Facelift Surgery

As human tissue/skin matures it looses its natural “elasticity of youth.” As a result the skin of the face, and the tissue that it supports it, loosens and sags with the effects of gravity. Faces that are firm with clean angles in youth tend to “droop” and to develop folds with aging. Modern medicine has yet to find a way to restore this loss of elasticity that occurs with progressive maturity. The facelift represents our best alternative to restore a more youthful appearance.

Dr. Jellinek has been performing facelift surgeries for more than three decades.  He has seen many variations in technique come and go; and he has found that there is no one, single, facelift technique that is applicable to all patients. Instead, the one constant in his practice is that the operation must be tailored to match each, individual, patient.

The basic facelift involves making surgical incisions around both ears and extending back along the hairline. In many instances a short surgical incision is also made under the chin. Working through these incisions, the skin of the face and neck is elevated. Support may, or may not, be given to the underlying tissues; and the skin is then tightened and the excessive skin is removed.

Facelift surgery is generally performed on an outpatient basis. The type of anesthesia required is tailored to the individual patient. Surgical sutures (stitches) that are used are generally removed within two weeks. As a rule discomfort is moderate and easily controlled with medications and generally lasts for only a few days. Patients are counseled that they will be “socially unpresentable” for up to three weeks.

As most reputable plastic surgeons would be quick to point out, Dr. Jellinek notes that while a facelift cannot stop the aging process, it can “turn back the clock of time”

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