In today’s world of selfies, video meetings, and livestreams, the desire for a more youthful and elegant facial profile is stronger than ever. Many patients spend time and energy trying to find the most flattering facial angles, even going so far as to photoshop their features and hide behind photo filters. If you’re dissatisfied with the look of your chin, neck, or jawline, you may benefit greatly from a Selfie-Lift™ — a personalized treatment plan custom-made to enhance and accentuate your lower facial angles. Performed by board-certified plastic surgeon Joe Gryskiewicz, MD, a Selfie-Lift™ may include surgical or non-surgical techniques depending on your needs. The treatment is designed to address excess skin and fat creating unflattering facial contours, ultimately helping you look and feel great from every angle.
A Selfie-Lift™ involves surgical or non-surgical treatment(s) to reclaim a younger-looking, sleeker appearance in the lower face. This can allow patients to enjoy more complimentary facial angles in person, as well as on camera. There are many treatments that can be incorporated into a Selfie-Lift™ depending on the nature of your concerns, including facial liposuction, BOTOX® Cosmetic, injectable dermal fillers, a surgical lip lift, and buccal fat removal, among other possible solutions. The Selfie-Lift™ process is tailored to your preferences and desired results, offering a completely personalized experience to achieve your goals.
A Selfie-Lift™ can be a highly effective treatment for both men and women who want to achieve a slimmer, sleeker look in the face. Some options utilized in a Selfie-Lift™ are non-surgical, allowing a wider range of patients to experience improvement in their facial contours. In general, a Selfie-Lift™ can benefit individuals who:
Discussing your concerns with Dr. Gryskiewicz can help determine whether a Selfie-Lift™ is the best facial rejuvenation treatment for your needs and goals. In some cases, chin implants or laser skin resurfacing with mJoule® may be able to provide the best outcome when compared to a Selfie-Lift™.
Dr. Gryskiewicz and our team will listen to your concerns and help you identify the most ideal treatment(s) to enhance the neck and facial profile. Our practice utilizes cutting-edge techniques to obtain long-lasting, natural-looking improvement, including:
Commonly referred to as facial liposuction, jawline and neck contouring involves removing fat cells from the submental (neck) region. This reduces excess fullness causing a “double chin,” allowing patients to look slimmer and more youthful. Neck and jawline liposuction is most successful for individuals who have good skin tone and little to no laxity or skin sagging. Incisions made are very tiny and discreet, allowing inconspicuous scarring after surgery.
A lip lift can improve the proportions of the lips by shortening the distance between the nose and mouth. Over time, the natural aging process can cause the upper lip to elongate, often reducing a patient’s “lip show” and “tooth show.” A lip lift removes a tiny portion of the stretched upper lip to better define the pink/red portions and provide more youthful lip proportions. This involves a relatively simple in-office procedure performed under local anesthesia.
If your goals include enjoying a more noticeable and defined “pout,” a Lip Flip can be a simple non-surgical treatment to make the lips appear fuller while allowing the lower lip to naturally roll outward. This involves careful injections of neurotoxins like BOTOX® Cosmetic and Jeuveau™, or facial fillers, to relax overactive facial muscles and make the lips appear more voluminous. Treatment can also smooth fine lines and wrinkles surrounding the lips. A Lip Flip is performed in-office at our Minneapolis practice and does not involve surgery.
Cheek pad, or “buccal,” fat removal can help accentuate the contours of the mid-face by creating the appearance of sharp, high cheekbones. This highly popular facial plastic surgery can greatly improve the appearance of flat or undefined cheek contours. By removing the natural fat pads of the mid-face, buccal fat removal can reduce the look of full or overly “chubby” cheeks.
Injecting BOTOX® Cosmetic or other neurotoxins to the masseter (jaw) muscle can often allow the face to look thinner and more narrow, alleviating a strong or dominant jaw appearance. Since the masseter muscle is responsible for chewing, it’s not uncommon for the jaw to appear wider or less flattering over time. Neurotoxins can temporarily paralyze this muscle and allow it to rest, thereby slimming the contour of the lower face.
The Selfie-Lift™ includes these top four primary procedures:
Secondary enhancement procedures include:
*Dr. Joe published a series of 132 neck and jawline liposuction patients in the peer-reviewed journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2003, p. 1393.
No two treatment plans for a Selfie-Lift™ are the same, so the cost of a Selfie-Lift™ will be similarly personalized. Since some solutions utilized in a Selfie-Lift™ are surgical while others are minimally invasive, the cost range varies widely. While we cannot provide a personalized quote unique to your needs until your consultation, factors that can affect your cost estimate include:
Although a Selfie-Lift™ cannot be covered with insurance, Dr. Gryskiewicz accepts patient financing through reputable companies such as CareCredit® and ALPHAEON™ Credit. These healthcare lending companies are often utilized for cosmetic treatments like a Selfie-Lift™, and can allow qualified patients to pay for their procedure over time rather than all at once. If you have any questions about the cost of a Selfie-Lift™, please don’t hesitate to call our Minneapolis office for more information.
A Selfie-Lift™ is completely personalized to achieve the best, most natural-looking results for your unique facial shape. Contact Gryskiewicz Twin Cities Cosmetic Surgery today to learn more about a Selfie-Lift™, or to book a consultation with our board-certified plastic surgeon.
