While there is no best facelift procedure, choosing the right one does have an impact on your results. This blog will discuss the different facelift options offered by Dr. Diamond, as well as accompanying procedures and non-surgical treatments to make the most of your facial rejuvenation.
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Your Best Facelift Result
Plastic surgery usually isn’t something you decide to do on a whim; most people spend time considering surgeons and procedures before they schedule any appointments because they, naturally, want the best outcome. So, when starting your search for ideal facial rejuvenation, you may be considering: What is the best type of facelift to undergo?
For the longest-lasting and most natural-looking results, the “best” facelift should involve the tightening and lifting of underlying facial muscles, tissues, and structures—not pulling the skin. But beyond that, the best facelift for you has more to do with the unique anatomical needs that you exhibit; each facelift is tailored to the needs of the patient, so it’s hard to say that there is one universal “best facelift.”
While a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon like Dr. Diamond will certainly help you choose the best procedure for satisfying results, understanding what each facelift procedure can do is beneficial to determining your ideal facial rejuvenation outcome.
What Does Each Facelift Do?
Your ultimate facial rejuvenation comes down to the aging concerns that you have, where these concerns are located, and your surgeon’s skill and willingness to customize your procedure. Dr. Diamond prioritizes combining procedures—surgical and non-surgical—to achieve facial balance and harmony for facial rejuvenation patients. Below are some of the popular facelift procedures, along with accompanying non-surgical treatments.
Facelift
This is the primary procedure for facial rejuvenation, the gold standard when it comes to turning back the clock and achieving a revitalized, youthful appearance.
Dr. Diamond’s facelift targets facial aging around the mid-lower face and neck. Loose skin, deep creases and wrinkles, sagging fat deposits and tissues, and jowls all contribute to an aged appearance. A facelift addresses these issues throughout the face and upper neck.
During your facelift, Dr. Diamond will lift and surgically tighten the underlying tissues that have become lax. By doing this, the structures of the face are lifted and resemble a stronger contour and shape of youth. Additionally, loose fat deposits are either removed or relocated to help support a more attractive contour. Lastly, the skin is redraped, and the excess is removed.
The result is a smoother, more youthful appearance, especially around the mouth, nose, and jawline.
Cheek Lift
A loss of volume in the cheeks results in a softened, sagging appearance that contributes to facial wrinkles and creases and is a departure from the angular appearance of youth. A cheek lift or mid-face lift is often combined with a facelift to provide a more comprehensive rejuvenation to this critical area of the face.
Volume loss in the cheeks and mid-face is instrumental in major facial aging concerns that most facelift patients wish to correct. Youthful faces have strong definition in the contours, plump cheeks, and smooth skin. As the facial structures become more hollow, the face loses that definition.
A cheek lift focuses on the above issues as Dr. Diamond performs an endoscopic lift to elevate the cheeks with limited trauma to the surrounding areas. And, as neither a facelift nor a cheek lift restores volume, these procedures are often combined with Diamond Facial Sculpting® or facial fat grafting to replace lost volume.
Neck Lift
While a facelift does include some minor treatment of the neck, a neck lift is necessary when moderate to severe aging throughout the center or entirety of the neck is present.
A neck lift primarily treats sagging skin, fat deposits throughout the chin and jawline, and neck banding, which is caused by lax platysma muscles, loose skin, or a “turkey neck.” During your neck lift, Dr. Diamond will tighten loose skin and tissue to create a stronger structure before tightening the skin and removing excess for a more youthful, aesthetically pleasing result. As the neck is tightened, the jawline is accentuated.
A slender, contoured neck is a sign of youth, which is the goal of a neck lift. Successfully performing this procedure and combining it with one or more of the above options results in the most comprehensive and natural-looking facial rejuvenation result.
Why Combining Procedures Matters
In most cases, the features of the face age at roughly the same rate. Treating just one section of the face may result in the other aged sections looking more severe by comparison, with the treated section looking obviously enhanced. Combining facial procedures results in a more natural-looking result and allows Dr. Diamond to take a holistic approach to rejuvenation, using techniques in one cohesive surgery rather than as separate entities.
Additionally, combining surgeries is more cost-efficient and results in only one recovery period rather than discrete recovery times.
How to Choose the Right Facelift
To prepare for your procedure, it may be helpful to take a look at your face and see what aging signs are most apparent. Do you have a loss of facial volume throughout the cheeks, with a hollowed appearance to the under-eyes and mid-face? A cheek lift and blepharoplasty combination may be your best bet. Or, a facelift and Diamond Facial Contouring to replace lost cheek volume may give you ideal results.
Your consultation with Dr. Diamond will be illuminating, as he will listen to your goals and concerns and come up with some suggestions for treatment. While each patient receives custom results, it’s helpful if you have a strong idea of what you want for your facial rejuvenation because your happiness is the number one priority.
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Call the Diamond Face Institute today at (310) 859-9816 or fill out our online form to learn how Dr. Diamond can help you design your ultimate facial rejuvenation procedure.