Chemical Peel
Age: 69 Face Lift and TCA Chemical Peel
This is a 69 year old woman who presented for facial rejuvenation. She wanted to “keep it simple.” After discussing alternatives, we decided on performing a face lift and a TCA acid peel. The only scar is in front of her ears. There was not treatment to her neck. The goal was to improve her midface and the overall appearance of her skin.
She is seen here about one year after her procedures. She has healed well overall with minimal scarring. She responded very well to the TCA peel with an overall improvement in the appearance of her skin and the wrinkling. I believe that her results are very “natural” in appearance, without the “surgical” look.
She made a comment that she was wondering whether “it was worth it.” I told her that only she can decide that, and it would be easier to make that determination with the help of her “before and after” photos that I send all my patients. It’s not uncommon after plastic surgery for some patients to wonder if it was worth it. The benefit of before and after photos is to help patients actually remember what they used to look like before they had their procedures. It’s human nature to “forget” where you came from and to always desire higher degrees of enhancement. Considering the procedures we selected, the quality of her skin and her age, I think I would be very proud to look as good as she does. And we achieved all this by “keeping it simple”.
Age: 61 Full Face and Neck Lift, TCA Chemical Peel of Cheeks
This is a 61 year old female who had previous upper face work performed elsewhere (brow lift and blepharoplasty) and who presented to me for a face and neck lift. She had some loose skin on her neck, fullness beneath her chin, and wrinkling of the cheek skin and jowls.
She is seen here one year after a full face and neck lift, as well as a TCA Chemical peel of her cheeks. You can clearly see the overall natural improvement. Specifically, you can see her improved jawline, jowl and cheek areas. She has a good neck angle and the loose skin has been removed for an overall improvement in her neck. The skin creases about her cheeks are improved dramatically.
