz women your age who look good but seem to have had no work done, and meet with a number of facial plastic surgeons until you find one who can give you the results you want. I hope this helps.
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Answer: Yes - if your skin laxity is minimal A neck lift (or platysmaplasty) can be performed through a small incision under the chin in a natural skin crease. This involves suturing the platysma muscle bands/edges back together the way they used to be. It helps restore your neck profile as well as soften the bands that develop with age when these muscles separate. In the right candidate, this may be all that is needed to improve the aging neck. An ideal candidate would have very little excess skin in the neck, good skin elasticity (recoil), and little to no laxity in the lower face (…lower face looseness contributes to neck looseness). When there is poor skin elasticity or excess skin in the neck, that skin will need to be removed/tightened in order to achieve a desirable result. This is usually done by making incisions that may start at or below the tragus (the cartilage in front of the ear canal), extend behind the ear in a crease, and then along the edge of the hairline. If there is looseness in the lower part of the face, this will contribute to the laxity that occurs in the neck. Very often, a facelift (specifically a lower facelift), is combined with the neck lift (platysmaplasty) to achieve a pleasing result. A lower facelift will require incisions that typically start in the hair in front of the top of the ear and will course in a skin crease or follow the curvature of the front of the ear, go under and around the ear lobe, into the fold behind the ear, and continue along the hairline. These incisions can vary based on the surgeon and the type of facelift being performed (ie mini facelifts will usually have smaller incisions). There are many face and neck tightening procedures that can be performed in addition to these. They include non-invasive/no-incision procedures, minimally invasive/tiny incision procedures, mini-face lifts, mini-neck lifts, SMAS facelifts, and deep plane facelifts. All of these can also be performed safely, comfortably, and successfully without the need for general anesthesia. The best approach can only be determined during an in person consultation where a treatment plan is specifically tailored based on your needs and individual aging pattern.
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Answer: Yes - if your skin laxity is minimal A neck lift (or platysmaplasty) can be performed through a small incision under the chin in a natural skin crease. This involves suturing the platysma muscle bands/edges back together the way they used to be. It helps restore your neck profile as well as soften the bands that develop with age when these muscles separate. In the right candidate, this may be all that is needed to improve the aging neck. An ideal candidate would have very little excess skin in the neck, good skin elasticity (recoil), and little to no laxity in the lower face (…lower face looseness contributes to neck looseness). When there is poor skin elasticity or excess skin in the neck, that skin will need to be removed/tightened in order to achieve a desirable result. This is usually done by making incisions that may start at or below the tragus (the cartilage in front of the ear canal), extend behind the ear in a crease, and then along the edge of the hairline. If there is looseness in the lower part of the face, this will contribute to the laxity that occurs in the neck. Very often, a facelift (specifically a lower facelift), is combined with the neck lift (platysmaplasty) to achieve a pleasing result. A lower facelift will require incisions that typically start in the hair in front of the top of the ear and will course in a skin crease or follow the curvature of the front of the ear, go under and around the ear lobe, into the fold behind the ear, and continue along the hairline. These incisions can vary based on the surgeon and the type of facelift being performed (ie mini facelifts will usually have smaller incisions). There are many face and neck tightening procedures that can be performed in addition to these. They include non-invasive/no-incision procedures, minimally invasive/tiny incision procedures, mini-face lifts, mini-neck lifts, SMAS facelifts, and deep plane facelifts. All of these can also be performed safely, comfortably, and successfully without the need for general anesthesia. The best approach can only be determined during an in person consultation where a treatment plan is specifically tailored based on your needs and individual aging pattern.
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October 28, 2015
Answer: A Facelift Should Be Imperceptible I'm not sure who has performed the surgery you have noticed, but a well done facelift should NOT have such tell tale signs.The referral patterns in this business are very strange and unpredictable. Celebrities are very secretive and therefore their access to information can be limited. This sometimes leads them to make terrible mistakes when choosing Plastic Surgeons or "Cosmetic Surgeons" (which is a nonsensical term).There are some terrific surgeons in the LA area and I suggest you try to find one. Maybe you can get one of them to tell you what kind of incisions would be best in your particular case.Good Luck!
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Answer: A Facelift Should Be Imperceptible I'm not sure who has performed the surgery you have noticed, but a well done facelift should NOT have such tell tale signs.The referral patterns in this business are very strange and unpredictable. Celebrities are very secretive and therefore their access to information can be limited. This sometimes leads them to make terrible mistakes when choosing Plastic Surgeons or "Cosmetic Surgeons" (which is a nonsensical term).There are some terrific surgeons in the LA area and I suggest you try to find one. Maybe you can get one of them to tell you what kind of incisions would be best in your particular case.Good Luck!
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October 15, 2015
Answer: Facial scar can look good if facelift not too radical Hi. There are 2 main problems with a scar limited to behind the ear. The first is that it will only address the neck and not the lower face which usually defeats the purpose in my opinion. The neck and lower face are intimately associated and if you need a lower face lift as well then addressing the neck alone will result in a poor outcome. The second is that inevitably if you use a scar only behind the ear and you do a neck lift it will actually make the extra skin in front of the ears worse as the lower face is partly suspended but no skin is excised. With respect the Hollywood A listers probably aren't looking for a natural result. If you don't want a radical facelift and an experience surgeon does it so there is minimal tension on the skin at the end then the scars in the grooves in front of the ear can be very difficult to see. Hope this helps.
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Answer: Facial scar can look good if facelift not too radical Hi. There are 2 main problems with a scar limited to behind the ear. The first is that it will only address the neck and not the lower face which usually defeats the purpose in my opinion. The neck and lower face are intimately associated and if you need a lower face lift as well then addressing the neck alone will result in a poor outcome. The second is that inevitably if you use a scar only behind the ear and you do a neck lift it will actually make the extra skin in front of the ears worse as the lower face is partly suspended but no skin is excised. With respect the Hollywood A listers probably aren't looking for a natural result. If you don't want a radical facelift and an experience surgeon does it so there is minimal tension on the skin at the end then the scars in the grooves in front of the ear can be very difficult to see. Hope this helps.
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July 7, 2016
Answer: Back of the Ear incisions for Facelift Most of the time in my experience, a facelift that will transpose a fair amount of skin from the lower neck will necessitate some type of a scar around the lobule and into the front of the ear region. There are procedures using a suspensory suture technique that can raise the muscle with the skin still attached. These procedures however do not remove a lot of skin. The scar in front of the ear has never been an issue in my practice. I think but sometimes while shorter incisions seem better in the patient's mind, a less than adequate result may seem worse. Good luck.
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Answer: Back of the Ear incisions for Facelift Most of the time in my experience, a facelift that will transpose a fair amount of skin from the lower neck will necessitate some type of a scar around the lobule and into the front of the ear region. There are procedures using a suspensory suture technique that can raise the muscle with the skin still attached. These procedures however do not remove a lot of skin. The scar in front of the ear has never been an issue in my practice. I think but sometimes while shorter incisions seem better in the patient's mind, a less than adequate result may seem worse. Good luck.
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