Am I ready for a facelift? In this episode of In the BEST of HANDS: The Plastic Surgery Podcast, Dr. Jason Rosenberg and co-host Meredith Reis welcome board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Greg DeLange of The Estetica Institute in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He is Dr. Rosenberg’s longtime friend, and he once operated on Dr. Rosenberg himself.

With nearly 30 years of experience and thousands of facelifts behind him, Dr. DeLange explains what a facelift actually involves. He covers the deep plane SMAS (Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System) technique, fat grafting, CO2 laser resurfacing, and the local anesthesia facelift he pioneered. (Yes, you can be awake during your facelift!) The two surgeons also talk about how long results last, recovery, risks, and why more men are choosing facial rejuvenation.

To see Dr. DeLange’s facelift before and after photos, click here.

For more information on Dr. DeLange’s practice, click here.

Timestamps

03:30 – Meet Dr. Greg DeLange

07:30 – “Am I ready for a facelift?”

09:00 – Fillers vs. facelift

11:00 – Deep plane and SMAS facelifts explained

15:00 – Fat grafting and CO2 laser

17:30 – Expectations and the mirror test

20:00 – How long a facelift lasts

21:00 – The local anesthesia facelift

24:00 – Recovery and risks

27:45 – Facelifts for men

31:30 – The neck: “a tummy tuck for the neck”

33:45 – How to choose a facelift surgeon

37:15 – Knife Fight: TV doctors trivia

In this episode, we cover:

Am I Ready for a Facelift?

• Dr. DeLange’s mirror test, and why he sometimes turns patients away
• Where fillers fit in, and when they stop working

Facelift Techniques Explained

• What a facelift covers (cheeks, jawline, neck) and what it doesn’t (eyes, brows)
• Deep plane SMAS facelifts and how they avoid the “windblown” look
• The ponytail lift and vertical lift: who each is right for

Fat Grafting & Laser Resurfacing

• Restoring volume to the temples, cheeks and nasolabial folds
• Why it only takes about a shot glass of fat

The Local Anesthesia Facelift

• A full deep plane facelift with the patient awake
• Why experience means shorter surgery and easier recovery

Recovery, Results & Risks

• When you can return to work, the gym and dinner out
• How many facelifts you can have over a lifetime
• Complications: hematoma, infection, skin healing and nerve injury
• Why smoking raises the risk

Facelifts for Men

• Why more men are getting facial rejuvenation
• How incisions, beard hair and drains differ for men

How to Choose a Facelift Surgeon

• Questions to ask at your consultation
• Why you want “50 good ones in a row” in before and after photos

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