Facelift in Beverly Hills
When you look your best, you can also feel your best. This concept is a key part of our cosmetic philosophy and our goal behind every facelift in Beverly Hills. Age and many other factors might change how we look, but cosmetic surgery helps us overcome them to maintain an aesthetic that brings out our true selves. With every procedure at Sykes Plastic Surgery fully adapted to match your individual needs and enhance your unique beauty, we aim to improve your quality of life.
With modern cosmetic surgery, signs of aging only exist as long as we allow them. Facelift surgery can help you achieve a considerable transformation, turning back the clock to look like a younger version of yourself. Dr. Sykes works closely with you to discover your aesthetic desires and build an individualized plan to help you achieve them. Complete our contact form today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Jonathan Sykes and learn more about a Los Angeles Facelift.
What Is a Facelift?
With the latest techniques and an eye for facial aesthetics, facelift surgery reduces signs of aging so that you can match your outer beauty to your vibrant inner self. The procedure addresses common signs of aging around the face and neck, including wrinkles, loose skin, and stubborn pockets of fat. More than simply “tightening” everything, which would create an unnatural look, Dr. Sykes uses his extensive experience to deliver results that work with your natural beauty. A facelift is about providing unique contouring and repositioning of tissues to not only restore a youthful appearance but also to create a rested, natural look of rejuvenation and vibrance.
Facelift Surgery with Dr. Jonathan Sykes
Benefits of a Los Angeles Facelift
- Tighten sagging facial skin
- Minimize fold lines around the nose and mouth
- Reduce jowls
- Remove excess skin and stubborn fat around the jaw & neck
- Achieve a more youthful appearance
- Rejuvenating results that look natural
- A boost to your quality of life and overall confidence
- Results that last for years
What Happens During Facelift Surgery in Beverly Hills?
Dr. Sykes provides a facelift experience wholly centered around the patient’s unique characteristics and features. Accordingly, he and his staff work closely with each patient to build each aspect of their treatment plan from the ground up. Each step is fully communicated to the patient and adapted to match their needs.
The operation starts with anesthesia, ensuring you remain comfortable throughout the process. Dr. Sykes then makes the agreed-upon incisions, subtly adjusting skin and underlying tissues toward a more youthful position. Each incision is placed in a targeted location so that any scarring is hidden and virtually out of sight.
Your facelift in Beverly Hills will last about two hours, but this varies according to your customized plan, the extent of the surgery, and whether you are combining other facial enhancements. Once complete, Dr. Sykes carefully closes the incisions to minimize any scarring. You can return home the same day with someone to drive you.
Am I A Candidate for Facelift Surgery in Los Angeles?
Dr. Sykes’ specialization as a facial surgeon has allowed him to provide facelifts to a wide range of patients. The ideal candidate will have signs of aging that they want to address while being in overall good health. Candidates must also avoid smoking before and after the procedure to improve their healing process and, therefore, their results. The primary qualification is a healthy outlook and a readiness to look your best! During your initial consultation, Dr. Sykes will discuss your goals and options to find the ideal treatment plan to help you get the desired results. Contact us today to learn more about how we help you look your best.
Meet Jonathan Sykes, MD
Double Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon
A renowned leader and award-winning educator in the field of facial plastic surgery, Dr. Sykes served as the Director of Facial Plastic Surgery at the University of California, Davis Medical Center for over 30 years. He is considered one of the top facial plastic surgeons in the world. Having performed live demonstrations of his cutting-edge techniques in over 15 countries, Dr. Sykes received the prestigious William Wright Teaching Award from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
The Advantages of a Deep Plane Facelift
The goal of a deep plane facelift is to lift the tissues of the face by going under the superficial muscular aponeurotic system, the SMAS, which is the investing layer of the face. This gives the sturdiest lift and, in Dr. Sykes’ opinion, the most natural lift. He lifts the skin on the neck and tightens it to create a better angle to the chin and neckline. By lifting the jowls so that they disappear, the mandible – or jawline – achieves better definition.
Dr. Sykes also lifts the cheeks to make the face appear top-heavy rather than bottom-heavy. A youthful face is shaped like an upside-down triangle, but as we age and the cheek fat and jowls descend, the triangle becomes upright with more volume at the bottom. When we lift those areas into a better position, it improves and increases the volume of the face in the right places. Dr. Sykes believes a deep plane facelift does the best job lifting the cheeks and calls it “an underwire bra for cheek fat.”
The Beverly Hills Facelift Recovery Process
Our facelifts are designed to do more with less, allowing for a shorter recovery period. After your procedure, Dr. Sykes will apply a snug surgical dressing to the area. He closely monitors each patient’s recovery, changing surgical bandages and removing sutures. Most patients can expect to take about two weeks off from work for initial downtime and avoid strenuous activities for three weeks. This crucial window of recovery allows you to rest and heal, reducing the risk of complications and improving your results. Patients can expect some pain and swelling after the procedure, but we can help you manage these through proper medication and detailed recovery instructions.
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When Can I See the Results From My Facelift?
As the initial swelling subsides, you can begin to see noticeable improvements. Skin will be tighter and wrinkles reduced to create a more youthful expression and appearance. It is important to remember that swelling can take several weeks to a couple of months to go down entirely, revealing your final results. Dr. Sykes recommends avoiding important social events for the first four to six weeks. The benefits of a facelift can last for years, especially with proper aftercare and healthy skin habits. By caring for your skin and avoiding aging factors, such as excessive sun exposure or smoking, your skin can look refreshed and youthful well into the future.
Complementary Procedures
Many other procedures related to facial aging are often done synchronously with face lifting. For instance, patients often undergo a brow lift, upper or lower blepharoplasty, or a combination. Other patients want to restore lost facial volume using facial fat transfer. Dr. Sykes performs rhinoplasty, lip lifts, chin implants, and chemical peels simultaneously with facelifts. Dr. Sykes recommends combining as many procedures while under anesthetic as possible to maximize healing and minimize the financial impact for patients who desire a multifaceted facial rejuvenation. That said, he always supports your decision about your operation.
Schedule Your Consultation Today
If you are ready to revitalize your face and neck, use our online form to schedule your consultation for a facelift in Beverly Hills with Dr. Jonathan Sykes. His compassionate communication style will help you feel at ease and empower you to make the best choice to suit your cosmetic goals.
FAQ
Beverly Hills Facelift
Patients that are having a consultation for a lower facelift should thoroughly research surgeons, be very aware of their specific goals regarding the outcome of surgery, and convey these goals to the surgeons they consult with. Prioritizing your wants and needs prior to the consultation will enhance communication during the consultation.
It is crucial to read all pre-op instructions and to understand what to avoid prior to surgery; this includes avoiding sunshine a few weeks before surgery and stopping alcohol intake at least one week prior to surgery. At your pre-op appointment 2 weeks prior to surgery, your patient care coordinator will give you full instructions and a complete list of medications and herbal supplements to avoid.
The length of time varies from surgeon to surgeon and depends on their surgical skill and experience and whether or not conjunctive procedures such as blepharoplasty, brow lifting, laser resurfacing, lip lifts, or fat transfers are being simultaneously performed. Many patients who desire face and neck lift surgery also have aging of the upper face which necessitates some or all of these additional procedures. Naturally more procedures require more surgical time, and a patient that has multiple procedures performed may take up to 4 hours.
However, Dr. Sykes’ vast experience and skill as a surgeon allows him to perform a face and neck lift on most patients in and hour to an hour and a half. These lower operative times reduce the possibility of hematoma and other complications and require less anesthetic time for the patient, which is vital.
The age range for patients is vast and depends on the individual’s skin quality and goals, starting in the mid-30s and going up until the mid-80s. However, the most popular age range is 45 – 65 years.
Compared to a traditional facelift, a mini facelift requires less extensive dissection and therefore leaves shorter scars—but it also yields very subtle corrections to aging that many patients looking are somewhat disappointed with. Knowing that many patients initially ask for a mini facelift but actually desire traditional facelift results, Dr. Jonathan Sykes rarely performs mini facelifts.
In Dr. Sykes’ opinion, there are no equal alternatives to create the clear, permanent results that a surgical facelift creates. While Sykes Plastic Surgery does offer anti-aging facial treatments such as Morpheus8, laser resurfacing, and other regenerative skin tightening procedure, patients should be aware that non-surgical facial rejuvenation options may require multiple sessions to get a noticeable improvement that a facelift guarantees.
A facelift is an aesthetic procedure designed to reduce visible signs of aging on the face and neck. It works by tightening sagging skin, repositioning underlying tissues, and removing excess fat to create a more youthful appearance. The procedure specifically targets areas like the jawline, cheeks, and neck, providing natural-looking rejuvenation that enhances overall facial harmony.
You may be a good candidate for a facelift if you have noticeable wrinkles, lines, or sagging facial skin from aging, and are a nonsmoker in overall good health. During your consultation, Dr. Sykes will evaluate your skin quality, facial structure, and aesthetic goals to determine your qualifications for this procedure.
To answer this, let’s look at the 3 components of the aging process: Loss of volume, decreased skin quality, and skin laxity. A facelift addresses skin laxity by cutting excess skin, but does not address the loss of volume or improve skin quality. A liquid facelift addresses loss of volume, but not not address skin laxity or skin quality.
That said, the term “liquid facelift” refers to restoring lost volume in various areas of the face using different types of filler, while a facelift distinctly refers to the surgical procedure which achieves tightening results that are not really comparable to a non-surgical treatment. However, the outcome of “liquid facelifts” can be exceptionally good in the correct patient and can provide noticeable changes which includes reducing visible signs of aging and improving volume loss.
Many patients who desire a facelift have a combination of both volume loss, skin laxity and reduced skin texture and quality, all of which can be addressed at Sykes Plastic Surgery with additional treatments such as fillers and laser therapy.
A deep-plane facelift goes beyond the superficial layers of the skin, addressing underlying structures. This technique creates a more natural-looking, long-lasting lift by elevating muscles and tissues. In contrast, a traditional facelift primarily focuses on tightening the skin, which may provide less durable outcomes.
The initial healing period typically takes about two weeks, during which you should rest and avoid strenuous activities. Swelling and bruising are typical side effects, but they will gradually subside. Most patients can return to work after two weeks, but it may take several months for all swelling to disappear and the final results to be fully visible. Dr. Sykes will provide detailed aftercare instructions to support your healing process.
Dr. Sykes takes care to place incisions in discreet locations, such as along your hairline or behind the ears, to minimize visible scarring. Over time, these scars will fade and become less noticeable. Additionally, Dr. Sykes uses advanced surgical techniques to ensure scarring blends naturally with your skin’s texture and tone.
It is important to stay out of the sun and wear sunscreen, follow a daily skincare routine, and see an esthetician regularly. You may also consider minimally invasive procedures such as Botox, facial fillers, and laser procedures that will continue to improve signs of aging and keep your skin in top condition.
Most patients can go out after a surgical facelift 7 to 10 days after the procedure. However, if a patient wants to look really good and photograph-ready, that may take 3 to 4 weeks.
Dr. Sykes likes patients to take 3 weeks off of intensive physical activity and exercise after all surgical procedures, including a facelift.
This depends entirely on what kind of work the patient does. If the patient works from home at a computer, they can likely get back to work 3 to 4 days after the procedure. However, if the patient has a job that requires being out in public they may need around 10 days before they can return to work. Patients who do physical labor or training for work will need to take at least 3 weeks off before returning to work.
Many surgeons will not perform facelifts on patients who actively smoke. The reasons for this are diminished blood supply, increasing the risk of compromised skin and post-operative complications. While Dr. Sykes has performed facelifts on smokers with very good results, he does not recommend smokers embark on the facelift journey until they have successfully quit.
The most common risks include: Post-operative bleeding, infection, skin flap compromise, or nerve injury. In our practice, such risks are very low after facelift procedures. The other risk after a facelift is poor scarring, but we have many non-surgical options that alter and improve the appearance of facelift scars. At Sykes Plastic Surgery, all surgical patients receive a post-operative recovery package of treatments that includes: hyperbaric oxygen therapy, injection of steroids into hypertrophic scars, and advanced postoperative laser treatments which radically expedites healing time and improves scar appearance. Our laser specialist commonly performs post-operative laser treatments on facelift patients.
A facelift can last many years, especially when combined with healthy lifestyle choices and proper skincare. While a facelift cannot stop the natural aging process, you can expect to enjoy a youthful and refreshed appearance for a decade or longer, depending on your skin type and maintenance routine.
Yes, many patients choose to combine a facelift with other aesthetic procedures to achieve a more comprehensive rejuvenation. Common complementary procedures include brow lifts, eyelid surgery, facial fat transfer, and rhinoplasty. Combining procedures can enhance your results, while reducing your need for multiple recovery periods. Dr. Sykes will explain your options during your consultation and ask questions to create a customized treatment plan.
Your consultation is your opportunity to discuss your aesthetic goals and concerns in detail. Dr. Sykes will examine your facial structure, skin elasticity, and health to determine the most appropriate treatment plan for you. He will explain the facelift procedure, potential risks, and expected outcomes, ensuring you feel confident and informed about your decision.
Follow Dr. Sykes’ preoperative instructions, which may include avoiding specific medications or supplements, quitting smoking, and arranging for someone to drive you home after surgery. Maintaining a healthy diet and staying hydrated will also support your recovery.
As with any surgery, the risks associated with a facelift include infection, scarring, and anesthesia complications. You can minimize these by choosing an experienced surgeon like Dr. Sykes. Common side effects include temporary swelling, bruising, and numbness, which typically resolve within a few weeks. Dr. Sykes will closely monitor your recovery and promptly address potential issues if they arise.
