Nonsurgical Facial Rejuvenation Options

Nonsurgical facial rejuvenation is the group of treatments that aim to refresh the face without an operation. With revision in mind, the useful question is not which treatment is best. It is which choice leaves the fewest things to correct later, and how to find that out before you book. A setback is something to plan around, not something to blame on the patient.

The Aesthetic Society is a professional society for aesthetic plastic surgery, and its site is one place to read about the field before you choose a surgeon.

Facelift alternatives, microneedling and thread lifts

Nonsurgical Facelift Options: what the term can cover and what to confirm about each method.
Microneedling for Skin Texture: what to ask about the device, the depth and the number of sessions.
Thread Lift Pros and Cons: the trade-offs to weigh, and what a later correction could involve.

Some patient guides explain who a procedure suits. A piece on the ideal patient for nonsurgical rhinoplasty shows how candidacy is explained for one nonsurgical procedure, which is a good model for the questions you can bring about any other. If you want to read how researchers weigh evidence in this field, the systematic review and meta-analysis in facial plastic surgery explains the method.

Revision terms in plain words

Revision: a further treatment meant to correct or improve an earlier result.
Candidate: a person whose goals and health suit a given treatment, as judged by a clinician.
Functional rhinoplasty: nose surgery aimed at breathing. A facial plastic surgery academy describes it on its functional rhinoplasty page.

From reading to appointment questions

Pick the treatment closest to your question and read about it with a pen in hand. Then turn your notes into questions for your appointment.