Face Lift and Neck Lift: Keeping Time on Your Side!

When hosting their daughter’s sweet-sixteen party, Heather Locklear and her ex, former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, were the essence of modern style and class. Despite parting ways in 2007, the proud parents are pictured together looking every bit as comfortable and cool with each other as a married couple. But there’s more to than their apparent friendliness that causes one to stop and take note of their recent pictures: Heather Locklear at age 52 is as beautiful as ever despite the passing years!

To be sure, the beautiful blond actress is naturally gifted when it comes to looks. But even the most attractive women, including Ms. Locklear, cannot maintain their delicate beauty without some cosmetic and surgical help.

So what’s Heather’s secret? Taking a close look at her well-defined, smooth jawline and lovely, wrinkle-free neck are telltale signs that the answer is a likely thoughtful, well-executed face lift and neck lift!

Face lift and neck lift surgery can rejuvenate your face and neck and take years off your appearance!

Among the most commonly performed cosmetic and plastic surgeries, face lift and neck lift is ideal for minimizing and eliminating:

• Droopy cheeks
• Creases, wrinkles, and folds around the mouth
• Sagging skin (or jowls) along the jawline
• Wrinkles, creases, folds, and sagging skin on the neck

Because face and neck lift improve the lower part of the face and neck only, some women and men combine the procedure with brow lift, eyelid surgery, and forehead lift for best results. Liposuction and Botox Cosmetic® also can be used to create an exceptional, polished, refreshed, and natural result for the entire face.

What Happens During Face Lift and Neck Lift Surgery?

Depending on the extent of your unique needs and wishes, the face lift / neck lift procedure involves tightening and smoothing fatty tissue, muscle and skin around the jaw line, neck, and cheeks — a process that can dramatically reduce and eliminate wrinkles and folds to reveal a fresher, younger-looking you.

In most cases, your plastic and cosmetic surgeon can hide your face lift and neck lift incisions in the hairline or behind the ears.

A typical face lift / neck lift takes approximately 4 to 6 hours. It is performed under general anesthesia. Most patients stay overnight in the hospital.

If you need to turn back the hands of time on your eyes, your surgeon might recommend a mid-face lift
 to correct hallowing beneath your lower eyelids and create a smoother transition between the lower eyelids and upper cheeks. The procedure involves an incision beneath the lower lid lash that extends to the outer edge of the eye.

After a mid-face lift, you are likely to have bruising and swelling for 1 to 2 weeks; but within several weeks, swelling will subside and you will see the beautiful, youthful results of the surgery.

When combined, the mid-face lift and face lift / neck lift can greatly enhance the overall look and feel of your face. You also can ask your plastic surgeon about other cosmetic facial options such as dermal fillers that can be used to further polish results of your face and neck lift. Whatever your needs and desires, your plastic surgeon can guide you to the options that will yield the most outstanding and long-lasting results.

Who can have face lift and neck lift surgery?

If you are a man or woman in good health with skin that is still somewhat resilient, you are likely to be a good candidate for face and neck lift surgery. Although most people who get face / neck lift are age 40 or older, some younger people elect the surgery to correct premature aging from too much sun, smoking, and unfavorable genetics.

Facelift and neck lift results are long lasting. But some people have an additional procedure to retighten the face after 5 to 10 years. In other cases, face and neck lift patients use nonsurgical cosmetic options, including Botox Cosmetic and facial fillers, to maintain their youthful look.

You don’t have to be a celebrity to look great at any age!

Nowadays, professional men and women as well as stay-at-home moms choose face lift / neck lift surgery to look and feel their best.