WALNUT CREEKNothing stops the progress of time, but you can turn back the clock and take years away from your appearance. A facelift tightens sagging skin and smooths away lines and wrinkles. This procedure offers dramatic anti-aging results to let you look years younger.
What is a Facelift?
Skin loses firmness and elasticity as part of aging. This allows the skin to sag, creating lines, wrinkles, and areas of loose skin and fat. A facelift removes excess skin to correct skin laxity. It also removes or redistributes facial fat and erases the appearance of lines and wrinkles. While other treatments can firm the skin, only a facelift can maximize skin-tightening benefits.
How Does a Facelift Work?
Advances in technology and surgical techniques make facelifts look more natural than ever before, with minimal scars. Dr. Aycock makes incisions inside the hairline and uses these to lift the skin. He will also remove excess skin and fat for a smoother, more youthful appearance. Removing the extra skin makes lines and wrinkles disappear and restores your facial contours.
Am I a Good Candidate for a Facelift?
If you have significant loose skin that would benefit from surgical correction, you may make a good candidate for a facelift. Ideal candidates do not smoke (or are prepared to quit) and have no health problems that could put them at risk during surgery. Your expectations and outlook about the procedure can affect how well you heal and whether you achieve your goals.
Facelift or Mid Facelift?
Depending on your concerns, you may want more improvement in the lower face or mid face area. Dr. Aycock offers both a standard facelift and a mid facelift.
Facelift
A standard facelift addresses loose skin, lines, and wrinkles over most of the face. It also lifts the underlying muscle and fat tissue to restore volume and contouring.
Mid Facelift
This less invasive procedure focuses on the cheek area and jawline. A mid facelift can rejuvenate hollow cheeks and remove sagging jowls. This gives you a stronger jawline and a more youthful appearance with less recovery time than a standard facelift.
Dr. Aycock will advise which one makes the best treatment for you based on the results you want to achieve.
What is Recovery Like From a Facelift?
You will receive specific care instructions from Dr. Aycock. These may include wearing a bandage around the face to support it during healing. You will have some initial swelling, but as this begins to fade, you will immediately see your results. You can go back to work when cleared by your surgeon. Bruising and swelling should resolve within a few weeks.
Take the Next Step
Considering a facelift? Schedule a consultation with board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Aycock in Walnut Creek, CA, or Greenbrae, CA. You can reach us by filling out the form on this page or calling (925) 937-8377.
Dr. Aycock serves the greater San Francisco Bay area.
