Cosmetic surgery of any kind isn’t technically natural, but it can achieve results that look natural—if done correctly. This blog discusses what makes a facelift look natural vs. unnatural and what advanced techniques Dr. Diamond uses to achieve effortlessly rejuvenated results for his facelift patients.
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How to Achieve a Natural-Looking Facelift Result
While every patient is unique, one of the more common goals of facelift surgery is that the end result looks natural. Impactful, effective, yes. But overall, patients want to look like themselves, just refreshed and maybe a few years younger. No one wants it to be obvious they’ve had work done, even if a facelift or any cosmetic procedure isn’t technically natural.
So, how can you make facial enhancements like a facelift look natural? It’s possible, and the first step is to choose a highly skilled facelift specialist.
What Makes a Facelift Look Natural?
Choosing a facelift specialist is crucial to guarantee a more natural-looking result, as a huge part of what we consider to be “unnatural” or obvious facelift results stem from improper technique. A general overview of what a facelift treats and how the surgery works is below:
As we age, we lose volume, collagen, and elastin, which all contribute to an aged appearance. Gravity and a loss of these crucial proteins pull the face (tissues and skin) downward. Common issues that a facelift addresses include:
- Jowls
- Nasolabial folds
- Deep facial creases
- Loose skin
- Loss of facial definition
A facelift counteracts the droopiness by pulling these tissues back up to where they were before.
During a facelift, your surgeon treats these issues by lifting the underlying tissues of the face, which have started to droop. Lifting the facial tissues to a more youthful position sets a strong foundation for the skin on top. Your surgeon will drape the skin to a more natural position to highlight youthful contours and remove excess skin to remove jowls and deep creases.
Advanced Facelift Techniques for a Natural Look
The problem with unnatural-looking facelifts of the past, that telltale “windswept” or pulled appearance, is that the surgeon likely focused treatment on the skin rather than the underlying tissues. This results in a superficial lifting result that can obscure or warp facial features such as the mouth and cheeks.
Top facelift specialists today, like Dr. Jason Diamond, use advanced techniques that treat deeper tissues, lifting them to a youthful position and repositioning them to create a better contour. Dr. Diamond also repositions fat pockets that may be causing a droopy appearance, repurposing them to support a more sculpted look.
Because facelifts do not replace volume—and volume loss is a key contributor to facial aging—Dr. Diamond repositions tissues and fat to “replace” lost volume, creating a more natural-looking, dramatic result.
Combining Procedures for Facial Balance
The key to an undetectable facelift result is combining procedures. Dr. Diamond’s surgical philosophy and gorgeous facelift results reflect the impact that combining procedures of adjacent features is the gold standard when it comes to a natural-looking result. A look through his facelift gallery will show you that he rarely performs facelifts as standalone procedures.
This is because treating one area, the midface, for example, but neglecting others is a dead giveaway that the patient has had work done. If a facelift treats the area beneath the eyes through the jawline and the patient has severe sagging through the neck, it’s going to look very obvious that the face has been enhanced, the neck has not, and the overall effect will be quite strange. Combining a facelift with complementary procedures such as neck lifts, brow lifts, or blepharoplasty results in a cohesive, natural appearance.
Logically, it makes sense—the face ages at the same time, so your features are likely affected at once. Now, each person is different, and in rare cases, factors can influence the relative rate of aging, so Dr. Diamond takes plenty of time in the consultation to examine the patient’s whole face and help them determine the best plan for them. Most of the time, this involves combination procedures for the best result.
Dr. Diamond’s concept of facial balance is such a huge part of his practice that facelift surgery is under the umbrella of Diamond Facial Rejuvenation. Each patient is considered holistically, meaning each feature is considered during their surgical consult. And this isn’t limited to surgery alone—Dr. Diamond is a firm believer that skin health is just as important as surgery for a natural result and regularly includes skin resurfacing protocols and non-surgical treatments for his facial rejuvenation patients.
Remember how facelifts don’t restore volume? That’s where Diamond Facial Contouring comes in. Dr. Diamond uses artfully placed dermal fillers in the soft tissues of the face, such as the lips, cheeks, and under eyes, to treat age-related volume loss and create the ultimate result. Facial fat grafting with autologous fat transfer is a way to permanently restore volume to the face, which Dr. Diamond commonly pairs with his facelifts.
The “Natural” Facelift
Technically, no facelift is actually natural. However, to achieve a result that has family members and friends doing a double-take and strangers believing you’re 10–15 years younger than you actually are, the above “natural” facelift tips are as close to natural as plastic surgery gets.
Learn More About Facelifts in Beverly Hills, CA
You deserve a facelift result you can be proud of—choose celebrity facelift specialist Dr. Jason Diamond. Call the Diamond Face Institute today at (310) 859-9816 or fill out the contact form to request a consultation with Dr. Diamond.