What Is The Difference Between A Facelift and Mini Facelift?

When considering facelift options, your cosmetic surgeon may recommend a procedure known as a mini facelift. Not everyone who seeks a facelift procedure needs the full surgery. Depending upon your needs, a mini facelift may be the best option.  A facelift procedure targets the areas of the face around and below the cheeks, including the […]

From the Restoration of His Cars to His Face

Written by: Veronica R. I had the pleasure of sitting in on a surgery at Facial Beauty recently and between the Seahawks and car talks, jokes and the engaging procedure happening in front of me, that operating room had more action in it than a movie set. Yes, you heard that right. The patient was […]

The Vampire Facelift: The Vampire in the Vampire Facelift

      The Vampire Facelift     THE VAMPIRE IN THE VAMPIRE FACELIFT     Vampires?  Well this has caused quite a stir!  Vampires to the rescue for your aging face.  Vampires are talented, but can they do a facelift?.  Interesting, indeed, because there are many who do believe that vampires really do exist.  […]

THE TOP 7 MOST COMMONLY REQUESTED PLASTIC SURGERY PROCEDURES FOR MEN.

      David Santos MD FACS, Facialbeauty.com   Over the years, I have seen an increase in requests for plastic surgery procedures by men.   There is a commonly held belief that women request plastic surgery procedures more often than men.  In my practice, facelift is the predominant procedure performed, and is requested more […]

How Does it Feel to get a Facelift? One Woman’s True Story

By Larry Rondeau, Medical and Science Writer with Dr. David Santos   The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports that in 2014, plastic surgeons performed 1.7 million cosmetic surgical procedures in the US, including 128,000 facelifts. How does it feel to get a facelift?   I asked Roni Graham, a patient of Dr. David Santos.  […]

Why the Facelift Has Gone From Extreme to Mainstream

The facelift procedure has evolved quite a bit over the last several decades. Over time, surgeons have learned that techniques like skin strip excision and even some versions of the traditional SMAS facelift resulted in a pulled or “swept” look. Results with these techniques were often dramatic and resulted in longer scars and a longer […]