12/26/2024
The perception of youth is typically characterized by an aesthetically pleasing heart shape with fullness of the upper cheeks, gradual contour through the checks to a defined jawline and narrowing around the mouth. During our 30’s and early 40’s, our facial features are distinct and sharply contoured. This is often referred to as the Triangle of Youth. As the face ages the nasolabial folds and Marionette lines deepen due to descent of volume from the upper to lower cheeks. We develop laxity of skin at the jaw line and jowls. The youthful heart-shaped face becomes inverted with the lower face becomes fuller, referred to as the Pyramid of Age.
This patient, as with many of my patients earlier in the aging process, she was interest in staying ahead of the aging process. A facelift for prejuvenation restores a beautiful feminine heart shape to the face. I am in love the after her . I think she looks stunning, like a younger version of herself. The deep plane facelift repositions the falling cheeks, heavy lower face and marionette lines without creating any tension and without looking pulled or ‘done’. I am so thrilled with her new looks. She is such a lovely person and I enjoyed getting to know her through her surgery and recovery. I am grateful that she allowed me to be apart of her journey.
