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What is a face lift?
Over time, during normal aging or even with weight loss, the face will change resulting in excess skin laxity, joweling, wrinkling and even elongation of the facial skeleton itself compelling patients to seek correction. A face lift helps to restore the more youthful look to your face and neck - smoothing the contours and wrinkles that aging causes. Dr. Kayser is a Michigan Plastic Surgeon who is Board Certified in Plastic surgery. As a perfectionist, Dr. Kayser will take all measures necessary to ensure that your results are the best that he can offer. Please view the extensive gallery of before and after photographs of face lift patients.

What incisions are used?
The traditional approach uses an incision that extends almost 270 degrees around the ear - beginning from behind the ear and extending around to its front and finishing up into the hair bearing scalp. The scar can be shortened in certain cases when the degree of correction is less severe. The scars are well hidden and usually fade beautifully.

How long does a face lift last?
This is one of the most commonly asked questions. The traditional answer is about 10 years, however, this depends upon various factors such as technique, facial type, quality of skin, sun exposure and, yes, smoking. Despite the fact that the process of ageing cannot be stopped, one can expect that they will tend to always look better after a face lift - at any age - than if they never had the procedure at all. Interestingly, the recent "featherlift" fad has been shown to relapse after only a year or two and although there may be less scarring, one must ask if the modest savings is worth the poor long term results?

Can other procedures be combined with a face lift?
The face can actually be divided into thirds with the traditional face lift addressing the lower two-thirds; the upper third includes the areas of the eyes and forehead. These areas can easily be combined with the face lift itself and actually help to maintain a uniform appearance.

In addition, as the face ages, it actually loses volume and current trends in facial rejuvenation include the actual transfer of your own fat to help restore the natural contours of youth. Read Dr. Kayser's article on fat grafting (Lipostructure) or call Dr. Kayser for a complete consultation to answer all your questions.