Is the loose skin along your jawline bothering you? Do your cheeks sag, giving you a tired appearance? Are deepening folds around your mouth casting a perpetual shadow around your lips, making you look years older?
Jowling, sagging cheeks, and deepening laughter lines (also known as nasolabial folds) are common among men and women as they age. These signs of aging are especially frustrating as they cannot be completely corrected with skincare products and minimally invasive procedures such as dermal fillers or Botox® injections. Facelifts will target these areas surgically resulting in a sharper profile, tauter cheeks, and fewer folds around the mouth. If you are looking for a facelift in Mansfield, meet with Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Matthew H. Steele, who can help you improve your facial appearance in a matter of weeks.
A traditional facelift is a common cosmetic procedure and recommended for people in Mansfield, TX who have significant sagging and loose skin in their neck and lower face. In a traditional facelift, Dr. Steele makes an incision at the temples, continues around the ear, and ends in the lower scalp. With this incision, he can access deeper layers under the skin, and reposition or reconstruct the muscles and connective tissue, reversing the anatomic changes caused by gravity, time, and sun damage. Dr. Steele then pulls the skin taut, removes excess skin, and sutures the incision closed. This procedure is performed under general anesthesia, so you will be fully asleep.
While a facelift can remedy jowling, sagging cheeks, and deep laugh folds, this procedure does not automatically address issues with your forehead, eyes, or with the texture and quality of your skin. To ensure optimal results, many patients in Mansfield combine their facelifts with other procedures.
A brow lift, also known as a forehead lift, is often done in conjunction with a facelift, and it addresses the horizontal lines along your forehead and the deep vertical lines between the eyebrows. Brow lifts are also great for addressing sagging eyebrows (hooded eyes) and can help you appear more alert and engaged. Often, a brow lift can be performed through a limited temporal incision, but sometimes a pre-hairline incision is necessary.
A blepharoplasty, also known as an eyelid lift, will address excess skin and fat of the upper and lower eyelids. A blepharoplasty can also be combined with a brow lift for optimal periorbital rejuvenation.
As facelifts cannot address superficial skin issues, such as discoloration or texture problems, our patients in Mansfield often combine a facelift with something like laser skin resurfacing. In this procedure, one of our aestheticians uses a state-of-the-art laser to gently remove the outer layers of your skin, which addresses discoloration and age spots, and improves your skin’s texture. Laser resurfacing also promotes the generation of new collagen fibers, giving your skin a firmer look and feel after you have had a facelift. Medical grade skin care is also helpful for improving and maintaining your improved skin quality.
If you are growing increasingly frustrated with sagging skin around your cheeks and deep folds around your mouth and neck, a facelift may be just what you need to get the makeover you have always wanted.
A facelift is a popular form of plastic surgery that addresses the common signs of aging in the face and neck. To get the most benefit from their surgery, patients often combine facelifts with other procedures targeting their eyes, brows, and the skin itself. Dr. Steele will work with you to determine how to best address your concerns during an initial consultation at our office. For patients in Mansfield looking into the benefits of a facelift, please give us a call today!
