Facial Aesthetic Surgery

Facelifts in Los Angeles

Considering a facelift in Los Angeles? Dr. Mani is a specialist in facial rejuvenation surgery, including facelifts, browlifts, and eyelid lifts. He has advanced special techniques of minimal incision, “mini-facelifts,” as well as minimally-invasive endoscopic midface lifts, and has been a pioneer in the use of fibrin glue to dramatically reduce swelling and speed recovery time to less than a week.

Facelift surgery, or a rhytidectomy, is offered in our Los Angeles office and is designed to restore a more youthful appearance by removing major wrinkles and sagging skin. It involves tightening of the facial and neck muscles as well as the removal of any excess skin.

The skin begins to wrinkle and sag as a result of age, sun exposure and genetics. Children and young adults have smooth, round faces due to evenly distributed fatty tissues in facial contours. Over time, the skin sags and folds around the chin, jawline and neck become prominent. Not only does a facelift improve facial appearance but also has a dramatic effect on the neck, enhancing its contour and profile.

Facelifts performed in our Los Angeles office often make a patient look 10 to 15 years younger.

Dramatic as the end results are, this is not a simple procedure. It requires a week to 10 days of recovery.

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Before Surgery

We will evaluate your medical history in order to determine your overall health.

Dr. Mani will discuss with you how your face can look and what you can expect from surgery. Our objective is to create a natural appearance that is pleasing to you. Before and After photographs will reveal what the surgery has accomplished.

Preoperative Instructions: Avoid drugs that contain aspirin several weeks prior to surgery to minimize excess bleeding. You may be required to take antibiotics to prevent infection. You may be instructed to shampoo your hair the night before surgery. A small amount of hair may be shaved around your ears and temples.

The Procedure

A facelift is frequently performed in conjunction with blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), forehead lift, chin augmentation, and/or liposuction, to create an overall rejuvenation of the face. The procedure can be repeated as gravity continues its effects after the first surgery.

Facelifts are performed in fully-accredited outpatient surgical centers in. General anesthesia or intravenous sedation with laryngeal mask airway are most commonly used in our Los Angeles office.

For an endoscopic midface lift, appropriate for patients in their mid-30's to 40's with midface aging but without much "jowling" (sagging over jawline), Dr. Mani makes hidden incisions in the temporal hair and inside the mouth. 

For a facelift, appropriate for patients in their early 40's to 60's with aging in the lower face and neck, Dr. Mani makes incisions inside the hairline at the temple, in front of the ear, then around the earlobe and behind the ear, ending at the scalp area.  Dr. Mani has developed a unique method of tailoring each facelift to the individual patient, lifting the deep fibromuscular layer of the face and tailoring the removal of skin in the most appropriate direction.  This creates a natural rejuvenation that addresses the key signs of aging in each patient's face.  The procedure may take up to 5 hours depending on whether any other procedures are performed at the same time. Contact Dr. Mani today to scedule a consultation for a facelift in Los Angeles.

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