Will a Facelift Remove Wrinkles? What to Expect from the Results
December 15, 2025
Aging is a gift, and each year adds depth, wisdom, and character. However, as time goes by, it is natural to want your outer appearance to reflect the youthful energy you still feel inside. If you have started to notice deeper lines, sagging skin, or a loss of facial definition, you may be wondering, will a facelift remove wrinkles?
The short answer is that a facelift can dramatically smooth and tighten the skin, softening deep wrinkles and restoring youthful contours, but it does not erase every fine line. Understanding what a facelift can and cannot do helps set realistic expectations and ensures you achieve the natural, elegant results you are envisioning.
Every facelift is designed to achieve natural, refined results, helping patients look rejuvenated and confident while maintaining their individuality.
Today, we will learn how a facelift improves your overall look while addressing visible signs of aging.
What a Facelift Really Does
A facelift, or rhytidectomy, is one of the most effective surgical procedures for reversing visible signs of aging. It works by tightening the underlying facial muscles and connective tissue (the SMAS layer), repositioning sagging skin, and removing excess tissue.
This deep structural lift smooths out:
- Deep nasolabial folds (lines from the nose to the mouth)
- Sagging cheeks or jowls
- Loose skin along the jawline and neck
While a facelift significantly improves these areas, it does not resurface the skin or remove very fine lines. Those delicate wrinkles are typically caused by sun exposure, skin thinning, or repetitive motion and respond best to non-surgical skin treatments such as laser resurfacing, RF microneedling, or injectables.
A facelift reduces wrinkles by tightening underlying structures and smoothing the skin, but surface lines may require complementary treatments for optimal rejuvenation.
Facelift Results: What You Can Expect in NYC
When performed by a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon like Philip Miller, MD, FACS, facelift results are transformative yet natural. His approach focuses on restoring balance, not by pulling the skin tight, but by reestablishing youthful contours and vitality through advanced techniques.
Patients can expect:
- Lifted cheeks and smoother midface contours
- A more defined jawline and reduced jowls
- Softer folds and creases around the mouth
- A firmer, smoother neck profile
Each facelift is fully customized to your unique anatomy and aesthetic goals through the exclusive NatraLook® process. The result is a refreshed, radiant version of yourself, never overdone, always authentically you.
If you’ve been thinking about improving the neck area, you can learn more on our neck lines removal page.
Will a Facelift Remove Lines on the Neck?
A common concern for many patients is whether a facelift will address lines on the neck. The procedure does tighten and lift the neck tissues, improving banding, sagging, and laxity, but it may not eliminate fine horizontal creases or tech neck lines.
Combination Surgeries That Elevate Facelift Results
Many patients achieve a more complete and refined outcome by pairing a facelift with other strategic procedures. Dr. Miller often recommends combining treatments to improve facial balance, strengthen contours, and address multiple concerns in one surgical plan. These options may include:
- Facelift with Neck Lift: Creates smoother definition across the jawline and neck for a unified rejuvenation.
- Facelift with Chin Implant: Enhances facial proportions and delivers a stronger, more confident profile.
- Facelift with Fat Transfer: Restores youthful fullness and improves overall softness in key facial areas.
- Facelift with Rhinoplasty or Lip Lift: Fine-tunes key features that support facial balance and elevate your final result.
Each combination is designed to build on the advantages of a facelift while preserving a natural, refreshed appearance.
Embracing Aging Gracefully
A facelift is not about turning back time; it is about aligning how you feel with how you look. Wrinkles and fine lines tell the story of a well-lived life, but you deserve to feel confident and radiant at every age.
With Dr. Miller’s refined surgical skill and deep understanding of facial anatomy, patients achieve results that are harmonious, authentic, and enduring. Aging gracefully does not mean giving up on self-care; it means celebrating yourself through subtle, thoughtful enhancement.
Schedule Your Facelift Consultation in NYC
Fine lines, wrinkles, and neck lines tell your story, but they don’t have to define your reflection. Whether you’re noticing lines on your neck, deep facial folds, or loss of firmness, a facelift for wrinkles can help you rediscover smoother contours and renewed confidence.
Your transformation isn’t about erasing time; it’s about celebrating yourself at every age. With advanced techniques and an artistic approach, Dr. Philip Miller delivers facelift results in NYC that look natural, balanced, and unmistakably you.
Ready to discover what a facelift can truly do for your wrinkles, jawline, and neck?
Schedule your private consultation with Philip Miller, MD, FACS, New York’s double board-certified facial plastic surgeon, and start your journey toward timeless, confident beauty.
Focusing exclusively on the face for more than two decades, double-board certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Philip Miller blends art and science with innovation and skill to provide thousands of patients with impeccable results. He is known for pioneering the NatraLook methodology for rhinoplasty, facelifts, neck lifts, and other cosmetic procedures for the face.
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Eyelid Plastic Surgery
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Rhinoplasty (Nose Jobs)
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Skin Care Treatments
Widely acclaimed for our broad range of flawless skincare solutions, Philip J. Miller, MD, FACS and his team of aesthetic specialists offer customized skincare treatment plans to achieve healthy, natural-looking results. As part of our NatraLook™ process, the following procedures may be performed individually or in combination with more advanced surgical treatments for optimal rejuvenation.
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Episode 44: My First Time
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Episode 43: Top 10 Reasons Not To Get A Rhinoplasty ( Plastic Surgery)
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Episode 42 : Osteomas & Lipomas
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Episode 41: All Ears Considered!
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Episode 40: Infrared Light Therapy
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Episode 39: Beauty, the Plateau
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Episode 38: Botox and Dermal Fillers
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Episode 37: Cost of Rhinoplasty
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Episode 36: Different Types of Nasal Surgeries
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Episode 35: Do You Have to Break the Nose for Rhinoplasty?
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Episode 34: Do You Have to Stay Overnight After Having a Rhinoplasty?
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Episode 33: Don't Have a Rhinoplasty!
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Episode 32: Endonasal or External
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Episode 31: Are You a Candidate?
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Episode 30: In The Office
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Episode 29: Can My Nose be Made Smaller?
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Episode 28: Can't Breath Through Nose
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Episode 27: Chin Implants - Mentoplasty
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Episode 26: Columellar Struts
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Episode 25: Common Terms
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Episode 24: Connection Between Facial Resurfacing and Tattooing
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Episode 23: The Sooner, The Better?
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