with the increase in minimally invasive techniques, and laser treatments, the demand for traditional facelift surgery has decreased with patients delaying the need for facelift surgery until a little later in life.
Despite those advances, however, no amount of fillers or lasers can eventually achieve the natural and harmonious appeareance of a well performed facelift procedure. Rather, the over use of fillers and lasers can lead to a very unnatural appeareance, and the patient looking for the best results is often best served by a combination of fillers/botox/lasers when the early aging signs appear, and a well performed facelift procedure a little bit later in life.
What is a facelift: a facelift is a term used to describe many techniques developed over the years to help reposition the aging face. There is no standard facelift surgery, instead, different doctors will use different techniques.
Click here to see Dr. Khalifeh's facelift muscle tightening technique. Also, there are many adjunct procedures used with the facelift procedure. Here is a breakdown of the terminology used in our website, for your ease of understanding.
Facelift: any procedure that involves repositioning of the facial/cheek/neck musculature.
Traditional facelift: