Am I A Good Candidate For The Vertical Restore Facelift?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Does you perform the “Vertical Restore” facelift?

A:Yes. But patient selection for this type of facelift is absolutely critical. The more vertically oriented facelift requires a superior vector in which the incision must run along the temporal hairline. This is what allows for the lift to be largely vertical rather than more posterolateral direction that is seen in more traditional forms of facelift surgery.  You can’t run this incision into the temporal hairline as in other facelift surgeries as you are  going to eliminate any preauricular tuft of hair in females which is usually very undesired. In men this can be overcome by growing out the sideburns longer but the appearance of the temporal  hairline scar may also be perceived as worse in the male patient.

The point being is every surgery has its benefits and trade-offs. One just has to be certain that the trade-offs for the benefits are worthwhile. Certainly the vertically oriented facelift is one of these surgeries where this issue has to be considered very carefully.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon