True Beauty
Led by renowned board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Brian Reagan, True Beauty provides safe and effective cosmetic treatment by combining science and art.
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True Beauty is located La Jolla, one of San Diego’s most beautiful communities. Get started on a beautiful and refreshed you. To discuss your aesthetic needs and goals with a member of our team, please call (858) 454-SKIN (7546) today.
Office Hours
- Mon - 9am - 5pm
- Tues - 9am - 5pm
- Wed - Closed
- Thurs - 9am - 5pm
- Fridays - 9am - 3pm
- Closed daily from 12 - 1 for lunch
Brian Reagan, M.D F.A.C.S Medical director
Brian Reagan, MD, FACS, is one of the nation’s top plastic and reconstructive surgeons, whose commitment to excellence is well known by both his peers and patients. Upon graduating from the University of California, San Diego’s Revelle College, Dr. Reagan attended Cornell Medical College and The New York Hospital, where he conducted award-winning research in the science of healing. He went on to train under the tutelage of several world-recognized plastic and reconstructive surgeons at the University of Texas at Southwestern, home to one of the top plastic surgery training programs in the nation. As a leader in the industry, Dr. Reagan has authored several scientific articles on his areas of expertise and interest including facial rejuvenation, rhinoplasty and breast reconstruction.
Facelift San Diego, CA
What is Facelift
A facelift, or rhytidectomy, can take years off your facial appearance by reducing signs of aging. This facial plastic surgery provides a more youthful contour by reducing sagging tissues and folds along the jawline and on the cheeks and elevating the skin for a natural, smoother complexion. Depending on your needs, facelift can correct sagging skin on the cheeks and jawline, creases and wrinkles, jowls and hollowed out cheeks.
Benefits of Facelift
Facelift can help turn back the clock and make you feel like your true self again. Considered the gold standard in facial rejuvenation, facelift comprehensively corrects various facial aging signs in the middle and lower facial areas. The procedure can accomplish a number of things relating to aging, including tightening loose, sagging skin and providing a defined contour of the neck and jawline.
Types of Facelifts
The traditional facelift focuses on the mid-face and neck regions. Incisions are typically concealed
behind the hairline or in natural folds. In the standard facelift, Dr. Reagan repositions and tightens
the structures under your skin and removes excess tissue for a more youthful appearance. Jowling under
the chin is addressed for a more defined profile.
A mini-facelift is a less-invasive version of the traditional procedure that improves mildly sagging skin and jowling. With the mini-facelift, shorter incisions are used to tighten and elevate underlying tissues. This type of facelift can give you a refined jaw and eliminate a “tired” look.
Facelift Procedure
Facelift is as an outpatient procedure, typically performed under general anesthesia. There are several
approaches to facelift, and our team will use the method that best addresses your aesthetic needs and
produces the least visible scarring.
Traditional facelift is performed using tiny incisions placed along the inside of the hairline and continuing down to the ears. Excess fat is removed while the underlying tissues will be repositioned to create more youthful and proportional facial contours. Lax skin will be excised and the remaining skin carefully pulled taut to create a smoother and tighter appearance.
Our plastic surgeon is careful not to pull the skin too tight to avoid an “over done” or unnatural appearance. After all, the goal of facelift is to make you look like a younger version of yourself.