Facelift with Minimal Incisions

Minimal Incision Facelift Hamilton

The Facelift with Minimal Incisions at DermLab is a comprehensive facelift designed to restore youthful contours of the lower face and neck. This is not a smaller procedure. The term “minimal incisions” refers only to the careful placement of scars in natural skin creases and within the hairline, making them discreet and difficult to see once healed. By lifting and repositioning the deeper facial tissues and redraping the skin, the procedure corrects sagging and restores definition to the jawline, jowls, and neck.

How It Works

  1. Consultation – Your Dermatologist surgeon discusses your goals and suitability for minimal incision facelift surgery

  2. Anaesthesia – The procedure is performed under tumescent anaesthesia, avoiding the risks of general anaesthetic while keeping you comfortable

  3. Surgery – Incisions are made in natural creases around the ear and along the hairline; deep tissues are lifted and repositioned; skin is re-draped to achieve a natural, refreshed look

  4. Recovery – Patients usually go home the same day. Swelling and bruising gradually resolve over 1–2 weeks

What to Expect

  • Procedure time – usually 3–5 hours depending on complexity

  • Recovery – most patients resume social activities within 2–3 weeks

  • Results – refreshed, natural appearance with restored jawline and neck definition

  • Longevity – results typically last 7–10 years, though the natural ageing process continues

What It Improves

  • Sagging jawline and jowls

  • Loose skin in the neck

  • Deep folds around the mouth (nasolabial folds, marionette lines)

  • Overall loss of youthful facial definition

Benefits of Tumescent Anaesthesia

  • Safer – avoids risks of general anaesthetic

  • Less bleeding and bruising – tumescent fluid shrinks blood vessels during surgery

  • Comfortable – patients remain relaxed throughout

  • Faster recovery – awake and mobile sooner after surgery

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. This is a full facelift of the lower face and neck. The “minimal incisions” only describe scar placement, not a smaller procedure.

  • Most patients enjoy results for 7–10 years. The ageing process continues, but you will always look younger than if you had not had the procedure.

  • Most swelling and bruising improves within 1–2 weeks. By 2–3 weeks, many patients feel comfortable returning to social activities.

  • At DermLab, our philosophy is subtle enhancement. You’ll look refreshed, not overdone.

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