A facelift improves facial sagging, loose skin and loss of facial contour. The neck usually undergoes ageing in parallel with the face and is generally contoured at the same time as a facelift. Properly performed, a facelift should take ‘years’ off an ageing face.

Many younger women and men are undergoing face lifting as a maintenance procedure. When a correct technique is used a facelift is repeatable in many years time. Rarely does isolated ageing occur in the lower face and neck and many patients require forehead and eyelid surgery as well.

Facelift incisions are hidden as much as possible and scars are concealed partly by your hair and by makeup. The deeper tissues are repositioned to restore a more youthful contour to your face. If necessary a small incision beneath your chin permits contouring of your neck.

After Facelift surgery you will experience some skin discoloration and numbness in your face and neck. In general patients can return to work within 2 weeks.

Related procedure: Brow and Eyelid Lift