A facelift is a surgical treatment aimed at restoring a younger-looking appearance of an individual. It leads to a full facial transformation. Face Lift Miami are popular medical aesthetic treatments as they ensure success with providing long-lasting results in removing visible signs of aging. The results are incredible when undertaken by the best facelift plastic surgeon such as Dr. Varkarakis.
Facelift is an aesthetic medical procedure that rectifies visible signs of aging to give a more rejuvenated and youthful appearance to the patient. The best face lift in Miami procedure involves tightening of loose or sagging skin. Dr. Varkarakis will do the following to ensure a successful facelift and a natural-looking result:
Facelift procedure is customized to the need and treatment goal of a patient. Patients are fully sedated throughout the entire procedure. They do not experience any discomfort.
Dr. George Varkarakis is a renowned facelift surgeon holding many years of experience with the procedure. He undertakes the procedure at his well-maintained and fully equipped Miami to help patients restore a younger-looking appearance.
The procedure takes anywhere between two and a half to three and a half hours to complete. The time period may vary from patient to patient depending on the level of work.
Dr. George Varkarakis is an award-winning plastic, craniofacial, and reconstructive surgeon. He is committed to helping his patients achieve their aesthetic goals. We undertake immense pride in our ability to provide our patients with a wide range of aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries. We help our patients meet their aesthetic and cosmetic goals. The treatment offered is tailored to cater to specific needs of patients.
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The photos below represent Facelift photos from a patient only 3 days post-operatively
A complete facelift is targeted to handle the following:
With significant advances in facelift procedure, Dr. Varkarakis is helping patients get their cheeks built up. Other regions of the face that have lost fat can also be rejuvenated. Facial fat grafting technique helps with harvesting of excess fat from an appropriate area of the patient’s body (back or abdomen), purified and then injected into the required areas such as the jaw line, cheeks and other areas. The goal of this technique is to help patients look refreshed and naturally beautiful.
Younger patients can also choose this procedure to reduce early signs of aging. Fat grafting gives subtle changes and is appropriate for patients experiencing mild to moderate signs of aging.
Mini Facelift as the name suggests is about making small aesthetic changes to the face under local anesthesia. The results of course are very natural. Dr. Varkarakis is known around the world for performing a mini facelift with artistic precision at his state of the art plastic surgery center based in Miami, Florida.
A Mid Facelift is can be described as performing a facelift procedure on preferably younger patients from the middle of the face down to the chin. While performing the procedure, extra care is taken to ensure that there is no excess fat below the chin.
Unlike a mid facelift, a full facelift procedure is a surgical procedure from the mid portion of the face down to the neck. This procedure can remove wrinkles, eliminate fine lines, skin laxity, & extra fat below the chin.
Necklift or clinically knows as Platysmaplasty, involves removing or tightening the skin from the neck. This leads to the lifting of the chin & neck. The necklift procedure will not cause aging over time and customized by Dr. Varkarakis to address the needs of each patient.
You can expect a beautiful & refreshed face after a facelift. Of course there is a healing process that can take several days after the procedure. Patients can get back to work or normal activities within a week after the facelift procedure.
It is advisable to stay in touch with Dr. Varkarakis while recovering from the procedure. Patients are advised to carefully follow the directions provided by Dr. Varkarakis after a facelift procedure. Under the care of Dr. Varkarakis, one can expect a smooth recovery without any issues.
Facelift scars or bruises can occur in front of the ear and the back of the ear and also under the chin. Now there are some small modifications. The extent of the incision scar is totally dependent on the physician. The neck lift incision is just limited to the front of the ear.
Regarding the ear, the incision scar is going to be just where the hairline starts, especially for men. Regarding the vertical extent of the incision, some surgeons go completely vertical. Other doctors goes anteriorly, horizontally, following the hairline. Regarding the neck, it’s a small incision under the chin in order to have access to the platysma, the central part of the platysma to do the medial platysmaplasty, and then behind the ear going back at the level of the ear canal straight to the hairline. This incision is for the dissection and the exposure of the lateral part of the neck. So again, the incisions are in front of the ear, back of the ear and under the chin.
Dr. Varkarakis, a board certified plastic surgeon does everything possible to ensure that scars either on the face or behind the earlobes are undetectable.
The technique Dr. Varkarakis uses is performed under local anesthesia. His technique follows the basic principles of the face lift and neck, he usually performs both face lift and neck lift together. The second unique technique part is the full dissection and exposure of the lateral part of this mass and of the platysma. Following dissection, Dr. Varkarakis performs a placation and suturing of the muscle and the latter part of the neck with the central part of the neck. Finally the extra skin is removed in the appropriate directions. Fat is placed into the face and also into the bones if needed.
Another technique that Dr. Varkarakis commonly uses is just for an isolated neck lift, with use of medial platysmaplasty, liposuction, and radio frequency on the lateral part of the neck. So the incision is only under the chin.
Dr. Varkarakis adopts a meticulous & individualistic approach to execute the facelift and necklift procedure.
Although rare, complications can occur. Examples of complications include but are not limited to:
The cost of facelift procedure depends upon several factors. some of those are the patient themselves, type of facelift needed & of course the complexity of the surgery. An ideal cost of facelift surgery falls in the range of $10,000 up to $30,000. The most experienced and top rated plastic surgeons in Florida who claim themselves to be face rejuvenators charge fees in the range of what has been stated above.
Most patients can get back to normal activities within a few days after a facelift treatment. You should follow all instructions as suggested by Dr. Varkarakis.
Any sutures will be removed after a few days. Swelling may still exist for a few weeks. Incisions are inevitable following a facelift. However, Dr. Varkarakis will place these carefully to make them barely noticeable. These will heal and fade quickly.
If you are looking for a long-term solution to issues such as facial wrinkles, sagging skin, or jowls, A Facelift in Miami may be the right choice for you!
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Dr. George M. Varkarakis a renowned board certified plastic surgeon. He performs the facelift procedure in his state of the art accredited plastic surgery center based in Miami.
The amount of time depends on the goals of the patient. Usually, the face lift procedure is completed within 2 to 3 hours. Dr. Varkarakis is one of the few plastic surgeons who can perform the procedure under local anesthesia.
Patients might experience mild post operative pain, swelling and soreness. However most post operative effects are minimal and Dr. Varkarakis may prescribe medication to ensure a smooth recovery.
There is no specific age criteria to have a facelift. Patients can elect to have the face lift procedure performed if they see the signs of early aging in their face like wrinkles, or double chin, sagging, etc.
There is minimal risk in undergoing a facelift procedure, especially when it is performed by a top rated board-certified plastic surgeon like Dr. George M. Varkarakis.
Not usually, unlike other surgeries the face lift procedure is performed under local anesthesia so the patient does not feel pain during the procedure.
The results can last for up to ten years & could be prolonged by maintaining a healthy lifestyle and reducing sun exposure. The aging process can’t be stopped but it can be reversed or slowed down by face lift performed by an expert like Dr. Varkarakis.
