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Many individuals desire to look younger as the years go by, as skin does not maintain its elasticity as we age. Plastic surgery has continuously provided the treatments needed to restore a youthful appearance. At the Stanwix Plastic Surgery, Dr. Matthew Stanwix provides patients with advanced facelift surgery to enhance a person’s aesthetics and confidence.
Throughout our lives, genetics, stress, the sun’s radiation, and other factors can cause the skin to sag around the face and neck. These areas, particularly around the jaw line, are the main areas individuals see the most as signs of aging. Some causes can also be just the underlying muscle relaxing due to age as well. A facelift by Dr. Stanwix in Richmond, VA allows patients to see themselves for who they wish to be by addressing both the skin and underlying muscle (SMAS) to create a long lasting youthful look. Some reasons to consider a facelift are:
When considering plastic surgery, it’s important to thoroughly discuss with Dr. Stanwix your specific needs and desires. Many times, facelifts come recommended with other important adjunct procedures (fat grafting LASER) that combat wrinkles and fine lines and add focused volume to the face. Additionally, other facial procedures may also be discussed for facial balancing and harmony, such as eyelid lifts, neck liposuction, brow lifts, etc.
Dr. Stanwix begins every consultation with an in depth study of your face and discusses your concerns with the areas needed to be treated. As an Ivy league, Johns Hopkins trained, Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, with over 13 years of facial cosmetic surgery expertise, he uses the latest tools to minimize scarring and ensure symmetry during procedures. In fact, Dr. Stanwix utilizes multiple different techniques (and variations of) for facelifts (deep plane, SMAS plication, mini facelift, hybrid versions) to tailor to your facial structures and deliver the best result possible.
Once it is decided that a facelift is the best cosmetic method for your needs and goals, our dedicated nursing staff and Dr. Stanwix will prepare you fully for all the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative details. Done under anesthesia, Dr. Stanwix begins the facelift using small incisions at the front contour of the ear gently curving around the earlobe to the back side and into the hair (and not down it). This will create a more aesthetically pleasing scar, and makes it the most hidden. He realigns the face and neck by removing any excess skin and tightening the deeper SMAS layer. In some cases, liposuction can be used to remove excess fat deposits that have developed. Surgery lasts around 2-2.5 hours and is an outpatient procedure.
With a quick recovery protocol, you will be feeling and acting normally just hours after surgery! Downtime is limited, and most patients return to normal activities after one to two weeks. Be aware that there will be some limited bruising and swelling for a few days after the procedures, but these and a lot of swelling should subside after 7-10 days. You will be looking refreshed, rejuvenated, and naturally younger in no time!
Dr. Stanwix and the rest of the staff at Stanwix Plastic Surgery check in with all our patients for follow-ups and are available to answer any questions about your surgery 24/7/365. For more information about facelifts, contact our office today!
