Tag: Loose Skin

As we age, our skin and muscles lose elasticity, or the ability to retain the original shape after being stretched.
Time and gravity play major roles in that loss. Such effects of time and gravity are most apparent in our faces. In a society where visual impressions are key, it is only natural to want to [...]

Lately I’ve noticed a stubborn little crease on my forehead. I lift the skin just a bit, mimicking a facelift - and the crease disappears. During a facelift, the surgeon makes an incision, usually around the hairline, and then pulls the facial skin upward to smooth loose skin and wrinkles, and provide a more youthful [...]

 
 
Technically known as Rhytidectomy, a facelift is a surgical procedure to improve visible signs of aging in the face and neck such as sagging in the midface, deep creases below the lower eyelids, deep creases between the nose and mouth, fat that has fallen or is displaced, loss of muscle tone in the lower face [...]

Before discussing ideal candidates for a mini facelift, it’s important to understand the difference between a “mini” - or sometimes “micro” - and a regular facelift. Advertisements use the terms “mini” and “micro” quite frequently, sometimes implying that the surgery is easier, faster and cheaper. In medical terms, however, the terms just mean that a [...]

The plastic surgery treatment of the aging face often involves a facelifting surgery. A facelift is one of the top ten cosmetic procedures performed in the United States. Despite its frequent performance and its recognition by the public, it is a procedure that is usually misunderstood.
The most common misconception of a facelift is that it [...]