Recovery After Face Lift Surgery in Denver, Colorado

Keys to Choosing Your Mini Facelift Surgeon

• Review many impressive before and after photos...
• Find a surgeon who specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery...
• Seek a surgeon who upholds the proper credentials...
• Ask if the surgeon uses only an accredited, state-of-the-art surgical facility...
• Decide, if upon meeting the surgeon, you make a connection...

There are two important reasons to spend time reviewing before-and-after pictures when considering plastic surgery. The first is to determine what procedure, if any, actually serves to improve your undesired appearance. The second is to distinguish which surgeon performs the best work.

There are many procedures discussed on the web and touted by the cosmetic surgery community and media as aesthetic dream-makers. Often, however, they are not. Be skeptical and use before-and-after pictures to determine which procedures will actually address your concerns. If an operation works well, there will be thousands of pictures demonstrating its success. If it's hard to find good before-and-after pictures of a procedure used for the problem you're trying to address, then it probably doesn't exist. Remember to be honest with yourself about your appearance when evaluating web pictures. The mirror lies. We recommend that you take pictures of yourself and set them in front of your computer while you do your research. Make sure that the "befores" look like you and then determine what procedures work. Just because the media or some web site states that fat injection to the buttocks will lift the butt, that doesn't make it so.

Second, once you've identified the best operation for you, it's easy to determine which surgeons achieve the most natural and attractive results. All people are hard-wired to appreciate natural attractiveness. Fortunately, it's easy for you to identify who can meet your highest expectations simply by reviewing before-and-after photo galleries.

Find a surgeon who specializes in cosmetic plastic surgery and performs numerous mini-facelift procedures per month.

Seek a surgeon who upholds the proper credentials including certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), membership in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS).

Ask if the surgeon uses only an accredited, state-of-the-art surgical facility. Your mini facelift procedure will be performed in our AAAHC-certified Apex Surgical Facility in Golden, Colorado. Based on the latest recommendations from the Anesthesia Patient Safety Council, we prefer to use general anesthesia for our mini facelift procedures. General anesthesia minimizes the risk of airway problems, ensures a comfortable experience for the patient and surgeon, and makes for an efficient procedure. At Apex, we use only board certified anesthesiologists and a staff of nurses who specialize in caring for aesthetic patients. After your mini facelift procedure is complete, you will leave the facility by way of a private exit out of sight of other patients.

Decide, if upon meeting the surgeon, you make a connection with him or her and all of your questions are respectfully and sensibly answered.

Important Truths About Your Mini Facelift

In some cases, additional procedures may be added to a Minifacelift to enhance its effect. Liposuction of the neck, direct tightening of the neck muscles (platysmaplasty), and/or fat grafting to the face may all be beneficial in selected patients.

A minifacelift procedure will not address the brow or eyelids. A brow lift and/or blepharoplasty can be safely performed at the same time as a minifacelift to treat these areas.

Lighter anesthesia or no anesthesia during a procedure does not change the nature of the procedure itself.

Understanding Your Mini Facelift

A minifacelift, or short scar facelift, is essentially a scaled-down version of a full facelift. Click here to understand more about the minifacelift procedure.

Identifying Good Results for a Mini Facelift

Your face is the first thing people see when meeting you. At The Center for Cosmetic Surgery, we know how important it is to have a natural looking face lift procedure. After you have checked to see if your surgeon is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS), next review their before and after photos.

• Do their minifacelift results give the patient a rested, more youthful appearance without looking tight or overdone?
• Do the ears look natural, or unaltered?
• Are the scars well concealed?