The decision to pursue a facelift is rarely small. The procedure represents an investment of significant time, money, and emotional energy — and the difference between a result that takes ten years off naturally and one that announces itself as obvious surgery comes down almost entirely to the surgeon performing it. For Newport Beach-area patients considering facelift surgery, Dr. John Anastasatos’s Beverly Hills practice is accessible by direct drive up the coast, offering the surgical training, technical mastery, and aesthetic judgment that excellent facelift outcomes require.

Dr. Anastasatos completed his plastic surgery training under Dr. Luis Vasconez at the University of Alabama at Birmingham — one of history’s foremost plastic surgeons and the inventor of the endoscopic brow lift, whose tutelage shaped Dr. Anastasatos’s understanding of midface architecture, malar fat pad anatomy, and the deeper structural principles that determine whether a facelift produces a natural or an obvious result. He has been an invited lecturer at the Royal Society of Medicine in London on advanced facelift techniques including the deep plane facelift, and has been invited to return as a featured speaker in 2026. Board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), and named by The Luxe Insider as one of the Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in the World.

What a Facelift Addresses

A comprehensive facelift simultaneously addresses several specific anatomical changes that produce facial aging — descent of the malar fat pad in the cheek, deepening of the nasolabial folds, jowl formation along the jawline, deepening nasojugal folds beneath the eyes, loss of jaw definition, and upper neck laxity. Proper midface elevation — repositioning the malar fat pad — is the foundation of an excellent facelift result, creating cheek fullness, removing jowls, and improving both the nasojugal and nasolabial folds simultaneously.

The Facelift Approach

Dr. Anastasatos performs the full range of facelift options — mini, lower, deep plane, MACS/SMAS, percutaneous, fat transfer, and revision facelift procedures — matched precisely to each patient’s anatomy and stage of facial aging. The approach is built around hairline preservation: incisions are placed along the hairline rather than within hair-bearing scalp, the natural sideburn is preserved, and the post-auricular incision follows the posterior ear crease. Distorting the natural hairline is one of the most common signs of a poorly executed facelift, and it cannot be undone.

“The deeper structures of the face dictate the result. A facelift that only tightens skin will not produce a natural outcome. A facelift that addresses the malar fat pad and the architectural foundations of the face produces results that age gracefully and look genuinely younger, not stretched.” — Dr. John Anastasatos

Why Choose Dr. Anastasatos for Facelift Surgery

• Trained by Dr. Luis Vasconez at UAB: Foundational training under the inventor of the endoscopic brow lift and one of history’s foremost plastic surgeons.
• Royal Society of Medicine London Advanced Facelift Lecturer: International peer-recognition with invited 2026 return as featured speaker.
• Two Decades of Beverly Hills Practice: Sustained experience in facelift surgery since 2007.
• Hairline-Preserving Surgical Philosophy: Incision approach designed to avoid the hairline distortion that signals an obvious facelift.
• Top 10 International Recognition: Named by The Luxe Insider as one of the Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in the World.

Schedule Your Facelift Consultation Near Newport Beach

Newport Beach-area patients are welcome at Dr. Anastasatos’s Beverly Hills office at 436 North Bedford Drive, Suite 202, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, for a private consultation evaluating your facial anatomy and outlining the right facelift approach. Contact the office today to schedule your appointment with Dr. Anastasatos.