Scars for mid and lower facelift?

The true answer here is: It depends upon the technique your
individual surgeon uses – there isn’t one standardized way of doing these
procedures, so the suture line placement varies a bit from surgeon-to-surgeon.

Depending
on the patients anatomy and tragal shape and position, I personally place
sutures in the hairline in front of the top of the ear (temple area), then down
towards the tragus, around the ear lobe (in the crease where the ear lobe
meets the cheek), then behind the ear in the crease, and along the
hairline behind the ears. I also place a small suture line just under the
chin.

If
scars concern you, ask a surgeon to show you photos of patients whose suture
lines haven’t healed yet, so you can understand his/her suture line placement. I have a few in my gallery here, which may be useful for your reference of healing timelines.

Mid facelift scars can be placed in the temporal hairline or underneath the lower eyelids- so called "sub ciliary". There are a range of lower face and neck lift scars. The so called "short scar" facelift begins at the junction of the hair bearing and non- hair bearing skin in front of the ear and extends in-front of the ear down towards the ear lobe. The so called "long scar" facelift is a continuation of the short scar, extending underneath the ear lobe, behind the ear and into the occipital hairline. This gives access to the neck.

Thanks for the question. In the scalp area 2 cm incisions are made symmetrically on both sides, mid-face tissues are freed. Reaching the cheek oil and moved up and out as young ages. The mid-face area rejuvenates, the gutters on the rim disappear. I wish you all the best. 

Thank you for your question.  It will aldepend on your surgeons technique to where the scars are located.  The scars I produce would start just before the hair line (not entering the hair), in the crease of the ear and around the back behind the earlobe.  The scars are hidden nicely, and I also use dissolvable stitches underneath the skin, ensuring neat incisions, leaving patients with an invisible scar.  Make sure you find a reputable and qualified plastic surgeon who can assess you properly to give you a realistic idea of what outcome you can achieve.  Please make sure you find a reputable and qualified plastic surgeon who can assess you properly to give you a realistic idea of what outcome you can achieve.  Ask to see before and after pictures of their past patients so you can see the placement of the incision and how they have healed.  All The Best. 

Hi.  The scars for the MACS lift are the same if the midface is included or not.  The majority of the time I recommend to include the midface as in most patients it looks aesthetically pleasing.  The scars are hidden in the temple hair, around the creases in front of the ear and then behind.  They are imperceptible in most patients. Regards

A good face lift will involve some manipulation of the SMAS. This addresses the underlying muscles of the skin and allows the surgeon the elevate, re-position and lift the face and not just tighten the skin. There are three incision sites, around the ears following the natural creases and folds and under the chin. These sites heal well and a good surgeon will hide these incisions sites behind the hair line and tragus/opening of the ear canal. Consult with board certified facial plastic surgeon to see if you are candidate and what surgical technique they use. 

in general the scars should be hidden either in or around the ears for a mid face lift and for a lower neck lift the scars are behind the ears and hidden within the hair line. With both surgeries no scar should be visible even if you wear your hair up for a formal event or party.

 There are 3 incisions for a neck lift they're all approximately 1 inch long. One is located in the submental area below the chin and the other 2 are completely hidden behind the ears. The incision for  a lower face and neck lift involves placement of the incisions through the sideburn, behind the tragus, around the earlobe, behind the ear, and down along the hairline behind the ear. It's important to make them as minimally detectable as possible, so that patients  can wear their hair up in a ponytail when they so desire

  Hi, this depends on what type of facelift and neck lift you are having.  Mid Face facelifts can have similar incisions as the standard facelift described below or in the case of a subperiosteal lift the incisions are through the mouth and inside the hair of the temples.  While that may appear as an attractive option, this facelift tends to create upturned corners of the eyebrows and eys because of the direction of tissue elevation and pull.  The cheek tissues can be placed too far laterally giving the face a "wider look" that combined with the "joker" smile is aesthetically unappealling.  For those reasons and the prolonged healing time associated with this typoe of facelift, I do not recommend or offer this facelift procedure. Standard facelifts, including a formal neck lift take about 6 hours to complete and have a very long incision that starts about 4 inches from the upper ear inside the hair of the temple, curves around or goes in front of the ear, continues inside the crease behind the ear and continues into the posterior hair behind the ear for 4 inches.  The is an incision under the chin in any versiion of a neck lift, including the one formal neck lift.   I perfomed many of these facelifts for many years but in the last 10 years people are looking for facelifts that have smaller incisions, heal faster and are without the lenghty recovery time associated with the traditional/standard face and neck lifts. If you have "jowls" this is sagging facial tissues and an indication for some form of a facelift.  The underlying SMAS layer, of the face, must be dissected, lifted, trimmed and re-sutured (not merely folded or suspended with threads or sutures that will not last). The excess skin is then removed and the facelift incisions closed.

My most popular facelift is the minimally invasive, short incision facelift that has all the benefits of more invasive facelifts (traditional, mid-face and subperiosteal facelifts) but with these added benefits:

•very small incisions
•minimal tissue dissection = less bruising and swelling = rapid recovery
•can be performed in 90 minutes or less, with or without general anesthesia
•no incisions within the hair = no hair loss
•excess fat can be removed
•excess skin removed
•cheeks, chin and jaw line can be augmented with dermal fillers (I prefer Perlane) or facial implants
•most patients fly back home to parts all over the world in as little as 3 days post-op
Hope this helps.

We want the healed incisions to camouflage so they don't distract from the rejuvenated face. The incision starts horizontally or angled slightly upward in the temporal tuft, the hair bearing area just in front of the upper ear. It merges with an incision along the front of the ear that loops just along the ear lobe then behind the ear where it attaches to the mastoid. Oftentimes there already are skin creases in front of the ear in which it is placed. At the top of the incision behind the ear it then descends in the hairline of the neck. There is also a small incision under the chin. Not smoking, avoiding too much tension on the incisions, and being vigilant with incision care gives the best chance of having nearly invisible scars. Hope this helps