Also, contrary to many of the non-medical reports, it is not possible to remove all the folds and eliminate all the wrinkles of the face, regardless of the treatment applied. You must realize that your surgeon will remove as much skin as can be done safely to provide a natural result for your particular facial contour. The face lift procedure provides improvement but does not remove each and every wrinkle or fold from the face. The type of skin, the degree of pre-existing sun damage, the age and the aging rate of each patient are factors that help determine your final result. Patients who have a very marked degree of skin laxity in the neck area will occasionally require a second face lift within a year of the initial procedure if optimal correction is to be achieved.
Skin aging continues after any operation.
Regardless of how tightly the facial skin is pulled, aging and stretching of the facial skin begins to occur immediately after the operation. It is usual to see some recurrence of jowls or looseness of the neck within three months of the operation. You can look forward to some degree of improvement permanently. Most patients have sufficient improvement following a face lift which keeps them looking younger than their friends forever. However, you may choose to have another face lift in future years to maintain a more youthful appearance.