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Patient is a 59-year-old female who wanted to appear younger and more attractive. In the last 10 years she noticed progressive loss of her cheekbone definition, and had developed her mother’s neck, much to her dismay. She wanted to like her face and to appear more angular, more voluptuous, and more radiant. She had been a long-term sun worshiper, and wanted to improve her skin pigmentation and tone.

High SMAS Facelift, Endoscopic browlift, Upper blepharoplasty, Full face erbium laser resurfacing, and autogenous fat transfer to the face for a total of 40cc, including the lower eyes, nasolabial folds, cheekbones and cheeks, jawline, upper and lower lips.

Patient 81

Patient is a 55-year-old female who felt she had lost the youthful contours of her face and that her once sharp jawline now made her feel quite old. She desired to appear younger and more attractive, without tell-tale signs of facial surgery.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, bilateral upper blepharoplasty, full face erbium laser resurfacing, and autogenous fat transfer to the face including lower eyes, midface, cheekbones, jawline, chin, and upper and lower lips. She was deligted with the results.

Patient 82

Patient is a 46-year-old female who desired to look younger and more attractive. She has noticed that she has progressively lost the definition of her cheekbones and jawline, and her profile is beginning to resemble her mother’s neck, which makes her feel old and matronly. She has lost the beautiful shape of her eyes, and feels that they are no longer her strongest feature as they were when she was younger.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy, autologous fat transfer to the face for a total of 47cc including the lower eyes, midface, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, upper and lower lips.

Patient 83

Patient is a 57-year-old female who had a previous mid-facelift and browlift by another surgeon who feels that she is losing definition of her cheekbones and jawline. Specifically she would like to address the hollowness beneath her eyes, the hollowing of her cheeks with early jowl formation, and the laxity of her neck. She wants to appear younger and more angular as she used to.

High SMAS Facelift, lateral temporal brow elevation, lower blepharoplasty, and fat transfer to the face for a total of 23.5 cc including forehead, upper and lower eyes, nasolabial folds, upper and lower lips, and chin. Of note is the improvement of the midface with the extended SMAS facelift procedure that I perform, which recruits tissue into this area replacing the need for older “midface lift” procedures.

Patient 84

Patient is a 49-year-old female who would like to look younger and more attractive.  She is bothered by the sagging of her brow and eyes, and  the loss of definition of her cheekbones and jawline, which has become more pronounced after menopause.  Having lived in Arizona her entire life, she has significant sun-damage of her skin and would like more even pigmentation and smoothing of her fine wrinkles.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, fat transfer to the face including lower eyes, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, jawline and lips, along with full face erbium laser resurfacing. Though she appears much younger in her post-operative photographs, she related that few people have mentioned any change in her appearance. This is the beauty of approaching the face completely so the result appears balanced and natural.

Patient 85

 54-year-old female who is constantly being asked if she is tired, when she feels quite rested. She had spent considerable time in the sun when she was younger, and maintains her slender body by working out and eating very healthy. She has noticed progressive loss of the crispness of her eyes, along with less definition of her cheekbones and jawline. She would like to appear both younger and more vivacious, and of course, prettier.

High SMAS Facelift, lateral endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, fat transfer to face for a total of 46.5cc including lower eyes, cheeks and cheekbones, upper and lower lips, and jawline. Patient also had perioral dermabrasion.

Patient 86

56-year-old female who desires to appear younger and more beautiful. She stated that she used to have very defined bone structure with prominent cheekbones, a graceful neck and sharp jawline and has noticed these features have become very weak. She is bothered by her uneven eyebrows and vanishing lips and would like look refreshed without looking operated on.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, fat transfer to the face (lower eyes, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, jawline, and upper and lower lips), and perioral laser resurfacing.

Patient 87

Patient is a 55-year-old female who wants to look younger and more attractive. Specifically she is asked frequently what is bothering her when in fact she is in a pleasant mood. She does not like her sagging facial features especially around her mouth, and the lack of definition of her jawline and neck. She would like to look less matronly and prettier with more defined facial features.

High SMAS Facelift with partial removal of superficial submandibular glands, anterior hairline browlift (to not elevate her hairline), upper and lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy, fat transfer to the face for a total of 39cc including  lower eyes, cheekbones, nasolabial folds, jawline, and lips.  Her surgical result has given her renewed confidence and zest for life.

Patient 88

47-year-old female who feels that over the last 3-4 years she has lost the angularity and voluptuousness of her facial features and dislikes that she always looks tired. She had nice cheekbones and a defined jawline when she was younger, and wants to look prettier and more youthful, while retaining her uniqueness.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy, autologous fat transfer to face including lower eyelids, temples, cheekbones and cheeks, jawline, chin, and lips for a total of 43cc. She was delighted with the result.

Patient 89

59-year-old female who modeled when she was younger. Specifically, she felt that she looked a bit tired and serious, and she did not like her face falling. She wanted to look like she did in her modeling days.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic brow lift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy, Restylane® injections to the lips.

Patient 90

53-year-old female who feels that she looks much older than her age, and wishes to look younger and more attractive. She is bothered by her deep forehead wrinkles, sad appearing eyes, and deep nasolabial folds. Her jawline has been weakened by mandibular surgery for TMJ, and desires more proportion to her face, and wants appear both softer and more approachable.

High SMAS Facelift, coronal browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with suture canthoplexy, fat transfer to the face including lower eyelids, cheeks and cheekbones, jawline and chin for a total of 86cc. (It should be noted that in the post operative photographs the patient subconsciously elevates her eyebrows to appear unnaturally high out of habit, and this tendency will diminish over time).

Patient 91

60-year-old female who thinks that she looks much older than she feels. She has a high hairline, and would like it lowered if possible with her facial rejuvenation. She would like to appear prettier and less tired.

High SMAS Facelift, anterior hairline brow lift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy, lip augmentation with alloderm® grafts.

Patient 92

56-year-old female who maintains a very athletic lifestyle, and has noticed after menopause that her face seems to appear more like her mother’s, which is inconsistent with her youthful figure. She desires to look younger and more attractive.

High SMAS Facelift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with periorbital chemical peel, chin augmentation, lip augmentation with alloderm® grafts.

Patient 93

60-year-old female who had a previous face lift by another surgeon that she was never happy with. Specifically, she feels that her forehead is too high, and that the previous surgery diminished the prominence of her once beautiful cheekbones. She desires a better defined neck and wants to appear both younger and more attractive.

High SMAS Facelift, anterior hairline brow lift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, perioral dermabrasion, fat injections to lips. (post operative photographs are 1.5 years after surgery)

Patient 94

69-year-old female who underwent a previous facelift approximately 15 years ago, and desires to freshen-up. Specifically, she feels that her would like her eyes to “sparkle” again, and desires to achieve better definition of her cheeks, jawline, and neck.

High SMAS Facelift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with suture canthopexy.

Patient 95

Patient is a 52-year-old female who has a career as an actress and model and has noticed progressive loss of definition of her once prominent bone structure. She feels that her brow has begun to sag, and her eyes lack the definition they once had. She would like better definition of her cheekbones and jawline, and would like to reclaim the graceful neck she had when she was younger.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, and autogenous fat transfer to periorbital, naslolabial folds, cheekbones, jawline, and upper and lower lips.

Patient 96

50 year-old-female who had spent her entire life out in the sun, and has noticed that she appears much older than her husband, who is the same age. Specifically, she desires more definition of her cheekbones and eyes, and wants to address her sagging neck and ill-defined jawline.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty.

Patient 97

68-year-old female who is very active, and has a prosperous professional consulting career for which she still travels often, and derives much satisfaction from. She thinks that she looks much older than she feels, and wants to look more youthful and attractive both for her self-esteem, and desire to continue working for years to come. She hates her heavy jowls, and lack of jawline definition.

High SMAS Facelift, lateral endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with suture canthopexy, bilateral buccal fat pad removal(to increase cheekbone definition), and perioral dermabrasion.

Patient 98

63-year-old female who desires to look younger and more attractive. She feels that she constantly looks tired, and that she has aged significantly especially around her mouth and neck. She still has a thriving professional career, and wants to project the vitality and confidence that she feels internally.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic browlift, upper and lower blepharoplasty with canthopexy, fat transfer to face including lower eyelids, cheeks, jawline, and lips.

Patient 99

55-year-old female who desired to look younger. She felt that she had always been attractive but recently, especially post-menopause, had seen significant changes in her facial features. She wanted cheekbone and neck definition again and wished to look less tired.

High SMAS Facelift, endoscopic brow lift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, lip augmentation with alloderm® grafts, perioral dermabrasion.

Patient 100