A facelift (called "rhytidectomy" by physicians), is a procedure designed to provide a more youthful appearance to the lower face, jaw and neck by redraping of skin and underlying tissue. The traditional facelift targets three areas the nasolabial folds, the jawline (also called jowls), and the neckline (for what is sometimes called turkey gobler deformity). This is a wonderful procedure and can produce dramatic, but natural appearing changes to the face. Recovery time for the traditional facelift is usually about 2 weeks until the patient can return to social events as well as exercising and approximately 4 weeks until he or she can return to work. Recently, less extensive variations of the face lift have become popular such as the "mini-lift" or "lifestyle" lift. These procedures involve less dissection and therefore usually only target a single problem area. The trade off is that swelling and time off from work can be significantly less. A third variation of the facelift is called the "midface lift". This procedure was designed to improve the occasionally disappointing results of facelift on nasolabial folds. The midface or traditional facelift can be combined with other cosmetic procedures such as a browlift (targeting the forehead) for more complete rejuvenation. Click here for frequently asked questions about facelifts.
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