Mini Facelift for a 32-year-old?

Mimijess,
Without a comprehensive examination, I can only advise based on your age. Most likely you are too young for any face lift surgery, including mini lift, s lift, short scar lift, and thread lift.
Plastic surgery is usually reserved for more advanced skin aging, even including these minimally invasive face lift procedures. Most plastic surgeons consider face lift surgery starting in the late 30's or early 40's for both men and women.
More appropriate for you, if your chin & neck areas bother you, would be liposuction of the neck, chin augmentation or chin implant. A weak chin will make the neck appear full. Appropriate chin enhancement would not make you masculine. Some patients may even need jaw & teeth realignment, for severely small chins.
Jowls may also be treated with injectable fillers, such as collagen, hyaluronic acid, and fat. Jowls contribute to full neck and aged appearance of the lower face.
Consider starting with more minimal cosmetic treatments, including basic skin care. If you are still unsatisfied with the aesthetic results, then you may consider face lift surgery.
Speak with your plastic surgeon about cosmetic options for neck & jowl treatment.

In our practice, we perform a non-surgical face lift / skin resurfacing treatment using Renuvion Helium Plasma Radiofrequency. ​To get the most improvement with skin tightening, we combine Renuvion (formerly J-Plasma) with lasers (Fraxel, Clear + Brilliant, CO2), microneedling/PRP, Ultherapy and InMode FaceTite. I suggest getting a formal evaluation with a cosmetic dermatologist. Best, Dr. Emer​​​​

Sometimes young patients, like yourself, who have excess fat under the chin may also have excess skin with reduced elasticity in the region. In many cases, liposuction alone will improve the neck. In some cases however, only removing the fat may expose skin and muscle laxity. 
A submentoplasty not only removes fat, but also trims and ties the underlying platysmal muscle together (also called a platysmaplasty) to tighten the neckline. This is preferable to overaggressive liposuction which can leave the skin too thin.
If, however, you also have jowls or advanced skin laxity, I would recommend a mini lift as well. If a 30-year-old patient has jowls, I am not going to tell them a lifting procedure is not appropriate just because of their age. Yes, facial aging and chronological age often coincide, but not always. I think a problem-based approach is superior to an age-based approach.
I hope that helped!

A great option for a mini facelift without surgery is the Ulthera treatment, which can tighten neck and face fascia. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles

As other posters have correctly stated, a physical examination is required before a definitive answer can be given. However, I can tell you that 32 year old mini lift candidates are as rare as four leaf clovers. Unfortunately, indications are no obstacle for some Surgeons. Given your age, you are most likely in the selective liposuction category. 

  I don't believe that any of us can answer this question without seeing you or at least good photos of you.  Yes, chin lipo may be all that you need but it will not correct the problem of excess skin and a well designed mini lift is not that much bigger procedure and may yield a happier result.

 

 

Liposuction of the jowls, jawline and under chin areas is very common in 32 yr olds and makes a big improvement for only $2500 on special and is done under local anesthesia with patients back to work in 1-2 days.  Sincerely,

David Hansen,MD

Although there is that rare patient that requires a formal facelift procedure at your age, this is definitely not a common occurrence. In my experience, patients your age often benefit from procedures such as liposuction, micro-liposuction and even platysma muscle tightening to achieve a more youthful look. It might be in your best interest to get several opinions from qualified, board certified facial plastic surgeons to see about other options out there. Good luck.

It is hard to give you a fair assessment without having had a chance to see you however, there are cases in which neck lift or mini facelifts are indicated even in patients in their 30's. These are relatively rare and the least invasive option should be utilized first. Sometimes, especially with a heavier neck, it is required to perform a neck lift procedure in addition to liposuction. In these cases, there is fat in the deeper parts of the neck which cannot be effectively and safely removed with liposuction. Jowl formation significant enough to require a cheek lift or mini lift is really rare in a patient in their early 30s. There are a number of minimally invasive approaches which should be evaluated prior to moving toward a lift at this stage.

While the vast majority of patient who have a facelift range from their mid 40's to late 60's there exists as always a "bell curve" to how each individual ages based on genetics, lifestyle and smoke / sun exposure. Over the years of focusing on facelfit surgery, I have worked with patients in their 30's who genetically have the looser skin and jowls that I would normally find in a patient 10 to 15 years older. If they are medically / anatomically suited and have a healthy psychological basis for why they want the surgery, a Mini Lift would certainly be helpful for them. On the oppsite end of the spectrum I have worked with patients in their 60's who look 10 to 15 years younger and do not need an extensive procedure. They can do just as well with a Mini Lift as a younger patient can.

It is important that we treat a patient based on their anatomy, realistic goals and appropriate reasons for wanting surgery to alter their appearance and not just their age. Keeping in mind that age is indeed the most prominent factor in assessing need for surgery in the majority of patients we will consult with.

Thank you,

Dr. J