A facelift, or rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that improves visible signs of aging in the face and neck, addressing redundant skin of the face and neck and often excess fat of the neck.

As a restorative surgery, a facelift does not change your fundamental appearance and cannot stop the aging process. A facelift can only be performed surgically; nonsurgical rejuvenation treatments cannot achieve the same results but may help delay the time at which a facelift becomes appropriate and complement the results of surgery. 

What can a Facelift improve:

-Relaxation of the skin of the face causing sagging

-Deepening of the fold lines between the nose and corner of the mouth

-Fat that has fallen or has disappeared

-Jowls developing in the cheeks and jaw

-Loose skin and excess fat of the neck that can appear as a double chin or “turkey neck”

-The loss of youthful contours in the face can be due to a variety of factors, including thinning of the skin, loss of facial fat, gravity, sun damage, smoking, as well as heredity and stress.