Results may not occur for all patients
Older woman after a conservative mini-facelift and necklift. Notice that her neck “bands” are much smoother and that her face has a natural youthful smiling appearance as opposed to her prior to surgery where her lower face and mouth appeared to always be drooping.
Older woman after a conservative mini-facelift and necklift. Notice that her neck “bands” are much smoother and that her lower face and jowls have been re-positioned to a much more youthful contour. I try to strive to make my patients look as natural as possible without a “plastic” appearance or an “over-pulled” look.
Older woman after a “volumetric facelift”. As we age 2 things happen: 1) our skin loses it’s elasticity and begins to sag 2) our faces begin to lose volume from fat atrophy and muscle atrophy. Some patients do not require major facelift surgery to have a more restful, youthful appearance. Often times simply re-volumizing the face with fat or filler will give you a much more rejuvenated appearance without having to undergo a larger procedure.
Middle age woman with early lower facial and neck aging changes showing small jowls, loose neck skin, and accumulation of submental (chin) fat.	This patient underwent a conservative facelift, necklift, and submental liposuction to return her face to a much more youthful appearance without altering her natural look.
Older man with moderately severe facial and neck aging changes showing prominent jowls, excessive loose neck skin with a large fat deposit underneath the chin.	This patient underwent a more aggressive facelift, necklift, and submental liposuction to return his face to a much more youthful appearance while still maintaining his natural features.
Older woman with moderate facial and neck aging changes showing early jowls and moderately loose neck skin.	This patient underwent a facelift and necklift to return her face to a much more youthful appearance without a "fake" or "plastic" appearance.
Older woman with severe facial and neck aging changes showing prominent jowls and excessive loose neck skin.	This patient underwent a more aggressive facelift, necklift to return her facial structures to a much more youthful appearance. She also underwent facial skin resurfacing. Surgery can only return facial structures back to a youthful position; aging skin must be addressed separately with skin rejuvenation methods.
Older woman with severe facial aging changes, particularly in the area of her cheeks (midface).	This patient underwent a cheeklift (midface lift) to return much more fullness and volume to her cheeks and midface region.
Middle age woman complaining about sagging lower face & neck. Also feels that her chin and jawline felt “weak”.	Post-op 1 month from chin augmentation, SmartLipo laser facelift. The results will continue to improve over the 5 months as the laser tightening from the SmartLipo continues to tighten the skin up to 6 months. Already the lower face and neck are more sculpted in addition to her more defined chin and jawline.
Older woman complaining about a “turkey neck” and her “jowls”.	Patient post-op week 4 lower facelift and necklift.  The lower face contour and neck are noticeably improved while still looking natural and not “over-pulled”.
Older woman complaining about her aging jawline and neck.	Post-op week 3 after mini-facelift and necklift.
Older woman complaining about her “turkey neck”.	Post-op week 4 after a necklift and liposuction of her chin, jawline, and neck.
Older woman who complaining about her sagging neck and lower face.	Post-op week 6 after lower facelift and necklift.
Older woman noticing early aging changes around her cheeks, jawline, and neck.  She also did not like the appearance of her “jowls”.	Post-op week 5 after a mini-facelift.  This procedure can be performed in the office with local anesthesia WITHOUT the need for any general or twilight or IV anesthesia.  One of our most popular procedures, the way that we perform the procedure allows our patients to recover quickly with minimal downtime and discomfort compared to other methods.  Notice the significant improvement in all the areas of her complaints: jawline, cheeks, and neck.  You will also notice that her cheeks are more volumized as we routinely graft fat to the face during our facelifts.  Her appearance is natural and more youthful.  There are limits to any surgery though as you can still see some evidence of her deeper cheek wrinkles.  This is best improved with laser or chemical peels to re-surface the skin.  The surgery will significantly improve the wrinkles but for the best results, skin re-surfacing will be necessary.
Older woman noticing early aging changes around her cheeks, jawline, and neck.  She also did not like the appearance of her “jowls”.	Post-op week 4 after a mini-facelift.  This procedure can be performed in the office with local anesthesia WITHOUT the need for any general or twilight or IV anesthesia.  One of our most popular procedures, the way that we perform the procedure allows our patients to recover quickly with minimal downtime and discomfort compared to other methods.  Notice the significant improvement in all the areas of her complaints: jawline, cheeks, and neck.  You will also notice that her cheeks are more volumized as we routinely graft fat to the face during our facelifts.  Her appearance is natural and more youthful.  There are limits to any surgery though as you can still see some evidence of her deeper cheek wrinkles.  This is best improved with laser or chemical peels to re-surface the skin.  The surgery will significantly improve the wrinkles but for the best results, skin re-surfacing will be necessary.
Middle age woman feeling “older” and desired some sort of facial surgery to improve her appearance.	Patient after facial fat grafting to her face.  One of the earliest signs of aging on our face is loss of volume.  This takes the appearance of a “deflated” and sunken cheek area.  The patient has a much more youthful appearance as well as improved skin.  Fat has now been discovered to have dormant stem cells.  When grafted to the face, the stem cells in the grafted fat have been postulated to improve the appearance of the overlying skin as well.  This procedure has 3 benefits: replenishing lost volume on the fact, improving facial skin texture, and reducing the amount of fat in the area where we harvest the fat from on your body!