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Facelift in Garden Oaks, TX
Facial aging can soften your jawline, flatten your cheeks, and create loose skin across your lower face and neck. Facelift surgery repositions deeper tissues and redrapes the facial skin with less tension, providing comprehensive facial rejuvenation with natural-looking results.
Dr. Regina Rodman can lift those deeper layers and restore a cleaner, better-supported shape. As a double board-certified facial plastic and craniofacial surgeon, she plans every facelift around how your cheeks, jawline, chin, and neck work together. Face Forward is located in the Houston Heights, just minutes from Garden Oaks.
40s-60s
10-14 Days
10-20 Years
A Beautiful New Start
A facelift, also called a rhytidectomy, is a cosmetic surgical procedure that improves sagging skin, jowls, deep folds, and loss of lower-face definition. It may reposition underlying tissues, facial muscles, and fat pads before removing excess skin and laying the remaining skin smoothly over restored facial contours.
A surgical facelift does not stop the aging process or directly correct brow position, upper eyelid skin, sun damage, or fine skin texture. Those concerns may respond better to a brow lift, resurfacing, or other facial rejuvenation procedures.
A mini facelift uses shorter facelift incisions and focuses on early jowling and mild lower-face laxity. It may suit patients who need less extensive correction and do not have significant neck changes.
One traditional facelift technique is the SMAS facelift. It repositions the supportive layer beneath the skin to improve facial contours without relying on skin tension alone and is often considered for moderate jowling and loose skin.
A deep plane facelift works below the SMAS layer and repositions the deeper layers as a connected unit. This full facelift technique may suit aging that affects the cheeks, deep nasolabial folds, jawline, and neck.
A Smoother, Younger You
The face and neck often age together. A neck lift can address loose skin, visible muscle bands, excess fat beneath the chin, and a double chin when these concerns extend below the jawline. Combining the procedures can create more consistent definition from the cheeks through the neck.
A neck lift alone may suit isolated neck laxity. Dr. Rodman examines where the tissue change begins before recommending one procedure or a combined approach.
A Solution For Everyone
Your age gives Dr. Rodman a useful starting point, but it does not determine your candidacy on its own. Your facial structure, skin quality, overall health, and degree of tissue laxity are more important. You should be at a stable weight, nicotine-free, and prepared for the recovery your procedure requires.
A full facelift is uncommon at this age. However, genetics can create a heavy neck, double chin, weak chin, or limited jawline definition long before facial aging begins. If these concerns have been present even at a healthy weight, you may be a candidate for the Forward Lift. This procedure combines a deep plane neck lift with chin or jawline enhancement when needed to create better definition.
If you are in your 30s and beginning to notice early jowling or mild lower-face laxity, a mini facelift with Renuvion may provide enough correction. Strong skin elasticity at this age can support a subtle, clean result.
Your 40s are often when changes along the jawline and neck become harder to ignore. Early jowls may be more visible, the lower face can begin to look heavier, and the neck may lose some of its definition.
Depending on the extent of these changes, Dr. Rodman may recommend a mini facelift, neck lift, or more complete facelift procedure. Skin quality is often still strong in this age group, which can support smooth contours and a long-lasting result.
By your 50s, facial aging usually involves more than loose skin. Your cheeks may have descended, jowls can become more pronounced, and deeper tissues may contribute to heaviness through the lower face and neck.
A facelift can reposition these tissues and restore support through your cheeks, jawline, and neck. Patients who have protected their skin from sun damage and maintained a stable weight may retain better elasticity, but healthy patients with varying skin quality can still be candidates.
You can still be an excellent facelift candidate in your 60s, 70s, and beyond. Your health and ability to recover safely carry more weight than your age.
Surgery at this stage may require more comprehensive correction through the cheeks, lower face, jawline, and neck. Dr. Rodman may also recommend fat grafting, eyelid surgery, or another complementary procedure when it will create better balance. Your plan will reflect the changes present in your face rather than your age alone.
Facelift surgery is performed with anesthesia selected for the procedure and the patient’s health. Incisions are usually placed around the ear and may extend into the hairline. Neck correction may also require a small incision beneath the chin.
Dr. Rodman repositions the planned tissues, removes excess skin conservatively, redrapes the skin, and closes the incisions. Surgical extent varies among mini, SMAS, and deep plane facelift techniques.
Swelling, bruising, tightness, and temporary numbness are expected after surgery. Keeping the head elevated as directed can help minimize swelling. Many patients plan 10 to 14 days away from work and public activities, while swelling and bruising may take several weeks to resolve. Exercise resumes gradually after Dr. Rodman provides clearance.
Face Forward includes complimentary hyperbaric oxygen therapy for facelift patients. Follow-up visits monitor healing and guide incision care. Tissues soften for several months, and scars usually fade as they mature. Genetics, sun exposure, smoking, and weight changes affect how the face continues to age.
Possible risks include bleeding, infection, fluid accumulation, delayed healing, visible scars, asymmetry, temporary or lasting sensation changes, hair loss near an incision, facial nerve injury, and anesthesia complications. Some problems require additional treatment. Dr. Rodman discusses the risks associated with the recommended technique so each patient can make an informed decision.
Cost varies with the facelift technique, anesthesia, facility fees, operating time, and any additional cosmetic procedures included in the plan. Face Forward can review photographs and provide a preliminary range before consultation, but the final quote follows an examination. Financing options are available for qualified patients.
Dr. Regina Rodman is double board-certified in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and otolaryngology–head and neck surgery. Her practice is dedicated to facial plastic surgery and the relationship among bone, soft tissue, fat, and skin. She completed residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and advanced fellowship training in facial plastic, reconstructive, and craniomaxillofacial surgery.
Face Forward is located at 427 W. 20th Street, Suite 100, in the Houston Heights, a short drive from Garden Oaks.
During your consultation, Dr. Rodman will examine your face and neck, compare facelift techniques, and explain what surgery can reasonably accomplish. To schedule a private visit, contact Face Forward or call (713) 321-2424. The Houston office is located at 427 W. 20th Street, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77008.
Results can remain visible for years, but facial aging continues. Sun protection, stable weight, and consistent skin care can help maintain the result.
Treatments marketed as a nonsurgical facelift, including dermal fillers and a liquid facelift, can restore volume. They do not remove excess skin or reposition descended tissues.
Yes. A neck lift, brow lift, eyelid surgery, facial fat grafting, or lip lift may be included when it addresses a separate concern and the combined surgical plan is appropriate for the patient’s health.
Most patients describe tightness, pressure, swelling, and soreness rather than severe pain. Discomfort is usually strongest during the first few days and improves as swelling begins to settle. Dr. Rodman will prescribe or recommend medication based on your procedure and medical history.
A properly planned facelift should preserve your normal facial movement and expression. Facelift surgery focuses primarily on the cheeks, lower face, jawline, and neck. Your eyes require a separate procedure, such as blepharoplasty or a brow lift. Temporary tightness or weakness can affect facial movement during early healing, but this generally improves as swelling resolves.
A small weight change may have little effect, but significant weight loss can reduce facial volume and create new laxity after surgery. If you are actively losing weight, Dr. Rodman may recommend waiting until you reach a weight you can maintain. Stable weight gives her a clearer picture of your facial contours and supports a more predictable result.
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The Face Forward process starts with a consultation. You will meet with Dr. Rodman (either in the office or via video call) to discuss the result or look you want to achieve. Dr. Rodman will review and educate you about your options and schedule you for the procedure of your choice. Follow-up appointments will be scheduled as necessary. Achieve your look and enjoy the new you! Schedule your consultation for plastic surgery in Houston at Face Forward today.
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