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Facelift Surgery Before & After Results

*Individual Results May Vary

See A Younger You In The Mirror Again

It’s natural to notice changes in your face over time—lines, sagging skin, or a softer jawline. Here in Colorado’s dry, sunny climate, it can happen even faster. You’re not the only one who feels this way, and you don’t have to face it alone.

With a facelift, Dr. Emmett can gently lift and refresh your features, smooth deep creases, and restore a youthful contour -often taking 10 to 15 years off. Every step is focused on helping you feel comfortable, cared for, and confident in results that still look like you. Let’s take this next step together.

If you are looking for a plastic surgeon look no more, Dr Emmett is the best! She is meticulous, a perfectionist, and only wants the best for her patients. She won’t try to “sell” you on a procedure you don’t need, she is 100% honest and upfront. Her office is gorgeous. I truly feel spoiled when I go to see her.

Charlotte E. From Google

Meet Your Facelift Surgeon

Jennifer Emmett, M.D., is a highly skilled and experienced plastic surgeon serving the greater Denver area. Schedule a private consultation today to discover what is possible for you.

  • Denver’s Top Doctors 2023-2025 by 5280 magazine
  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor for more than a decade
  • Board Certified – American Board of Plastic Surgery
  • Board Certified – American Board of Surgery
  • General Surgery Residency – University of Colorado
  • Plastic Surgery Training – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

What Concerns Can A Facelift Surgery Improve?

A facelift is more than just a surgery – it’s a way to feel like yourself again. Over time, skin can lose its firmness, lines deepen, and the contours you once loved begin to fade. A facelift gently lifts and smooths the skin, restores definition, and refreshes your appearance so you look as vibrant as you feel inside. A facelift is most affective in the following areas:

  • Deep creases under the eyes
  • Jowls
  • Loose skin and fat under the chin and jaw
  • Mid-face sagging
  • Nasolabial folds
  • Sagging fat

Different Methods Dr. Emmett Uses For Facelift Surgery

Every patient is unique, and Dr. Emmett tailors every procedure to the patient’s specific needs, but these are some general descriptions of the facelift methods she uses.

  • Traditional facelift — This is the “full” facelift for rejuvenating the face, jowls, and neck. A full facelift involves lifting and repositioning the muscles and deeper tissues and removing certain attachments. Fat is sculpted (Dr. Emmett avoids removing too much fat to avoid creating a “hollow” look). Excess skin is trimmed and then re-draped. The incisions with a traditional lift start at the temples, run downward in front of the ear, wrap around the earlobe, and terminate in the hairline of the lower scalp. If the patient has particular issues in the neck area, a second incision is made under the chin to lift, tighten, and trim excess skin on the upper neck.
  • Limited-incision facelift — The goals of this facelift aren’t as widespread, instead providing limited rejuvenation around the eyes and mouth, including nasolabial folds and other deep creases. Shorter incisions are made at the temples, around the ears, and if needed, in the lower eyelids and/or under the upper lip.
  • Mid-face lift — As the name implies, this lift focuses on the mid-face, lifting the cheeks and removing lines. Mid-face lifts have become the most performed option for facelift surgeries today. Mid-face lifts can reduce puffiness under the eyes, correct nasolabial folds, and improve the cheeks. Incisions are small, usually in the lower eyelids or mouth.
  • Neck lift — While not technically a “facelift,” neck lifts are often part of these procedures. After all, who wants a renewed face, only to have a sagging neck full of neck banding? The neck lift concentrates on jowls and fat under the chin. The incision is made around the earlobe and behind the ear to the lower scalp. An incision can also be made under the chin.

I had neck lift done and I am supper happy with the results. Doctor Emmett is great, very skilled, I will 100% trust her for any procedures I might do in the future. The Staff is great, very nice and caring.

O. Veniaminovna From Google

Facelift Surgery Frequently Asked Questions

A facelift with Dr. Emmett creates permanent changes on your face. Sagging tissues and support muscles will be returned to a higher position on the face. Excess skin that is removed is gone for good. Most people feel facelifts take from 10 to 15 years off the age of their face.

That said, the aging process will continue, but it will advance from a younger starting point. Still, many patients opt to have a more limited procedure, a mini facelift, in 5-10 years to keep up with the natural aging process.

In these procedures Dr. Emmett lifts and repositions a good deal of tissue, and she reattaches support muscles where needed. As you would expect, this creates some significant tissue trauma. This is inevitable because the skin is lifted away from the underlying muscles and fat. You will definitely have swelling and bruising, and this will likely last two to three weeks.

The first few days of your facelift recovery are the hardest, but you will start to feel better quickly from there. You will likely have numbness in areas, as well. This is normal and can last up to a couple months, as the facial nerves adjust to the re-draped skin. Most patients can return to work by the third week. With a limited-incision facelift, your timeframe will be shorter. You may return to work in just a week or so, but that won’t be the case with more involved methods.

With facelift recovery, one thing that can be frustrating is swelling. Sometimes swelling can return, usually at night, months after the procedure. This is normal and is simply a result of the extensive tissue repositioning involved in this surgery.

Recovery times cannot be pinpointed without knowing the methods Dr. Emmett will use for your unique facelift. One key to recovery from any method for these surgeries is to minimize increasing the blood pressure to your face. This includes strenuous exercise, lifting of any moderate amount of weight, and even sex. All of these things need to wait probably for about one month. You will also need to avoid using blow dryers, and avoid steam rooms and saunas for two months.

Dr. Emmett is board certified in both plastic surgery and general surgery. She uses her extensive experience and knowledge of facial anatomy to hide your incisions in the hairline and behind the ears. She can hide certain incisions in the natural creases of your face. Initially, your scars will be pink, but after a few months they will gradually turn white and become far less noticeable.

If you want true rejuvenation of your facial tissues, there is nothing that compares to a surgical facelift. That said, any time you make an incision in the skin you create a scar. So, there is no such thing as surgery without scars.

Still, you could opt to have a “liquid facelift” using dermal fillers such as Restylane instead of surgery. Dr. Emmett provides various dermal fillers, but she reminds her patients that if they seek permanent, more extensive changes, dermal fillers cannot hold a candle to the changes made in a surgical facelift. Scarring is minimal and it quickly fades, plus Dr. Emmett hides the incisions as best she can.

This is major surgery, so it includes all the risks inherent in that: excessive bleeding, infection, poor wound healing, and the like. But there are some specific potential side effects with these particular procedures:

  • Injury to the nerves that control facial muscles (usually temporary)
  • Numbness or tingling around the incision areas (temporary)
  • Hair loss at the incision sites
  • Skin discoloration (rare but can continue for several months)
  • Skin healing issues (more common with smokers)

The cost of a facelift will vary considerably from patient to patient due to the variety of surgical techniques used during this procedure and the personalized combination of procedures that is required. If your health insurance coverage does not include elective procedures such as facelift surgery, our office provides easy financing methods via CareCredit®, Simmons Bank, and Prosper® Healthcare Lending. We also accept cash, checks, and credit cards as forms of payment.

Look And Feel Younger Now – Pay Later

CareCredit® specializes in providing funding for medical procedures. They offer a health care credit card that allows the holder to use it for their plastic surgery procedure or treatment. Like any credit card, a minimum monthly payment is required when there is a balance on the card. This is an easy solution for treatments, such as dermal fillers, that require repeated appointments to maintain.

Simmons Bank has extensive experience helping businesses achieve growth goals, including expansions and rehabs. Let us put that experience to work for you. We can help you explore your financial options and customize a plan that best suits your business needs. Find the area of expertise you wish to explore below to learn more about the types of financing available to you.

This financing option works in two ways. First, they work with healthcare facilities to give them the ability to offer financing directly to their patients. They also provide financing directly to patients who want to avoid the often high-interest rates on some credit cards. Their application process is simple and fast, and the loans have no prepayment fees or penalties.

With Cherry financing, you can spread the cost of your procedure into predictable payments while keeping your goals on track. The application is fast with a decision in most cases, and you’ll get straightforward terms so there are no surprises. Ask our coordinators to walk you through available plans and next steps.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about Dr. Emmett and the entire team at Emmett Plastic Surgery. From my very first consultation, they have been nothing but kind, accommodating, and incredibly professional. Every question I’ve had – no matter how small – has been answered with patience and expertise, making me feel completely at ease throughout this entire process.

Kayleigh K. From Google

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