“How effective are face lifts?”

in experienced hands, a facelift gives significant improvements that make almost all patients happpy with their investment. How long the effects last depends on age, skin, quality, weight fluctuations as well as activity levels.

Very effective in correcting the lines and drooped tissues as a result of skin having lost elasticity and gravity pulling everything down.

As we age, the soft tissues of our face loosen and begin to descend, we lose volume (fat) in our face, and our skin begins to thin and become less elastic. In the mirror, we see loose, saggy skin, thick jowls, neckbands, and upper face hollowness. For younger patients that are not yet exhibiting these signs of aging, injectables and non-invasive skin tightening procedures such as skin peels are appropriate temporizing options. As we get older, however, excess skin begins to dominate the picture and non-invasive techniques become inadequate. Fortunately, the stigmata of aging can be corrected with a neck and/or face-lift. These procedures can lift the soft tissue back into place, tighten the underlying muscle, and remove the excess saggy skin. See the following link for more info about face lift surgery: http://tiny.cc/facenecklift

A detailed examination will help delineate the best surgical option and provide you a custom quote for your situation.

Best,

Dr. David M. Tauber, MD

Though this is a typical question, I think it really is about what needs to be done to achieve the result you want. There is no single type of facelift.

Dr. Yuan

Face lift's are an effective permanent soultion for Jowls/Lower Face/Neck areas. It does improve fine lines as well.