The space between "a treatment isn't enough anymore" and "I'm not ready for a facelift" used to be empty. FaceTite fills it. Radiofrequency energy delivered under the skin through a few tiny entry points melts a layer of fat and contracts the tissue over it — light sedation, no facelift incisions, and a jawline that comes back.
These figures are typical ranges, not a promise. Anesthesia, operating time, recovery and how results settle vary with your anatomy, your health history and the plan you and Dr. Swenson agree on. Your individual details are confirmed at consultation.
A thin cannula passes beneath the skin while an electrode rides above it, and radiofrequency energy travels between the two. That energy does two things at once: it liquefies a layer of fat so it can be removed, and it heats the fibrous tissue above it so it contracts. The result is a genuine structural change — not a surface treatment that fades.
Morpheus8 on the surface for skin quality while FaceTite handles the deeper contraction, in the same session.
Softening along the jawline and under the chin, mild-to-moderate — patients who want a real change without a facelift's recovery, and who have decent skin quality to contract.
FaceTite is not a facelift. If you have true skin excess — skin that hangs rather than merely softens — FaceTite will underdeliver, and no amount of energy changes that. Patients pushed into it when they needed a lift are the unhappiest patients in aesthetics. If that's where you are, Dr. Swenson will tell you at the consultation and point you to a mini lift or a facelift instead. Being told no is a feature.
FaceTite or a facelift?
FaceTite tightens what's there; a facelift removes and repositions. The dividing line is how much loose skin you actually have.
FaceTite or Morpheus8?
Morpheus8 works from the surface down and treats skin quality and texture. FaceTite works from underneath and changes contour. They solve different problems and pair well.
Am I too far along for it?
Possibly — and it's the most important question to get right. That's what the consultation is for.
What's recovery really like?
Swelling and some firmness for several days, and most people back to normal in about a week.
Will there be scars?
The entry points are tiny and typically hidden; most patients can't find them once healed.
When do I see the result?
Some immediately from fat removal, but the tightening is progressive — most of it over six to twelve weeks, with full effect around six months.
A surgical consultation with Dr. Swenson is $75. That's an hour of a surgeon's attention, not a sales appointment with a coordinator. To be straightforward with you: the fee does not apply toward the cost of a procedure. Some practices credit it — we don't, and we'd rather you know that now than find out at checkout. Vue does not bill insurance, so all procedures, including those done for functional reasons, are self-pay. You'll get an exact quote before you commit to anything.