Facelift Bakersfield, California

A facelift is known medically as a “rhytidectomy.” There are actually multiple types of facelifts. These include the “full facelift”, “celebrity lift”, neck lift, and mini face lift or S-Lift also known as "life style face lift"

A SMAS facelift is a type of facelift that involves the repositioning of the deeper tissue layers of the face to produce long lasting results. The SMAS layer of the face is the layer of tissue that contains the facial muscles and the overlying facial fat and skin. These layers become lax with age, resulting in deep folds around the mouth and sagging facial fat that cause jowls and loss of jawline definition.

The deep plane facelift is an advanced surgical technique that’s designed to address the mid-facial sagging that often occurs with age. (The mid-face is an area that is often overlooked with other facelift techniques.) As people age, they not only lose volume in their faces but the support tissues also relax and descends as well. In some individuals, this creates a deep line from the nose to the corner of the mouth (known as the nasolabial fold). In those individuals with a deep nasolabial fold, simply tightening the skin will not create a more refreshed look. That’s where a deep plane facelift is particularly beneficial. The procedure replaces the mid-facial tissues back into the check, creating a refreshed and rejuvenated appearance. It also creates more volume in the cheek through surgical elevation. In essence, this technique can provide a comprehensive rejuvenation of the lower two-thirds of the face.

A facelift, or rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that removes excess facial skin and lifts the deeper tissues (SMAS) to create a more youthful appearance and minimize visible skin wrinkles and jowl lines on the face and neck. The results can be subtle or dramatic, depending on the effects the patient wants to achieve. Aging of the face is inevitable. As the years go by, the skin begins to loosen on the face and neck. Crow’s feet appear at the corners of the eyes. Fine forehead lines become creases and then, gradually, deeper folds. The jawline softens into jowls, and beneath the chin, another chin or vertical folds appear at the front of the neck. Heredity, personal habits, the pull of gravity, and sun exposure all contribute to the aging of the face. As the aging population grows, it is understandable why rhytidectomy has become the third most popular facial plastic surgical procedure.