Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery

Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery Deep Plane Facelift Expert. It’s Your Face. You’re Worth It. Excellence. Vitality. Undetectable. Welcome to Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Kristina Tansavatdi is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon specializing in face and neck procedures out of her office in Ventura County, California. "I was able to see how my work could affect people's lives. I saw patients come in with more self-confidence, they felt better about themselves, and it showed. That's when I realized my work could serve a higher purpose." To learn more about Dr. Tansavatdi and her dedication to creating positive change, visit us at our website at www.facesbydrt.com or call us at 805.243.0640.

10/06/2025

✨ Heather’s Facelift Journey — Day 5 👀 ✨

Five days out from surgery, Heather is healing
beautifully. The swelling is expected and temporary,
and even through it, her jawline is already starting to
show definition.

Her case was one of the more complex ones I’ve done.
Years ago, she underwent a thread lift (MyEllevate) to
tighten her neck bands. Those permanent sutures
tethered her platysma muscle, creating jowling and
restricting movement. During her facelift, I carefully
released and removed those sutures from both the skin
and the muscle to restore natural structure and allow
for a proper lift.

Here’s what she underwent:
✅ Deep Plane Facelift
✅ Deep Neck Lift
✅ Upper Blepharoplasty
✅ Facial Fat Transfer
✅ CO2 Laser Resurfacing
✅ Removal of Permanent Threads (from prior
MyEllevate)

🧠 EDUCATION MOMENT: Understanding Swelling
After Combination Surgery
Every patient heals differently. For Heather, her
swelling peaked a little later because she had fat
transfer and CO₂ laser resurfacing in addition to her
facelift. These layers of treatment add fullness early on
but are key to improving texture, tone, and overall
facial harmony long term.

She’s also been diligent with her hyperbaric oxygen
therapy, which helps accelerate healing and reduce
inflammation. The support she’s received from other
patients on their own recovery journeys has been a
source of motivation and comfort — a reminder that
healing is both physical and emotional.

Heather, thank you for being open and letting others
learn through your experience. ❤️

➡️ Follow Heather’s Journey in my IG Stories and
Highlights.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us anytime
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📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village,
CA 91361
Individual results and experience may vary.

10/02/2025

✨ Heather’s Facelift Journey — Day 1 👀 ✨

One day out from surgery, Heather is sore but in good spirits. She knows every bit of this swelling and bruising is temporary — and that what’s ahead will be worth it.

Heather’s case was a particularly complex one. Years ago, she had a thread lift procedure (MyEllevate) to address her neck bands. Unfortunately, the permanent sutures from that procedure ended up making her jowls worse by tethering the platysma muscle in the wrong places. During her facelift, I had to carefully remove those sutures — releasing them from both the skin and the muscle — to restore the foundation and allow for a proper lift.

Here’s what she underwent:
✅ Deep Plane Facelift
✅ Deep Neck Lift
✅ Upper Blepharoplasty
✅ Facial Fat Transfer
✅ CO2 Laser Resurfacing
✅ Removal of Permanent Threads (from prior MyEllevate)

🧠 EDUCATION MOMENT: Why Threads Can Complicate Facelifts
Thread lifts can sometimes create a temporary “tightened” look, but they don’t correct deeper laxity. In fact, as in Heather’s case, they can anchor the tissues in unnatural ways, causing jowls or distortions that make surgical correction more challenging later. Removing these sutures is delicate work but essential for achieving a smooth, natural contour.

Heather chose to share her journey because she gained courage from seeing other patients online. Now, she’s paying it forward — showing the reality of early healing so others can learn what to expect.

Heather, thank you for being so open and brave sharing your day one. ❤️

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us anytime
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361
Individual results and experience may vary.

10/01/2025

✨ Heather’s Facelift Journey Begins 👀 ✨

Today marks the start of Heather’s transformation! She came in excited (and a little nervous) for her surgery — and with good reason. This is a big step, and she’s ready for it.

Heather’s concerns were focused on her lower face and neck. She had tried threads in the past, including a neck thread (MyEllevate), but like many patients, she found that it not only failed to address her jowls but actually made them more noticeable. Threads can sometimes create short-term tightening but don’t solve deeper structural laxity — and that’s exactly what we’re correcting today.

Here’s what Heather is undergoing:
✅ Deep Plane Facelift
✅ Deep Neck Lift
✅ Upper Blepharoplasty
✅ Facial Fat Transfer
✅ CO2 Laser Resurfacing
✅ Removal of Permanent Threads

🧠 EDUCATION MOMENT: Why Community Matters
Heather joined several other patients in our own Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber — women at different stages of recovery from their facelift. Hearing their stories calmed her nerves and reminded her that she is in a supportive community.

🙌🏼 I want to remind our viewers: every patient you see on our page is real. They are not actors, and they are not paid to share their story. They are genuine and kind enough to share their journeys so others can learn about the process and recovery. Their openness is what makes our community strong. Heather herself is now stepping into that role, paying it forward for future patients who might resonate with her story or want to learn more about their own transformation.

Heather — you are already beautiful. Thank you for trusting me and for sharing your story from the very beginning. ❤️

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us anytime
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361
Individual results and experience may vary.

A Difficult Facelift Case - And Why It Was Worth It ✨Kim was 58 when she came to see me. She’s active and healthy. 5 yea...
09/15/2025

A Difficult Facelift Case - And Why It Was Worth It ✨
Kim was 58 when she came to see me. She’s active and healthy. 5 years ago, her face and neck started changing fast—jowling, loose skin, hollowing. That’s when the spiral began.
She was told non-surgical treatments would be the solution. She tried everything:

💉 HA Fillers
⚡ Morpheus8
⚡ Ultherapy
💥 CO2 laser
💥 Fraxel
💥 IPL

Nothing worked. And worse, they layered damage.

By the time she came to me, Kim had:
– 8 years of Filler fatigue
– Morpheus8 which likely melted precious fat under the skin
– Ultherapy treatments which layered more scarring in the deeper plane where I needed to perform the lift
– Dozens of squamous cell carcinomas removed from the face and body
– Aggressive lasers on fragile, Irish skin

Her face had lost structural integrity. Skin was sun-damaged and scarred. Filler had masked the problem—then it was overdone and migrated.

To fix this, we had to start over from zero.

✅ Step 1: Dissolve her filler
– Lips, cheeks, jawline, oral commissures
– I couldn’t lift or restore until the distortions were gone

✅ Step 2: Rebuild
✔️ Deep Plane Facelift & Neck Lift
✔️ Temporal Brow Lift
✔️ Fat Transfer to cheeks, eyes, temples
✔️ Subnasal + Corner Lip Lift
✔️ Lip Augmentation using her own graft taken from behind the ears
✔️ Upper Blepharoplasty

Why this worked:
🧠 I rebuilt for structure first, not volume.
💉 I replaced her HA filler with natural fat.
⚠️ I respected the limits of her skin.

She now looks natural. Rested. Like herself again. No distortion, no heaviness.

This isn’t just a facelift. It’s a reversal of years of compounding mistakes - treatments that weren’t addressing the structural issue.

Non-surgical treatments have a place, but only when used at the right time, on the right face, at the right place, and for the right reason.

👩‍⚕️ My role is not just to lift, it’s to reset.
Some patients need more than just a facelift.
They need a clean slate.

⸻
📍 Book your consultation! DM us!

Results may vary.

Eyelid Rejuvenation + Brow Lift at 38 👀This beautiful 38-year-old patient of mine had an Upper Blepharoplasty and Endosc...
08/11/2025

Eyelid Rejuvenation + Brow Lift at 38 👀

This beautiful 38-year-old patient of mine had an Upper Blepharoplasty and Endoscopic Brow Lift. She came in for a consultation to discuss her upper eyelid hooding, lower eyelid skin crepiness, and the asymmetry in her eyelids. She expressed concerns about her upper eyelids feeling heavier, and one side is droopier than the other. She also noticed that her left brow sits lower than the right and asked whether a Brow Lift might be beneficial for improving symmetry.

She is now 7 months from her surgery, and we are both ecstatic with her outcome! 😍

✅ Key Considerations for Her Case:

✔ Upper Eyelid Hooding: Can be addressed with Upper Blepharoplasty, a Brow Lift or a combination of both, depending on her goals
✔ Lower Eyelid Crepiness: CO2 Laser Resurfacing is a great option for skin tightening & improving texture
✔ Eyebrow Asymmetry: A Brow Lift may help balance the brows and provide a more open and refreshed look
✔ History of Dry Eyes: Important for determining candidacy for eyelid surgery

👩🏻‍⚕️ I love educating to make sure that patients have the information they need to make the best decision for themselves. What questions do you have about procedures and treatments for the eye area? Let me know!

✅ Endoscopic Brow Lift
✅ Upper Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery)
To book your consultation:
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📍 2835 Townsgate Road, Suite 100
Westlake Village, CA 91361

💫 Margriet’s Facelift Journey 🙌🏼Margriet is 6 months out from her Deep Plane Facelift, Deep Neck Lift, Deep Neck Contour...
08/04/2025

💫 Margriet’s Facelift Journey 🙌🏼

Margriet is 6 months out from her Deep Plane Facelift, Deep Neck Lift, Deep Neck Contouring and Temporal Brow Lift.

Margriet was bothered by her heavy neck and prominent jowls. Like many of my patients who have come in for their consultation, she tried fllers first. However, she got them dissolved because it caused more fullness and heaviness in her lower face. She also wanted to address the deep wrinkles in her cheeks and around the mouth.

What Margriet Had:
✔ Deep Plane Facelift – lifted and restructured the lower face and jawline
✔ Deep Neck Lift + Deep Neck Contouring – addressed the heavy neck, hanging and loose neck skin
✔ Temporal Brow Lift – elevated the outer brows to brighten her upper face

Margriet was researching facelift for many years and has watched all of my videos with my Journey patients. She has continued to pay it forward by sharing her own story!

🔥 Margriet’s glow and her confidence (and even more today) are simply undeniable!

Margriet, thank you for your continued trust and courage in sharing so others can learn about the facelift journey and healing process! ❤️

💫 Watch Margriet’s Journey under my IG Highlights + Stories!

Facelift Downtime Expectations:
• 2–3 weeks average for initial recovery
• Most patients are back to work after 2 weeks
• Social event-ready by weeks 4–6 on average
• Swelling continues to improve up to 3–6 months
• Final results evolve over 6–12 months—plan ahead for events!

Are you ready for your transformation journey? 💫
⬆️ Link in bio
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us anytime
📺 YT: for educational videos
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361
⚠️ Patient experiences + outcomes may vary.

👀 “My eyelids feel heavy… and I just want to look like me again.” This patient came in feeling like her eyes had aged fa...
07/29/2025

👀 “My eyelids feel heavy… and I just want to look like me again.” This patient came in feeling like her eyes had aged faster than the rest of her face. She didn’t want to erase all signs of aging — just to look more like herself again.

✅ What I Recommended:
• Endoscopic Brow Lift – to lift her brows back to a natural, more open position and soften the heavy appearance
• Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty – to remove excess skin
• Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Transposition – to reposition the fat pads (eye bags) under her eyes and smooth out the tear troughs
• Skin Pinch & Lateral Canthopexy – to remove loose skin under the eyes and support the lower lid

🧠 EDUCATION MOMENT: Many people think droopy eyelids are just a “skin issue,” but I find that brow ptosis is often the root cause. When the brows fall, they push down the upper eyelids and create that tired or hooded look. In this case, even after lifting the brows, she still had excess upper lid skin — so we combined the lift with a conservative blepharoplasty.

For the lower eyelids, her fat pads were creating puffiness, and she had a true tear trough deformity — which we addressed by transposing the fat rather than removing it. This keeps the result smooth, natural, and avoids hollowness.

🔁 Downtime Expectations:
• Bruising and swelling typically peak at days 2–4
• Most patients return to light activity after 2 weeks
• Results evolve over 3 months on average as swelling resolves

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us
🎥 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361



*Results and experience may vary.

Had a fantastic weekend in Santa Ynez wine country and my first time seeing a concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl. 🙌🏼😊 ...
07/21/2025

Had a fantastic weekend in Santa Ynez wine country and my first time seeing a concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl. 🙌🏼😊

Tired Eyes, Heavy Lids… Gone 👀After years of using filler to mask under-eye hollowing, this 53-year-old patient was read...
07/21/2025

Tired Eyes, Heavy Lids… Gone 👀
After years of using filler to mask under-eye hollowing, this 53-year-old patient was ready for a more permanent solution. She wanted to look refreshed—like herself, just more awake.

✅ What She Had Done:
✔️ Upper Blepharoplasty
✔️ Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Transposition
✔️ Lateral Canthopexy

💬 “People kept saying I looked tired… even when I wasn’t.”

✨ Her Concern:
Filler helped temporarily, but it started creating puffiness under the eyes. The hollowing and the heaviness of her upper lids made her look more tired than she felt. She wanted something long-lasting and natural—not a patchwork fix.

📚 EDUCATION MOMENT:
Filler can’t fix everything. In patients with under-eye bags, volume distortion from old filler can actually make things look worse over time. For her, the first step was dissolving all remaining HA filler to reset the area.

Then we addressed the real issue:
➡️ Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Transposition smoothed the contour beneath the eyes by repositioning herniated fat.
➡️ Upper Blepharoplasty removed the excess skin weighing down her eyelids.
➡️ Lateral Canthopexy supported and reinforced the shape of the eye for long-term results.

🌟 Her eyes now reflect how she feels: rested, lifted, and awake.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📧 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us anytime
🎥 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

🔥 Eyelid Rejuvenation at 43 - Lower Blepharoplasty 👀This handsome patient of mine came to me because he was constantly b...
07/14/2025

🔥 Eyelid Rejuvenation at 43 - Lower Blepharoplasty 👀

This handsome patient of mine came to me because he was constantly being told he looked tired, despite feeling young. He had tried everything: eye creams, anti-aging serums, even under-eye filler three years ago. Nothing worked.

He wanted a solution that wouldn’t leave him looking “done.” He wanted to look natural. After evaluating his anatomy, I recommended ✅ Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Transposition where I used the excess fat under the eyes and repositioned it to smooth the undereye hollows and contour.

The result? A refreshed look and a longer lasting solution. No one is asking if he’s tired anymore—his energy finally matches how he looks.

💬 Education Moment:
In this case, avoiding a skin excision was critical due to his facial anatomy. Given that he has a negative eye vector, further skin excision could put him at risk for ectropion, and the possibility of a visible incision line.

If you’ve had filler that didn’t help or made things worse, lower eyelid surgery with fat repositioning and/or facial fat transfer are other possible options.

🔁 Downtime Expectations:
• Bruising and swelling typically peak at days 2–4
• Most patients return to light activity after 2 weeks
• Results evolve over 3 months on average as swelling resolves

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us
🎥 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

👀 Should You Combine Facelift and Rhinoplasty? The answer is—it depends!Larry came in with two big concerns: the loose s...
07/07/2025

👀 Should You Combine Facelift and Rhinoplasty? The answer is—it depends!

Larry came in with two big concerns: the loose skin on his neck after weight loss that made him look older than he felt—and a bulbous, prominent nose he felt never quite fit his face. As a competitive rugby player (yes at 60!), Larry and I worked on a plan that would deliver great results without compromising his lifestyle or timeline.

While many patients combine multiple procedures for facial rejuvenation, I’m very selective when combining facelift and rhinoplasty. These are two major surgeries—and I consider factors like complexity, length of surgery, and downtime.

🎯 My Recommendation for Larry:
After reviewing his goals, anatomy, and lifestyle, I recommended a staged plan:

🥇 Phase 1: Rhinoplasty
We reshaped the nasal tip and bridge to better fit his features without impacting breathing. His thick skin and vascularity limited how slim the tip could get, but the change still looked natural and impactful.

🥇 Phase 2: Deep Plane Facelift + Neck Lift
His laxity extended from the neck into the lower face, so I lifted both areas in one surgery - muscle, fat and skin.

🪡 My Technique:
    •    Lifted muscle and fat layers (not just skin) for strong neck and jawline definition
    •    Removed excess skin
    •    Hid scars around the ear and hairline
We also discussed the possibility of posterior hair follicle shifts and electrolysis later if needed.

🥇 Phase 3: Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Transposition
Larry wanted to address under-eye bags early. I removed loose skin and repositioned fat pads. We held off on upper lids to avoid an overdone look.

💡 Every patient is different. That’s why I ask the right questions—your “why,” your timing, your goals.

Are you ready for your transformation journey?

📍 Book your consultation:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us anytime
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

👀 Lower Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) – She Was Tired of Looking Tired 💫This beautiful patient of mine came to me afte...
06/09/2025

👀 Lower Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) – She Was Tired of Looking Tired 💫

This beautiful patient of mine came to me after having previous lower eyelid surgery and fat grafting around her eyes elsewhere 3 years ago. Since then, she’s still dealing with persistent undereye bags and excess fat grafting that cause some irregularity. She wants to know what can be done to improve the area. She’s never used filler around her eyes, but has had Botox. What’s bothering her now is still the visible bulging under and puffiness under her eyes that wasn’t fully addressed during her first surgery.

✅ What I Recommended:

✔️ Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Transposition (Revision) – I’ll reposition her fat pads under the eyes to better fill the tear trough and create a smoother eyelid–cheek junction.
✔️ Excision of Excess Fat (Lower Left Eyelid) – On the left side, there’s excess fat that needs to be carefully removed through an external approach. I’ll place the incision in a natural crease that she already has to hide the scar as best as possible.

📚 Education Moment:
Her secondary lower eyelid surgery was more complex. Because she’s had previous surgery, I explained that she might possibly have more prolonged healing. I also explained to her that the discoloration and redness she’s noticing are likely due to increased vascularization from her first surgery—and while I can address the eyebags and volume, pigmentation may need additional treatment down the line with a different procedure.

💡 Fat Transposition is also different from Fat Transfer. Sometimes I recommend both, and my recommendation varies with every patient. Both results take time to fully settle

📍 Are you ready for your transformation journey?

Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 info@facesbydrt.com
📲 DM us anytime
📺 YT: for more educational videos 📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

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