33 years old, jowls, sagging neck bands: am I suitable candidate for a facelift? (photos)

Thank you for submitting your question and photos. Mini facelifts are ideal for reducing the early signs of aging you describe, such as mild skin laxity and slight jowl formation. This procedure can revitalize your appearance by removing jowls, tightening your skin, and angulating your jawline.
In addition, RF microneedling can increase collagen production and restore the neck skin’s elasticity. I recommend scheduling an in-person consultation with an experienced, board-certified facial plastic surgeon. They will be able to suggest the best approaches to help you achieve your aesthetic goals.

Thank you for your question and answers. A mini facelift is a great option for many people. The recovery & downtime is very minimal. There is no real definitive age where people have to get surgery, it really depends on your anatomy and skin integrity. Everyone is different. There are never any guarantees of course with any procedure whether it is surgical or nonsurgical in nature. I'd recommend not getting into the mindset of thinking the jowls or neck skin will be 100% gone with a mini facelift or neck lift as this might lead to disappointment. However, it will be a vast improvement to what you have now, and it will look better than it would have looked without the surgery. A mini facelift would address the lower area of your face including the neck and jowls. While this will give you a better look, you may benefit from a neck lift as well. It is always best to consider that an area will be improved and discuss how much with your plastic surgeon.

Surgery is not for everyone. In today's day and age, there are many nonsurgical options to consider although surgery usually gets the most improvement specifically of the neck and jowls.

I would recommend that you see a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area that is a member of both ASPS & ASAPS and performs a lot of mini facelifts and neck lifts but also offers all the nonsurgical options such as injectables and laser treatments. Go over your concerns with them and make sure above all, you walk out of there with several options and an idea of the pros and cons to each of them as well as realistic expectations.

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An in person examination to assess your facial volume, jaw line and neck is critical. However, based on your photos, it looks like you would benefit from micro fat grafting of the tear trough, cheek, pyriform aperture and pre jowl sulci to address volume loss of the midface and anterior jaw line. I do not think you need a face lift. Careful assessment of your platysma muscle and the structures deep to it are necessary to determine if you would benefit from a neck lift. The vertical bands demonstrated in your photos are the edges of your separated platysma muscle. In some instances, a neck lift with platysmaplasty can correct early platysmal bands. You do not have extra skin, so your operation could likely be performed through a single incision under your chin. Thank you for your question.