Different Areas of the Face that Can be Corrected with a Facelift

    WASHINGTON, DC, March 02, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The appearance of your face can be impacted by factors as diverse as sun exposure, lifestyle choices, aging, genetics, and gravity. These things combine to cause your skin to lose its elasticity, resulting in a sagging, wrinkly, unattractive appearance. When you start to become uncomfortable with the appearance of your face, you may want to consider a facial plastic surgery procedure such as a facelift to help restore a youthful, attractive appearance. But what areas of the face can a facelift correct?

Facelift Options

There are two areas of the face that can be addressed with a facelift:
- The neck, jawline, and area around your lips can be corrected with a traditional facelift
- Your cheeks, folds around the nose, and area under the eyes can be corrected with a mid-facelift

Both of these areas can be corrected, although with much less dramatic results, with a "weekend facelift." This option is often best for people in their 30s and 40s who have only a minimal amount of sagging and wrinkling they wish to correct.

An experienced, board-certified facial cosmetic surgeon will be able to assess your entire face and help you determine what procedure will best provide you with the results you desire. If you are unhappy with the appearance of your lower and middle face, you may be able to combine these procedures to bring about a more fully realized youthful appearance.

Procedures that Complement a Facelift

In addition to a facelift, you can talk to your cosmetic surgeon about other procedures that can help restore a softer, more youthful appearance to your face. Commonly, people look at combining a facelift with procedures such as:

- A brow lift to eliminate forehead wrinkling and raise droopy eyebrows
- Blepharoplasty to remove fat and excess skin around the eyes, proving a more alert appearance
- Lip augmentation to provide a fuller, more sensuous appearance to the lips
- Facial implants to improve definition in the chin and cheeks

By working with an experienced cosmetic surgeon in your area, the procedure or combination of procedures most likely to produce your desired results can be determined. There is no reason you should resign yourself to looking older than you feel.

If you live in or around Washington DC, Maryland, or Northern Virginia and would like to learn more about your facial plastic surgery options, please visit the website of double-board certified surgeon Dr. Daria Hamrah at NOVA SurgiCare for additional information at www.novasurgicare.com.

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