Facelift, also known as rhytidectomy, improves signs of aging in the face and neck by repositioning and reshaping loose or sagging skin to a natural, more youthful appearance.

Facelift procedures are performed to restore a natural, more youthful appearance without looking tight or unnatural. Rejuvenation may address the mid-face, the cheeks and jowls, and the neck through incisions inconspicuously placed around and behind the ears.

In discussing your options and the result you would like to achieve, it is helpful to bring in a photograph of yourself from 10-15 years past.

A facelift is most commonly performed under general anesthesia and may require an overnight stay when combined with other procedures.

Recovery depends on the extent of your facelift, and any accompanying procedures. You may engage in light activity the day after your surgery; a return to more normal activity may take 1-2 weeks. Your appearance will gradually refine over the following 6-8 weeks.

Proper skincare and sun protection are essential during healing and to maintain your results.

Results can be long-term, turning back the clock on your appearance often lasting up to 10 years. While natural aging will continue after your facelift, skin care and non-surgical treatments can be used to maintain a youthful appearance after surgery.

articles and Lectures

Presentations:

Chairman, Oculoplastic Symposium, Moderator, Advances in Facial Aesthetics, Moderator, Facial Anatomy, My Most Common Lower Facelift, Moderator, Oculofacial Section, Atlanta, GA, 2009.

Plastic Surgery at the Red Sea International Symposium, Panel: Facelift Longevity, Eilat, Israel, 2009.

Facial Aesthetic Conference of Egypt, Presentation: Blepharoplasty & Midfacelift, Live Surgery: Blepharoplasty & Midfacelift, Cairo, Egypt, 2009.

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Midfacelift, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2007.

Combined Extended SMAS Facelift with Cheeklift, Alabama Symposium on Interdisciplinary Plastic Surgery, Birmingham, AL, 1998.

Combined Subperiosteal Cheeklift with Extended SMAS Facelift,Teaching Course: Facial Rejuvenation, The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, NY, 1997.

Transblepharoplasty Midfacelift: Indications and Evolution, International Symposium on Aesthetic Surgery, Atlanta, GA, 1997.

Chapters:

Codner, MA, and KB Boehm. “Evolution of the Subperiosteal Midfacelift”. Techniques in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Series, Codner, MA, Elsevier. 2009.

Codner, MA and S. Pacella, “Midface Lift” In S.J. Aston, D.S. Steinbrech, J.L. Walden (eds.). Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, First Edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier 2008.

Codner, MA and S. Pacella, , F.R. Nahai “Treatment of the SMAS During Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation” In F.R. Nahai, F. Nahai (eds.). Techniques in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery: Minimally Inmvasive Facial Rejuvenation. Edinburgh: Elsevier 2008.