Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Center of Houston, Texas

Looking younger and more energetic begins with your facial appearance. Facelift surgery is designed to rejuvenate your face, combating the effects of time, stress, sun exposure, and environmental damage. For the best results, Dr. Snyder customizes the facelift procedure according to your individual bone structure and skin elasticity.

By removing fat and tightening facial muscles, facelift surgery allows the skin to be smoothed and stretched more tautly. A face lift can diminish wrinkles, lessen folds, and remove hanging skin from the jowls. Some patients choose to combine facelift with other facial procedures in order to achieve more dramatic results. Dr. Fortes can help you decide what approach is best in your case. If you are interested in facelift please contact us to find out more.

As people age, the effects of gravity, exposure to the sun, and the stresses of daily life can be seen in their faces. Deep creases form between the nose and mouth; the jaw line grows slack and jowly; folds and fat deposits appear around the neck.

A facelift (technically known as Rhytidectomy) can't stop this aging process. What it can do is "set back the clock," improving the most visible signs of aging by removing excess fat, tightening underlying muscles, and re-draping the skin of your face and neck. A facelift can be done alone, or in conjunction with other procedures such as a forehead lift, eyelid surgery, or nose reshaping.

If you're considering a facelift, this brochure will give you a basic understanding of the procedure when it can help, how it's performed, and what results you can expect. It can't answer all of your questions, since a lot depends on the individual patient and the surgeon. Please ask your surgeon about anything you don't understand.

The best candidates for a face-lift

The best candidate for a facelift is a man or woman whose face and neck have begun to sag, but whose skin still has some elasticity and whose bone structure is strong and well-defined. Most patients are in their forties to sixties, but facelifts can be done successfully on people in their seventies or eighties as well.

A facelift can make you look younger and fresher, and it may enhance your self- confidence in the process. But it can't give you a totally different look, nor can it restore the health and vitality of your youth. Before you decide to have surgery, think carefully about your expectations and discuss them with your surgeon.

Facelift

A facelift (or rhytidectomy) provides total facial restoration by rejuvenating the forehead, eyes, cheeks, and sagging skin around the neck and chin.

Dr. Fortes will need to evaluate your skin and facial structure to determine if you are a candidate for a face lift, as well as for other procedures, such as endoscopic brow lift, eyelid surgery, fat grafts, laser resurfacing and rhinoplasty, which may be recommended in conjunction with a facelift. Facelift surgery usually takes several hours to perform.

Facelifts begin with an incision being made at the temples just above the hairline. This incision is extended downwards in front of the ear, below the earlobe and behind the ear. Next, the skin of the face and the muscle is separated from deeper tissues. Dr. Fortes will tighten the underlying muscle and membrane and remove any excess skin. Sutures are used to close the incisions, and they should be ready for removal after about five days. Each patient's case will vary.

Most facelift patients usually experience some discomfort after surgery, but none that should be severe. You will want to minimize your movements in the first few days following surgery, and you also may be advised to keep your head elevated for a few days after surgery to help keep the amount of swelling down. Drainage tubes may be placed beneath the neck or behind the ears to minimize swelling during your initial recovery period.

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