Question:
What specifically can a mini facelift improve?
Answer:
There are typically several terms used for a mini-facelift, however, the one that we use is what we refer to as a weekend facelift. It is referred to as a weekend facelift because it really has a five-seven day recovery period but most patients feel quite good in two-three days and many patients are back to work in that same time frame. Specifically, the area that a mini-facelift improves is the jawline and early jowling. We tell patients that they may see some improvement in the neck but the area that is specifically addressed is the jawline. Small incisions are placed around the ears which allow us to perform this lift under local anesthesia.
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.