Orange County Facelift

Facelifts
in Orange County; serving surrounding areas, including Newport Beach

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It is usually done under intravenous sedation or general anesthesia administered by an MD anesthesiologist. It is performed as an outpatient at a hospital surgical facility.

The traditional facelift is done with an incision around the ears and mostly hidden in the hair. The skin is then all separated from the underlying muscles. Then, the layer over the muscle (Fascia) is then pulled back and tightened.

Most of the tension is placed on this layer so less is placed on the outside stitches which should decrease the scarring and prolong the results of a facelift. Also, if there is fat, I also liposuction under direct vision at this stage.

Then, I pull back all the excess skin and tailor it into the scars. I do not use any drains but do place a bulky dressing on which is replaced the next day with a smaller one which the patient removes at the third or fourth day after surgery. At that time, you would be able to wash your hair normally. I then see my patients on the four or fifth day to remove some of the sutures.

All the rest of the sutures, except for the deeper layers are removed within 10 days. If the patient is from out of the area, they are removed at about the sixth or seventh day and they can return home.

The bruising depends on the patient but usually is gone by the tenth to twelfth day. The patient should be presentable by then also though with swelling which slowly subsides. You should look normal and not weird or unnatural after a facelift, like you have had a nice vacation/lost weight. A facelift is a bit of a misnomer for it does definitely improve the neck.

The aging process does not stop but is pushed back.

You can resume light activity after a few days and any activity after two weeks.

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