A facelift can improve the deep cheek folds, jowls and loose, sagging skin around the neck that come with age.

A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy, smoothes loose skin, tightens underlying tissue, and eliminates excess fat in the face and neck. As we age, facial skin looses elasticity resulting in bagging skin with little firmness.

Incisions usually begin above the hairline at the temples, follow the natural line in front of the ear, curve behind the earlobe into the crease behind the ear, and into or along the lower scalp.