PROCEDURES · Face & Neck

Rhytidectomy (Facelift)

Discuss the facial areas that concern you and ask which changes a facelift can and cannot address.

UNDERSTAND THE PROCEDURE

What this procedure may address

A facelift addresses selected signs of facial aging by repositioning underlying tissues and managing excess skin. It may improve jowling and lower-face laxity. The neck may require a separate or combined plan, depending on the proposed technique.

Consultation topics for this procedure. Your clinician will explain the approach, risks, and alternatives for you.

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YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Is this suitable for me?

A surgeon reviews skin quality, facial structure, health, nicotine use, and expectations. A facelift does not stop aging or automatically correct eyelid concerns, skin pigmentation, or every fine line.

What should I expect during recovery?

Bruising, swelling, and temporary tightness can affect social plans during early healing. You will need instructions for incision care, activity, and follow-up. The appearance continues to settle beyond the initial recovery period.

What risks should I understand?

Risks include bleeding or hematoma, infection, poor healing, scarring, altered sensation, facial nerve injury, asymmetry, and anesthesia complications.

How much will it cost?

Veloré has not published pricing. Before committing, request an itemised estimate covering the procedure, any facility and anaesthesia fees, and follow-up care. Financing and memberships are not confirmed.

What matters in your assessment

A useful consultation starts with the areas you want to change, rather than a named lifting technique. Jowls, loose lower-face skin and neck changes may overlap, but they are not identical. Your surgeon should assess skin quality, facial support, hairline and previous procedures. Tell them which features you want to keep as well as what concerns you.

How the procedure is planned

Facelift surgery may reposition deeper support tissues and remove selected excess skin. Incisions commonly follow areas around the ear and may extend into the hairline; a neck component needs its own explanation. Ask for a drawing of the proposed scars and the areas actually treated. A technique name alone does not explain the scope or predict the result.

Getting ready for surgery

Discuss blood-pressure control, nicotine exposure, medicines and any history of unusual bleeding or wound healing. The team may request medical checks before proceeding. Arrange transport, early help at home and a realistic break from public-facing commitments. Ask how you will wash your hair, care for incisions and manage any dressings or drains in your plan.

Recovery in everyday life

Bruising and swelling can outlast the point when you feel able to do light tasks. Temporary tightness, numbness or an uneven appearance may occur during healing. Ask about returning to desk work, lifting, exercise and travel separately. Plan follow-up locally if you normally live elsewhere; being able to travel is not the same as having completed recovery.

Early healing: Arrange a ride and the help recommended for your operation. Follow instructions for wound care, medicines and gentle movement; feeling better does not mean the tissues are fully healed.
As activity increases: Use follow-up to review the incision and agree on work and exercise. Driving requires safe movement and freedom from the effects of sedating medicines.
Over the following months: Scars and remaining swelling may continue to change. Keep scheduled checks and ask about a result that is not progressing as expected.

Scars and longer-term results

A facelift can improve selected changes in the lower face, but skin texture, pigmentation, eyelids and every fine line are separate questions. Scars continue to mature, and aging continues after surgery. The aim should be a change that fits your face, without promises of a particular number of years younger or a permanently fixed appearance.

Other options to discuss

Upper-lid hooding may lead to a discussion about eyelid surgery or brow position, not a larger facelift by default. Fat under the chin may need a different assessment from loose skin. Ask whether one procedure, staged treatment or no operation would best match your priorities. A combined plan deserves separate benefits and risks for each component.

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Costs and your estimate

Your estimate should reflect the areas included, the depth and extent of lifting, any neck component and the follow-up arrangements. Ask for the surgeon, anesthesia and facility charges to be listed, along with garments, tests, follow-up and any costs for a complication or revision. Confirm what happens if the plan changes or surgery is postponed. This website does not provide a confirmed price, insurance decision or financing offer.

Procedure FAQs

Does a facelift include the neck?

Not automatically. The extent varies. Ask whether the plan includes neck skin, deeper support or fat beneath the chin, and which concerns would remain. The written surgical plan should match that discussion.

Will I look like myself?

That should be part of the planning conversation, but no exact appearance can be guaranteed. Explain the changes you want to avoid and review relevant, verified examples with the surgeon. A photograph cannot promise your personal outcome.

What swelling needs prompt review?

Rapidly increasing swelling, especially on one side, worsening pain or new facial weakness should be reported promptly. A collection of blood may need urgent treatment. Use the team’s emergency instructions rather than waiting for the next scheduled appointment.

When to seek help

Before discharge, get written instructions explaining expected symptoms, warning signs, an after-hours contact and where to go if help is needed. Report worsening pain, fever, spreading redness, unexpected drainage or a wound that opens. Uncontrolled bleeding, chest pain, trouble breathing or fainting needs emergency care; call 911 in the United States. A website guide cannot assess a postoperative symptom or replace your team’s instructions.

First, let’s understand you.

Describe whether your priority is jowling, lower-face laxity or changes around the neck. Ask which areas the proposed operation addresses and which concerns need separate assessment; a facelift does not treat every sign of aging.

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