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Asian Facelift: Information About Asian Facelift Procedures
Information About the Asian Facelift with New York’s Facial Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Andrew Jacono.
Asian Facelift Surgery Results This beautiful 47-year-old patient at just 4 weeks post-surgery with Dr. Andrew Jacono. She wanted to look younger and more rejuvenated without looking overdone or fake.
Dr. Jacono performed a facelift using his deep plane technique combined with a neck lift, lateral temporal lift, buccal fat removal and a lip lift.
The deep plane lifts the cheeks to return them to their natural position and the buccal fat removal helped to create more contoured cheeks that were in balance with her other facial features. She looks breathtaking and more youthful.
The Asian facelift procedure is a cosmetic surgical procedure that Dr. Jacono performs to reverse the signs of facial aging in his Asian patients. Dr. Jacono understands that the Asian face is different from the faces of other ethnicities and requires specialized methods to enhance his patient’s appearances without losing their ethnic identity.
Dr. Jacono has performed Asian Facelifts on hundreds of patients and has patients traveling from all over the world, including China, Korea, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore amongst many other countries. Considered a pioneer in the field of facelift surgery, Doctor Jacono has given lectures on facelift at Harvard Medical School, Yale University, Stanford University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
He has delivered over 100 lectures on facelift techniques at the most important national and international plastic surgery symposia of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgeons, and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Jacono has hosted hundreds of surgeons from 6 continents to observe and teach them how to master the art of facelifts.
Asian Facial Characteristics
Some of the unique characteristics of the Asian face during an Asian facelift include a flatter facial skeleton with heavier tissues that cause more sag to the lower face, a larger accumulation of fat in the lower face and neck area, more prominent droopy buccal fat pads (which are the cheek fat pads), and thicker skin.
Because of these different characteristics, Asian patients tend to age differently than other ethnicities. Their thicker skin does not show fine wrinkles but Asian patients tend to develop deeper sagging tissue and visibly have prominent neckbands. In order to correct these problems, a facelift that focuses on the deeper musculature and structure of the face is important as more superficial facelifting procedures will not correct these problems.
Reduction of the buccal fat pads in the cheeks and fat in the neck is also an important part of the procedure to contour the cheeks and neckline.
Another important consideration in the Asian Facelift is there is a tendency to develop hypertrophic scarring and keloid scars much more frequently. During facelifting, special measures must be taken to avoid poor scarring.
Asian Facelift Procedure
Understanding the Asian face, Dr. Jacono performs a deep plane facelift, doing Asian plastic surgery in NYC. The deep plane facelift lifts the deeper structure of the face including the drooping muscles of the aging face and neck called the SMAS (superficial muscular aponeurotic system) in the face and the platysma in the neck.
This is important to support the thicker and heavier tissues of the Asian face to create a more rejuvenated appearance and one that will last long term. The deep plane approach will also allow access to the buccal fat pads of the cheeks which are larger in the Asian face so that they can be reduced. Additional Neck fat can also be contoured through the deep plane approach.
With this deeply supported lift under the muscles, there is no tension or pulling on the incision lines once closed. This tension-free closure allows the incision to heal like imperceptible fine lines so that hypertrophic or keloid scarring can be avoided in the Asian facelift.
Korean Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery on Korean faces follows the same guidelines for facial plastic surgery techniques outlined above. Working with Koreans, the plastic surgeon in NYC with the most experience and expertise is Dr. Jacono. He is dual board certified and has knowledge of Asian rhinoplasty and the facial features of the people of South Korea. He can work toward their aesthetic goals with deftness and a skilled hand.
Recovery
As with all surgeries, the recovery time for a patient will vary and depend upon what surgery was performed. In general, most patients will be able to return to their normal daily activities between 7 to 10 days. There will be evident signs of bruising and swelling and some patients may experience some numbness near the incision sites. These side effects will go away on their own during the recovery process.
Candidates
The best candidate for this procedure is men and women of Asian descent who are between the ages of forty and sixty years old. They are beginning to show signs of aging. Potential patients should be in good overall health and should have realistic expectations for their surgical outcomes.
Asian Facelift Photos
Asian Facelift Before and After Patient 1:
This 54 years old Asian patient wanted to look younger but natural. Dr. Jacono re-balanced her face with a deep plane facelift, a necklift with platysmaplasty, upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelift), and importantly a liplift. The deep plane facelift lift the dropped cheeks recreating the heart shape of youth, and get rid of nasolabialfolds and jowls. She easily looks in her thirties now!
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Before & After
Asian Facelift Before and After Patient 2:
This Asian facelift patient wanted to look younger by having her sagging cheeks and neck area rejuvenated by Dr. Andrew Jacono. She was concerned about looking overdone or too tight. Dr. Jacono performed a facelift procedure using techniques that are specific to the Asian face.
Her after photos show her cheeks were slightly lifted to their natural position and she looks younger and refreshed. This patient was thrilled with her results and says she looks 15 years younger.
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Before & After
Asian Plastic Surgery Before and After Patient 3:
This Asian patient wanted to reduce the visible bulging of her jowls as well as lift her sagging cheeks and tighten her neck and jawline. Dr. Jacono performed an Asian facelift procedure and her after results look great. You can see that her jawline is tight and defined while her neck has no sagging and smooth skin.
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Before & After
Asian Cosmetic Surgery Before and After Patient 4:
This Asian woman wanted fuller cheeks and a defined jawline. Dr. Jacono performed a facelift procedure which lifted her cheeks and made them fuller. He also redefined her jawline leaving it smooth and perfectly contoured as seen in her after photos.
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Before & After
Asian Facelift Before and After Patient 5:
This Asian patient wanted to correct her sagging jowls, nasolabial folds, and sagging cheeks. Dr. Jacono performed an Asian facelift procedure and her after results reveal her lifted cheeks and new stunning jawline.
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Before & After
Asian Facelift Before and After Patient 6:
This Asian patient wanted fuller cheeks, a defined jawline, and a smooth neckline. After having an Asian facelift procedure performed by Dr. Andrew Jacono, the after photos show that her jowls and law line look sleek and smooth.
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Before & After
Asian Facelift Before and After Patient 7:
This Asian patient was concerned with her flat cheek region, jawline, and her loose neckline. Dr. Andrew Jacono performed an Asian facelift on this patient and corrected the issues she had. Her jawline looks feminine and sleek, her neck is smooth and without any sagging skin, and her cheeks have been lifted and appear fuller.
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Before & After
Asian Facelift Before and After Patient 8:
Unhappy with her sagging jowls and hollowing cheek area, this female patient underwent an Asian facelift procedure with Dr. Jacono. Her after photos show her cheeks are lifted and much fuller than before. He also lifted her sagging jowls to leave her with a well defined jawline.
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To see which facelift procedure is right for you, contact Dr. Jacono today to schedule your consultation in his Long Island or New York City office today.
