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There are many great advantages of a face and neck lift for you, including:
Good candidates for these procedures are men and women in their 40s and older and in good physical health. The aging process occurs in an individualized way depending on our genetic inheritance, lifestyle and habits.
A facelift procedure is safe but some risks can include bleeding, infection, potential damage to facial nerves and necrosis of skin flaps. There is a higher risk for smokers and diabetics.
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During your consultation with Dr. Malone in La Jolla, she will evaluate your anatomical needs, listen to your concerns and make the best recommendation for you based on the optimal facial rejuvenation treatments to achieve your goals. Your customized treatment will improve the surface appearance of the face, neck and skin to create a softer, smooth and defined facial appearance. Specifically, your treatment will be based upon your individual facial anatomy and personal preferences in order to address these problem areas:
A lower facelift treats the signs of aging and lines around the mouth and jawline, perioral wrinkles (rhytids), marionette lines and jowls to restore the smooth contour to the lower face and mouth area.
This technique is best utilized for patients in their 40s or 50s who are looking for a subtle improvement to nip the earliest signs of aging due to the relaxing of the skin and facial tissues. This technique is best suited for patients whose main concern is their lower face and jowls without significant drooping of their necks.
This technique provides the most comprehensive rejuvenation of the midface, lower face and neck. Dr. Malone has published articles on the long-lasting outcome of this surgery with results lasting greater than 10 years. The deep plane facelift in La Jolla lifts the apple of the cheek smoothing the nasolabial folds and jowls and tightens and smooths the muscle of the jawline and neck restoring the heart shaped face from youth.
For patients with significant dropping tissue in their necks, best results are achieved with a neck lift. This technique addresses excess fat, double chin and hanging neck like a ‘turkey neck’ smoothing the jawline and restoring the longer neck of youth.
The SMAS (Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System) is a fascial layer that is the strong, ‘load bearing’ tissue layer in the face. SMAS Plication and SMAS Imbrication techniques are those where superficial dissection is performed and sutures are placed to ‘pull’ or ‘support’ the SMAS layer. These techniques garner a very conservative surgical outcome with results that typically last approximately two to three years before patients seek a ‘tuck up’ or revision procedure. Extended SMAS or High Lateral SMAS offers a more long-lasting result. It is necessary to lift underneath the SMAS and secure the strong SMAS layer. These procedures in San Diego garner more lift in the results and have been shown to last longer, on overage 10 years.
There are so many great options for treatments without undergoing any surgery. Dr. Malone’s practice has many different treatments for face and neck tightening as well as injectable treatments to provide a non-surgical facelift.
The platysma muscle is a broad sheet like muscle that underlies the skin of the face and neck. This muscle sags with time bunching up to create jowls and a sagging neck. Tightening this muscle and the deep tissues of the face smooths the lines on the face and redefines the jawline and neck, as it once appeared in youth. This technique eliminates the need for any pulling or stretching of the skin providing the most natural aesthetic results with hidden incisions.
Dr. Malone employs discreet and hidden incisions that go unnoticed using endoscopes and specialized minimal access surgical instruments.
She can deliver natural results with minimal incisions, downtime and recovery that ensure quicker healing. Fat may be redistributed from your face and neck and the underlying tissue repositioned. The deeper layers of your face and muscles are lifted as well. Excess skin is shaved off. Dr. Malone will close the incisions using sutures or skin adhesives, which will either dissolve on their own or be removed a few days later.
Dr. Malone’s treatments in La Jolla are highly individualized, customized for you and address your specific concerns and needs. We aim to let your refreshed appearance reflect the youthful energy that you feel on the inside. Most importantly, Dr. Malone’s aesthetic is seamless without ever drawing unwanted attention. She provides the subtle refresher that a good night’s rest no longer produces. Dr. Malone’s aesthetic is a natural, soft and balanced letting you to always put your best face forward.
Dr. Malone is a Fellow of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American College of Surgeons. This remarkable distinction is bestowed on an elite subset of surgeons based on their exceptional training, professional qualifications, surgical competence and ethical conduct.
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