63 year old bald man wants facelift. Worried about scars - what procedures are available in this situation?

Great question and this will require a consultation with an experience plastic surgeon to discuss options based on your goals and anatomy. choosing your plastic surgeonFacelift: choosing your plastic surgeonSurgeons can be qualified for a variety of reasons, but you can help select one with the following info:Board Certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgeonsnot ..... Board of Cosmetic surgeonsmember of ASAPSyears of experiencereferral from a friend who is happy

The incision placement and scars are a major concern of male patients. It is difficult to advise our prospective patient without a photo. Typical male pattern baldness poses a minimal problem and the incisions can be camouflaged similar to a female facelift.  If the male patient has a light beard then the incision in front of the ear can be place behind the tragus (small piece of cartilage in front of the ear) or "inside" the ear just as would frequently be done for a female. If the beard is heavy the incision in front of the ear is placed in the natural crease most men have and that heal very well and almost invisibly in most cases.  See our photos on the web links below. If you are totally bald it is more difficult. In that situation we would do a "short scar lift' with incisions mainly in the creases in front and behind the ear.  This limits the amount of lift especially in the neck and sometime results in "bunching" behind the year that takes time to resolve.  Never the less results are good with minimal scarring.

The facelift scars can be altered to deal with your hair loss pattern.  If you shave your head completely as opposed to leaving some around the sides, camouflaging the scars will be a bit more difficult.