LOOKING FOR FACELIFT SURGERY IN PENNSYLVANIA?

Facelift candidates must be in good health with no bleeding disorders or serious medical conditions. You must avoid smoking and have relatively good skin. Candidates must also have realistic expectations and recognize that while facelift surgery can reduce many signs of aging, you will continue to age after the procedure. Dr. Schlechter encourages a good skin care regimen following the procedure.

Facelift surgery can last up to three to four hours. Dr. Schlechter takes meticulous care while performing the surgery to produce the best results. Secondary facelifts can take a little longer due to having to deal with scar tissue from the previous procedure.

Facelift patients will have scars after the procedure; however, the scars are virtually imperceptible after the treated areas heal. Only on rare occasions will a patient have a noticeable scar. Dr. Schlechter follows his patients closely for a year or more to monitor the healing process for the best result possible.

Dr. Schlechter typically combines facelift surgery with a neck lift, The most common procedures added to a traditional facelift would be upper and/or lower eyelid surgery. He also performs CO2 laser resurfacing around the mouth to help with lip wrinkles. If you wish to undergo multiple facial procedures, Dr. Schlechter can determine which procedures will help you achieve your aesthetic goals. A midface lift does not address the neck.

One of the purposes of facelift surgery is to correct loose skin and fat pockets. In many cases, facelift surgery can correct a double chin by improving skin tightness in the jowl area and removing the fatty deposits that create a double chin while also tightening the skin.

Facelift surgery tightens the skin but does not improve skin texture. Facelift patients who would also like to improve their skin texture can combine the facelift with laser skin rejuvenation (also known as laser skin resurfacing). Laser skin resurfacing can be done typically after three to four months after the facelift procedure. The area around the mouth and lower eyelids can also be lasered during the facelift procedure. Again, Dr. Schlechter likes to see his patients start a good skin care regimen. It helps to improve the duration of the facelift result. The Dr. Will tailor a skin care program to the needs of each individual patient.

For the first night after surgery, your face will be bandaged. The bandage is removed the next day. The bulky bandage is replaced with an elastic facial garment that he requests be worn 24/7 for the first week following surgery. Over the following few weeks, you may experience swelling, discomfort, bruising, numbness, and dry facial skin. Medications can resolve discomfort, and cold compresses can reduce swelling and bruising. Depending on one's job, patients may return to work in 7 – 10 days. By 6 weeks patients typically resume full activity. Once the tissues have healed, you can use a moisturizer to soothe dry skin. The full result until all subtle swelling is gone may take as long as 12 months.

Older techniques and inexperienced surgeons have caused patients to have a windswept appearance after a facelift. Dr. Schlechter, however, is highly experienced and uses current techniques to lift and reposition the underlying tissues along with the skin. Your results from Dr. Schlechter’s surgical facelifts will not cause you to look windblown or “operated on,” but natural and youthful.

The cost of your facelift will depend on your specific anatomy and surgery. Please see our Plastic Surgery Procedure Pricing Guide for more information. The range for the traditional facelift/necklift combined ranges from 12,000-15,000 dollars. The midface lift or necklift can be done separately for 8500- 10,000 dollars.