A facelift in Shreveport can be done in either a hospital setting or an outpatient surgical facility. The procedure works by lifting the skin and tightening the underlying tissues and muscles. There are a few different techniques that can be used when it comes to incisions. These include a traditional incision, a limited incision, and a neck lift incision. For a traditional incision, your surgeon will start at your temples in the hairline and cut downwards and around the front of your ears. The incision will end behind your ears on your lower scalp. If you would like to target the neck area as well, an incision might also be made beneath your chin to do so.  Using a limited incision technique, your surgeon will start at your hairline just above your ear and continue the incision around the front of your ear. Meanwhile, a neck lift incision begins in front of your earlobe and continues around your ear and into your lower scalp. Your surgeon will also make a small incision beneath your chin. Speak with your doctor to learn more about each technique and which one might be right for you. Once the proper incisions are made, fat will then be sculpted, eliminated, or redistributed in the face and neck. The loose facial skin will then be draped back over the newly repositioned contours and tightened by removing excess skin. Finally, the incisions will be closed and the procedure will conclude.  Once the swelling and bruising subside after about 2-3 weeks, the face is left looking smoother, younger, and much more sculpted.