Male Facelifts

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Maintaining Masculinity

One of the prevalent worries that male patients have is that they will lose their masculine features, or that the fact they underwent a facelift will be obvious. When a professional like Dr. Santos performs your facelift, you should retain your individual features and the surgical intervention will not look obvious. 

Dr. Santos and the Seattle Plastic Surgery team value natural looking results that make you look 10-20 years younger, without the scarring or surgery being obvious. Often, for men hoping to improve their masculine appearance, other procedures can be performed with a facelift to offer the ultimate results. 

For example, CO2 laser resurfacing can provide a more even skin tone and treat sun damaged skin. Blepharoplasty can clear eyelid sagging and create a better proportioned face. Rhinoplasty can resolve unsightly bumps or humps on the nose and provide a masculine, flattering nose contour. Chin implants or other similar procedures are possibilities during facelift surgery to provide a strong, chiseled chin. 

The tightening and removal of excess skin and fat that happens during practically every facelift procedure can help address the jowls for a sleeker, more masculine jawline. Choosing a capable facial plastic surgeon will help you see the results you want from your Seattle male facelift surgery. 

Complementary Procedures

As previously discussed, many other cosmetic procedures can work with a facelift to provide even better, longer lasting results. For men, especially, complementing procedures can help ease their worries and improve their overall results. Popular procedures added onto a facelift for men include:

• Neck lift
• Eyelid surgery
• Chin implants
• Jaw Filler
• Rhinoplasty
• Brow lift
• CO2 Laser Resurfacing

MALE FACELIFT: BEFORE AND AFTER

At Seattle Plastic Surgery, we know the impact a well-performed facelift can have on your work, social, and everyday life. We orient on an outcome-based mantra wanting to help you discover and live with the best results for your face. Throughout the entire process, Dr. Santos will work with you to cater your male facelift to your unique features, health, and expectations for final results.

Your Consultation

Starting off with your consultation at Seattle Plastic Surgery, Dr. Santos will evaluate you to determine if you are right for the procedure. This also gives you an opportunity to ask questions you have and gain an understanding of the procedure. Firstly, Dr. Santos will ask about your facial concerns and reasons for seeking a facelift. Next, he will take your full medical history to understand your health and lifestyle. Both of these factors play a large part in the way your face ages and how your body will react to a facelift surgery. It can also determine the results you see afterward. Finally, Dr. Santos will conduct an examination of your face, neck, and other surrounding structures. 

If Dr. Santos determines you are a good match for a male facelift in Seattle, he will guide you through your surgical options, while helping you determine which will suit your needs. He will also help you visualize your results and what is possible concerning your customized procedure.

Seattle Facelift Surgery

Approximately three weeks before your scheduled facelift surgery in Seattle, you will come into our office for your pre-operative appointment. Here, the Seattle Plastic Surgery team will give you instructions to follow to promote a successful and healthy facelift. These instructions could include: beginning or temporarily discontinuing certain medications or supplements, directions for the day of surgery, preparations you will need to make for the day of and after surgery, and finally, skin care instructions. 

When the day of your male facelift in Seattle comes, Dr. Santos or a licensed anesthesia provider will place you under either general or local anesthetic with a light oral sedative. Regardless of your anesthetic choice, you will remain completely comfortable and not completely awake. Dr. Santos will then make the incisions specific to your male facelift surgery. He will be precise and careful to create the smallest and least invasive incision possible.

Through this incision he will remove excess skin and fat that contribute to a saggy facial appearance. After he finishes all necessary removals, he will tighten the skin and facial tissues to create a youthful, yet natural looking facial appearance. Dr. Santos will finish your male facelift surgery by closing your incisions carefully and place anti-scar tape, the first step in our proprietary scar treatment system.

Your specific facelift may require more precise care or other steps to provide you a good result. Dr. Santos will ensure that you understand every step of your male facelift in Seattle before the day of your surgery.

Recovery

You will need someone to drive you home after your facelift and care for you for at least a day following surgery. Many facelift patients find that they can function reasonably well at home within two days. You should use caution and refrain from strenuous exercise for at least two weeks. Certain head movements could hinder the healing of your incisions, so you should avoid activities that require quick head movements like driving. 

Dr. Santos will tell you when you can return to work. Usually, it depends on how you are healing and the type of job you have. On average, most patients return to work within ten days after their facelift. To aid in your recovery, Dr. Santos will recommend a proprietary scar treatment protocol meant to reduce your scarring during the healing process itself. 

Swelling and bruising can last up to ten days postoperatively. Usually, it should resolve within a week or so, and becomes possible to cover with makeup within a week. Dr. Santos uses every caution and technique possible to minimize these surgical side effects. Pain medication is typically only needed for a few days after your Seattle male facelift. 

Like your male facelift surgery, facelift recovery is not one-size-fits-all. While Dr. Santos has curated many recovery protocols and methods to increase patient comfort and safety, he may give you more individualized recovery instructions in addition to his typical recommendations.

Dr. SANTOS: MASTER OF THE FACELIFT

Dr. David Santos has over twenty years experience performing facial plastic surgeries, most notably, facelift procedures. He has performed or overseen thousands of facial procedures throughout his career and continues to learn and educate in the field. 

As a facial expert, Dr. Santos understands how to achieve the best looking results for every individual. He takes special care to maintain your one-of-a-kind features, while providing a younger look that will last without making it obvious you had surgery.

Local Anesthesia

Among one of Dr. Santos most critical accomplishments and contributions to the facial plastic surgery field is his championing of the use of local anesthesia. Local anesthesia is similar to what is used in the dentist’s office, it numbs only the surgical area. Dr. Santos uses this concurrently with a light oral sedative for patient comfort. 

Using local anesthesia makes facial plastic surgery procedures more accessible to people of all ages and with certain medical conditions. General anesthesia comes with risks and side effects that can be uncomfortable at best and dangerous at worst. While not everyone has a negative reaction to general anesthesia, it is important to note how local anesthesia cuts these risks and, therefore, allows Dr. Santos to perform safer surgeries. 

SEATTLE AND TACOMA’S  PREMIER MALE FACELIFT AT SEATTLE PLASTIC SURGERY

Seattle Plastic Surgery has provided the Greater Seattle area with the best in facial, body, and breast cosmetic surgery for over two decades. Facial plastic surgery specialist, Dr. Santos, provides the gold standard of facelifts with a full understanding of facial structures and the skin. Having performed thousands of facelifts, many of those have been on men, making him one of the most experienced male facelift surgeons in the Seattle area.

Our office is located on First Hill in Seattle. We offer off-street parking and many amenities like a variety of beverages and freshly baked cookies. Your comfort during your visits to Seattle Plastic Surgery is our utmost priority, which is why we have private treatment and consultation rooms, as well as a private keyed elevator for after your facelift surgery. 

To schedule a consultation with Dr. Santos at Seattle Plastic Surgery, call us at 206-324-1120 or contact us online using the form above.