The Mid Facelift: A Cosmetic Surgery Two-Fer
In our plastic surgery practice, we perform a highly specialized procedure that offers several benefits: the mid facelift. New York men and women enjoy a rejuvenated appearance with a shorter recovery period and less cost compared to a traditional facelift when they elect to go this route.
The mid facelift is unique in that it refreshes two areas of the face that often show the first signs of aging—the lower eyelids and the inner cheeks next to the nose. In fact, we think of the procedure as our cosmetic surgery “two-fer!”
This is how it works:
We make small incisions just beneath the lower eyelashes, out to the corner of the eye and downward just slightly, hiding the tiny scars in smile lines. These incisions allow us to deliver the one-two punch—
• for the eyes—by removing fat pads that cause constant puffiness, filling hollows with small injections of the patient’s own fat cells and eliminating the eyelid-cheek line, and
• for the inner cheeks—by elevating saggy skin that causes premature wrinkling and injecting fat as needed to enhance the cheekbones.
Good candidates for the mid facelift include men and women who are starting to see some of the first hints of facial aging, including droopy, tired-looking eyes, lower eyelid bags or festoons, sagging of the triangle of skin below the eyes and deepening naso-labial folds between the nose and mouth. As we lift and smooth the mid face area, we can also perform upper eyelid surgery or a neck lift as needed for additional rejuvenation.
We are very happy to have this procedure to offer patients who can benefit. In fact, for some men and women we work with in New York, the mid facelift is more appropriate than a full facelift. The decision comes down to whether elevating the skin upward in a mid facelift or up and back (as in a traditional facelift) is the right strategy. Elevating the skin up and back toward the ears can even be the wrong approach for some people.
Wondering if a mid facelift would do the job for you? Simply place your fingertips on your cheekbones near the outer corner of your eye and lift the skin up. You’ll get an idea about how the procedure can rejuvenate the mid face area. If you’re a possible candidate, you’ll see the lines between your nose and mouth soften and a reduction in overall inner cheek sagging.
Perhaps you may be curious about why you have not heard of this cosmetic surgery option before now. The truth is, while the lower eyelids afford great access to facial tissues, that area of the face is very delicate. Most plastic surgeons have not been trained in this procedure; therefore, very few are comfortable offering it.
We have been performing the mid facelift for New York residents and patients who fly in for the procedure for many years. You can get an idea of the results we can achieve by taking a look at some before and after mid facelift photos in our gallery.
Call us at 212-570-6080 to chat with us about facial rejuvenation options including the mid facelift. You can also browse the entire “face” section of our website for more details on all the procedures we have to offer. If you have questions, you can contact us via email for a timely response.
