Question:
What are the different options that you provide for facelifts? I had always thought that there was one type of facelift and now there seem to be other options.
Answer:
There are several options and many of these can be explained in greater detail on our website. The upper face is essentially addressed using a browlift and mid-facelift. These are done endoscopically and address the upper half of the face including the mid-face. The lower face is addressed using a weekend lift, an extended weekend facelift, or a weekend facelift in conjunction with a neck-lift and liposuction. Essentially what we attempt to do now is to tailor the procedures to the individual so that they get the most improvement for their efforts (what accountants refer to as ‘bang for their buck’) – for example, not everyone would benefit from a full facelift and many patients receive the greatest improvement by having the neck and jawline treated. Other patients have much more aging in the upper mid face and for that reason our recommendations reflect where they have the most aging. Nonetheless, our overall goal is to address the most-aged component of the face leaving them looking very natural and rested. This is done by tailoring the recommendation or treatment to the individual.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.