The Facelift Procedure

Every facelift in Charlotte at Beck Aesthetic Surgery is a custom procedure. Advances in aesthetic and surgical technology can benefit you, and modern surgical techniques are far superior to older facelift procedures that left the face looking unnaturally tight and pulled. A private consultation will reveal what procedure will produce the most attractive improvement for your individual problems. The options include:

Full Facelift

This procedure is often appropriate for people with significant signs of aging skin and excess sagging, drooping, creases, and lines. A full facelift will restore a more youthful look for ten to fifteen years into the future.

In this procedure, an incision is made in an area that will be hidden, typically at the temples, within the hairline. For those with a higher degree of excess sagging neck skin, another incision may be placed under the chin, where it will not be visible once healed. Through these carefully-placed incisions, lax facial muscles, tissue, skin and fat are repositioned. Excess skin, fat, and tissue will be removed and the incisions carefully closed.

The SMAS layer (“superficial musculoaponeurotic system,” or deeper tissue layers in the face) may need to be adjusted to restore the facial muscular structure. This procedure is far superior to older techniques of the past, in which the skin was just tightened. Your face will appear natural, defined, and like you, as you were in the past.

Short Scar Facelift

Some patients do not require a full facelift in Charlotte, NC; they can achieve rejuvenation with a “short scar” technique. This may be the correct surgical approach if you have mild to moderate facial sagging but do not have extreme neck sagging or laxity. The incisions are shorter, recovery time faster, and the scars are hidden and virtually invisible once recovery is complete.

Endoscopic Facelifts

Modern technology makes it possible to avoid large incisions wit the use of a tiny camera, inserted through small, well-concealed incisions. This type of facelift can dramatically improve certain aesthetic issues in the cheek area but is not considered appropriate for those who want to address sagging neck or lower face tissue and skin.

Cheek Lift

Droopy cheeks are one of the more depressing signs of aging facial skin. As the skin loses its firm, supple quality, and stops producing collagen at the same rate, the cheeks can droop and sag, creating deep folds from nose to the sides of the mouth, called nasolabial folds. To address this issue, it may be possible to restore a more youthful look with a cheek lift, in which incisions are made within the mouth, and are completely invisible once healed.