By tightening facial and neck skin and muscles, wrinkles can be smoothed and sagging reduced. Incisions are made in the hairline around the ear, but scars are hidden for the most part in the hair or creases in front and back of the ear. Evidence of the surgery usually disappears in about a month.

When lines and wrinkles are deep, a face-peel-chemosurgery might be desirable. In this procedure, a peeling agent is used to remove the outer layer of the skin, and as a result, the skin becomes firmer, smoother, and more elastic.