deep plane facelift in NYC

If you are experiencing obvious or advanced signs of facial aging, you are likely a candidate for a male facelift. You can try a quick experiment to determine if you’d benefit from a male facelift: Place your hands along the middle of your jaw with your index fingers pointing up and your thumb hooked under the jaw. Now pull your skin up towards the ears. Do you like what you see? If so, you’ll likely benefit from a male facelift.

Generally speaking, you’re a suitable male facelift candidate if:

• You look older than you feel
• Your skin looks worn, tired, and wrinkled
• You feel your appearance holds you back professionally or intimately, or makes you feel self-conscious
• You want to remove wrinkles, creases, a “turkey neck” or jowls.
• You understand that a male facelift will reverse signs of aging, but won’t prevent aging altogether
• You don’t smoke, or you’re willing to stop smoking before and after the procedure
• You’re in good mental and physical health

Mini-facelifts are ideal for people with early signs of aging, such as early jowls and mild sagging of the skin. As such, you’re the ideal candidate for a mini-facelift if you’re in your late 30s to 50s , and you’ve started noticing signs of aging. Patients in their mid 50s on can also opt for mini-facelifts, provided they don’t have severe sagging and wrinkles.

You should consider a mini-facelift if you’re unhappy with your current facial appearance, look tired, or have jowls, wrinkles, sagging skin, or hollow cheeks. You should also be in good health, and you must stop smoking for at least a month before the procedure. Besides these general guidelines, Dr. Pearlman will examine your facial anatomy and discuss your cosmetic goals to determine if you’re a suitable candidate for a mini-facelift.

You’re very likely a suitable candidate for SMAS facelift if you’re experiencing moderate to severe signs of aging, such as deep nasolabial folds, wrinkles, facial creases, sagging skin, etc. Place your hands along the middle of your jaws with your thumb hooked beneath the jaw, and then gently pull your skin upward towards your ears. If you like how taut and smooth your skin now appears, you should consider a SMAS facelift.

The SMAS facelift is most popular amongst patients in their late 40s and early 50s, but this procedure also helps patients who are younger.

Dr. Pearlman will carefully examine your facial anatomy and discuss your goals for the procedure to determine if it or another style of facelift would be most beneficial. But broadly speaking, you’re a suitable candidate if you:

• Have moderate to severe signs of aging, including facial creases, wrinkles, and sagging skin
• Want to look and feel a lot younger
• Are in good physical and mental health
• Don’t smoke, or are willing to stop smoking before and after the surgery
• Have realistic expectations about the procedure results.

A SMAS Facelift, also known as a rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that restores a youthful appearance to the lower-half of your face, addressing problems such as sagging skin, excess fat, loss of volume, jowls, and other age-related cosmetic concerns. It creates a tighter and more youthful appearance by manipulating the SMAS muscle and tissues deep to the skin’s layers, making deep-seated modifications.

 Dr. Pearlman is one of New York’s most esteemed facial cosmetic surgeons and he invests the time and care into a careful examination of your facial anatomy and a discussion of your cosmetic goals to curate the ideal SMAS facelift treatment plan for you.

The mini-facelift is generally used to treat early signs of aging, when you have minimal sagging and early jowls in your lower face and neck. This procedure is often called a “short flap” facelift because of the type of incision used, extending from the top of the ears, going down the small rectangles at the opening of the ears (tragus), and ending just behind the earlobes. 

These hairline incisions are used as entry points to pull your skin upwards and trim away the excess skin tissues, resulting in tauter and smoother skin and a more youthful jawline. The mini-facelift tightens the SMAS, an area of musculature on the lower face, providing a youthful facial contour. The mini-facelift is ideal for young patients who don’t yet have heavy jowls or excessive sagging of the skin.