Learn More About the Mini Facelift Procedure in New York with Dr. Andrew Jacono.
Many people ask, “What is a mini facelift and how does it compare to a full facelift?” Unlike a full facelift that addresses severe drooping of neck and jowl skin common in older patients, a mini facelift involves small incisions often in front of the ears, making it less visible and more convenient. However, in case of a botched mini face lift, it’s crucial to consult a professional to prevent further complications.
While mini facelifts go by many names such as the S-lift, MACS lift, Short Incision Facelift, Short Scar Facelift, or Lifestyle Lift™, they all have a common goal of tightening the skin and restoring your youthful appearance.
What is a Mini Facelift?
A mini facelift is an ideal surgery for many patients who are experiencing “filler fatigue” and “laser fatigue”. Often in the forties, injectable fillers, Botox, lasers, and facial tightening devices can keep you looking youthful and rejuvenated.
Mini-facelift patient discusses her experience after her procedure with New York facial plastic surgeon Dr Andrew Jacono
As aging continues the benefit of these treatments lessens. You need more and more filler and lasers escalating the cost. In these cases, a mini-facelift becomes the best option for a more cost-effective and longer-lasting rejuvenation.
Doctor Jacono has pioneered a type of Mini Face Lift surgery that minimizes downtime. The procedure involves local anesthesia or twilight sedation with no general anesthesia. He performs Mini facelifts to address drooping of the soft tissues and loosening of the skin in the face and the neck.
This gravitational descent results in jowling and loss of the definition of the jawline. Marionette lines at the corner of the mouth are visible. Under the chin, a turkey neck and vertical bands in the neck develop. This is why many patients complain that they “hate their neck, it reminds me of my mother’s.”
A Mini Facelift will address:
- Jowling
- Marionette Lines
- Dropped Cheeks
- Loose Neck/Vertical Bands
In addition to mini facelifts, Doctor Jacono performs many different types of facelift procedures at his surgical centers in New York. He customizes each procedure to meet his patient’s needs. With this approach, his results look natural and beautiful. Patients do not look pulled, stretched, or artificial.
The main types of facelifts are Mini Facelifts, Deep Plane Facelift, Vertical facelift, Pony Tail Facelift, and SMAS Facelift. Doctor Jacono is a dual board-certified facial plastic surgeon and has lectured at leading plastic surgery conferences all over the world on facial rejuvenation. He has published his cutting-edge procedures in the top national and international plastic surgery journals. (Click here to see Dr Jacono’s publications).
Mini Facelift Explained
The mini facelift procedure is performed under local or general anesthesia. The surgery involves making small incisions typically in front of the ears and sometimes extending into the hairline. Through these incisions, the surgeon tightens the underlying facial muscles and removes or redistributes excess fat and skin, significantly reducing signs of aging and enhancing your overall facial aesthetics.
Mini Facelift Before and After Dr. Jacono performed his signature Mini Facelift on this patient and these are the before and after pictures she sent to him from her home using her phone.
While she looks dramatically younger, you can still see some of the acne scarring on her face in the after photo. Doctor Jacono has pioneered this technique, has published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Clinics in Plastic Surgery on his developments in this facelift, and has lectured all over the world about this procedure.
Mini Facelift Before and After To complete this full facial rejuvenation, Dr. Jacono performed a mini facelift surgery combined with a lip lift. The facelift procedure lifted her midface and nasolabial folds, while at the same time created a sleek, feminine jawline and removed her jowls.
The upper lip lift completed the transformation that has this patient looking 15 years younger. The patient took a selfie while driving to the office the day of her surgery and again took another selfie 3 weeks after her facelift surgery. Her results look amazing and she is completely overjoyed.
Mini-Facelifting Quick Tips:
- Mini-facelifts minimize the incision size and the recovery time.
- They accomplish many of the same goals as a traditional full facelift.
Other Names for Mini Facelifting Include:
- Other names for a mini facelift include:
- S-lift
- MACS lift
- Short Incision Facelift / Short Scar Facelift
- Lifestyle Lift™
Comprehensive Guide to Mini Facelifts: From Procedure to Cost and Recovery
Recovery Following a Mini Facelift
One of the major advantages of a mini facelift is the shorter recovery period. Typically, patients can return to their daily activities within a week or two post-surgery. It’s common to experience some minor swelling or bruising which subsides gradually.
How Long Do Mini Facelift Results Last?
Facelift Before and After This patient in her fifties wanted to restore her lost youth. Dr. Jacono performed his signature full face rejuvenation featuring his mini facelift technique combined with a lateral temporal lift, a lower eyelid lift, a neck lift with platysmaplasty, and a lip lift. Her after photo shows her looking fabulous and, in her thirties, again.
The facelift lifted the dropped cheeks to recreate the heart shape of youth. With age, the lips fall, and the upper lip becomes long making the face look much older. This is why Dr. Jacono completed the overall transformation with a lip lift.
This cannot be corrected by a facelift. You can see how full her lips look and where the mole above her lip has moved to recreate her youthful appearance.
The question of how long a mini facelift lasts often arises. While the procedure cannot stop the natural aging process, the results typically last between 10 to 15 years, depending on individual health and lifestyle factors.
Mini Facelift Cost
Are you’re asking “How much does a mini face lift cost?”, or “How much is a mini facelift”? Determining an exact price can be complex due to the personalized nature of the surgery. Dr. Andrew Jacono, evaluates each case individually during consultations to understand the unique requirements of the procedure. Various factors contribute to the overall cost, such as the geographical location of the surgery and the potential combination with other aesthetic enhancements.
We suggest arranging a consultation with Dr. Andrew Jacono instead of providing a specific price range. Every patient case is different and this will allow us to capture the intricacies of your situation. This consultation will enable him to assess your case comprehensively and provide you with a quote that aligns with your needs and goals. By collaborating with Dr. Jacono, you’ll gain a clear understanding of the potential costs involved in achieving your desired outcome.
What to Expect During Your Facelift Consultation?
Doctor Jacono uses three-dimensional digital photography and computer imaging software to simulate how you will look after surgery. This helps him evaluate all aspects of your face from the skin surface to the bone.
He examines the skin texture, elasticity, and structure of your face. Facial aging is a complex process. The thin skins, the facial fat atrophies and deflates, and the underlying facial bones move backwards, losing projection.
In some patients, the underlying facial skeleton may contribute to their skin sagging. A weak chin and jawbone allow the jowls to fall earlier and more. Having small or flat cheekbones accelerates the appearance of smile lines and nasolabial folds.
As a result, more complete facial rejuvenation may require laser skin resurfacing, performing augmentation with fat transfers (fat grafting), or a cheek or chin implant to improve facelift surgery results.
Because of his comprehensive approach, the results are youthful and natural.
What to Expect Prior to Surgery
Prior to surgery, all patients receive a complete physical exam. Dr. Jacono has created a homeopathic healing supplement system called the Jpak. This system incorporates both homeopathic therapies and micronutrient supplementation.
His research shows that results improve when these are part of your treatment. He has found this reduces healing time by 35 – 40%.
Best Mini Facelift Near Me in New York City
If you are looking for the best “mini facelift in New York”, then look no further. The New York Center for Facial Plastic Surgery offers the best mini face lift procedure in the city, performed by our esteemed Dr. Jacono. We strive for excellence in patient care, ensuring you feel comfortable and confident throughout your journey. Book a consultation today and let us help you reclaim your youthful glow.
Dr. Jacono’s Mini Facelift Procedure Voted Best
He starts by hiding the incision behind the natural curves of the ear. This curve called the tragus keeps the scar from being visible. He then tightens the muscle layer without dissecting it and trims the excess skin. He then closes the incisions meticulously with ultra fine sutures. This minimizes the visibility of any incisions. Many professionals find this procedure ideal for their schedules. The recovery time is a few days versus a few weeks.
Doctor Jacono has created a hybrid mini facelift called the M.A.D.E. (Minimal Access Deep Plane Extended) Face Lift. In this procedure, he uses the same short incision combined with a deep plane facelift.
This facelifting approach is the most effective in restoring the midface and nasolabial folds. Nasolabial folds are the creases from the nose to the mouth.
Dr. Jacono lifts the fat pads in the cheeks. He then repositions them to remove facial hollows. Results are natural and restore the heart shape of youth with fuller cheekbones.
Doctor Jacono is one of a small percentage of doctors that performs his Extended Deep Plane Technique. In this procedure, patients get the superior results of a deep plane facelift and the minimal scarring of a mini facelift.
Before and After Mini Facelifting Photos
Facelift Before and After Patient 1:
This wonderful 50-year-old patient easily looks like she is in her thirties, following her facial plastic surgery with Dr. Andrew Jacono. To accomplish this, Dr. Jacono re-balanced her face with a mini facelift procedure, lateral temporal lift, lower eyelift, fat grafting, a necklift with platysmaplasty, and importantly a revision rhinoplasty for the nasal tip.
Facelift Before and After Patient 2:
A year after her plastic surgery with Dr. Andrew Jacono, this beautiful patient proudly shared selfies taken before and after the procedure, revealing a remarkable transformation. Despite being 54 years old, she now effortlessly looks like she’s in her thirties!
Dr. Jacono’s expert work involved a mini facelift, neck lift with platysmaplasty, upper and lower blepharoplasty, and most notably, a lip lift that successfully re-balanced her face. The mini-facelift technique lifted her drooping cheeks, recreating the heart shape of youth while eliminating nasolabial folds and jowls.
The side view shows how the platysmal bands were smoothed from her neck after the neck lift. The eyelift addressed her lower eyelid bags while also opening up her upper eyelids. Importantly, the lip lift was able to counteract the effects of aging, where the upper lip becomes too long and can make the face look older. Although this patient is already a wonderful lady, her newfound confidence after her surgery is truly a joy to see.
Mini-Facelift Patient 3:
This 51-year-old patient was worried about jowls, fallen cheeks, platysma bands, and tired eyes. To address her concerns, Dr. Jacono re-balanced her face with a mini facelift, lower blepharoplasty (eyelift), platysmaplasty, and a lip lift. She looks rejuvenated but completely like herself and natural and back in her thirties again.
Facelift Before and After Patient 4:
This wonderful woman wanted to reduce the appearance of her jowls and was unhappy how her cheeks had become droopy. Dr. Jacono performed a mini facelift using his extended deep plane technique combined with a necklift to address the lower portion of her face.
This naturally lifts the cheeks to their natural position while the neck lift smooths the neck and jawline while reducing the appearance of jowls. To complete the transformation, he performed a lateral temporal brow lift to open her upper eyes more so she looks rejuvenated and refreshed.
Mini Facelift Before and after with Upper and lower Eyelid Lift Patient 5:
This patient had a mini facelift using a minimal access facelift approach to lift her jowls, elevate her cheeks that had drooped creating a heart shaped face, and tighten her neck and platysma bands. To create further rejuvenation she had a lateral temporal lift, a lip lift and SMAS lip Augmentation.
Mini-Facelift Patient 6:
This beautiful 57-year-old patient pictured just 6 months following her facial rejuvenation procedures with Dr. Andrew Jacono. She had a previous SMAS facelift with another plastic surgeon 2 years ago but was unhappy with the results. She felt that she looked droopy still and that her cheeks were overly filled.
To correct this, Dr. Jacono performed a deep plane facelift technique combined with a neck lift, platysmaplasty, a lateral temporal lift, blepharoplasty, and a lip lift. Her transformation is nothing short of amazing and she loves how she looks.
Mini-Facelift Patient 7:
This wonderful patient is pictured at 3 months post-op looking naturally refreshed. Prior to her surgery, she had been worried about her jowls, fallen cheeks, her heavy neckbands, and how tired her eyes looked.
To re-balance her face and neck, Dr. Jacono performed a mini facelift using his deep plane facelifting approach, a platysmaplasty for her neck, a lateral temporal lift with an upper and lower blepharoplasty to open her eyes, and a lip lift to reduce the distance between the base of her nose and her upper lip.
Mini-Facelift Patient 8:
This gorgeous 44-year-old patient of sent her selfies in 3 months after her mini facelift with Dr. Andrew Jacono, and we think she easily looks 20 years younger! Dr. Jacono re-balanced her face with a deep plane facelift, a lateral temporal lift, buccal fat removal, neck lift with platysmaplasty, and importantly a lip lift.
Mini-Facelift Patient 9:
This 51-year-old patient was worried about jowls, fallen cheeks, platysma bands, and tired eyes. To address her concerns, Dr. Jacono re-balanced her face with a mini facelift, lower blepharoplasty (eyelift), platysmaplasty, and a lip lift. She looks rejuvenated but completely like herself and natural and back in her thirties again.
Mini-Facelift Patient 10:
This beautiful 58-year-old patient is pictured at just 8 weeks following her plastic surgery with Dr. Andrew Jacono. She was concerned about the aging of her face, forehead, eyelids, lips, and neck. She wanted to rejuvenate her drooping cheeks, jowls, and hanging neck.
Dr. Jacono performed a deep plane facelift, platysmaplasty, a lower blepharoplasty with a lateral temporal lift, lip lift, and finesse rhinoplasty to complete the transformation! She looks so natural but years younger and aesthetically balanced.
Mini-faceliftt Patient 11:
This middle-aged woman was unhappy with the bags under her eyes which made her look tired, her sagging cheeks and jowls, and her neck region which had a lot of excess droopy skin and fat under her chin.
Dr. Jacono performed a deep plane facelift procedure which lifted her cheeks and smoothed out her jawline. He also performed an upper eyelid lift with a lower eyelid fat transposition which removed the excess fat bags from under her eyes and relocated them into the deeper areas of the eye groove. This left her lower eyelid region smooth and wrinkle-free without any visible, swollen eyelid bags.
Dr. Jacono completed the facial rejuvenation with a neck lift procedure which removed all of the excess hanging skin from her neck region which helped to create a smooth and feminine jawline with a wrinkle-free neck.
Mini-Facelift Patient 12:
This wonderful 55-year-old patient is photographed just 3 months after her plastic surgery with Dr. Jacono. He performed a minimal access deep plane facelift, a temporal lift, and importantly a lip lift.
The deep plane lifts the dropped cheeks, lifting them up and restoring the natural apple cheeks of youth. As you can see her hair is pulled back and the incisions are already blending in nicely and will soon not be visible! She looks vibrant and naturally gorgeous.
Deep Plane Facelift Before and After Patient 13:
This patient was unhappy with the loose, excess skin and wrinkles on her face and neck. She wanted to smooth out her facial wrinkles including under her eyes, neck region and wanted to reduce the appearance of her jowls and nasolabial folds which she felt were making her look older.
Dr. Jacono performed a deep plane facelift to reduce the appearance of her sagging jowls and to lift her cheeks naturally. He also performed a necklift to address the loose hanging neck skin, and he performed a lower eyelid lift procedure. Her after photos show her looking natural and 20 years younger. She does not look like she had any type of cosmetic procedure and her family and friends have all told her that she looks terrific.
Mini Facelift Before and After Patient 14:
Dr. Jacono performed a deep plane facelift procedure on this 60-year-old patient which he combined with a neck lift (platysmaplasty) to naturally restore her youthful appearance. Her smooth jawline and wrinkle free neck have been drawing compliments from her friends and family. She is completely amazed how beautiful and natural she looks.
Mini Facelift Before and After Patient 15:
This 50-year-old patient did not like that her cheeks were dropping and her jawline was not smooth. She also was unhappy with how tired her appearance was.
Dr. Jacono reversed the signs of aging by performing a deep plane facelift in combination with a necklift to address her lower face, neck, and jawline. He also performed an upper and lower blepharoplasty to open her eyes and remove the appearance of being tired. She looks naturally refreshed and visibly younger post op.
Deep Plane Before and After Patient 16:
This beautiful 57-year-old patient wanted to rejuvenate her drooping cheeks, hanging neck, jowls, and to look less tired. To address her concerns, Dr. Andrew Jacono performed his deep plane facelift technique combined with a lateral temporal lift and a lip lift.
The facelift lifted her cheeks and removed her jowls leaving her with a smooth neck and jawline. The lateral lift opened up her eyes, so now she appears more refreshed. To complete the overall transformation, Dr. Jacono also performed a revision rhinoplasty to create more nasal tip refinement. She looks naturally years younger and she is thrilled with her results.
Deep Plane Facelift Before and After Patient 17:
This wonderful 60-year-old patient wanted to look younger and refreshed without looking plastic or fake. Dr. Jacono performed a deep plane facelift to smooth her jowls and lift her cheeks to a more natural position. A necklift with platysmaplasty was also performed which resulted in a smooth neckline and a feminine jawline. The finishing touch was a nasal tip plasty with a dorsal hump reduction to complete this amazing transformation.
SMAS Facelift Before and After Combining Deep Plane Patient 18:
This patient wanted to regain a more youthful appearance. She wanted to correct her drooping cheeks, her tired, wrinkled eyes, her nasolabial folds, and her droopy neck. She also did not like the way her lips looked like they were drooping down as well.
Dr. Jacono performed a full facial rejuvenation which included a deep plane facelift, a temporal lift, an upper eye lift and lower blepharoplasty, a neck lift with a platysmaplasty, and a lip lift coupled with a chin augmentation. Her after results look very natural and this patient looks 25 years younger.
Mini Facelift Before and after with Upper and lower Eyelid Lift Patient 20:
This patient had a mini facelift using a minimal access deep plane facelift approach to lift her jowls, elevate her cheeks that had drooped creating a heart shaped face, and tighten her neck and platysma bands. To create further rejuvenation she had a lateral temporal lift, a lip lift and SMAS lip Augmentation.
Mini Facelift Before and after with Upper and lower Eyelid Lift Patient 21:
This patient underwent a deep plane facelift lifting the drooping muscles of the jowl and neck through a short incision often called a short scar facelift. Dr Jacono uses endoscopes through these smaller incisions to limit scarring. She also had a lip lift at the same time and lip augmentation using SMAS Muscle. Fat transfer was performed to her temples and under her eyes to complete the transformation.
The photographs above are before and after photographs of Doctor Jacono’s Facelift patients. These are actual results and have not been altered for presentation here.
