Hello. I am almost 52, I never had any surgery, botox or face-lift, and I never will. I love my smile wrinkles, and I am happy to age and to be alive. Everyone will age sooner or later, which is a natural process. We should stop that anti-aging nonsense already! I am proud of my age and I am not ashamed to tell that same when I was 5 years, 10 years or 20 years old. Marketing of anti-aging products made women to be ashamed of their age and wrinkles, please do not fall into that trap and focus on other more important things in this life. Best regards from Lithuania! 🇱🇹
You are blessed with near perfect morphology and that goes a long way toward looking your best. Some though have 'bad genes'. It will catch up to you but right now you look great!
@@DennisMathias Thank you, I have to be grateful for good genes to my parents, but that's not everything. I also live a very healthy life style: I workout all my life, I eat healthy (cannot live without vegetables and fish), I never smoked in my life, I never drunk alcohol. I can see a very big difference between myself and another lady of my age. People have never ever guessed my age right. 😊 I do a fasting day once per week and an intermittent fasting everyday, no sugar for me ! It works for me and makes me feel great. I don't use any medication, because I don't need it. I am intended keep it this way as long as I live. 👸
Then why did you click, watch, then comment? I swear you all, want-to-be contrarians, are INSUFFERABLE. When you have to ATTEMPT to convince others of your happiness, no one actually believes the façade. People who are happy with their aged faces, simply live their happy lives WITH aged faces. They don't come on plastic surgeon's RU-vid trying to convince others of their bliss.
Dr. Linkov, your educational style is crystal clear to me. I'm probably never going to have any facial rejuvenation, but if l DID, I'd just have a full face-lift, no fillers, etc. Since you covered the different injectable as well as the risks involved over time, it makes sense to me that's its best to " go hard or go home". THAT WAY, it seems you have the best chance of the result you would want, more permanently.
Smart, Evelyn! I see that too. Thanks for your comment. I feel more confident when I am informed. Regardless of what the future holds, very grateful to you Dr. Linkov for being out here having these conversations in public domain with us.
I agree with your point of view. Could also see comparacent in the real life. I have older coworker and friend - she made one full face lift around age 57 and looks like she bounced back to start of her 40s. Six years later, she haven't re-visited her surgery, result has not changed. And have seen and heard my other fiend mothers journey with fillers, botox and threads. Results are good, but she constantly needs to upkeep them, live through puffiness after procedures and so on. She is a bit younger than my coworker and looks good, but looking between results and amount of hustle around , face lift later seems much more compelling that all this "preventive" upkeep.
90% percent of women cannot afford a facelift, so we do what we can to look and feel our best. Even high end skin care products and devices is a luxury for some.
I tried the threads and, although I saw good results, the benefits are short lived, like you said. Also, the bruising was an embarrassment and a dead giveaway that I had work done. Yes. I don't want to "age." I have been called "old and ugly" on more than one occasion. It hurts, but I also consider the source. I think it is important to find a spouse/partner that is at the same stage of life as you are. A younger person next to you does not make you look young, it only accentuates your older age. But, the reason these "treatments" exist is that we all want to be accepted and not kicked to the curb just because of a few lines and gray hairs. Our minds are still sharp. Our experiences cannot be denied. When will it be fashionable to be on top of life based on a strong mind and lots of life lessons? Probably never. The trick is what God said, "Be in the world and not 'of' the world."
You are so easy to listen, great voice, everything explained so anybody can understand. A very nice, trustable person. I enjoy your channel, eventhough I will probably never have some surgery done 😊
Key to keeping skin youthful as possible is to begin young by maintaining weight, drinking lots of water (no tap water), proper nutrition, exercise, lots of sleep, stay out of the sun/use sunscreen, positive attitude, and avoid stress as much as possible.
@@LauraParrott as a retired doctor. please don`t use sunscreen and enjoy the sun. you need it for not only building vit D but also NO, Serotononin etc. also most sunscreens are carcinogenic.
@@jaywinterbrook I also take a 400IU natural vitamin E (avoid synthetic form) capsules twice twice per day, and vitamin C. Dandelion root tea a few times per week is also excellent for tightening skin, and detoxes the liver too. It's a win, win!
I recently stopped filler because a prominent plastic surgeon explained to me the critical points you made in this video. And I honestly don’t believe his opinion is based solely on his being a plastic surgeon. The disordered collagen, the stretched skin, the accumulated cost..etc. I’ve already paid for half the cost of a deep plane face/neck lift in filler alone. What really hit hard for me was the added difficulty in getting a good surgical outcome for all the reasons you just pointed out. Thanks for the “second opinion”!
@@punkaakee aaah, but it expands the skin like a deflated baloon, and that is rarely reversible. I can always tell when they need a new botox or filler.
@@esthero1994 My Beverly Hills Surgeon does lip implants which I believe are silicone. He creates the most beautiful and natural looking lips which last a lifetime.
Dr. Linkov, I often show your videos to my clients. They have been told so many lies in beauty salons, sometimes is really hard to convince them professionals know better. Which is absolutely crazy lol. Thank you for your effort to keep people well informed and helping them make healthy choices!
I am 43 (soon to be 44) and am 5 days into my facelift recovery! In addition to the opinion of my own Surgeon, Dr. Gary’s channel has been incredibly informative and influential in helping me make this big decision. Thank you Dr. Gary! You/your team/you channel are wealth of knowledge and I encourage anyone to binge his videos before making ANY decisions regarding your face. (Surgical and/or non-surgical.) 🙏🏼 ❤
I remember Joan Rivers always said the best time to get a face lift is before you need one--not sure if there is truth to that given her situation.@@jennifers.7037
@@jennifers.7037 Everyone ages differently. I eat very healthily, lift weights 5x per week, wear sunscreen religiously, and use Tretinoin, amongst other things. Unfortunately, none of those things could stop gravity or my genetics. Consider yourself very lucky! 😊
I've had 3 thread lifts, and here is my advice: (1) This is a procedure that can lead to serious complications, so I would only go to a very skilled practitioner who does these regularly, preferably a plastic surgeon. (2) By going to the best practitioners, the procedure will become even more expensive, so I'd recommend thread lifts only to those people who have the discretionary income to spend on marginal improvements that have a lasting effect of less than one year. (3) You have to be the right candidate for a thread lift, as it's best for people with slight skin laxity -- again the key is that thread lifts offer "marginal" improvements. If you're actually in need of a face lift, then you should save up for that instead. (4) I do hope that thread lifts become more affordable. At $7,000 (and ever increasing), a prospective patient has to give serious consideration as to whether this is the right procedure for them.
@@LetsHavaChat The results were very positive yet subtle, as I described above. You get millimeters in lift, nothing dramatic, and then it gradually starts to diminish over time. This is why thread lifts are a procedure for people who only have slight sagging to begin with. If you want a sharper jawline, threads would be great. So consider a thread lift an option if you have sagging skin but still are years away from having a face lift, and you still want a subtle lift. In the interest of full disclosure, my 3rd thread lift was complimentary because I was a medical model. So whether I would pay for it next year would definitely depend on my job situation and the economy. I really think that people will be happy with threads if they (1) are the right candidate, (2) have discretionary income to spend on something that has to be done annually, and (3) go to a skilled provider so they don't get complications like threads poking out or infections.
I had threads 2 in cheeks and one in my jaws... I go to a Russian lady who charges 40$ each, so very cheap. I was hesitant at first, but I love my results. My mini jowls were bugging the f out of me, Im 48. Ive done botox, fillers on lips , undereyes, and marionette line, and cheeks (cheeks about 5 years ago & they still look good). Anyways, Ive always had a chubby baby face so the threads also builds collagen so it made my face look more supple in a good way because fillers make you look like a pillow face.
@@peacelove7437$40 for threads in your face? ABSOLUTELY NOT. That is unsafe, and your are risking an untrained person hitting a nerve, etc. While it is true that thousands of dollars spent don’t guarantee quality - everyone please do your research - I can 100% guarantee that a $40 thread lift is bad news. Please don’t do this. 🙏
I will tell you to tell every woman who's about 50 to 55 years old if she's drinking regularly, tell her to stop and her jowls and her cheeks will start to transform backward. I was desperately wanting a facelift the last 2 years and one of the last things I tried was to stop drinking alcohol to see how much my face would change and the results are REMARKABLE. The skin on my entire body has changed to a degree it doesn't mean that someone who really needs a facelift will never get one but boy does the quality of your skin and structural Integrity of the face change.
I agree, quitting alcohol makes a huge difference! Even occasional drinking is worth giving up for the benefits. Skin looks better, weight comes off almost effortlessly, menopause symptoms lessened.
@@nanna261 to you I would say this, nothing good will come from it. Especially for those of us who have been there and done that already... the time in your life is coming and at some point you lose having a menstrual cycle and then the structural integrity of your body and your face will change. So to you I say, now more than ever, it should be easy for your generation to quit because the economy is so bad and inflation is so high that you just have one cocktail at a restaurant and the cost is the same amount that we used to pay for an entire entree..... stop it or control it now while you're ahead so that you become the kind of person who either can say no to it all the time, or just does it on very very special social occasions. Believe me when I say you will thank yourself later. Also if you drink sodas, STOP THAT IMMEDIATELY NOW AND FOREVER... I haven't been a soda drinker for probably 20+ years. I was drinking seltzer water and soda water when nobody knew what the hell I was talking about and before you know it, everybody jumped onto that bandwagon a few years ago, which was good because soda is the worst thing there is for everybody. Take heed on that one for overall health AND anti aging! I should add the people who drink soda and cut it drop weight in such an remarkable way it's inexplicable except for the fact that you realized soda is pure sugar and that's the key... there are people who can flat-out kick certain types of diabetes by just cutting soda and sugar. Sugar in general causes premature aging, not to mention all of the other health issues, so if I had a Mountaintop to shout THAT from I WOULD! Be well and God bless you!
Okay, I must chime in to say I have had an INCREDIBLE result with thread lifts to my neck and cheeks. The result was immediate, natural looking, and pretty much no down time. This was done more than a year ago and they have have held up beautifully. No sign of degradation. I thought it was too good to be true when I got them and I looked 10 years younger in 45 minutes. Thought for sure it would be back to baseline in 6 months but here I am.
Sure, 12 months is nothing. Your skin is getting stretched forever. You will need more pulling every time. Or you would look more aged as if you hadn't done anything. Skin gets in the shape to stretch it. Or else look at those tribes who stretch their skins.
Nah. Threads don't work like the tribal skin pulling haha. It's just a few millimeters and the threads dissolve in 6 months. In the mean time you are building collagen which is why the lift continues past 6 months when the "pulling" mechanism is no longer there. It's not dramatic like surgery so you'd have to maintain it by having it done every year or so. It's an option for those who don't want to risk a surgery and there are pros and cons to either. @@MarinaUganda
I 57 and have been doing Botox for years and about i years ago, I tried the threading and I wish I had seen your video before I did it! It was unsatisfying and I saw limited results. Thank you as always for your concise and logical explanations
At 58, I am quite happy with some botox for the upper face and 4 mls of strategically placed filler (several injection points) to reduce my jowls and marionette lines. Not saying it replaces a facelift but I have seen absolutely underwhelming before and after pics of facelifts - aswell as some that were really impressive, of course. Fortunately, I live in Europe where procedures are more affordable, so I don’t exclude having a facelift in the future.
Agree! As with everything else, the skill of the provider is paramount, be it fillers, Botox or surgery. I've always thought that surgery was preferable. But recently saw some surgical facelift "before and afters" and thought: which is the before? Had that been my result , after going thru the discomfort, down time and expense of surgery, I would have been extremely disappointed.
Where would you say is best filler placement for mini jowls? I got some cheek filler but it didn't help the jawline. I want a mini facelift but the surgeon said "not yet". I appreciate the surgeon's ethics but my mini jowls bother me.
This is possibly the most informative video I've seen on this subject. I knew that filler could be a problem but had no idea that some of the other procedures could create a problem if one wants a facelift. Thank you so much.
I have never had anything done but at 80 have just begun to show anything at all in my face. Of course I am a dark skinned lady and the doctor said we age much later and slower than other ladies. My cousin is 76 and not a line anywhere in her face. I would be happy to go back to the way I looked at 76. If I was going to have anything done it would be surgery. All of the ladies in my family have aged the same way. I am just thankful at this point.
No way are you 80 and have a tight face. Few wrinkles, maybe, but no sag, impossible. Otherwise, you'd be mistaken for a 30-yesr-old. Not even at 50 is that possible.
There's another option which I am thinking is the best path- look after yourself, eat healthy, exercise, use sunscreen and good skincare, and stop worrying about turning back the clock. The more I look at people who have had procedures done, the more I think I should just accept myself the way I am. i don't mean let ourselves go, just stop obsessing about looking young when we are not young. And that it's ok not to look young.
Yes, 100% true many many women would like to follow this approach but often times is hard to eg battle stress or insomnia which greatly affect the face.
When I was 19 and would get facials done at a med spa, the doctor who typically did injections there wanted to speak with me after my facial. He told me I had a very flat face and that I would not age well because of it. He said he has given several older women non-surgical face lifts that look better than actual facelifts. He proceeded to show me some pictures, but since I was young at the time, I couldn’t judge his before & after results of his patients properly. Well over a decade has gone by and I’m happy I never got the cheek fillers he heavily pushed on me because I can always clock cheek fillers at this point. Some women look okay with cheek fillers, but I just don’t the look. It seems like you’d have to wear your a certain way to cover the sides of your face so that it doesn’t seem obvious to even the untrained eye. Something about fillers just don’t look natural. But just the other day, I pulled my hair up in a high tight pony tail (which I never do) and I look a lot younger! I suddenly became open to the idea of a surgical face lift later down the road. I like the idea because you’re not adding something that’s not naturally there (like filler or implants). You’re just removing something that was naturally there, but you’re still left with your natural facial structure. That’s important to me. I don’t want to change my overall facial structure. I just want it to be a little more tightened. Trerinoin and sunscreen can only do so much. 😅
@@maalikserebryakov Hi, you are so young, pls don’t waste time feeling insecure or disappointed with your appearance. Becos no one is ever perfect, and it will bring endless misery to keep picking on our appearance, and wishing to look like this celebrity or that model. Please love yourself and accept yourself. We all like to be around people who are comfortable being themselves, who make others feel comfortable too. God bless u✝️🙏🏻💝🦋🦋☘️
Facial massages that mainly do with physically reducing the inflammation of the lymph glands...doing these massages say two to three times a week really help.
Which would I prefer - non surgical or surgical procedure? Neither. Based on your video the non surgical lifting procedures have some serious potential side effects. And I’m not having incisions inside my hairline to pull my facial skin tight and cut off the excess. I will stick with Botox for dynamic wrinkles and collagen stimulating skincare products and procedures.
What you call "skincare procedures" is a nonsurgical procedure. I don't get why you said "Which would I prefer - non surgical or surgical procedure? Neither."
Sculptra is very hard to inject in a way it makes benefits and looks natural. In good hands its good if you manage to find good hands.@@philippillis9393
@@philippillis9393 Interesting. Can you point me to some scientific papers on this? I don’t think you can post links but titles of research papers and dates published so I can look them up on Google scholar. Thx
Always love your informative videos! I was hoping with this video that you would address chemical peels. I've seen a few videos this week showing deep peels with results that are close to facelift quality. I also learned that deep peels have a risk of heart attack, which I had never known.
So glad you covered microcoring. It is another new (without long-term history) procedure being rolled out. My non-medical brain can't work out how taking square blocks of tiny bits out of your skin every so often won't eventually lead to knackered skin.
@@julittok haha yeah xD But no, I think they’re nice. I feel it in my bones they’re friendly 😁 If they have technology to come here then they could have finished us, but they haven’t.
I am 47, never done anything and do not plan to. My idol is Jane Gooddal, and I find her very beautiful with the wrinkles 🙂I hope to see more such women in the media. My impression is we lose the sense of how naturally aged people look like, how a very expressive face looks like. And I find it sad 😞 The videos are very educational though.
Could you please cover skin boosters (e.g. profhilo, rejuran) and other skin treatments that are super popular in Korea and Asia and are just making their way into western markets?
Thank you for your information. As an Aesthetician & brr we Big in the beauty industry for many years on different levels. What I believe is good is the balance of how you take care of the skin everyday with easy steps & having non surgical treat during the year can maintain the skin to look good. It’s not that you will be 25 years old, but you can look good & refreshed than being frozen by doing too many things. What I have noticed that the clients that want to do surgical those are the clients that don’t want to see you every 2 weeks or monthly either. I feel everyone is different & we as Aesthetician’s need to educate & take care of our clients. If things are done normal & refreshed with chemical peels & a couple of invasive treatments a year you can look good. It all depends on the individual & what they want to achieve.
I gotta say, as a person who has gotten Botox a few times I’d still recommend a good skin care routine and a good aesthetician over injectables. And I also love Botox but good skin care will improve your overall skin health and reduce your chances of developing wrinkles and sagging with minimal risks involved. (P.S. has anyone seen a video of thread lifting? WOOF. Gives me the creepy crawlies just thinking about it)
Be careful with micro-corring. Maybe if you have a very light skin color and very thin skin you can get away with it, but if you have thick and darker skin the risk of marking/ scarring is big.
I'm 44 and get Botox 3 times per year and Sculptra or Radiesse (once per year) and they work if you go to a skilled doctor or aesthestician like mine. Most people guess my age as mid 30s which is remarkable considering the sun damage and damage from excessive partying that I did in my 20s. When I was 35, I probably looked at least 40.
Thank you Dr Gary! Very informative as always. A facelift sounds scary in my opinion. The way the surgery is performed, potential complications like nerve damage and the visibility of scars and hair loss around the incisions. Hopefully in 10 or 20 years there will be a less invasive method for sagging skin.
@@saram3156 nobody likes ageing but it's just a natural process, so why fight it - it will happen anyway. There are only two choices: end up looking natural or like a freak. Do people really think those surgeries make them look younger? They can make people look young when they in fact still are young so it's pointless to do them at that time. Once you get old you can't hide it, no matter what you do your age will show, you'll only look more and more ridiculous as the time goes by lol so again - all those procedures are pointless. But yeah, our culture is past the point of going back so I guess there's nothing left to do but sit back and enjoy that freak show :P
you've explained it perfectly !! the slow changes that add up bit by bit to a face that is hard to accept urghh ... anyways really well written 👍👍@@saram3156
Good point actually :) but by definition ageing is a disease process, it's breaking down of tissues and organs, and if we can postpone ageing process to live longer with better quality of life, I think that would a a wonderful thing@@nabojsa
There ARE less invasive treatments, they're called "exercises and specific massage techniques". 😛 The 'perfect' time to start these, though, is BEFORE you lose too much collagen and muscle tone! Not to say you can't improve on the present, just that, like anything else, the sooner you start the better the results. If we stopped putting so much money into superficial 'products' and focused more on the 'active' manual techniques, our faces would respond similarly to how our bodies respond to exercise and body care. And, of course, proper nutrition, hydration, and work/sleep habits are key components. Unfortunately, most people are constantly looking for a 'quick fix'__and that's where the problem lies! 💖🙌😺
You can, it's face yoga. When you use and train muscle, the skin over them is looking nice and tight. The same happens with muscle and skin on the face. As we get older, nskin starts to go down, but so are doing the muscles. Using the appropriate exercises for particular face regions will improve the shape of face.
I've seen remarkable results from chemical peels. The before & after photos were astounding. Have you spoken about these in your previous posts? Thank you!
@drusillaadana4184. Hi. What kind of chemical peels make that difference? Because I sure cannot afford a face lift. Especially since they are $100,000.00
@TheRuthyc Hello! I have seen a number of RU-vid posts of VERY wrinkled faces before & after. The chemical peels can be administered in varying strengths. These were the super strong peels; so strong that the person's heart must be monitored for adverse reactions, as the procedure can be life-threatening for some. Believe me, in the after photos, these women were transformed into goddesses! Their entire faces (including the eyes!) & necks were altered & it looked totally wrinkle-free, like young girls. I would probably opt for one of the peels with less strength to begin with. Try Google to find these posts.
@@TheRuthyc Phenol peel. Go to Dr. Rullan in San Diego. He does a 2-day phenol peel. He's published papers about that and teaches other doctors around the world.
Very interesting. I am 73 and have frown lines from reading small print and squinting in bright sunlight. I think they make me look cross. I cover them with my hair. Thinking about a filler, but not sure yet. Aging gracefully, but do not wish to look angry while I rarely feel that emotion.
I’ve always been a very pensive person, and I had DEEP eleven lines by my mid-thirties. I agree with you Ms. Karyann… they made me look angry when I wasn’t. Botox and filler did the trick for me! I got filler a couple of times to fill those lines and the Botox took over from there to relax my muscles. Haven’t needed filler since, but I definitely keep up with my Botox!
I love your videos and your honesty. I'm a Radiess and Xeomin person only for over a year now. I never tried anything else except facial exercises and healthy foods. I'm vegetarian over 30years. I give my diet a lot of credit for my skin at 69. The Dermatologist thought I was way younger. Believe me, that was a compliment. Because he doesn't mix words, he speaks his mind😊
Hat schon mal jemand hier an Gesichtsmuskeltraining gedacht? Klappt hervorragend, bin 68 Jahre und trainiere mein Gesicht und Hals jeden Tag. Mein Körper hört ja nicht am Bizeps auf....... 😅Es ist eine schöne Routine, es lohnt sich❤
U look great doc! Have you had work done yourself? I am all about PRP for a facelift. Is it the way to go for a full face lift or even lower facelift?? Your "eyebags" are gone and wrinkles as well. You look younger, refreshed. Tell us what you did please! Also what is best for hollows under the eyes. Will PRP work in this area? How bout fat transfer? I don't wanna do a lower bleph. AM considering an upper one with min brow lift. Keep the great videos coming!
I had both a face lift and treatments with a high energy device. The face lift was less painful. The high energy devices burn ... but, in my case, I did get a good result. The face lift is the best way to go.
Dr. Gary, I am so glad you're life balance is better. I was going to come to you for a facelift. By watching your videos I began to trust you! While disappointed you are not doing them your happiness is what is important!
This might be unpopular opinion. From my point of view, young face paired with body that reveals true age is not a good look. Aging can't be stopped, or some of the wealthiest and globally known women would have done that already. There is a point in aging, which is individual, where your actual age shows. Even if you manage to put everything under control visually, the moment you stand by truly young person, you will look grotesque. You may have toned body, pinched and tucked, but your skin will be revealing, your joints, your ligaments, your way of walking, carrying yourself. Your face may have skin and contours of 18 yo, but perfect skin with two old, tiered eyes means nothing. To put it simple - you can't fool anyone. Aging involves changes in entire organism, on multiple levels. If you are happy with looking as young as possible, more power to you. I wish I can stay as healthy as possible and well groomed, according to my age. Perhaps looking up to 10 years younger, not more. Like someone who has good genetics, healthy lifestyle and takes good care of themselves. That would be my goal. The moment you can tell the work has been done, it's not done well and it's counterproductive. Granny eyes on frozen faces are not attractive to me. Just like bleach white faux teeth. It's not about others, it's about me being able to see that I'm turning into something I don't like, in desperate attempt to achieve impossible - stop the clock.
Of course, ageing involves everything as the body is an integrated system. This whole take is unnecessarily gloomy however. There's absolutely a thing as looking good for your age. Absolutely. I see 60 year olds who exercise and take care of their skin and they look pretty hot. I don't think it's ever about looking young. I think it's about looking good. Regarding a young face and an aged body, sure, things change. But a) weightlifting does wonders and b) you can use retinol and SPF on your body too
I’m 63-year-old with chronic medical problems, and I was evaluated for a facelift having previously done, Botox, sculptra , etc. I asked the surgeon, “if your father was considering a facelift and he had the medical issues I have would you recommend it given the risks?“ And he said no. Well, that was enough said. I’m now left only with the other procedures that you’ve talked about. some of them ive no interest in at all because they seem very risky and may not even give any effects or the effect is only temporary. I did learn a couple of new things I’m gonna run by my dermatologist.
I'm so glad I follow you and another few doctors. It runs in my family to have deep set hooded eyes. And as we age it gets much more apparent. I was thinking about getting threads to raise my brows.... but you're all against them 😅 Thanks for looking out for us!
I have had a thread lift & love it. My doctor thinks they are great & he is very good at his job. It depends who you go to & what experience they have. I only wanted a slight lift & it worked great.
I am 31 & had Botox between my eyebrows and fillers in my upper cheeks, nasolabial folds, jawline, and chin. My issue is that I’ve always had heavy face & as I’ve aged, the skin has become loose and droopy - especially on my left side (my face looked lopsided). I was happy with the results! While it didn’t pull my skin tighter, my injector was able to “contour” my face to make it look more portioned. I’m content with it! I won’t be going crazy with injections, as I don’t want to look unnaturally full, but used in moderation, I can see it being a good option for me.
I’m 52 and to answer your question I’d rather go for the surgery. And have tissue that my doctor can work with. Thank you for the excellent breakdown and truth about what can help and not.
You can actually get a facelift by living right, meaning certain foods, toxins and stimulating certain acupressure points. When someone has stomach meridian issues one tends to have mouth corners that drop down. You lift them by treating the stomach meridian. You also have certain points that help stimulate your youthfulness. Just try avoid anything that stresses your body and if life throws you lots of lemons, get treatment in a natural way and learn how to deal with stressors
@@MinPinSteve stress actually also does alot to your face, even with a facelift and no teeth you'd have a different result. Some already do a mini facelift in their 20s! Even when you are older, when you take care of your wellbeing, your energy, food/drink intake breathe, alcohol and coffee, UV makes it worse. I turn 50 this Friday and I have. A recent picture with no filter up...though genes play a factor too....I do still have most of my teeth 😁
@@sheridansplace1607 if it was that simple I would say Stomache 4. It helps with the drop down corners. The thing is, ypu always have to look at the whole picture, to find the root of why someone has this, why is the stomache meridian blocked on certain points, it can be caused by a coping mechanism, trauma, sadness, , some habits or is it that one is not grounded enough or someone who is much worried? You do not hve 1 miracle point, you have a whole system in your body. Do you ever feel and listen to what your body says? We tend to ignore it so much and listen to the voice in our heads, brain. When you pay attention you can feel little pains or a feeling you can't describe. It is the energy in you that is warning you through your brain and sensations, stimuli....O studied for it and still don't know it all 😁
I find it challenging to accept the idea of anesthesia and unconsciousness. If there's a surgical option without it, I can easily decide to undergo the procedure with a trusted surgeon like you, Gary. For now, I'm still using and considering non-surgical options. By the way, I don't see much good information on various channels like yours regarding Marionette Lines, which I believe are the most challenging facial feature to address, even with surgery. What non-surgical options can be more effective for improving Marionette lines? Botox/Botulinum didn't prove helpful.
I just had my facelift 5 days ago and I chose not be put under general anesthesia for it. 🙂 Many reputable surgeons do it this way. I was awake(ish) and I only felt something twice, and when I did it was minor. I told them and immediately they numbed me up more! Marionette lines… I had a teeny bit of filler put in my marionette lines a few years ago, but I wouldn’t do it again after watching Lorry Hill’s informative video on her experience with necrosis of the nose.
@@MyRachelh I almost chose to do it under general anesthesia, but then I watched a video that said when under local anesthetic, your face still has muscle tension, so your Surgeon can more easily see in real time what will give you the most natural looking result. And in my head, that made sense! (Plus it saved me roughly $5000) So, here’s how it went… on surgery day I took 1 Xanax 1hr. before arriving to the office, and a 2nd after arriving to help with any anxiety. Then 1 percocet for pain, then it was all local anesthesia after that. (I think I counted at least 5 deep injections of lidocaine along one side of my face.) I was able to speak to my Surgeon if I needed to, and I could hear everything that was happening… but I was so relaxed that nothing mattered. lol After the first side was done, we took a 1/2hr. break, I stood up, used the restroom on my own, walked around a little- then a Zofran to prevent nausea, another Percocet- and then the injections of lidocaine for the other side. It’s pretty remarkable what they can do!
I had HIFU done and my results were phenomenal! Slimmed and tightened my jawline significantly. There was some fat reduction I believe, but I've always had quite a fat face and so had some to spare. Overall, I'm VERY satisfied, though I know it's not for everyone and each person should consider the risks and benefits individually.
The problem with all of these procedures is that no matter which you choose, they won't last as long as a traditional facelift and it will cost more to continually have them done rather than just having facelift surgery. I've seen quite a few very well-done (and moderate!) facelifts that don't make people look like the extreme horror story photos that people continually post.
You forget surgical facelift is a big trauma and it can go wrong very badly and seriously in so many ways. And it cannot stop aging so it is not permanent either. People are healing and feeling numbness or headache up to 2 years!!! And even the best surgeant is only a human being that can make mistakes. Maybe just once, but what if you are the one???
@@svetlanavukolic8242 Mistakes in facelifts from good surgeons are very rare, and you take the risks you're describing whenever you have surgery of any kind. It's all about taking the time to find a good surgeon and someone who will do things moderately. And yes, facelifts are temporary, but I was referring to the costs involved... a good facelift usually lasts anywhere from 5-10 years, compared to the people continually paying for things like botox and fillers every 3-4 months.
Love your videos! At 71 done many non surgical treatments. But my physician will no longer inject Botox around my mouth for the deep lines. Very disappointed, fillers seem to only last less than a year. Wished I would have a face lift. Again thank you for the informative material you provide.
So is that synthetic stuff safer/healthier/more gentle than the 'botox' stuff? I never imagined getting any of these things but both my dentist and endodontist suggested botox for TMJ which has lead an apprehensive me down a rabbit hole for trying to learn and understand what are the risks and potential outcomes: good, bad, & ugly. I trust you and anticipate your educational videos. Thank you, Doctor! Also, excited to see what you have for skin & hair!
This is an ad. You've forgotten to mention the risks and side effects involved with actual surgical intervention for face lifts, which are probably much more serious and life threatening than what's mentioned in this video to deter people from non surgical options. There is a fine line between education and fear mongering for marketing purposes and you're definitely dancing on it here.
You are informative and talk about the risks and even damages from the most minor procedures to more intense ones. I would not do any procedures surgical or not. The risks and long term results are concerning.
I appreciate your frank comments. If I were to have surgery, I'd definitely come to you or the surgeon who did Dolly Parton's face. She looks so naturally blessed with a lovely face and I believe she's in her 70's.
None of them but training your face muscles, eat well and accept the way you look. Then you look beautiful. Exception: if there is illness going on or an accident happened.
I am 61. I have wrinkles. I do not like the ones around my eyes. I probably won't do anything about it though because it took me over half a century to get here. I have lived longer than I will ever live so I am kind of happy to have those saggy baggy eyes. That said, freedom to be who you want to be is paramount. I wouldn't like it if people made me get surgery, nor if people denied me surgery I wanted. I am very glad we are where we are. Choices and individuality is what it is all about. Besides, the better people get at this, the better people get at reconstruction surgery, which is 100 percent giving a life back to a person. Thanks to Docs like Doctor Gary, people have choices. Thanks man ;)
At this stage I’d say I wouldn’t have a facelift because then I will need to address the body as well. It looks somewhat odd when your face and mech are smooth and the rest is old. Edit: I yet to see a facelift that looks good after about 3-4 years from the procedure. In general jowls are coming back and the entire face looks unnatural (see Lorry Hill or Kate Moss)
New vertical facelifts are amazing but if young it's good to way another 10 years to see long term data coming in big numbers. Sculptra and Radiesse are great for volume loss, they do lift a little bit sagging skin but only when it's caused by sudden loss of fat and volume. I think doctors should perform more ultrasound imagining to study the tissues and see what's best for each patient
im curious about the injectable hyaluronic acid and collagen. Do they dissolve? Do they get "incorporated" into the skin eventually? Just wondering because I orally supplement both of these. Thanks for the vid!
I think I would rather have a facelift. I’m 75 and I don’t think that will happen as I’m retired and the money spent wouldn’t be anything I could afford. I look younger than my age so I’ll just keep taking as good care of my skin as I can. Thank you for the information. I was considering microdermabrasion but I’ll skip it.
Reduce signs of aging with consistent skincare and possibly neurotoxin injections and when you really want to “reverse” aging get a facelift If you want more immediate buildable temporary effects with no surgery go for collagen and elastin stimulating therapies such as prp or facials but if you don’t already have visible signs of aging just stick to consistent skincare
So Dr. Linkov, do you discourage the use of at-home RF devices such as News, Tripollar and Nebulyft if someone is considering having a facelift at some point? Thanks!
Good question. I hope he addresses this. I bought a TriPollar for sags but haven’t got into the habit of using it-maybe only three or four times. Wondering if I should not get into it? I’m not likely to have a facelift anyway but would like the option.
I did filler and Botox & regretted it almost immediately! The filler just didn’t feel right in my face and I would love to be abt to move my forehead again. I don’t feel like I need a lot of work just a little freshening up, so not sure how surgery would work for me. But I’ll never do injectables again and I’m glad to see drs are speaking out abt them.
Dr. Linkov, I have Rosacea, and have, over the course of many years, had many broadband and the lasers that use bright light. The technology has save my face as I had a very severe case of Rosacea. I am 70 years old and my skin looks great, and now have 3 or 4 broadband treatments a year to control the Rosacea. I am planning to have a face-lift in the near future.......would you think I am OK for a good outcome with a deeplane face-lift?
I'm 26 and already had thoughts of doing a facelift or something. My features are quite droopy and its a source of insecurity, but the main reason is that the left side of my face is way more drooped than my right side... well at least I see it, but apparently other people dont. But I hate it SO MUCH
The only thing I might do is a facelift after menopause. I've never done botox because I never needed it. Fillers always scared me because of seeing celebrities with distorted faces, and specially after learning they don't go away and migrate to other areas of the face. I have good skin, but mediocre bone structure. I'm hoping that I'll still like my face after menopause, so I'll forget about the facelift. I don't think I could afford it anyway.
I’ve had a lot of cosmetic surgery. Got botched a couple times. Ask for photos. Make sure the actual surgeon is doing the work and not an intern. Take a lot of pictures before your procedure.
Soooo glad I didn't do the recommended "liquid facelift" a DR tried to sell me on when I went in for a consultation on just my excess cheek/jowl skin due to genetics/sleeping on my face/jogging. I was only 33, and they recommended tear trough filler, temporal filler, a wild amount of cheek filler, and then also suggested later that I address my chin because it was "hilariously out of balance" 🤣 Several workers there had pillow face. I want to be taut and lean, not overstuffed. I'd considered the ultrasonic/laser alternatives but wow not now, ew cooking the collagen!! Thank you for covering all that!
You didn't mention laser treatment for skin tightening..does that mean they don't work as well to tighten & smooth out the lines & wrinkles? It was such the 'in' thing to do when they 1st started advertising them 20+ years ago & considered doing it for acne scars at the time, but I read some women had bad results as in NEW scarring from certain lasers so that scared me. Are lasers effective at all since i don't see many advertising them? seems it's all about fillers & botox these days
I had a consult this week for filler with a nurse injector. She said filler could only improve my appearance by 10-20%, that she can’t do anything else for me and it’s time for surgery. A facelift here is $9500 😳. How depressing
