Insights from Dr. Etai Funk

When having a discussion with my Houston facelift patients, I like to break the anatomy into three locations.The midface is the area of temple down to the below the cheek or malar area. The next area is the jawline and jowls and lower face. Lastly is the neck with skin laxity and banding. Not all patients require their midface…

Many of my Houston facelift patients ask about their deep smile lines or melolabial folds and inquire if a facelift will improve this area. A facelift will typically improve the jowls, neck and marionette lines or melomental folds. A deep plane facelift will improve the smile lines or melolabial folds by about 20-50%. Usually, these deep folds are most improved with filler…

Many of my Houston facelift patients are curious to see before and after photos of other patients who have had a deep plane facelift. When viewing before and after facelift photos it is important to note that they have the same amount of makeup on, their hair is pulled back to reveal any scarring, and the that the positions…

Many of my Houston facelift patients are concerned about fine wrinkles, dyspigmentation and sun spots in addition to sagging skin, jowling, and neck skin laxity. While laser resurfacing will improve the former, a facelift is the better treatment for the latter issues. Laser resurfacing will provide a more uniform and smoother…

Many of my Houston facelift patients will ask what can be done for their crow's feet and whether a facelift will help with crow's feet. Facelift with or without a neck lift will help with raising the cheeks, jowling, tightening the jawline, and improving the neck. However, the crow's feet will likely not…

Many of my Houston facelift patients ask whether they are too young to have a facelift when they start noticing jowling. Everyone ages differently depending on ethnicity, skin thickness, facial contour, and environmental exposure. Jowls are one of the first signs patients may start to see in their late 30's. There are many non-surgical options to address jowls such as…

When it comes to facial plastic surgery, many patients can easily be overwhelmed by some of the terminology used especially with facelift and necklift procedures. One of the most common terms and questions that many of my facelift patients have is around the deep plane facelift procedure.

What is a deep plane facelift?

The deep…

Many of my Houston facelift patients will come in asking what a facelift or neck lift will do for them. More specifically, which wrinkles and lines will it improve. The mini facelift or short scar facelift and the full facelift with neck lift…