Revision Facelift Before & After Photos

This patient presented years after a previous facelift with recurrent neck laxity and visible platysmal banding. While the original procedure had improved the face, the underlying neck muscles had gradually separated over time, contributing to loss of jawline definition and an aging appearance.

During revision facelift surgery, Dr. Kolstad performed a comprehensive platysmaplasty to restore the neck’s underlying support. The platysma muscles were carefully reapproximated in the midline, creating a smoother, stronger muscular foundation beneath the skin. The lateral platysma muscles were elevated and tightened to restore support to the neck and lower face. By repositioning these deeper muscles rather than relying on skin tension alone, Dr. Kolstad creates a more comprehensive vertical facelift with improved jawline definition and enhanced neck contour.

Revision facelift surgery is often more complex than a primary facelift because of scar tissue, altered anatomy, and previous surgical changes. By addressing the deeper muscular layer rather than simply tightening the skin, Dr. Kolstad was able to restore a more youthful neck contour and improve jawline definition while maintaining a natural, refreshed appearance.

The patient’s results demonstrate how meticulous platysmaplasty can play a critical role in revision facelift surgery, producing long lasting improvement in neck contour and facial harmony.

This patient wanted to see a revision face lift expert in San Diego to address some of his concerns about his lower face and neck. He wanted to restore the lost volume in his cheeks and his jawline, and improve the appearance of his nasolabial and melolabial folds. He also wanted to correct his pixie ear deformities.

This patient decided to enhance the results of his facelift with an abdominal fat transfer to add youthful volume throughout his mid and lower face. Dr. Kolstad also restored the appearance of the patient’s ears by detaching the earlobes from the side of his face to create more natural earlobe contour. Revision face lifts are complex surgeries that require more training and expertise. As a Double Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Kolstad has many years of experience creating treatment plans tailored to each patient’s individual needs and goals.

This patient sought out an expert Facial Plastic Surgeon for a revision facelift in San Diego. She was concerned with the excess skin under her chin and the loss of volume in her cheeks and smile lines. She was also concerned with the tired appearance of her lower eyes. Dr. Kolstad performed a revision face lift with facial fat transfer and lower blepharoplasty.

Revision face lifts are more complex due to the presence of scar tissue and require a surgeon with more training and expertise. Using a natural and artistic approach, Dr. Kolstad lifted and tightened the sagging skin under this patient’s chin to create a beautifully sculpted neckline. Combining her facelift with a fat transfer added more structure and definition to her cheeks and restored the volume loss throughout her lower face. This patient also enhanced her facelift with a lower eyelid lift to rejuvenate her eyes.

Every face is unique and Dr. Kolstad creates a personal strategy based on the patients features and concerns. Midface aging is typically the result of deflation and a facial fat transfer lifts the cheeks and corrects the cheek hollows. The lower eyelid fat bags were removed using the scarless blepharoplasty approach without having to remove loose eyelid skin.

Naturalness is always defined by choosing the right combination of procedures and having an orderly progression from top to bottom.

Dr. Kolstad sees many patients who are concerned about signs of aging in their neck. This patient did not like the prominent appearance of her platysmal bands and the sagging skin under her chin and along her neck. She wanted a necklift surgery to help create a more defined jawline and improve the contour of her neck.

Dr. Kolstad used expert techniques to carefully redrape the loose skin to recontour her jaw and neckline in a natural-looking way. To help tighten and smooth her central neck, Dr. Kolstad performed a special corseting technique to re-contour her prominent platysma muscle. The result is a more defined and youthful-looking neckline that makes this patient look several years younger!