Facial plastic surgeon Dr Neil Gordon says he can restore a person’s younger self

A PIONEER in facelifts has developed a new technique to restore “the younger face that exists underneath” — without any signs of surgery.

A PIONEER in facelifts says that he is now able to restore “the younger face that exists underneath the existing one” without any signs of surgery.

Dr Neil Gordon, an American facial plastic surgeon, revealed his latest work in a presentation to the 2016 Australasian Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery’s Facelift and Neck Symposium in Sydney.

Dr Gordon told News Corp Australia that he had developed the new surgical technique, the Vertical Platysma Advancement, from the facelift of the early nineties. He said the “look done” appearance of a plastic surgery facelift was dead.

“With this technique, you can consistently replicate someone’s past appearance with no signs of incision, no signs of any surgery,” he said.

He likened his work to restoring a favourite, ageing couch.

“The frame doesn’t change, it’s the covering that is stretched” he said.

“The goal in facial rejuvenation is to reproduce our past appearance without any signs of a procedure.

“The Vertical Platysma Advancement has revolutionised facial rejuvenation by creating a natural duplication of our former self, in a consistent, predictable, safe technique. We are pleased to introduce the technique in Sydney.”

Dr Gordon said his technique sees the younger face maintained for a prolonged period of time.

”Where rhinoplasty is the art of altering a facial feature to bring out the beauty in a face that may be hidden, facial rejuvenation is the art of returning our look to exactly what it has been in past,” he said.

‘Reverse my changes, don’t change me,” and “If it looks like I had it, I don’t want it,” are the common thoughts expressed by patients, he said.

Dr Gordon, the director of head and neck aesthetic surgery at Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut, treats patients from all over the world at the The Inn and Spa at The Retreat at Split Rock, which he created to provide the ultimate in aesthetic rejuvenation, safety, luxury, comfort and privacy.

AAFPS President, Dr George Marcells, said he has travelled to the USA over many years to learn advanced facial and neck surgical techniques directly from Dr Gordon, including the deep plane facelift.

An early pioneer of Dr Gordon’s techniques in Australia, Dr Marcells was delighted that Dr Gordon chose the 2016 AAFPS Facelift and Neck Symposium to share the nuances of his Vertical Platysma Advancement for the first time internationally.

“A surgeon must not only have a detailed understanding of facial anatomy but know how to apply this knowledge. It’s by comparing notes on the way we perform facial plastic surgery and sharing our experiences that the speciality is advanced as a whole,” Dr Marcells told News Corp Australia.

“This, of course, translates to better results for our patients”.

Dr Marcells has performed the deep plane facelift using Dr Gordon’s techniques on men and women aged from their early 40s to late 70s and says the Vertical Platysma Advancement adds another layer of finesse to what is already an excellent procedure.

“The deep plane facelift delivers more natural looking results as the skin is less pulled than in other facial surgery procedures.”

“Nobody wants to be recognised for having a facelift. The best results are the ones where the person simply looks like they’ve been on a holiday and are “refreshed”.

“People’s motivations for facial rejuvenation vary but one feature they all have in common is a desire to boost their confidence by looking as young as they feel.”

Dr Marcells charges approximately $40K for the deep plane facelift procedure.