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Face Lift New York City Surgeon – Facelift Long Island Surgery

As we age, certain tell-tale signs begin to emerge in both men and women. As our face lift New York City surgeon, Dr. Theodore Diktaban, explains, "Often times, the first place to show these signs are on our faces. Even for those of us in New York who stay out of the sun, eat well, and have an active lifestyle, there comes a time when every person will begin to see the signs of aging."

He goes on to say, "Some of our facelift Long Island patients grew up without thinking twice about using sunscreen and now have moderate to severe sun damage on our skin." Still others may share in a “gene pool” passed down from our family that results in certain areas of the face appearing more aged than other areas.

These effects of aging can come from fatty deposits in unwanted places (such as under eye bags), muscles that have become loose (such as on the neck), and skin that has started sagging which produces wrinkles. No matter the specific areas that are bothering you, surgery in our face lift New York City and facelift Long Island surgery centers is usually the best option to offer facial rejuvenation and a more youthful appearance.

A Different Approach in Our Face Lift New York City and Facelift Long Island Centers

Our facelifts are often times combined with other aesthetic procedures for optimal results such as an upper or lower eye lift, fat transfer, cheek or chin implants, laser skin resurfacing, wrinkle fillers, Botox or laser liposuction of the underside of the chin and neck. For some patients, surgery in our facelift Long Island or facelift New York City (Manhattan) surgery centers means that only local anesthesia needs to be used.

One of the biggest advantages to being the right age for a facelift is today’s medical technology. The advancements that have been made in the last few years make scars virtually invisible while giving our face lift patients the most natural-looking results than could be achieved before.

Best Candidates for Surgery in Our Face Lift New York City and Facelift Long Island Centers

• Patients who get the very best results from a facelift have realistic expectations for results after surgery.
• Feel free to bring in a picture of yourself at a time before you were showing as many signs of aging.
• Our facial plastic surgeon will discuss what can be accomplished with a facelift as well as give you a better idea of whether you would benefit from a full facelift or a combination of one or more: lower, mid, or upper facelift.
• Ideal face lift New York City and facelift Long Island candidates should be in good health with no major concerns and who are healthy enough to undergo surgery with general anesthesia.
• We require that our patients stop smoking at least two weeks before their surgery and not again after their procedure. The chemicals in cigarettes cause problems with blood flow to the skin due to the effects they have on the blood vessels and capillaries in the skin. Since this creates an obstacle for the body to heal itself after surgery, we require that all patients stop smoking altogether.

How Surgery is Performed in Our Face LIft New York City and Facelift Long Island Centers

A facelift is performed under general anesthesia in either our AAAHC accredited facelift New York City (Manhattan) or Facelift Long Island locations. The patient is fully sedated and unconscious during the procedure. If any laser liposuction is to be done, it will be performed during this phase of the procedure, prior to any skin resection or muscle tightening.

If a patient is going to have Botox, it is usually done prior to the patient going under general anesthesia so the cosmetic surgeon can see which muscles need to be targeted. Other procedures scheduled for the facial area, such as an eye lift, may be done at this time as well. The laser skin resurfacing is always scheduled for the very last procedure if it is to be done on the same day as the facelift.

The upper facelift, also called a brow lift, involves separating the muscles and skin from the forehead plate, disabling the key muscles that cause tell-tale signs of aging, and trimming the extra skin after the skin is removed and closing up the incision so that the forehead has a smooth appearance with no sagging skin. This dramatically reduces the appearance of wrinkles and creases in the forehead as well as from between the eyes where the “elevens” show (those vertical lines on the forehead between the eyes). This is one of our most popular procedures because of the dramatic difference that our face lift New York City and facelift Long Island surgeons can make!