Pictures of Facelift Surgery Performed by Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Vishal Kapoor - a set on Flickr

Pictures of Facelift Surgery Performed by Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Vishal Kapoor - a set on Flickr

Los Angeles Mid Face Lift Pictures of New Facelift being performed by Top Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Vishal Kapoor under Local Anesthesia. Known as the Short Incision Facelift, this Face lift procedure leaves a nearly unnoticeable scar and requires minimal downtime.

Mid Face Lift is commonly performed to correct sagging along the jaw-line (known as jowls) and neck region (commonly referred to as the turkey-neck). Progressive drooping of our facial skin and muscles causes these deformities. Traditionally an Mid Face Lift would involve tightening only the skin component of the face and neck. The biggest drawbacks of skin only facelift surgery are somewhat unnatural appearing results with a “pulled back look”, poor scars, and shortly lived results.

More advanced Mid Face Lift techniques involve repositioning the deeper layer of tissue, known as the SMAS (Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System), which tightens the muscular layer beneath the skin. The benefits of a SMAS facelift surgery are longer lasting results, a more natural appearance, and minimal scarring. Additionally, when a SMAS layer is used in Mid Face Lift, it can be repositioned separately from the skin, allowing us to perform bidirectional facelift surgery. This serves to correct different deformities, and provides optimal results.

The older you get, the older you look (unless you're the rare exception). Gravity, exposure to the sun, harsh winds, the daily stress and strain, lack of proper exercise, over-eating, and age itself all take their toll. Look in the mirror, or at a recent photo of yourself, and-especially if you're over 40 or 50-you may well see a jaw that's grown slack, more than one chin, a sagging neck, and/or unsightly creases between your nose and mouth.

Although no one can stop the aging process, Top Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr Kapoor provides several options for rejuvenation of the aging face. He is one of the few Top Facial Plastic Surgeons proficient in the New SMAS-platysma bidirectional Mid Face Lift which gives a more natural, longer-lasting result than the standard skin only Mid Face Lift. He can make you look younger and feel more confident about your appearance, by performing a Mid Face Lift Los Angeles (also known as a rhytidectomy) to rejuvenate your face and neck. This popular Mid Face Lift Los Angeles procedure removes excess fat, tightens the muscles just below your skin, and reshapes the skin of your face and neck so it no longer sags.

A Mid Face Lift Los Angeles can be done by itself or in conjunction with eyelid (blepharoplasty) and eyebrow surgery (brow lift or forehead lift).

Candidates for a Mid Face Lift include men and women who are looking to improve the appearance of sagging skin in the face and neck. The best candidates for this surgery have a strong, well-defined bone structure and skin that, though sagging, is still somewhat elastic. A consultation with Top Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Kapoor in his Beverly Hills office will help to determine if the Mid Face Lift Los Angeles is right for you.

Top Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Kapoor performs the Mid Face Lift onsite at the Beverly Hills Wellness Surgery Center, a state-of-the-art AAAHC-certified facility. Surgical times will vary for each individual patient, but the average surgical time for the Los Angeles Face Lift is three to five hours. Local anesthesia along with a sedative is often used, though general anesthesia is also an option.

The incision for the Mid Face Lift typically starts above or at the hairline at the temples. The incision then extends in a natural line in front of the ear or just inside of the ear cartilage, then continues behind the earlobe and ends in the lower scalp. An additional small incision will be made just under the chin if the chin is being worked on as well. Working through the incisions, Top Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Vishal Kapoor will carefully separate the skin from the underlying muscle and fat. He may then trim or liposuction fat from the chin and neck area and tighten the underlying muscle and deeper tissues (SMAS, Platysma). He will then finish the Mid Face Lift by re-draping the skin and trimming any excess. Stitches will be used to secure the layers of tissue, while either stitches or metal clips may be used on the scalp incision.