Facial Surgery

Neck Lift

As you begin to age, your skin begins to loosen and sag. The neck muscles become weak and unwanted fat deposits make your neck appear larger as your skin sags. A neck lift, also known as platysmaplasty, is a procedure to eliminate the sagging skin from your neck and tighten the skin that remains, resulting in a more youthful appearance.

A neck lift is designed to remove excess, sagging skin under the jaw line and on the neck. In some cases, the platysma muscle of the neck is adjusted and tightened if it has begun to separate and sag. Good candidates for a neck lift are patients with a fleshy neck, jowls (fatty deposits at the jaw line), a loose platysma, or a turkey waddle.

During the procedure, an incision is made under the chin and/or behind the ears. Skin is then tightened while excess skin is removed. Neck lift procedures are usually performed on an outpatient basis.

Forehead Lift (Browlift)

Browlifts can revitalize drooping or lined foreheads, helping you to look less angry, sad or tired. Using either traditional or minimally invasive (endoscopic) methods, the muscles above the eyes are altered to smooth lines and raise the eyebrows for a more youthful appearance. The procedure is often combined with other operations such as blepharoplasty and face lifts to improve the look of the eyes and other areas of the face.

Cheek Implants

Whether or not we notice it consciously, full cheeks are often a part of how we judge a person's face. Cheek implants can have a major impact on the appearance and self-confidence of patients whose cheeks have thinned or sunken due to age, illness or other causes. Implant sizes and shapes are tailored to each patient's desired appearance.

Chin Implants

Chin implants reshape the chin to help provide a harmonious balance to the facial features. Many times a plastic surgeon may recommend chin enhancement to a patient having nose surgery in order to achieve a more satisfying facial proportion, since the size of the chin may magnify or minimize the perceived size of the nose and vice versa.

Ear Surgery (Otoplasty)

Ear surgery for children or adults can set prominent ears back closer to the head and reduce the size of large ears. Surgery may also be helpful for "lop ear," "cupped ear" and "shell ear," large or stretched earlobes, and lobes with creases and wrinkles. The procedure lasts from two to three hours and may be performed in a hospital, office-based facility or an outpatient surgery center under general or local anesthesia.

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