Facelift in Houston, TX

Lift and refine sagging facial tissue for a youthful, rested, and elegant appearance.

Rediscover the Elegance in Your Reflection

As time passes, the face can feel like a less accurate reflection of how you feel inside. Sagging skin, softening contours, and visible neck bands may leave you less confident in photos, social events, or everyday moments. A modern facelift offers more than rejuvenation—it’s a chance to restore harmony, poise, and confidence without sacrificing your natural identity. At Kristy Hamilton Plastic Surgery, every lift is a bespoke transformation, designed to reflect not someone new, but your best, most refreshed self.

What Is a Facelift?

A facelift, or rhytidectomy, is a comprehensive surgical procedure that restores youthful contour to the lower face and neck by lifting, tightening, and redefining sagging skin and underlying tissues. This includes correcting jowls, deep facial folds, and loose skin around the jawline and neck.

Dr. Hamilton’s signature approach combines advanced surgical technique with artistic precision, often including a neck lift and facial fat transfer, to produce smooth, sculpted contours and refreshed facial harmony. As a board-certified facelift surgeon in Houston, Dr. Hamilton tailors each procedure to the individual’s anatomy and goals, respecting ethnic features and unique facial structure. Her work is known for being elegant, subtle, and completely natural-looking—never tight or overdone.

Dr. Hamilton is the absolute best. I trust her with any and everything. I refer all my friends to KHPS so they feel safe and in the best hands. Who doesn’t want to age like fine wine?!

Michelle Torregrossa

Types of Facelifts Facelift techniques to meet patients where they are in their aging journey

Primary Facelift

This comprehensive procedure addresses facial volume loss, sagging tissue, and skin laxity across the lower face and neck for patients undergoing their first facelift. It often includes facial fat transfer and a neck lift to restore balanced, youthful contours.

Revision Facelift

A revision facelift is designed for patients dissatisfied with the results from a previous procedure or who have experienced further aging. Dr. Hamilton uses her deep anatomical expertise to correct signs of overtightening, asymmetry, or under-correction, creating a more harmonious, refined outcome.

Mini Facelift

Ideal for patients in their late 30s to early 40s with early signs of facial aging, a mini facelift is a less invasive option that targets the jowls and lower cheeks using shorter incisions and offering a quicker recovery. It’s often combined with other subtle enhancements to maintain a youthful appearance longer.

Facelift Before & After

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The Benefits of a Facelift

Sculpted, Youthful Contours: A facelift redefines the jawline, cheekbones, and neck by removing excess skin and lifting underlying tissues for a smoother, firmer silhouette.
Restored Facial Volume: Using advanced fat grafting techniques, Dr. Hamilton restores fullness to hollowed areas like the cheeks, temples, and under eyes, creating natural softness and lift.
Subtle, Natural-Looking Results: With ultra-fine sutures and hidden incisions, results are seamless. Patients look refreshed and vibrant, with a refined and authentic outcome.
Enhanced Facial Harmony: The facelift ensures fluid, elegant balance between all facial features by addressing the face and neck as a single aesthetic unit.
Long-Lasting Rejuvenation: Dr. Hamilton’s modern techniques yield enduring results, often lasting a decade or more with proper care and lifestyle.

Am I a Good Facelift Candidate?

A facelift may be the answer if you’re experiencing sagging skin, jowling, or a loss of facial definition that no longer matches how you feel inside. Ideal candidates are healthy individuals, often over 40, who want to restore youthful structure and vitality to their face and neck. Dr. Hamilton will assess your skin quality, anatomy, and goals during your consultation to create a fully customized surgical plan.

What to Expect Your Facelifts

Comprehensive Evaluation

Your journey begins with a personalized consultation, during which Dr. Hamilton assesses your facial anatomy, skin quality, aging patterns, and aesthetic goals. This allows her to design a tailored surgical plan that enhances your natural beauty.

Facial Fat Transfer

Before lifting begins, Dr. Hamilton performs fat grafting to restore youthful volume to areas like the cheeks, temples, and under-eyes, setting the foundation for natural-looking results.

SMAS Layer Repositioning

Dr. Hamilton lifts and repositions the SMAS layer using advanced techniques, the underlying facial structure responsible for long-lasting contour and definition.

Tissue Refinement

Excess fat is removed or redistributed, and redundant skin is trimmed to refine the facial silhouette.

Invisible Closure

Ultra-fine sutures close incisions discreetly, with placement carefully hidden within the hairline and around the natural creases of the ears.

Optional Enhancements

Many patients enhance their facelift with complementary procedures such as CO₂ laser resurfacing, a brow lift, eyelid surgery, or chin augmentation for more complete rejuvenation.

Facelift Recovery & Results

Thanks to Dr. Hamilton’s accelerated recovery protocol, many patients experience little to no pain (often “zero to one” on a 1-10 pain scale), with minimal bruising. Most are restaurant-ready within 10–14 days and back to social events soon after. Final results reveal a refined, elegant rejuvenation with natural expression, smooth skin, and restored contour—a transformation that honors your unique beauty, not masks it.

Why Choose Kristy Hamilton Plastic Surgery?

As a leading facelift surgeon in Houston, Dr. Hamilton combines surgical excellence with a classically trained artist’s eye. Her signature facelift technique respects facial identity while delivering extraordinary refinement. With ultra-precise suturing, innovative fat grafting, and a commitment to individualized care, patients receive more than a procedure—they experience a return to confidence, elegance, and joy.

Facelift in Houston FAQs

What areas does a facelift improve?

A facelift targets the lower two-thirds of the face, including jowls, jawline laxity, and deep folds. It often accompanies a neck lift or eyelid procedure for full-face rejuvenation.

Will I look pulled or “done”?

No. Dr. Hamilton uses deep-plane and SMAS techniques that lift at the structural level for natural, soft, and elegant results.

How long is the recovery?

Most patients return to public-facing activities within 10–14 days. Swelling continues to refine over several weeks.

Is it painful?

Patients typically report pain levels of 0–1, with most discomfort easily managed and short-lived.

How long will my results last?

Facelift results typically last 10 years or more, depending on genetics, lifestyle, and skincare.

Can I combine a facelift with other procedures?

Yes. Common pairings include neck lift, brow lift, eyelid surgery, lip lift, and CO2 laser resurfacing for a more complete facial rejuvenation.

Reveal a More Radiant You

Schedule your consultation with Dr. Kristy today and explore what a custom facelift in Houston can do for your confidence.