What is a vertical facelift?

A type of facelift: After the face lift skin and underlying supporting structures are exposed during surgery some physicians pull in a vertical direction. Other lifts move the structures in a direction toward the ear. I will often pull the jaw line in a vertical direction and the neck more posterior. Most importantly tailor the procedure to each patient.

Vertical pull: Facelifts tend to lift and pull and reposition tissues. It is more convenient to pull obliquely or sideways to hide the scars around the ears. However, it is increasingly felt that pull in a more vertical direction appears more natural and rejuvenative.

Vertical pull: Nearly all face lifts elevate the skin around the ear but once lifted the directness of pull on the deeper structures varies by technique. In the past the pull was predominantly obliquely towards the ears or behind them into the hairline. There is increasing feeling that pulling vertically towards the temples produces a more youthful rather than stigmatizing windswept look of "obvious" facelifts.

Pulling up: Means pulling up in the cheek area. Works well for jowls. When combined with other techniques it is very effective.

Vertical FaceLift : Vertical facelifts such as the litelift or macs procedures reflect that the major suspension vector is upward or directly anti-gravity giving you a more natural result avoiding the "swept away appearance" https://pacificcenterplasticsurgery.Com/2011/11/29/minimal-scar-facelift-surgery-lite-lift/.

Pulling up: Vertical refers to the direction of the pull on the facelift. Some surgeons pull the tissues "up" towards the temples, which is referred to as a vertical lift. Others pull it mainly back, which is a posterior lift. Others do a combination of the two (both vertical and posterior). I generally do a combination of the two, depending on what the individual needs based on his/her anatomy.

Vertical facelift: The vertical refers to the vector of the actual lifting.

Vertical Facelift: A vertical facelift lifts the tissues of the face and neck more up and down than front to back. Older style lifts pull in a direction from the angle of the mandible, or jawline, towards the ear lobe. Newer techniques pull more up and down, from the angle of the mandible to the hairline. This is important because the more vertical the pull, the more natural a lift.

Vector: The vector of pull. Depends on patient anatomy. Some require more horizontal pull. Some vertical. Some in between. For best results, see a facial plastic surgeon.