Facelift

Dr Rohit Kumar FRACS (Plas) performs facelift surgery in Sydney to address lower face and neck laxity, jowling, and descending soft tissue that develops with age. Procedures are performed at Westmead Private Hospital and may be combined with neck liposuction, brow lift, or eyelid surgery for more comprehensive facial rejuvenation. The 12-month follow-up program is included in the surgical fee, with appointments available at the Leichhardt consulting rooms.

Facelift surgery at Sydney Cosmetic Sanctuary, performed by Dr Rohit Kumar FRACS (Plas) at Westmead Private Hospital in Sydney, targets the gravitational descent and soft tissue laxity of the lower face and neck — the jowling, deepening nasolabial folds, and platysmal banding in the neck that characterise facial ageing and cannot be adequately addressed by non-surgical means once they reach moderate severity. Dr Kumar's training as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Surgeons in the plastic and reconstructive surgical specialty gives him the anatomical grounding to work at multiple tissue planes in the face, from the superficial skin to the underlying SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system) — the fibromuscular layer that connects facial skin to the deeper structures and whose laxity is the primary driver of lower facial ageing. The standard facelift technique involves an incision that follows the natural skin creases of the face — within or just above the temporal hairline, transitioning to the anterior surface of the ear in the helical crease, around the lobule, and into the postauricular hairline — providing concealed access to the facial planes while leaving scars within or adjacent to the hair. Through this access, the SMAS is elevated and repositioned with suspension sutures or excision, restoring the upward and lateral vector of tissue support that has descended over time. The overlying skin is then redraped conservatively and trimmed, with all tension on the closure distributed to the SMAS layer rather than the skin surface — the key to achieving a natural rather than pulled appearance. Neck contouring is routinely addressed simultaneously: submental liposuction removes excess fat from beneath the chin and jowl, while platysmaplasty — plication or corset suturing of the paired platysma muscles through a small submental incision — corrects the platysmal banding and blunted cervicofacial angle that contribute to an aged neck appearance. Facelift surgery at this Sydney practice is commonly combined with upper and lower blepharoplasty for periorbital rejuvenation and with endoscopic brow lift for forehead and brow elevation, staged or combined depending on patient goals, anaesthetic tolerance, and overall health. The included 12-month follow-up program provides all post-operative review appointments at the Leichhardt or Westmead consulting rooms through scar maturation.