As a physician and artist it is important to create the most beautiful and natural facial appearance possible. Therefore I limit my work to the facial region from the neck up. Accordingly, I only perform one facelift per day. I feel it's imperative to spend a considerable amount of time with each patient to ensure the patient achieves the maximum results for looking and feeling his/her best.

The healing time with this new procedure is much less than the older surgeries. A patient may be comfortable in public after only 10-14 days. After only one month the patient will appear perfect in public.

The older techniques often resulted in unusual appearances and periodic scarring. This often caused lines in strange places where the skin had to be pulled abnormally tightly over the surface. The new and fresh approach goes deeper into the facial plane, a tissue area that is a thicker foundation and one that has no pain receptors immediately attached. Therefore the results of the Deep-Plane Facelift are breathtaking in their youthfulness and naturalness.

The reason my work is natural looking is because it is superficially subtle while the work itself is deep.

The tension is deep and not seen. There is no tension on the surface - so it does not have a pulled look.

There are no pain fibers down deep. The pain receptors are superficial. Therefore, it is not painful in the way in which the older technique was because the pulling is not primarily on the upper surface.

The deep tissue layer that is being tightened is thicker, stronger and will not loosen quickly like the previous generations of facelifts that were skin-based. In the older method, the effects deteriorated rapidly as the skin began to sag due to gravity. The new deeper technique will not stretch out like the outer surface skin does.

I am often asked to work on patients who have had previous surgeries in which the surgeon used the older method(s). Even the removal of keloid scars and corrections of older procedures can create a new fresher look. I use meticulous hand sewing and the finest needles available to prevent visible scarring. This meticulous handwork prevents bunching and results in making the incision(s) virtually invisible.

All of my clients embody sophisticated lifestyles. After working with me, each develops a comprehensive understanding of cosmetic surgery and further understands why the Deep-Plane Facelift is the most beneficial surgical procedure. Why is it necessary for all of us to have Cosmetic Surgery at some point in our lives? Gravity is the primary reason that causes differences in the appearance of the face. With the laser, you can remove fine lines and enhance the appearance, but it does not correct the effects of gravity. Although a laser can be used in conjunction with the facelift, you still must have the facelift to properly correct the effects of the gravitational pull.

Gravity pulls the skin into a vector that can result in a jowl and saggy neck. It is not an issue of looking bad, it is the subtle effect gravity has in the 30's and early 40's, which obviously becomes more pronounced over time. We begin to experience profound effects of gravity when we get into our 50's. By the 70's it has often taken over unless we have taken care of these effects earlier in our lives. Many surgeons have used different techniques to correct the effects of gravity such as surgically inserting Gore-Tex and other materials into the body instead of removing the effects of gravity. This results in pulled or red looking faces instead of the natural look, which is the facelift I perform and have perfected.

The ideal age for a first facelift is between 38 and 43. It takes a patient back into their early 30's. If you come with subtle changes, then your facial changes will be subtle. The result of the facelift appears as radiant youthfulness.

Some of us only need subtle work, while others need more profound work. The goal is to get back to a v-look versus the oval look of the 50's by using the best techniques of gravity reduction. I do not suction fat out of the face or inject fat into the face.

My goal is to find out what is important to you. It must make sense for you and your lifestyle. Your genes and lifestyle will determine the best changes for you. When your skin is pulled tight, it will eventually begin to distort and sag again. The new style offers the best technique in correcting the tissue found in the deeper facial plane. I am not just pulling the outer surface abnormally tight, I fix the deep tissues, which is why this procedure is far more effective. Hence the surface skin is anchored to the deeper tissue, which positions it in appropriate alignment resulting in a more natural overall appearance.

Even with the effects of gravity and a ton of fine lines, you can have spectacular results. Traditionalists often performed a brow lift to give the most noticeable effect. While I do perform brow lifts, the idea is to create a face that does not have a surprised look. In other words, the brows do not have to be lifted so high you end up with a surprised look; they can be lifted naturally. I concentrate on the full effects of the facelift including natural brows, upper and lower lids and, if necessary, building out the chin, etc.


Many people are often worried about the effects of anesthesia - including feeling ill or dizzy afterwards. I work with the best Yale-trained anesthesiologists who make the procedure a pleasure for my patients. They do not use medications that will result in great discomfort later but focus on the wellness effects. After surgery, most patients only take extra strength Tylenol even when stronger medications are available.

In closing, a good facelift does not give itself away. It's amazing how many of my patients are never asked if they have had reconstructive surgery. Instead they are asked what spa they went to, what new diet they are on, what exercise regime have they changed to, etc. The effects of the Deep-Plane Facelift are truly remarkable in creating the most natural and rejuvenated facial appearance. It's the only procedure which successfully brings the patient back to a more youthful state while properly correcting the adverse effects which gravity inherently has on the face.