Auburn Aesthetics Center

There are many positive reasons why both men and women today are seeking rejuvenation of the face. As we get older the effects of gravity, exposure to the sun, and the stresses of daily life can be seen in the face and make us appear older than we feel. Having a facelift can make you look younger and fresher, and enhance your self-confidence in the process!

The most common areas of concern from people as they age are; wrinkling in the mid and lower face, deep creases that form between the nose and mouth, sagging jaw line or "jowling", and folds and fat deposits that appear around the neck.

A face lift surgery can smooth out these wrinkles by removing excess skin, tightening the underlying facial muscles and re-draping the skin of your face and neck. This restores not only the appearance of your face and skin at the surface level, but also the muscular structure underneath on which your skin rests.

When you are consulting with Dr. Freed about facial surgery, he will take into consideration the thickness, texture and elasticity of your skin, and the severity of wrinkles and folds. Such factors as these, as well as bone structure and underlying tissues, will be considered in developing an individual surgical plan for you.

Although there are many variations to the facelift procedure, in general, discreet incisions are hidden in the natural contour of your ear, which then extends around the earlobe and back into the hairline. These incisions are typically easy to conceal. Patients who have had this surgery will testify that there is usually no significant discomfort associated with this surgery; in fact most are back at work about ten days to two weeks after surgery!

Because a facelift will only address the areas mentioned above, Dr. Freed often combines facelifts with other procedures such as eyelid surgery to correct excess skin and fatty deposits in the upper and lower eyelids, or a forehead lift for sagging eyebrows. Combining these surgeries is beneficial for patients interested in rejuvenation of the upper face as well as the mid and lower.

We can't help getting older, but we can keep from looking it! Having a facelift won't stop the aging process, but what it can do is improve the most visible signs of aging and help you to look as young as you feel!