Volumetric facelift: modern facelift surgery with less scars

There are many types of facelifts.

Every surgeon may have different preferences, but more importantly not every facelift is the same.

The vast majority of facelifts in my department are done with the so called scar sparing (MACS) technique (although not every facelift candidate is suitable for this).

I think the ideas of the majority of Plastic surgeons including myself have changed in recent years , and the trend is going to less invasive procedures and most importantly, have changed from mere stretching to an understanding of volume loss.

When patients come to my Marbella practice for a facelift consultation, I normally ask them to bring me a photo showing themselves at closer range 10-20 years ago.

One nearly always sees that over the years they have lost volume in the midface (a normal effect of aging).

There are some exceptions of this rule, but not many.

Every aging face does also show frequent areas of skin sagginess (mostly skin and jowls).

We do therefore work a lot with volume restoration in the face together or instead of a facelift.
All patients seeking facelift surgery benefit from that, sometimes together with a facelift, but sometimes even instead of facelift.

In cases of marked nasolabial folds I prefer to restore facial volume with fat grafts (the Bod Jet hydrosurgery technique has made this a very quick and reliable procedure) instead of surgical facelift.

Patient satisfaction with that is very high, and togheter with endolaser (Smartlipo) treatment this combination can make surgical facelift indeed unnecessary.

If an additional surgical facelift is required, volume restoration with fat grafts makes the result significantly better, and helps to keep scars shorter.

Should you require some more extensive information on this procedure, either in the Department of Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery at Hospital Quiron Malaga or in Cirumed Clinic Marbella please contact us.