When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Have you noticed new jowls? Or perhaps you feel like your cheeks are falling, creating lines around your mouth?

Maybe you’re annoyed by blotchy skin that’s developing age spots? Or a new hollowness under your eyes?

No matter how age has affected your face, you don’t have to resign yourself to permanently looking older. Even if plastic surgery is off your radar.

Why? Because there are a wide variety of non-surgical facelift options out there that can turn back the hands of time.

For people in their 40s to 60s, these facelift alternatives can result in magical improvements that will help you to put your best face forward. No pun intended.

Keep reading to learn about the best non-surgical facelift options and to find out more about the right ones for you.

Options for a Facelift Without Surgery

The signs of aging often prove most dramatic when it comes to our faces. From deep grooves and frown lines around the mouth to droopy skin, these changes can leave us with flagging confidence and a sense of hopelessness.

What are some of these anti-aging procedures for your face? They include:

• Dermal fillers
• Fat transfers
• Neurotoxins
• Intense pulsed light (IPL)
• Ultrasound
• Laser treatments
• Laser lifts

These options are great for those on-the-run and require, for the most part, little to no downtime. That way, no one in your social circle ever needs to know about your little secret.

The right combination of lasers, fat-melting agents, fillers, and muscle relaxants can have a fantastic effect on your appearance. What’s more, these procedures all share similar characteristics.

They’re quickly performed and lead to natural-looking results.

Finding the Right Procedure for You

To achieve your appearance goals, you need to carefully consider what’s changed over the years. In other words, what’s bothering you most?

Do your cheeks or eyes look sunken? Are you counting the wrinkles around your eyes or mouth? Do you long for smoother cheeks free of laugh or marionette lines?

When you have a consultation, you need to bring up such issues. That way, you can start a discussion about the best ways to restore your appearance.

When you speak with a physician, they’ll explain to you the three types of non-surgical facelifts on the market. These include:

• Resurfacing superficial skin
• Tightening deeper tissue
• Replenishing lost volume

Your physician will likely recommend a range of treatments used in combination to reach your aesthetic objectives.

With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at how non-invasive treatments can give you a more youthful appearance.

Dermal Fillers

If you’re most focused on the appearance of new jowls or falling cheeks, then the likely culprit is low facial volume. The result? The illusion of sagging skin.

With dermal fillers, physicians can restore lost volume in a matter of minutes. Known as “lunchtime lifts” or “liquid lifts,” the use of dermal fillers will make you feel as if you’ve had a facelift without the hospital stay or recovery time.

Dermal fillers plump up spaces and lines, increasing volume. Physicians commonly treat the lower part of the face with dermal fillers, but there are a few exceptions, such as the temples and the area beneath eyes, where they are also injected.

Areas Effectively Treated by Dermal Fillers

Dermal fillers work well when injected into:

• The cheeks
• The marionette lines (lines running from the sides of the mouth down to the chin)
• The nasolabial folds (lines running from your nose to your mouth)
• Sunken areas of the face
• Indentations from scars

Among the many advantages of dermal fillers is the fact they produce results with few side effects.

The quick nature of the results is also alluring to many clients. It is important to note that dermal fillers require maintenance periodically.

Fat Transfers

Fat transfers to the face represent an alternative to dermal fillers. Instead of adding volume to your face using one of the artificial dermal fillers listed above, fat is removed from one area of your body and then injected into your face.

Like dermal fillers, fat transfers can fill in laugh lines, plump up crow’s feet, obliterate scars and depressions, and even out “sunken-looking” areas of the face. Fat transfers look remarkably natural and last for a lifetime following injection.

Because you’re using cells from your own body, there’s also a decreased risk of side effects such as rejections or allergic reactions. The caveat to all of this is that obtaining and preparing the fat for injection is time-consuming.

So, you’ll have to exercise more patience when it comes to fat transfers as opposed to dermal filler procedures.

That said, fat transfers can restore the “triangle of youth,” giving you back high cheekbones, full cheeks, youthful highlights, and a well-defined jawline.

Neurotoxins

Neurotoxins, commonly known as Botox®, Xeomin® or Dysport®,  remains among the most commonly used non-surgical treatments for facial aging. More than 4,250,000 procedures have occurred in America since 2015 alone.

A neurotoxin gets injected into the muscle, causing a temporary relaxation. What happens when specific facial muscles relax? They quit making wrinkles.

In other words,  injections represent a simple, effective treatment for the wrinkles and fine lines that form between the eyebrows, in the forehead, and around the eyes (a.k.a. crow’s feet).

In essence, physicians use neurotoxin injections to treat the upper half of the face while dermal fillers and fat transfers tend to focus on the bottom half. That said, neurotoxins sometimes remedy banding in the neck caused by loose skin.

How long does it take to see results? Give yourself between three and seven days to enjoy the full effects. That said, deeper wrinkles may require a handful of treatments before achieving the desired result.

Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), Ultrasound, and Laser Treatments

If you’re concerned about blotchiness, fine lines, pigmentation correction, or redness, then your physician may discuss other options with you, such as intense pulsed light, ultrasound, or laser treatments.

While the results of these procedures prove subtle, they often remain permanent and can mimic a facelift. IPL, ultrasound, and laser treatments have applications across the entire face.

Compared to the other treatments discussed in this article, these treatments also tend to be the most cost-effective and require the least amount of recuperation time.

You’ll come away from one of these procedures with either no immediate signs of treatment or a brief period of redness. In conjunction with neurotoxins and fillers, these powerful light technology procedures result in a truly natural-looking, beautiful face.

Laser Lifts

If you’re still looking for more bang for your buck, then consider a minimally invasive laser lift facelift. These procedures use laser energy beneath the skin to create a controlled injury.

Laser lift techniques work well for the lower neck and face and offer permanent results. What do these results look like? The type of sculpted, chiseled facial features that define youth and vitality.

These procedures require small incisions behind the ears and under the chin. Through these incisions, a fine laser gets threaded beneath the skin, where it works to remove fat and tighten specific facial regions.

Like the treatments described above, laser lifts work well in conjunction with other techniques, thereby giving your appearance a new look of youthfulness.

Which Procedure Is Right for You?

You’ve got a wide variety of options when it comes to finding the right non-invasive facelift treatment for you. That’s why it’s essential to consult with an experienced physician.

This physician should also remain current when it comes to the latest innovations and technology. That way, you can take advantage of the full breadth of what non-invasive facelift treatments have to offer.

They’ll be able to help you determine which series of treatments are best for you based on how your face has changed over time and what you’d like to see remedied.

Whether you opt for dermal fillers, fat transfers, neurotoxins, or something more invasive such as a laser lift, these procedures all involve minimal recovery time.

Imagine a gorgeous, youthful new you without the necessity of a hospital stay or recovery time!

Non-invasive procedures don’t require changing your lifestyle in any significant way. That also means no need to explain to family and friends why you look more radiant than ever.

Learn More About a Non-Surgical Facelift

Aging doesn’t have to be a negative process. With experience comes wisdom and a new sense of confidence and inner strength. That said, what time does to our appearance, particularly our faces, can be another thing altogether.

Fortunately, you don’t have to resign yourself to the effects of aging on the first and most important feature that people notice when they meet you. Instead, take advantage of the latest medical innovations to regain a youthful face and neck.

Are you ready to turn back the hands of time? Do you want to get rid of the jowls, sunken cheeks, wrinkles, or age spots that you see each time you look in the mirror? If so, we’re here to help.

Contact us to set up a free consultation where we’ll discuss the many options available to you when it comes to a non-surgical facelift.