Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

Surgical facelift performed by Newsweek-recognised plastic surgeon Dr. Parit A. Patel, MD, MBA, FACS at 737 N Michigan Ave on Chicago's Magnificent Mile. The procedure addresses sagging skin, jowling, deepened nasolabial folds, and platysmal laxity through SMAS-based tightening techniques tailored to each patient's degree of facial aging. Mini, traditional, and neck-lift variations are available, and results are associated with lasting five to ten years depending on the individual.

Facelift surgery at the Plastic Surgery Clinic of Chicago is performed by Dr. Parit A. Patel, whose Newsweek 2025 recognition as one of America's Best Plastic Surgeons specifically in the facelift category reflects the depth of his specialist expertise. Rhytidectomy — the surgical term for facelift — addresses the structural drivers of lower facial aging that non-surgical treatments cannot reverse: descent of the facial fat compartments, laxity of the superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS), deepening of the nasolabial folds, jowl formation along the mandibular border, and skin excess in the lower face and neck. Dr. Patel tailors the surgical approach to each patient's anatomy and treatment goals. Patients with early jowling and modest laxity may be candidates for a limited-incision mini facelift with shorter incisions placed at the temples and around the ear, producing natural-looking improvement with a shorter recovery timeline. Patients with more significant mid-face descent and skin excess benefit from a full SMAS-based technique, in which the SMAS layer is surgically elevated and repositioned before the skin is redraped — producing more durable, structurally grounded results rather than simply pulling on skin. The most complex presentations, including deep mid-face descent, may warrant deep-plane approaches. Most facelift procedures at this practice are combined with a neck lift to address concurrent platysmal banding, submental fat, and cervical skin laxity that shares the same incision — coordinating the result across the lower face and neck in a single operative session. Surgery is performed at accredited Chicago-area surgical facilities. Recovery involves bruising and swelling that substantially resolves by two to three weeks, with most patients comfortable socially at three to four weeks. Scars are placed in the hairline and periauricular region, where they typically become imperceptible over six to twelve months. The Magnificent Mile location at Suite 1820 is accessible and centrally situated for Chicago and suburban patients.