Keep What Makes You, You
Jowls can soften a once-defined jawline even when your health and energy feel unchanged. A facelift lifts the underlying support and removes excess skin to improve those contours. For Flower Mound patients, Brobst Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics offers facelift consultations at our Plano office. Dr. Robert “Bo” Brobst helps you understand what surgery could change and what fits your life.
If you’re comparing facelift options near Flower Mound, an initial consultation gives you a clearer starting point. Schedule a visit with Dr. Bo to review your concerns and learn which kind of treatment could help.
Look for changes in the jawline, cheeks, and neck, along with preservation of each person’s facial features. Individual results vary.
When reviewing photos, compare patients with facial proportions and concerns similar to yours. Ask which techniques were used, how long after surgery the photographs were taken, and whether other procedures contributed to the change.
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Support Beneath the Skin
A facelift, or rhytidectomy, repositions facial tissues and redrapes the skin. It can improve jowls, lower facial folds, and neck laxity. The technique depends on where support has weakened and how much correction is needed.
Facelifts work beneath the surface. As we get older, skin loses elasticity and facial tissues shift downward. Repositioning those tissues can restore contours associated with a youthful face while retaining your facial proportions.
Dermal fillers replace volume; Botox softens expression lines. Neither removes excess skin. Surgery can address more substantial sagging, while injectables may complement the result.
Minimally invasive treatment may be a good option when your main concern is a wrinkle or a hollow area. It usually involves less recovery than a facelift, but its effects are temporary. Adding volume to loose skin also cannot achieve the same correction as lifting the tissues beneath it.
A mini facelift addresses earlier lower-face changes with more limited neck correction. A SMAS facelift supports the connective tissue layer beneath the skin. A deep plane facelift releases deeper attachments so facial tissues can be repositioned. Dr. Brobst evaluates your anatomy before recommending an approach.
Smaller incisions and less neck dissection may suit selected patients. More extensive laxity may need a broader approach. Dr. Bo will recommend a procedure that allows enough access to correct the concerns you identify together.
A Clearer Contour
The goal is a better-defined jawline and smoother facial contours with your familiar features intact. Healthy nonsmokers with realistic expectations may be candidates. Age alone does not determine readiness.
Eyelid surgery or a brow lift addresses upper-face concerns separately. Fat grafting can replace lost volume, and resurfacing treats skin texture. We’ll discuss these options when they serve your goals.
Sun damage calls for a separate assessment. A facelift can smooth loose contours, but it does not remove discoloration or resolve every fine line. Natural looking Natural-lookingom addressing the right concerns with appropriate treatment while preserving the balance between facial areas.
Start With a Conversation
Dr. Bo wants to hear what bothers you, how long you’ve considered surgery, and what recovery time you can realistically set aside. He reviews your medical history and examines facial support, skin laxity, and neck contours. Your budget belongs in that conversation, too.
Together, we’ll discuss the expected improvement, alternatives, and surgical risks, including bleeding, infection, poor healing, scarring, anesthesia complications, and nerve injury. The recommendation should make sense for you.
Bring a list of medications, supplements, past cosmetic treatments, and questions. Tell us about previous surgery or difficulty with healing. This detail helps your surgeon assess whether moving forward is appropriate. Safe care requires careful assessment; no operation is risk-free.
You do not need to choose a technique before your visit. Request your consultation, and we’ll discuss the options, likely recovery, and costs together before you make a decision.
Plan for Healing
Follow your surgical team’s instructions about smoking, alcohol, supplements, and medications. Discuss any blood thinners with your prescribing clinician before changing them. Arrange a ride home, help during early recovery, and time away from demanding activities. Bring your questions to your preoperative visit.
Prepare your home as well as your calendar. Put supplies within reach, plan meals, and arrange help with children or other responsibilities that involve lifting. Your body needs time to heal. Finally, ensure you understand your instructions and know whom to contact if something is unclear.
Anesthesia is selected for your procedure and health needs. Through incisions around the ears and hairline, Dr. Brobst repositions supporting tissues, contours the neck as appropriate, and trims excess skin before closing. Surgery generally takes several hours, with same-day discharge when appropriate.
The deeper work supports the repositioned tissues so the skin can be draped without relying on excessive tension. The amount of skin removed and the incision pattern depend on the plan. Before surgery, discuss where incisions will sit and what postoperative care you will receive.
Give Yourself Time
Swelling and bruising are usually most noticeable during the first week. Sutures are commonly removed within seven to ten days. Many patients resume social activities around two weeks, although visible swelling can linger.
Returning to work depends on your duties and healing. Plan for follow-up visits in Plano and obtain clearance before driving or exercising. Strenuous activity is generally restricted for about six weeks; contours continue settling over several months.
Desk work, physical work, and social events place different demands on recovery. Consider those differences when making plans. Give yourself a buffer before an important event; someone else’s recovery photos cannot set your timetable.
Follow the team’s wound-care instructions and report unexpected or worsening symptoms promptly. Keep your follow-up appointments even when you feel well.
Results can last for years, but aging continues. Your skin quality, genetics, sun exposure, and procedure influence longevity. Sun protection and ongoing skin care help maintain skin health. Dr. Bo will discuss realistic expectations for your chosen approach.
A facelift changes your starting point for continued aging. Your face will still change from year to year, and additional treatment is a personal choice. Allow swelling to settle before judging the final result; early photographs can be misleading.
Our boutique Plano practice focuses on cosmetic and reconstructive care of the face and neck. Dr. Brobst is fellowship-trained and dual board-certified. His assessment considers the relationship between your cheeks, jawline, and neck, with recommendations guided by your health, priorities, and available recovery time.
His training includes an otolaryngology-head and neck surgery residency and a facial plastic and reconstructive surgery fellowship with Dr. Stephen Perkins. That experience informs his work with facial anatomy.
When choosing a plastic surgery practice, understand its scope. Brobst’s focus is the face and neck; breast surgery and operations on other areas of the body fall outside this practice’s scope. Our staff welcomes questions about your options and priorities.
Cost depends on the surgical technique, additional procedures, anesthesia, facility fees, and postoperative care. Your consultation establishes the proposed plan so pricing reflects what you actually need. Financing options are availabl. Revieww terms and eligibility before deciding.
Health insurance generally does not cover an elective cosmetic facelift. Review coverage with your insurer. Ask what your estimate includes, since a surgeon’s fee alone may exclude anesthesia, facility charges, or other expenses.
Your budget should also account for time away from work and help at home. Ask what financing options the practice can offer.
Considering a facelift near Flower Mound? Visit us in Plano to talk through your options. Call (972) 618-2212 or schedule your consultation online.
Our office is at 4800 Hedgcoxe Road, Suite 250, Plano, TX 75024. Flower Mound patients can discuss appointment timing and follow-up planning with our team before scheduling surgery.
Yes. Incisions leave scars, usually placed along the hairline and natural boundaries around the ears. Healing varies, and follow-up care matters.
Incision care and sun protection are important during healing. Protect healing skin as instructed rather than applying unapproved products to fresh incisions.
Dr. Brobst’s facelift planning routinely considers the neck and jawline. Some patients benefit from an isolated cheek or neck lift instead.
The amount of neck correction depends on your anatomy and chosen procedure. If neck fullness is your main concern, discuss that specifically so the recommendation addresses the area you want to improve.
Discomfort, tightness, and swelling are expected. Your team will explain pain management and which symptoms warrant a call.
Follow the medication plan you receive. Seek professional advice if discomfort is increasing rather than easing, or if you are unsure whether a symptom is expected. Your surgical team should guide changes to care.
Let's Chat
We want to welcome you into our Plano office for a consultation to chat about how we can protect and preserve your beauty. We want to get to know you as a person and develop a plan that best fits your needs and lifestyle. At Brobst Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics, you’re more than a patient — you’re part of our family. We want to take care of you the way family should. Schedule your consultation to get started today.
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