A new face lift procedures that is becoming more and more popular is known as the “vertical vector deep plane facelift.” The Vertical Vector Deep Plane Facelift is a type of facelift that takes place around the midface, and uses techniques under the muscle to shape the look of your face without injecting any solutions ...
This is also why Vertical Restore creates results that last 10 to 15 years, which is effectively three times longer than what one might enjoy after a traditional facelift.
The vertical facelift requires an extensive skin elevation off the underlying muscles, where the deep plane facelift requires only approximately a 5 cm dissection away from the ear out towards the nose.
During a vertical facelift, a facial plastic surgeon makes small incisions that extend from behind a patient's ear to the back of the hairline. This provides the surgeon with seamless access to the treatment area.
Rather than “pulling” the face sideways or toward the ears, the Vertical Restore lifts the soft tissues of the face back to their original positions, not new ones. By lifting vertically, patients look restored, not pulled.
Generally, a ponytail lift involves incisions made high up on the face – above the front of the ear or beyond the hairline. The facial cosmetic surgeon then pulls the ligaments below the skin to adjust and reduce sagging.
A mini facelift is a modified version of a traditional facelift. In the “mini” version, a plastic surgeon uses small incisions around your hairline to help lift the lower half of your face to help correct sagging skin.
Can Someone Be “Too Old” for a Facelift? There is no age at which an individual is too old for any cosmetic enhancement, so long as they are healthy enough to undergo the rigors of surgery, anesthesia and recovery from the procedure.
You may have some itching or shooting pain as the feeling returns. It may take several months for the numbness to go away. Most people recover in 4 to 6 weeks. But it probably will take 3 to 4 months to see the final result from the surgery.
This lift, studied and developed by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Byun for over 20 years, targets the cheek and jowl areas that often suffer from drooping, thereby reversing the effects of age on the face.
Deep plane facelifts range in cost from $15,000 to $25,000. For comparison, SMAS facelifts average from $10,000 to $15,000. A deep plane facelift is more costly than a regular facelift because the surgeon will be working with deeper layers of tissue and the procedure takes more skill and care.
The incision of the deep plane rhytidectomy extends superiorly past the anterior temporal hairline and posteriorly into the postauricular hairline.
Platysmaplasty is a rejuvenation procedure performed to increase the definition of the neck from the angle of the jaw down to the chin, thereby restoring a youthful and aesthetic contour to the face.
Basically, the lower face lift addresses issues of the mid-face except for the forehead and crow's feet, which require treatment with other procedures. By contrast, a neck lift focuses specifically on improving skin laxity of the neck and removing fatty tissue beneath the chin.
There is usually very little actual pain following a facelift, but you may experience a deep bruised sensation as a result of the swelling, and your face may seem heavy. The bandage you will wear the first night may seem quite snug under your chin. Rather than make you feel restricted, we hope it makes you feel secure.
You must wear the chin strap continuously for the first two weeks after surgery except while eating and showering/cleaning incisions. The strap helps fight the forces of gravity immediately after surgery and helps improve any swelling.
Patients do complain of a feeling of fullness in the ears or pain in the ears for the first few days after surgery. This is caused by swelling, and improves fairly quickly. Most of my patients take prescription pain medication for the first couple of days before transitioning to Motrin or Tylenol.
While there's no “right” age for a facelift, women age 50 and above tend to consider facial plastic surgery more often than those who are younger. Several things often align to cause aging adults to move forward with the life-changing procedure.
While facelift results can be different for every patient, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons found that, on average, patients felt they looked about 12 years younger after their facelift surgeries.
The deep plane facelift is generally considered the most comprehensive and long lasting type of facelift. This facelift involves the layer of muscles under your facial skin. These muscles are responsible for much of the drooping or sagging you may experience in your face as you age.
Neck lift surgery (platysmaplasty) is the most effective, but also most invasive, treatment for jowls. It may be the only option available to patients with severe jowls or substantial laxity.
In general, good candidates for mini facelifts are men and women in their mid to late 40s up to 60s or 70s. There is not a cut-off age, per se, but instead we look at one's overall health, mobility, and treatment goals.
Is a mini facelift painful? Whenever you have a mini or full facelift, there is some pain and discomfort that follows the procedure. With the mini facelift, there is less pain because only certain parts of the face were tightened. This pain is much less significant than those who undergo a full facelift experience.
Kao goes in-depth about his clinic's popular "ponytail facelift," which lifts skin vertically instead of the more common horizontal pull. The results are similar to how one looks when wearing a high and tight ponytail, but forever. (Ouch.) Price ranges from $30,000 to $40,000.
Unlike a deep plane facelift, the ponytail facelift is a less invasive facelift technique. Ponytail facelifts have the shortest scar, and refer to one's ability to wear a ponytail without showing more visible scarring.