r/Facelift_Surgery

This young man is a patient of mine who wanted to look his best for his upcoming wedding. He was bothered by his lower eyelid bags, midfacial volume loss, weak chin, “double chin”, and jowls. Here he is 6 weeks after a Deep Plane Face and Neck Lift, Deep Structural Neck Lift, Lower Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty, Fat Transfer, and Chin Implant Placement. He has remained the same weight through this process.

This case is an example of how signs of aging can show up earlier in some folks and why typical “aging face” procedures really do not have a specific age limit for when you are or are not a candidate. It all comes down to your health and your anatomy. Additionally, procedures like the Deep Structural Neck Lift and Chin Implant Placement are often caused by anatomy that is present from a young age, but work well in tandem with a Deep Plane Facelift Procedure to optimize the entire lower face and neck area.

These results are, of course, not final as he continues to heal- some areas where we would expect changes would be his submental area which typically holds onto swelling for about 3 months, and the incisions which are pink now and will fade over the course of an entire year.

For photography purposes, all photos were taken in the same room with the same camera but ambient light from windows can change the hues slightly from one day to another. (This is being addressed with a windowless photo room as my office renovations complete soon)

My name is Cory Bovenzi, MD, I am the double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who performed these procedures. Feel free to ask questions in the comments

This patient underwent a face and neck lift to address sagging jowls and laxity through the lower face and neck. Early changes are already visible, with improved jawline definition and a smoother, more contoured profile. As healing continues, the results will become even more refined and balanced.

My surgeon sent me these - i think it was about a month post-op. My face was still swollen but already looked amazing! (I am now 18 months out and the lower face swelling is gone and I have a nice tight jawline.) Anyway, I thought I would share. If you are looking in Southern California - please consider Dr. Kristina Tansavadti. She is a wonderful, very thorough surgeon.

I had an endoscopic deep plane facelift last month, and these photos were taken around 20 days post-op. I still have quite a bit of bruising and swelling, and I’m just waiting for things to settle.

okay so where do i even start because this whole situation is crazy and i would appreciate help and any advices.

please do your research and beware of Dermaclinic NYC!!!!!!especially spanish community cuz this is how they scammed my mom, she dont speak english and this is exactly what they are looking for and who are their targets. its absolutely insane scam machine. mom went there for lipo. before she paid, they were soooo nice. like her rep always gave her fast replies, friendly, and eveything was good. till moment she paid deposit and applied for financing

the rep basically stopped answering like before. while signing her for financing they asked for her SSN, but she never received clear paperwork or proof explaining exactly what financing she was put into. so now i am also trying to figure out what and who else can have this info. i have all screenshots proof between her and her rep on Whatsapp(this is how they do consults).

sooo her lipo was done at night. she never had a real conversation with the surgeon on the day of surgery. no proper or real explanation. surgeon info was basically sent through Whatsapp. and she was in big bad pain from day one and now her stomach looks worse than before. she had hard fibrosis basically from the beginning and they kept telling her “it will get better lol” but its not

she feels botched and i am feeling this whole situation as huge scam.

then i started googling and honestly it got even more confusing. i couldn’t find clear surgeon information listed the way you would expect from a place doing actual lipo. and from what i saw, the accreditation/licensing info looked more connected to hair removal type services and NOT lipo.

so who was actually responsible for her procedure? what exactly did she sign? what financing was opened under her SSN? and why is it so hard to get straight answers?

my mom is scared and doesn’t know what to do.

at this point we need attention on this because something feels very wrong. please share this, level it up pls or if anyone knows what legal steps we can take, please reach out in comments, i would really appreciate it

Has anyone been brave enough to wear one of these? I’m having surgery 6/4 and want to go outside a little or for a walk. I don’t want to scare anybody. Maybe they will think I’m a welder? lol

Hiya! I'm a 40 y/o that is struggling with my aging neck and lower face. I'm working to get pregnant within the next year and am wondering should I postpone my surgery until after I have a baby? I do want to say, there is a chance the IVF won't take and it may not actually be in my future. Any feedback on anyone who has had one and then had a baby? Thanks so much in advance!

On Thursday, I underwent a deep plane lower facelift and neck lift. 46, almost 47. He also did liposuction under the chin which I didn’t expect.

I opted for local only. No twilight sedation or GA. I took two Valium before, nitrous oxide for the numbing needles, but I was conscious for the rest. That choice is not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure. I definitely felt some things and the surgeon had to inject more lidocaine. My adrenaline seemed to override the Valium because I was pretty frickin alert. For me, the risks associated with general anesthesia far outweighed the discomfort, especially for an elective procedure. I understand that this is an individual choice; I am explaining mine. I am not squeamish and was able to intellectualize during the procedure. Oh, he is cauterizing now to stop the bleeding before he closes. Weird, I know.

Pain right after was intense, probably because I didn’t have the help of anesthesia. Definitely needed the narcotics for first 24 hours. Not taking anything now, maybe some ibuprofen before bed tonight. Happy so far…. Had the normal “what did I do” moments but my husband talked me down.

Right before surgery, my surgeon laid it all out.

35 years of experience.
His first assist, 26 years with him.
Scrub tech, 26 years.
Anesthesia provider, 30 years.

Over 120 years of experience in one operating room, and more importantly, those people working TOGETHER as a team.

People online love to treat plastic surgery like ordering from a menu or bargain shopping for a deal. Meanwhile this is someone literally dissecting your face.

So yes, I did my homework.

Published work. Surgical education. Peer training. Long-term staff retention. Consistency. Decades of befores and afters. Reputation among other surgeons, not just social media followers. Quiet confidence.

The surgeon’s surgeon.

Sitting there getting marked up for surgery, I felt calm. That quiet confidence in the room told me everything I needed to know.