Metropolitan Plastic Surgery

Facelift

as we age, our tissues lose the snug collagen support we had in the face and neck in our younger days, and, with the constant pull of gravity, we begin to see a "sagginess" in our faces--especially noticeable is the loss of definition along the jaw line, and "hanging" soft tissues in the neck, or the development of vertical "bands" in the central neck. the "jowls" start to form because the soft tissues which used to give us that youthful "fullness" in the cheeks have begun to migrate downward, sliding below the jaw line.

Browlift & Eyelid Lift

as with all tissues, the upper face tends to "sag" and "wrinkle" with aging, and sometimes this occurs well in advance of "getting old"--sometimes as early as in the late thirties ! the severity and age of onset of the "droopiness" and "bagginess" of the upper facial tissues varies considerably, because it is often dependent upon our heredity. certainly, with the spectrum of problems mentioned here, not everyone needs the same solution, and the good news is that, for the upper face, there are many techniques, like chemical peels, laser skin "lightening" or "botox" injections that can help.