The facelift is the facial rejuvenation surgery when the facial mask, that is, the skin, muscles and facial fat, has suffered the effects of gravity and lack of support over the years.

However, certain anatomical characteristics of the bones of the face can make the facial mask unsupported, not due to aging, but because the maxilla and mandible, two bones of the face with a great influence on the support of facial soft tissues. , are retruded in relation to the forehead, nose, lips or chin. In other words, their position is too delayed and they project little, insufficiently, while they do not support the soft tissues or facial mask. This makes the face mask excessive, with signs such as a double chin, cheeks, and laxity in the perilabial area.

In this situation we speak of a retrusive profile. The most natural solution in this case is to advance the maxilla and mandible, a maxillomandibular advance through bimaxillary orthognathic surgery. This advance will provide us with the necessary support to the facial mask, so that we will have a lifting and rejuvenating effect through a bone lift. It is the ideal treatment for young people with facial soft tissue laxity that does not correspond to their age. Logically, it is often associated with other surgeries such as a lip lift or placement of facial implants.