I’m a 48 y old female executive. I exercise regularly and I try to eat a healthy diet. In the last few years I noticed the onset of lines around my mouth, my lower eye lids developed bags and my neck now has some laxity. I feel that I’m not ready to have a full facelift yet, maybe in few years. I would like to have something done now that will address some of these changes without the need to do extensive surgery.
Karen. M Newport Coast

Thank you for your inquiry regarding minimally invasive, facial rejuvenation. You describe very typical signs of early aging. The different aspects of the changes you mentioned in your face can be addressed independently.

A full face lift is usually recommended when we have to address significant microfat grafting, chemical peels or laser resurfacing, midface and thread lifts, and a variety of injectibles such as Botox or Juvederm. A mini facial lift or a neck lift could be included as well. Addition of a chin implant can make a very significant change to a neck line in someone with a congenitally weak chin. The whole operative time is usually one to two hours. The downtime and the healing process are usually shortened when using these techniques compared to a classic face lift. We obviously cannot get too specific without seeing you in person, but based on what you said, hypothetically, the deep lines around the mouth could be addressed with a combination of chemical peels and contact Orange County Plastic Surgery at 949-888-9700.