Facelift & Facial Rejuvenation Surgery

Nazarian Plastic Surgery Beverly Hills performs standard facelifts, deep plane facelifts, mini facelifts, neck lifts, and brow lifts to address facial ageing with long-lasting, natural-looking results. The standard facelift repositions facial fat, tightens underlying muscles, and removes excess skin, with optional fat grafting for volume restoration at the cheeks and under-eyes. The deep plane technique releases and repositions the SMAS layer and deeper facial muscles for more comprehensive rejuvenation suited to advanced facial ageing. Recovery typically allows non-strenuous activities within two weeks, with results lasting 10 or more years.

The facelift programme at Nazarian Plastic Surgery Beverly Hills is built around Dr. Sheila Nazarian's philosophy of restoring a natural, rested appearance rather than an obviously operated look. The practice offers four distinct facelift variants, each matched to the patient's degree of facial ageing, anatomy, and goals. The standard rhytidectomy addresses facial and neck laxity simultaneously — the standard full facelift lifts the midface and lower face, tightens the underlying SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system) layer, and removes or repositions excess skin through hairline and peri-auricular incisions that blend into natural crease lines. Fat grafting to the cheeks and periorbital hollows can be performed concurrently to restore volume lost with ageing, producing a three-dimensional rejuvenation rather than a flat 'pulled' appearance. The deep plane facelift is Dr. Nazarian's technique for patients with more advanced facial ageing or those seeking the most comprehensive and durable result. Unlike the standard SMAS facelift — which plicates or implicates the SMAS above the plane of the facial nerve — the deep plane releases the osseocutaneous ligaments of the face below the SMAS, allowing the malar fat pad and midface soft tissue to be lifted as a composite unit. This addresses the festooning of the nasolabial folds, the deepening of the melolabial grooves, and the descent of the malar mound that standard techniques address less thoroughly. The deep plane's additional release also reduces tension on the skin closure, contributing to improved scar quality and more natural tissue drape. The mini facelift is Dr. Nazarian's lower-lift option for patients with early jowling and mild neck laxity who are not yet candidates for a full facelift — smaller incisions, shorter operative time, and a quicker recovery make it an appropriate entry point for patients in their early forties to mid-fifties. The neck lift targets platysmal banding, submental fat, and skin laxity below the jawline, and is frequently combined with facelift procedures or performed as a standalone procedure. The brow lift addresses frontalis ptosis and the descent of the lateral brow that creates a tired or heavy-lidded appearance. All facelift procedures at Nazarian Plastic Surgery are performed in the practice's accredited on-site surgical suite under general anaesthesia, with board-certified anaesthesiology and full post-operative care. Recovery guidelines allow return to sedentary work and light activities within one to two weeks, with strenuous exercise deferred for one month. Results from a full facelift typically last ten or more years.