Facial Plastic Surgery for Men in Dunwoody,
Sandy Springs & North Atlanta
The procedures are the same ones. What changes is what they are planned toward — because two of the features that most carry a masculine read, the chin and the brow, are matters of bone and position rather than skin.
What Actually Differs
Most of facial surgery is the same operation whoever is having it. Two things are not, and both are structural rather than cosmetic — which is the part of the face Dr. Stephenson’s second specialty is built around.
The chin sits differently
There is an objective reference for chin position, and it is not the same one for everyone. Draw a line connecting the upper and lower lips: a man’s chin often looks best aligned with that line or projecting slightly beyond it, where a woman’s typically benefits from sitting slightly behind it. A chin that reads as weak on a man is frequently a few millimetres of bone position, not a question of weight or skin — and repositioning that bone is core oral and maxillofacial surgery.
The brow reads as gendered
Brow shape and height are among the features that most carry a gendered read, and a flatter, lower brow reads as more masculine. That cuts both ways. It means a brow lift on a man is planned to a different position than on a woman — lifting a masculine brow into a feminine arch is the most recognisable way this operation goes wrong. It also means a brow can settle low enough to project an intensity or anger you do not feel, which is a different problem from looking tired.
Everything else is the same operation
Laxity through the jawline and neck, hooded upper lids, under-eye fullness — these age the same way and are corrected the same way. What differs is the target, not the technique, and the target is set at your consultation rather than from a template.
Where to Start
Each of these is set out in full on its own page, including techniques, recovery, results, and what it starts at.
Chin & Profile Refinement
Chin projection and the jawline beneath it. The procedure where the target most clearly differs by sex, and where moving the bone beats adding an implant.
Read more →Facelift & Neck Lift
Laxity through the lower face and neck — the jawline, the jowls, and the contour beneath the chin.
Read more →Eyelid Surgery
Hooded upper lids and under-eye fullness. Often the change that reads as looking rested rather than as having had something done.
Read more →Brow Lift
Brow height and position, planned to a masculine rather than a maximal result.
Read more →Results for each of these are on the procedure pages themselves rather than gathered into a separate men’s gallery. All facial procedures are listed together if you would rather start there.
Who May Be a Candidate
The same questions as for any facial procedure. What changes is what a good result looks like at the end of them.
- What concerns you is the starting point — not your age, and not a proportion measured off a chart.
- Whether the concern is bone, soft tissue, or skin. On a masculine face this distinction decides the operation more often than it does otherwise.
- Your general health. Full disclosure of your medical history is essential to assessing surgical risk accurately.
- Recovery has to be planned for — time away from work, and someone to help immediately afterwards.
- Realistic goals. Dr. Stephenson will speak clearly about whether your goals are realistic and attainable.
Our practice guideline is to accept patients with a BMI of 33 or below, as higher BMI is associated with conditions that increase surgical risk. Candidacy is confirmed at consultation.
Also Offered for Men
Discuss Your Options
An hour with Dr. Stephenson, an examination, and a written quote for the plan you agree together.