Neck Lift (Mid & Full)

As we all know in today’s youth-obsessed culture, looking youthful and vibrant isn’t just about vanity, it’s about feeling good about yourself, resulting in a younger, more confident and beautiful you!

The first signs of aging are reflected in the face and neck. Fortunately you can turn back time by having a Lower Face and Neck Lift that will lift sagging tissue, remove excess skin and fat, tighten the underlying facial muscles and reposition the skin on the lower face and neck. This procedure can be done in combination with eyelid surgery if desired. Restoring a smooth more youthful appearance.

Our Board Certified Anesthesiologist Dr. Leyva uses local anesthetic combined with a sedative as standard procedure for most face lift patients.

Incisions are planned and placed in areas that, after healing, will be unnoticeable, resulting in a much younger, fresh, radiant look.

Dr. Carmina uses the latest technology and tailors the procedure to each patient’s special needs, combining her artistic ability with meticulous attention to every detail. It is of the utmost importance that you have professional nursing care for the first five days after your procedure. Our Beauty Care Recovery House has 24 hour nursing care in a safe and caring environment. The perfect place to begin your healing process.

With excellent recovery care in a few weeks you will be looking like a younger natural  version of yourself. Complete healing will continue under the surface for a few months.

You can feel safe and secure with Dr. Carmina, your surgical results will erase years of facial aging, restoring a natural and more youthful beauty.

Dr. Carmina Cardenas requires a BMI (Body mass index) of 30 or below in order to be a safe candidate for any plastic surgery procedure, post-bariatric patients are required to be 1 YPO from bariatric surgery and have at least 3 consecutive months of steady weight in order to be eligible.

Patients are typically candidates for:

1. Face Lift
2. Neck Lift (Mid & Full)
3. Blepharoplasty

A combination of regional anesthesia and IV sedation (twilight) is used where the patient is not unconscious, but sedated, this allows the anesthesiologist to monitor oxygen levels in blood, this is especially important when performing the repair of the abdominal wall muscles, as the patient need to breathe by itself, something that cannot be achieved with general anesthesia.

A local anesthetic is injected into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine, the anesthetic will wear off a few hours after the procedure without the negative effects that general anesthesia typically produces such as nausea, vomiting, etc.

Will you be awake, during the procedure?  Yes and no. During the entire procedure, you will be conscious, which means you can respond to commands such as opening and closing your mouth. Although, during twilight sedation, you will be in a drowsy, dream-like state.

Although Plastic Surgery is an elective procedure it is still a real surgery and therefore there is always a potential risks of complications as in any other major procedure,  DVT (deep vein thrombosis), PE (pulmonary embolism) or VTE (vein thromboembolism) which is a combination of the two are the most fatal risks and therefore you should discuss this with Dr. Cardenas thoughtfully, other potential risks may be but are not limited to:

The honest answer is NO, but risks can be reduced considerably if doctor and patient work together; You’ll be provided with a list of pre-operatory exams that need to be performed prior to surgery and a protocol of actions that you will need to follow in order to reduce the risks, but the patient must always be aware that risks cannot be eradicated completely.

Remember AWL and especially post-bariatric patients are at a greater risk of complications, therefore, pre and post operative instructions must be followed with diligence.

The risk of fatal complications in plastic surgery (when following the recommended standards) is less than 1%, meaning that Plastic Surgery is very safe; As shown in the previous chart, other complications may happen and are more frequent, is plastic surgery worth it even after considering those risks?

Plastic Surgery is a very personal decision; therefore, it is very important that you have a comprehensive understanding of the risks involved and the benefits that plastic surgery may bring to your life,  the following  chart represent the improvements in the overall quality of life that patients who underwent surgery with Dr. Cardenas over the last 3 years reported.

1. Following pre and post operative instructions diligently.
2. Having a discussed emergency plan that both parts can follow in the event of a complication (Supportive PCP at home, family of friend’s support group that can help you at home in case that you need to travel back).
3. Constant and open communication and collaboration.

All our patients have a PROTECTION PLAN included that can cover up to $3,500 dlls in expenses for treatment in the event of a complication that requires the patient to return to our facilities.