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Facelift in Irvine, CA
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Facelift in Irvine, CA

Revive your natural allure by addressing the sagging skin with a Facelift at SoCal Aesthetic Surgery in Irvine, CA. Dr. Homer Hojjat tailors each procedure to emphasize your inherent beauty, offering a rejuvenated appearance and improved signs of aging, allowing you to mirror your youthful spirit.

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Reverse Aging Signs

Explore the Anti-aging Benefits of Facelift

Embark on a journey of facial rejuvenation with a Facelift, unveiling three pivotal benefits aimed at restoring your youthful visage and self-assurance.

Skin Tightening

Delve into a transformative procedure that targets sagging skin around the neck and jowl areas, crafting a smoother and more defined facial contour.

Wrinkle Reduction

Bid farewell to wrinkled skin texture as the Facelift smooths out these aging signs, offering a fresh, youthful complexion to relish.

Minimally Invasive

With modern medical advancements, enjoy a less invasive procedure with smaller incisions, ensuring a quicker recovery and less downtime as you step toward a younger you.

Facial Rejuvenation

What is a Facelift?

The term “facelift” describes an aesthetic procedure that surgically rejuvenates the lower area of the face and jawline. A “face lifting” is performed to tighten sagging skin and muscles in the lower face.

Dr. Hojjat uses the latest technology and techniques to provide his patients with minimally invasive procedures, reduced recovery time, and natural, long-lasting results. The incisions are mostly confined to the hairline and are easily camouflaged.

Patients who are experiencing more advanced signs of aging, such as pockets of fat on the neck, a reduction in collagen production, significant banding, or advanced sagging may benefit more from a combined facelift and neck lift procedure. Dr. Hojjat tailors every facelift procedure to meet his patient’s needs.

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Limited incision facelifts or mini facelifts are recommended for patients who have minimal neck banding and thin necks. This is a less invasive procedure that confines the incision to the area around the ear and hairline.

The incision on the anterior neck is used in a mini facelift and swelling, and bruising is confined to the lateral neck and around the ears. Individuals with medium to long hair can completely cover sutures, swelling, and bruising immediately after the procedure.

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Thank you Dr. Hojjat for everything. I can breath free again. He performed Rhinoplasty and facelift. My results are natural and I am very pleased with the results. Dr. Hojjat is kind, and follows up with you during your entire recovery. Kindest Doctor I have ever met.

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Facelift Before and After Photos

Facelift & Necklift Before and After Photos in CA, Irvine, Patient 1247
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Facelift & Necklift Before and After Photos in CA, Irvine, Patient 268
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A more youthful look

Why Choose a Facelift?

A facelift can surgically remove signs of aging and restore a more youthful appearance. It improves patients’ self-confidence thanks to the tightened, refreshed, and rejuvenated skin texture. And the benefits of a professional facelift by Dr. Hojjat has their perks, such as:

A facelift can tighten sagging skin around the neck and jowl areas. It is a restorative surgery capable of smoothening your face’s skin texture around facial bone structure.

Not everyone is a fan of the way their skin ages with time. Luckily, a facelift is a great solution to this! A facelift can successfully remove several signs of aging by improving wrinkled skin texture, smoothing out sagging skin, and tightening these areas for a more youthful look!

A facelift is performed to tighten sagging skin and muscles in the lower face.
A facelift is performed to tighten sagging skin and muscles in the lower face.

Thanks to medical advancements, facelifts these days require smaller cuts and result in less recovery time. It works wonders on your skin’s aging issues due to its minimally-invasive procedures, as the scars are small and usually completely hidden. Other procedures, like thread face lift, are even less invasive but only provide a temporary lift on the skin and superficial layers only.

When you follow your surgeon’s post-operative skincare routine, you can enjoy the long-lasting results of facelift surgery. Some crucial steps help maintain the new and improved skin texture.

The facelift procedure is available for all genders as long as you have a healthy skin texture and health. The benefits of this surgery can help both men and women and improve their skin texture to beautify their looks.

Most patients who get a facelift enjoy enhanced self-esteem and confidence. They look and feel more energized and youthful overall.

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Your Facelift Consultation

Dr. Hojjat will recommend a facelift procedure that will achieve your goals with the least amount of downtime.
Dr. Hojjat will recommend the best facelift for your goals.

During your consultation, you will meet Dr. Hojjat, who will introduce you to our practice and will walk you through the facelift process. Your medical history will be obtained and Dr. Hojjat will listen to your goals and concerns. After a facial examination, Dr. Hojjat will recommend a facelift procedure tailored for you in order to achieve your goals with the least amount of downtime.

Dr. Hojjat will share before and after photos to give you an idea of what to expect in terms of results. After the consult is completed, you can discuss costs and financing with our staff and will be given an option to select a surgery date.

The doctor feels that successful facial plastic surgery is best achieved when a good rapport is developed and maintained between himself, the patient, and the staff during the consultation and appointments.

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Realistic Expectations

Ideal Facelift Candidates

The following crucial factors are what makes a patient ideal for facelift surgery:

Maintaining good health helps to recover quickly and leads to lesser risks from the anesthesia. General good health includes 0 heart issues, immunity disorders, blood pressure problems, etc.

Smoking can drastically affect your facelift surgery. For example, it can lead to post-procedure complications. Constant smoking habits can cause Vitamin C and Vitamin D deficiency, thereby affecting your collagen production synthesis leading to scars.

Other side-effects of smoking are implant rejection, higher infection risks, slowed recovery, and pain in the procedure areas post-facelift.

If your skin maintains some natural elasticity and good health, it can positively impact your facelift’s recovery process. Flexible and bouncy skin texture can accept the facelift procedure and help improve your skin texture towards optimum expectations.

Since skin health, genetics, and habits can affect facelift results it is important to maintain realistic expectations after the procedure. While it tightens the sagging skin on your face, a facelift does not affect your facial bone structure.

A good candidate for a facelift is medically and emotionally healthy. Facelift procedures are beneficial for patients who are experiencing premature aging of the lower face, jawline, and neck. Dr. Hojjat’s younger patients often undergo a mini lift while older patients often benefit from a variation of the traditional facelift.

Preparation for the Facelift Procedure

Before the facelift procedure, Dr. Hojjat will run some tests and reviews to green-flag your candidature for the surgery.

First, make sure to honestly answer questions on your current and past medical conditions, health complications, previous surgeries, smoking and drinking habits, etc.

He might ask for physical exam records and prescribe a specialist consultation who can deem you fit for the cosmetic surgery. Make sure to also share your prescribed medication intake, as well as herbal medications, over-the-counter medications, etc.

Up next, the doctor will take pictures of your face to examine your facial form, bone structure, skin health, and fat volume distribution.

These pieces of information are vital to a professional surgeon like Dr. Hojjat, who take all steps necessary to ensure that your facelift is successful.

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The Procedure

What to Expect During the Facelift Procedure

A facelift usually takes about 3-4 hours. Dr. Homer Hojjat makes sure to check the patient’s candidacy and overall risk factors before finalizing this cosmetic surgical procedure. And the steps to these procedures are:

At first, Dr. Hojjat will give you anesthesia and sedation or general anesthesia. He will, of course, recommend the best option that suits your comfort, health, and preference.

Up next, Dr. Hojjat will perform 2 incisions.

The first one will start at the temples at the hairline and continue down the front and the back of your ears, ending at the lower scalp. He will then proceed to sculpt facial fat from jowls and neck and redistribute it around for a smoother skin texture. Finally, he will redrape the skin over the contours and trim the excess sagging skin.

For the second incision, Dr. Hojjat will make a small incision under your chin to improve the surgery’s results around your face and neck.

Incisions are usually closed with sutures. After approximately one week, visit Dr. Hojjat to have them removed. The slight bruises on your skin will take around 7-10 days to heal.

You might experience post-operative pain and soreness with some tightness under your skin. Dr. Hojjat will prescribe extra-strength Tylenol for one or two days for these mild discomforts.

He may prescribe other post-operative medications depending on your health, post-operative results, and healing.

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The Facelift Recovery Process

You may initially experience soreness on the sides of your neck with tightness under the chin. Your face will appear puffy, pale, and bruised at first. The bruising could take 7 to 10 days to fade.

Facelift sutures are removed in approximately in one week. Many patients resume social activities within 10 days to two weeks and improvements in the incisions and swelling will continue to improve over time.

Residual swelling and some areas of firmness can be expected but will improve over the next 6 weeks. These areas of stiffness tend to be minor and are only noticeable under close inspection.

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Why Choose

Dr. Homer Hojjat

Dr. Hojjat completed a prestigious fellowship in Facelift and Cosmetic Facial Plastic Surgery at Premier Image in Atlanta and Emory University, where he participated in and performed hundreds of facial aging and complex rhinoplasty procedures.

Dr. Homer Hojjat is now double-board certified in facial plastic surgery. He brings a wide breadth of knowledge to modern cosmetic facial plastic surgery. He is a certified Head and Neck Surgeon by the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

He is an expert in the intricate structures of the face and neck and he understands all aspects of facial aging in order to provide the most optimal solutions for his patients.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About Facelift

What is a facelift?

A facelift is a surgical procedure performed to lift the jowls and the lower third of your face. The surgery itself takes about 2-4 hours depending on the technique. There are several different techniques.

Can you explain what the facelift procedure entails?

The procedure entails first marking the areas that need to be adjusted and lifted. Following the administration of anesthetic medication, the tissue is lifted and placed in the appropriate vertical position. The extra skin is then excised and the incisions are closed.

Am I a good candidate for a facelift?

When you start seeing sagging skin along your jowls and find yourself lifting your face and cheeks to get the desired look you want, you are likely a good facelift candidate.

What factors make someone suitable for this surgery?

Several factors can make you a better candidate for facelift. The surgery is better suited for patients who are not overweight. Having better bony structures also provides more support for the tissues and improves the outcome. Quality of skin is also an important factor and can be addressed at the same time as the facelift.

What are the different types of facelifts?

There are various types of facelifts, with the rise of deep plane facelift as one of the more popular options. The SMAS is the tissue layer that is involved in the facelift and how it is arranged surgically determines the technique used. Some techniques involve cutting it, lifting it, repositioning it, or releasing it.

What results can I expect from a facelift?

A lifted jowl and a smooth jawline with reduced marionette and laugh lines.

How will my appearance change after a facelift?

As anti-aging surgery, facelift is meant to make you look younger by about 10 years. It will give you a smoother jawline and a well-defined face from your youth.

How long do the results of a facelift last?

Facelifts generally last about 7-10 years. Factors that will increase the longevity of your results include sun protection, stable weight, and routine skin care maintenance.

Is this a permanent solution or will I need another surgery in the future?

Facelifts generally last about 10 years. You will always look younger than your age, but depending on how old you are and your aesthetic goals, it is a safe procedure to repeat again years down the road.

What is the recovery time for a facelift?

Facelift recovery also depends on the technique used and how quickly you generally heal. Plan for 7-10 days of healing time. You can still do your daily chores a few days after the procedure, as long as it doesn’t involve lifting or excessive exertion.

How much time should I take off work?

You will need a week off, although you can do computer work during the week as needed.

Will there be visible scars after a facelift?

Scars are designed in front and behind your ears after a facelift and necklift, in addition to below your chin. They are not visible after a few weeks once the sutures are removed.

What are the risks and complications associated with facelift surgery?

Your friends, family, and coworkers will probably notice that your face looks fresher and younger after your treatment. However, they may not be able to tell exactly why you look better. When you receive Botox injections from an experienced professional, you don’t have to worry about the classic signs of bad Botox like a shiny forehead or a frozen face.

What are the risks or side effects of Botox?

Any surgery has the risk of bleeding, infection, and anesthetic risks. Facelift specifically has risk of extended bruising. The skin that is elevated and released during surgery can be numb for a few weeks as well. There is a risk of small bleed in the area as well, but it is minor and can be treated in the office.

How much does a facelift cost?

Everyone is different based on what they need. It tends to range between ten thousand to twenty thousand dollars.

Is this procedure covered by insurance?

As a cosmetic procedure, it is not covered by insurance.

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Learn More About the Facelift Procedure

Plastic surgeon Dr. Homer Hojjat is a skilled board certified plastic surgeon in Irvine, CA, offering advanced facial surgery and beautiful results. To learn more about facial rejuvenation, call SoCal Aesthetic Surgery at 949-996-3274 to request a facelift consultation with Dr. Hojjat.

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