Safety & Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Are all surgeons Board Certified Plastic Surgeons or Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeons?

A. “Yes,” we only accept the most highly qualified Board Certified surgeons within our network and they must be qualified within Plastic Surgery or the Facial Plastic Surgery sub-specialty. Be wary of physicians who are Board Certified but in another specialty. You don’t want to trust your facial beauty to a doctor who might spend his or her day removing moles and varicose veins and then moonlights in cosmetic surgery. The Plastic Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery specialties require years of extra training to fine tune very intricate procedures and skills.

Q. How much younger will I look?

A. Our physicians will give you realistic expectations as to how the Naturel Lift can help you age gracefully. -- Turning back the clock is one thing; turning it back too far produces unnatural results. In general, look at the pictures of before and after on this site and you will get an idea of the magnitude of change to expect.

Q. Am I a candidate for the Naturel Lift?

A. Generally, anyone from about their late-30s to mid seventies who is displaying the typical signs of facial aging is a good candidate for the Naturel Lift. Some of those aging signs include:

• Neck jowls (sagging in the lower face around the neck area) but not too pronounced
• Loss of fullness in the cheeks
• Skin drooping below the eyes
• Nasal-labial folds (lines running from the nose to the corners of the mouth)

What the Naturel Lift does not correct is aging signs in the brow area, the eyelids, and lax neck skin (aside from jowls), but these can be “add-on” procedures completed simultaneously with the Naturel Lift upon request.

Q. How safe is the procedure?

A. The procedure is much shorter and less invasive than any conventional facelift, and with our highly trained surgeons, it is a very routine procedure. The most common problem is infection (usually preventable with antibiotics following the procedure), hematomas (small bleeding under the skin) and nerve damage (very, very rare).

Q. Are there other alternatives I might consider for facial rejuvenation?

A. Absolutely. There are many “beginning” solutions for those that have minimal signs of aging. Our goal at Naturel Lift™ is to find the right solution for you at this point in time. If not now, the Naturel Lift may be ideal a few, or a number of years down the road, and when you’re ready, we’ll be here.