May 03, 2019 | Facelift
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There may come a time when you start to consider cosmetic treatments. No matter what excuses are made, no one truly enjoys the experience of seeing their skin become thin and their facial features begin to sag. Facelift surgery addresses the most common signs of aging across the lower and middle regions of the face. Over the years, Dr. Bonaldi has developed a collection of facelift techniques that target different levels of facial aging so that every patient can find the best procedure for them. While facelift surgery is an effective way to rejuvenate your appearance, many people are unsure of when the best time for a facelift is. You may be ready for a facelift if you can relate to these five signs.
1. Your Lines and Wrinkles Have Become Noticeable
As you age, factors like genetics, gravity, sun damage, and environmental influences cause your skin to thin due to the loss of collagen, elastin, and natural hyaluronic acid that keeps your skin hydrated. Once this starts to happen, you begin to develop fine lines, wrinkles, and deep creases and folds. Unfortunately, makeup can only do so much to cover these signs of aging. If your fine lines and wrinkles are becoming noticeable and are starting to change the way you see yourself, you may be ready for a facelift.
2. Your Face Has Thinned
Adequate facial fat is a cornerstone of a youthful complexion. When you are young, you have a healthy layer of fat over your cheeks and lower face that give your face a supple and soft appearance. Unfortunately, this fat diminishes as you age, and your face becomes thin and gaunt. A gaunt face is an aged face. Facial fat grafting restores volume and life to the cheeks and other thinning regions. All three of Dr. Bonaldi’s facelift techniques involve an element of facial fat grafting.
3. You Have Developed Jowls
With the breakdown of collagen, the underlying tissues and muscles also lose their strength and ability to stay where they should. When this occurs, the muscle and fat that once sat at the cheeks begin to fall towards the jawline. This creates jowls, and jowls can only be treated through a facelift.
4. Your Neck Skin Has Loosened
The neck is often one of the most neglected features on the body. While many individuals remember to take care of the skin on their face, they forget the neck, which is one of the first areas to develop noticeable aging. Facelift surgery, especially Dr. Bonaldi’s Signature Lift, addresses loose skin, vertical banding, and excess fat on the neck so that your face and neck remain in perfect harmony with each other.
5. Your Confidence Has Wavered
The aging process causes just as many emotional difficulties as it does aesthetic ones. Witnessing the change and breakdown of your youthful contours is difficult, and can affect the way you see yourself. Aging causes many men and women to pull into their shells and become shy and distant. Facial aging is something that everyone will eventually experience; however, it is not something that you need to feel self-conscious about. Facelift surgery can help restore your youthful contours and confidence.
To learn more about Dr. Bonaldi’s facelift techniques, contact his office by calling (775) 828-7400 or by filling out our online contact form.
