Facial plastic surgery is performed to reshape structures in the head and neck — typically the nose, ears, chin, cheekbones and neckline. People seeking this surgery may be motivated by a desire to reconstruct the face after an injury, disease or birth defect. Or they may want to reverse the signs of aging, remove contour irregularities or deformities, or make the features of the face appear natural and in proportion with one another.

Considering surgery

The first step in considering facial plastic surgery is a meeting with the surgeon to discuss goals, alternatives, and potential risks and benefits of facial surgery. Once you and the surgeon have decided on a course of treatment, your surgery is scheduled. Surgery may be done on an inpatient or outpatient basis, depending on your situation. You'll receive follow-up care from the surgery team.

Services

Mayo Clinic Health System facial plastic and reconstructive surgery specialists treat the following conditions and offer a full range of surgical services and procedures.

Facial Reconstruction/Excisions

• Lesion/cyst excision
• Facial and neck mass excision
• Lip excision and repair

Nasal surgery

• Septoplasty
• Rhinoplasty for nasal airway obstruction
• Nasal valve repair
• Rhinophyma reduction

Soft tissue injury/defects

• Mohs cancer reconstruction
• Repair of complex facial lacerations
• Facial scar revision
• Dermabrasion

Ear surgery

• Otoplasty
• Microtia repair
• Neonatal ear molding

Periorbital surgery

• Eyelid weights for facial paralysis
• Ectropian repair

Facial cosmetic surgery

• Rhinoplasty (nose reshaping)
• Upper and lower blepharoplasty (eyelid lift)
• Forehead and brow lift
• Follicle unit extraction
• Follicle unit transplant
• Mentoplasty chin augmentation
• Rhytidectomy
• Minilift
• Midface lift
• Lower face lift
• Neck lift
• Earlobe reduction
• Skin resurfacing
• Lip augmentation
• Chemical peel
• Cheek augmentation
• Fat transfer
• Facial/neck liposuction