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FACELIFT
TOTAL COST OF FACE LIFT: $7000.00
TOTAL COST OF SHORT SCAR FACE LIFT: $5500
TOTAL COST OF FOREHEAD LIFT: $3000.00
TOTAL COST OF COMBINED FOREHEAD AND FACE LIFT: $9000.00
A facelift tightens the skin of the face and neck. A forehead corrects problems with the forehead and upper eyelids. Although a facelift will remove some of the wrinkles on the face, there are other procedures that are more effective at removing fine lines of the face. A facelift does not remove any fine lines from around the mouth, on the forehead or on the eyelids. Patients who are interested in a facelift may call Dr. Bandeian’s office for a consultation. The cost of the consultation is applied to the surgical fee. Dr. Bandeian usually does face lifts at Bristol Plastic Surgery Center with a combination of sedation by vein and local anesthesia. Smoking presents special problems for facelifts that Dr. Bandeian will discuss with his patients. Dr. Bandeian gives his patients 3 prescriptions: one for antiseptic soap to use before surgery, one for prophylactic antibiotics and one for pain medication. He gives his patients a choice of different pain medication, because he wants his patients to be as comfortable as possible after the surgery.
The operation takes about 3-1/2 to 5 hours to do. The incision from the facelift is usually very inconspicuous. Dr. Bandeian frequently does liposuction on the neck and/or muscle work on the neck as a routine part of the facelift. After the surgery, a bulky bandage is applied. Patients should have a responsible adult drive them home from the surgery center and stay with them on the night of their surgery. Dr. Bandeian instructs his patients to call him personally on the evening of their surgery to let him know how they are doing. Dr. Bandeian removes the bulky bandage and replaces it with a smaller one on the first post-operative day. Some sutures are removed about 5-7 days after the surgery, and the rest are removed 10-14 days after the surgery. Bruising may last from 1 to 2 weeks. Usually a facelift will last for about 5 years, however, as seen in the pictures, a facelift may last longer than 5 years.
A short scar face lift is a less extensive operation that can produce excellent results so long as the effects of aging are not too severe. It is a more extensive operation than a "mini face-lift" which in the opinion of Dr. Bandeian does not produce significant benefits.
A forehead lift elevates the eyebrows, corrects hooding of the upper eyelids and corrects wrinkles on the forehead. It can be combined with a face lift. it is also done with local anesthsia and sedation by vein. The recovery for a forehead lift is geneally faster than for a face lift.