Watch How A Facelift is Performed

Watch How a Facelift is Performed

Aging of the face is inevitable. As we age, the facial muscles become slacker and the skin on the face becomes less elastic and loose creating folds and length.

A face lift or “rhytidectomy” is a procedure that can address these problems by firming and tightening the skin of the neck. A typical face lift involves an incision that starts at the hairline or temple extending down to the top of the ear, around the front of the ear to the ear lobe and into the hairline around the back of the ear.

The skin is then carefully separated from the underlying muscles of the face. Excess fat is removed when the muscles are tightened. Then, the skin is lifted up and pulled back. Excess skin is trimmed and the wound closed with stitches. There are several variations on this classic surgery and additional incisions can be made in the neck, eyelids and eyebrow line.

A face lift generally requires an overnight stay in the hospital. The operation itself last around three to four hours and is usually done under general anesthesia.


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