While the aging process in unavoidable and affects everyone differently, it doesn’t mean you have to suffer from deep facial wrinkles or loose, sagging skin that makes you look older than you feel. If you are noticing common signs of aging, it may be time to consider cosmetic treatment. At his Bellevue, WA plastic surgery office, Dr. Gavin Dry offers facelifts that can take years off your appearance and leave you with an image that reflects the youth you feel.
The loosening and drooping of skin happens to everyone as they mature. Tissues can lose their elasticity, creating issues in the mid-face, neck, chin, and jaw. A cosmetic facelift is capable of restoring your youthful appearance and addressing problems such as:
- Mid-facial sagging
- Deep wrinkles and creases
- Loose skin
- Loss of muscle tone
- Hanging jowls or double-chin
With facelift treatment from Dr. Dry, you can erase these common signs of aging, which are especially prominent around the eyelids, sides of the nose and mouth, and along the chin and jaw. Whether your appearance has changed due to stress, age, or inherited traits, a facelift can improve tightness and tone.
It’s important to note that a facelift won’t give you new features, such as reshaping your nose or other facial characteristics, or correct concerns related to skin damage from the sun; a facelift gives you a toned and firm appearance by fighting loose skin and drooping tissue.
What Happens During a Facelift?
Dr. Dry performs facelift surgery by making incisions at the hairline, or near the ears, which are discreet and won’t stand out after you’ve healed from treatment. During the procedure, Dr. Dry removes excess skin and some fat (if necessary) and re positions tissue to improve skin firmness and muscle tone.
This procedure is even more effective than regular dermal fillers because the fat cells are recognized by your body and absorbed more naturally. You can even have this treatment done in combination with liposuction, and your extra fat cells can be injected into beneficial areas.
Facelifts are often an outpatient surgery and bandages can be removed after an average of 3 days. At that time, you will likely feel comfortable resuming your normal social activities, but may need to refrain from strenuous activity for the next 3-5 weeks.
A facelift can dramatically improve instances of jowls, double-chin, and sagging skin, which a non-surgical facelift would not be able to target as efficiently. The result is the face you saw in the mirror ten years ago.
Plastic Surgery Treatments for the Whole Face
Facelift treatment targets the mid and lower face, as well as jowls and neck. If you are experiencing loose skin on your lower neck, drooping eyelids, or deep brow wrinkles, a facelift in conjunction with additional mid-face, eye, and brow treatments provides a completely rejuvenated look. In additional to facelifts in Bellevue, Dr. Dry offers brow surgery, neck lifts, and eyelid surgery to address other problem areas in the upper face and neck.
See a Younger You in the Mirror
Aging with grace doesn’t have to mean feeling poorly about your appearance. If you have loose, sagging facial skin and loss of muscle tone, a facelift can give you the boost of self-confidence you are looking for. For more information about how you can get a facelift or other rejuvenating treatments, contact the cosmetic surgery office of Dr. Gavin Dry to schedule your consultation.