As we reach our 50s and beyond, the skin on our face has often matured to become loose and sagging. The extent to which we experience this is partly genetic and partly due to lifestyle and environmental factors. Although there is much that can be achieved with the use of Botox and fillers, unfortunately the process of aging is still largely irreversible. That said, many people who are unhappy with their skin’s appearance due to excessive sagging, deep lines and heavy jowls elect to undergo a facelift to restore a more youthful appearance. Unlike fillers and injectables, facelifts are a more long-lasting option which can remove excess skin, reposition tissues and tighten weakened muscles in the face.

The procedure itself varies depending on your specific needs and may differ in terms of incisions and the degree of invasiveness. If you are considering a facelift, Dr. Belsley can help develop a plan that takes into account your bone structure, skin texture and quality and your aesthetic goals.

Dr. Belsley applies the latest, industry-best-practice techniques including the S-Lift or MACS-Lift, which is far less invasive than a traditional facelift. Using these and other procedures, Dr. Belsley can tighten underlying facial muscles and remove excess skin to achieve a genuinely natural looking facelift.

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The small incisions employed by the MACS technique mean less scarring and a visibly younger, refreshed looking you. Dr. Belsley will work with you to tailor a solution that will achieve a natural looking result and discuss all your options, which might including a facelift and/or complementary procedures such as a browlift or recommend the use of Botox or fillers.

The effects of aging are often first visible around our eyes, which may develop lines or drooping eyelids. This causes the eyes to look less energetic and can make the whole face appear older.

An eyelid lift or blepharoplasty is a surprisingly simple procedure that while restoring the eye’s appearance lends a more youthful look to the entire face.

This procedure will correct sagging or drooping eyelids and create a more defined upper eyelid crease by removing excess fat, skin and atrophied muscle from the eye area. It can also decrease the overall appearance of the lower eyelid and associated bags.

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Patients will find during their consultation with Dr. Belsley that she is sensitive to the needs of individual patients who want to maintain their natural eye shape and achieve a result that looks youthful without any hint of artifice or surgical intervention.

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Dr. Belsley will discuss your options during a face-to-face consultation. For patients whose key concern is a double chin she may recommend facial liposuction instead of or in conjunction with your neck lift procedure.

People who experience drooping of the brows may complain that they appear tired or sullen even when they are quite happy.

This problem can be a result of aging or heredity and can often be corrected with a brow lift.

A brow lift can restore or even create a more aesthetically pleasing position and appearance to the eyebrows and smooth out the forehead lines that give a worried or angry appearance.

A brow lift generally involves lifting the brow by repositioning and tightening muscles while removing excess skin. The final effect is to open the eye area and provide a smoother, firmer appearance.

Wherever possible, Dr. Belsley will employ endoscopic browlift techniques to minimize scarring while maximizing the natural look of the overall results. However, the exact procedure will depend on factors such as your skin texture and quality and your natural bone structure.

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During a physical examination, Dr. Belsley will be able to ascertain which muscles require repositioning and advise you on an appropriate action plan. She may also recommend the use of dermal fillers or other complementary procedures depending on your aesthetic goals.

Nasal reshaping or rhinoplasty is one of the most commonly requested procedures in plastic surgery. Surgery can remove a bump, narrow the nose and the nostrils and refine and elevate the nasal tip. It can also correct breathing problems and reconstruct damage due to illness or injury. The effects of rhinoplasty can be significant as the nose is a subconscious focal point of the face. This surgery requires a particularly skilled hand that must take into account the patient’s gender and race as well as balancing other features on their face with the patient’s own desired outcomes.

Depending on the surgical goals, the procedure may involve removal or addition of cartilage and/or straightening of the nasal structures to refine the shape of the nose. Incisions are made on the interior of the nose to make them largely imperceptible.

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Dr. Belsley will discuss your goals and analyze your facial proportions to determine which of these changes will result in a more harmonious and aesthetically pleasing facial appearance. If you have difficulty breathing, your medical insurance may pay for a portion of this procedure.

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While simple, the procedure does demand skill to ensure that the final effect appears natural. Otoplasty may also become necessary when the ear suffers damage, in which case reconstruction work may be required. Dr. Belsley can talk through your specific needs during a physical examination.

As we mature fatty deposits in the face can make us look older, particularly around the jowls and neck. For some people it’s not age that causes these deposits, but heredity or lifestyle, which can lead to chipmunk cheeks or a double chin. All of these can be particularly difficult to correct even with exercise and diet. In these cases the face can be refined and contoured with the use of facial liposuction.

Similar to liposuction on any part of the body, the procedure involves the insertion of thin tubes called cannula, which the surgeon carefully moves backwards and forwards to break up and suck out the fat. Facial liposuction can be used to recontour the cheeks, jaw and neck to provide more definition and a smoother, finer appearance, which is easily mistaken for weight loss rather than surgery. Dr. Belsley often uses ultrasound assisted liposuction as this technology breaks up the fat cells before they are removed and can also help to tighten skin giving a smoother and more natural looking result.

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Liposuction can slim cheeks, efface jowls and recontour the neck by removing excess fat. The overall effect is one of rejuvenation and weight-loss. The incisions required are only millimeters in length and can be nearly invisible when healed. Dr. Belsley often uses ultrasound assisted liposuction to help tighten skin after removal of excess fat, making more individuals candidates for this minimally-invasive option for facial sculpting.