A change everyone sees, made close to home

Most operations are private. A facelift is the one every friend, neighbour and colleague will notice, which is why the goal is that they notice you look well rather than that you have had something done. For people in Katonah, the surgeon is next door: Dr. Chang Soo Kim operates at Bellava, 182 Route 117 Bypass Road in Bedford Hills, about three minutes from the hamlet without traffic.

What is actually lifted

Bellava’s facelift is meant to lift the face from within, not to pull the surface tight. So Dr. Kim works on the layers underneath:

Hidden incisions, placed within the hairline and the natural creases around and behind the ear.
The supporting layer. Beneath the skin lies a sheet of tissue known as the SMAS. Tightening and repositioning it is what reshapes the cheeks, the jawline and the neck.
Fat where it is not wanted. Excess fat under the chin and along the jowls can be removed in the same operation, helping to restore a clean jawline.
Skin re-draped, not stretched. Only then is the excess skin trimmed, so the lift comes from within.

The whole face, kept in balance

Bellava’s approach looks at your face as a whole so that features stay symmetrical as they are refreshed. Lines such as the nasolabial folds, from nose to mouth, and the marionette lines below the corners of the mouth are softened into the new contour instead of being treated as separate problems.

Who tends to benefit

Men and women with loose skin along the jaw and neck, or jowls that have formed.
Deepening creases in the cheeks and from the nose to the mouth.
Cheeks that have lost volume, and sometimes fullness under the chin.
Non-smokers and people with less sun damage generally heal towards a better result.

The surgeon

Chang Soo Kim, MD, holds certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and trained at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale–New Haven Hospital. Facial surgery is one of his specialities, alongside breast and body procedures, and he brings the same aim to all of them: enhance what is there rather than change who you are.

Katonah patients ask

Can other procedures be done at the same time? Often. A facelift is commonly paired with eyelid surgery, fat transfer to the face or laser resurfacing, and a neck lift addresses the neck directly.

Mini or full? Bellava offers both, as well as a non-surgical liquid facelift with injectables. Which suits you depends on how much laxity there is, and Dr. Kim will say so plainly.

Will I stay overnight? No. A facelift at Bellava is an outpatient procedure in our accredited Bedford Hills suite.

Where do I begin? With a free consultation. Read the main facelift page and see Dr. Kim’s results beforehand.

Facelift for Katonah, NY