Age creates changes in everyone’s skin, especially facial skin and structures. As you age, your body produces less natural collagen and elastin—the two molecules responsible for the structure and elasticity of your skin. This affects tone and texture, which in turn increases the visible signs of aging, including lines and wrinkles.
A facelift surgery can address these visible signs of aging and reveal a more refreshed and youthful appearance. During your initial consultation for a facelift in Annapolis, you will meet with Dr. Namati Murthy, our double board-certified plastic surgeon. She will answer your questions about the surgery, including what you can expect during recovery. You will also learn much more about facelift procedures during this first appointment.
Dr. Murthy has the opportunity to make several adjustments and changes to improve your facial aesthetics during a facelift procedure. Some of the key modifications involve skin tightening to remove wrinkles and folds, especially around the lower face and neck. This includes removing and tightening loose, sagging skin.
After making incisions, Dr. Murthy can lift and reposition the underlying muscle and connective tissue to restore a more youthful shape and improve cheek volume and structure. This includes the jawline, where excess skin and fat deposits can be removed. During a facelift, Dr. Murthy can also remove excess skin and fat from the neck and smooth out the bands caused by the neck muscles.
Redistributing or removing excess fat can help balance your facial proportions and add volume to hollow areas if needed. Incisions are placed strategically around the ears, at the hairline, or under the chin so there is minimal visibility. These changes reduce the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin, restoring a youthful face shape and improving the appearance of your neck. These processes can boost your self-image and self-confidence, and many of our patients report that this improves their personal and professional lives. You can learn everything you need to know about facelift surgery during your first appointment with us in Annapolis.
Before surgery, you will attend an initial consultation where Dr. Murphy will determine if you are a suitable candidate for a facelift procedure in Annapolis and outline the next steps.
Discussing your surgical goals and cosmetic concerns is an important part of the initial consultation, as it lets us determine the best way to approach helping you meet them. While a facelift procedure may be the best option, we may also help you fulfill your goals by combining surgical procedures or including a non-surgical option with surgery. Creating well-defined surgical goals helps to ensure that you have realistic expectations of what the surgery can produce, which in turn improves your satisfaction with the results.
Before undergoing general anesthesia and a surgical procedure, it is crucial to know your medical history. Some underlying medical conditions can increase your risk of complications, such as lung conditions, heart conditions, or diabetes. While these conditions may not stop the surgery, the anesthesiologist and surgeon must work together to reduce the risk of complications, which may entail changing anesthesia or the surgical approach.
During your initial consultation, Dr. Murthy will take photographs that help her plan the surgical procedure and produce before and after documentation. She also uses photographs to help educate you before surgery, plan the procedure, and highlight the results, as well as to track progress and precision after surgery.
Dr. Murthy will discuss her first recommendations and explain how they might affect your cosmetic concerns. These recommendations can include both surgical and non-surgical options that can be combined to produce the best overall effect.
However, these are initial recommendations, and based on further testing, they may be refined to help produce optimal results.
Facelift surgery is a personal decision that you should make after careful consideration. You will need to clear your work schedule to adequately recover at home and may need help with childcare or pet care in the first several weeks.
Call our office to schedule your initial consultation for a facelift in Annapolis and learn more about how the procedure can help you meet your aesthetic goals.