Ageing skin causes jowls, loss of fullness in the cheeks and lines in the face, hooding in the upper eyelids and eyebags in the lower eyelids amongst other features. A facelift improves lines and droopiness in face and neck, and a blepharoplasty gives eyelids a fresher appearance.

Most parts of the face can be altered, such as nose, eyebrows, eyelids, cheeks, lips, chin and ears and many of these operations can be performed under a local anaesthetic.