Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

Facelift surgery at Dr. Ariel Ostad's Upper East Side clinic is performed in a fully accredited AAAASF surgical facility, meeting the same standards applied to hospital outpatient surgery centres. For New York City patients considering facial rejuvenation, this accreditation signals meaningful safety protocols covering anaesthesia monitoring, sterility, and emergency preparedness.

Dr. Ostad is triple board-certified across dermatology, Mohs micrographic surgery, and facial cosmetic surgery. His Mohs background is especially relevant to facelift: reconstructive skin cancer surgery demands intimate knowledge of facial anatomy at the tissue-layer level — the same precision applied when repositioning the SMAS and managing facial nerve anatomy during rhytidectomy.

The full facelift addresses mid-face, jowls, jawline, and upper neck. Incisions are concealed within the hairline and around the ear, allowing access for deep-plane or SMAS repositioning, removal of redundant skin, and meticulous wound closure. Procedure time is approximately two hours under local anaesthesia with sedation or general anaesthesia depending on patient preference. Most patients return to social activities within one to two weeks, with final…