What Is a Facelift?

Facelift surgery is an effective cosmetic surgery treatment to counter the effects of aging. You may walk away feeling and looking a decade younger after a facelift. During a facelift, your facial muscles will be repositioned and tightened, and stretched skin will be corrected.

Recreating firmness in skin and muscles is not enough by itself. Care is taken to make sure that your face maintains its full range of motion in muscles, so that you will still have your own unique appearance. If too many alterations are done, your facelift will appear unnatural. Dr. Hobgood is a skilled surgeon and will give you a rested, youthful appearance.

The Procedure

Conventional facelifts require an incision from your hairline, in front of your ear, under that ear, and along a line that follows the hairline. Your neck can be smoothed with another incision placed under your chin.


After these incisions have been made, your skin will be separated from muscle layers and fat underneath. Undesirable skin, tissues and fat will be excised during the facelift procedure, with sutures sometimes being used to help in tightening deeper tissue layers. The remaining skin will be repositioned as desired, and the incisions are closed with staples and sutures. If you would like more information about the facelift scottsdale please visit our website.

Contact our Scottsdale Facial Plastic Surgery Office
Hobgood Facial Plastic Surgery
8415 N. Pima Road, Suite 120
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone : 480.214.9955