Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery

Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery Helping Women Reclaim Themselves
13+ years Deep Plane Facelift
Endoscopic Deep Plane Facelift
Westlake Village, California, USA
Book/DM “COST”

Welcome to Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kristina Tansavatdi is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon specializing in face and neck procedures out of her office in Ventura County, California. "I was able to see how my work could affect people's lives. I saw patients come in with more self-confidence, they felt better about themselves, and it showed. That's when I realized my wor

k could serve a higher purpose." To learn more about Dr. Tansavatdi and her dedication to creating positive change, visit us at our website at www.facesbydrt.com or call us at 805.243.0640.

09/03/2026

✨The Treatments That Keep Costing You ✨

I often meet patients who have spent years trying fillers, lasers, or nonsurgical tightening treatments before considering surgery.

The frustration is not only what they spent. It is realizing that those treatments may never have addressed what was actually bothering them.

Nonsurgical treatments can be very useful when the goal matches what they can realistically do. Fillers can restore volume. Lasers can improve skin quality. Other treatments may improve texture or firmness.

But sagging, jowling, and loose neck tissue are different problems. When the concern comes from tissue descent or looseness, continuing to treat the surface may mean paying for one appointment after another without correcting the root cause of the issue.

This does not mean nonsurgical treatments are bad. It means every treatment should make sense within a longer-term plan if you are considering having a facelift in the future.

Certain fillers may need to be dissolved before a facelift, and some tightening treatments can create scarring beneath the skin that may make future surgery more complicated.

If part of you is already thinking, “I may want a facelift someday,” that conversation is worth having before doing more.

The better question is not simply, “What can I do instead of surgery?”
It is: “Is what I am doing now helping my future plan, or making the path more complicated?”

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

08/19/2026

✨ Before Eyelid Surgery, I Want to Know How Healthy Your Eyes Are ✨

One of the most important parts of eyelid surgery happens before I ever touch the eyelid.

I want to understand your tear function.

Why? Because eyelid surgery can temporarily make dry eye symptoms more noticeable while healing.

And some patients already have dry eyes without realizing it.

This is especially important for women in perimenopause and menopause. Hormonal changes during this stage of life can be associated with dry eye, so symptoms like irritation, tearing, sensitivity, or fluctuating discomfort deserve attention before surgery.

🧠 Your eyelids contain meibomian glands that produce the oil layer for the tear film. That oil layer helps the tears from drying out.

Even dry eyes that felt manageable before surgery can become more noticeable during recovery.

That does not automatically mean someone with dry eyes cannot have eyelid surgery.

It means I want to know the baseline first.

A good eye exam allows us to understand the severity of the dryness, optimize the health of the eyes before surgery, and plan recovery with fewer avoidable surprises.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:

📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

08/17/2026

✨ Before You Treat Forehead Lines With Botox, Look at the Brows ✨

Deep forehead lines do not always mean the forehead itself is the problem.

When I evaluate a patient who is bothered by forehead wrinkles, I also look at brow position.

The frontalis is the only forehead muscle that lifts the brows. If the brows are sitting low or feel heavy over the eyes, some patients unconsciously use that muscle throughout the day to keep their eyes more open.

Over time, that constant lifting can create deeper forehead lines.

This is why Botox is not always the first answer.

If I relax the frontalis in someone whose brows are already low, the brows may feel heavier or the upper eyelids can appear more hooded.

🧠 Sometimes a forehead lines are not simply a wrinkles. It is a clue that the forehead is compensating for brow heaviness.

In those patients, I want to understand why the muscle is working so hard before deciding how to treat the lines.

For the right patient, repositioning the brow can reduce the need for that constant lifting and allow the forehead to relax.

Before treating the wrinkle or lines, ask why it is there.

Sometimes it is not the only problem. It is the clue.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:

📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

08/12/2026

Upper Eyelid Surgery Can Treat the Wrong Problem

Patients often assume that visible skin over the upper eyelids must mean that skin should be removed.

But the area where heaviness appears is not always where it begins.

Before recommending upper eyelid surgery, I evaluate the position of the brows, the amount excess skin upper eyelid skin, and how much distance remains between the eyelid crease and the brows.

🧠 Upper eyelid surgery and a brow lift correct different sources of heaviness.

Upper eyelid surgery removes excess eyelid skin when the brow is already sitting in an appropriate position.

When the brow sits too low, removing eyelid skin alone may further decrease the distance between the brows and upper eyelids. It can also result in the upper lids looking more hollow or over sculpted. It can also change how someone looks. This is one the main reasons why I take a conservative approach when it comes to recommending upper eyelid surgery.

Sometimes the correct plan involves both procedures, but the order matters.

I do not plan surgery around the skin that is easiest to remove. I plan it around where the heaviness actually begins.

That distinction matters because an operation can be performed technically well and still feel incomplete when it corrects the visible symptom instead of its source.

This is also why two patients with similar upper-eyelid hooding may need completely different surgical plans.

Follow for clear explanations that help you understand which procedure is actually treating the problem you see.

Comment book or DM me the word book, and I’ll send you the next steps for scheduling a consultation.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361
Individual results and experience may vary.

08/10/2026

Does a Brow Lift Change the Eyes?

When patients tell me they are afraid a brow lift will change the shape of their eyes, what they are really asking is whether the surgical plan will preserve what already feels familiar about their face.

That cannot be answered by the procedure name alone.

I do not plan every brow lift the same way. I look at where the brow sits, which area has descended, how much heaviness is coming from the upper eyelids, and whether a patient is actually requesting to shape their brows or the outer corner of the eyes.

🧠 A natural brow lift and a fox-eye procedure are not interchangeable. One restores brow position and reduces heaviness around the upper eyelids. The other intentionally changes the shape of the eyes.

The difference comes down to anatomy, goals of the patient, and the surgical plan discussed ahead of time.

Two patients can request the brow lift surgery, while wanting completely different outcomes.

During consultation, I discuss what plan to reposition, what will remain untouched, and whether the goal is to restore your natural frame or intentionally reshape it.

My goal is not to give every patient the same brow shape. It is to create a result that fits the eyes, forehead, hairline, and natural expression already there.

Follow for clear explanations about brow lifts, eyelid surgery, and facial rejuvenation.

Comment or DM me the word BROW, and I’ll send you the next steps for learning whether you may be a candidate.
📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

08/04/2026

✨ Why A Neck Lift May Not Be Enough ✨

Many patients, women and men, come to me certain that their neck is the problem.

They see a wattle and loose skin under the chin, double chin and fullness in the neck, or a jawline that no longer looks defined. Because that is where the change is most visible, an isolated neck lift feels like the obvious solution.

But I do not plan surgery around the area a patient points to.

I plan it around where the aging actually begins.

🧠 The face and neck often age together. As the cheeks and lower face descend, it creates jowling, and adds heaviness to the jawline and neck. The neck may be where the problem becomes most noticeable, even when the aging actually started above.

This is why tightening the neck or a liposuction alone is not enough, especially when there is enough laxity and loose skin. The tissues that have descended have to be lifted and repositioned. The excess skin needs to go somewhere.

Two patients can dislike the same part of their neck and still need completely different surgical plans.

My role is to educate and not simply to perform the procedure a patient requests. It is to determine whether that procedure addresses the source of where the aging or change is coming from.

Follow for clear explanations that help you understand what your face may actually need before choosing a procedure.

Comment NECK or DM me the word NECK, and I’ll send you the next steps for learning whether you may already be a candidate.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:

📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment Neck for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

facialrejuvenation

✨Facelift Surgery Begins Before the First Incision✨Most patients see the consultation, the day of surgery, and the recov...
08/03/2026

✨Facelift Surgery Begins Before the First Incision✨

Most patients see the consultation, the day of surgery, and the recovery.

What they do not see is how much of the operation has already begun before I ever enter the operating room.

Before every surgery, I review the patient in front of me, not simply the name of the procedure we are performing.

I study her anatomy, photographs, existing asymmetries, prior treatments, and the procedures we are planning together.

That review shapes the surgical plan.

And the plan shapes the room.

The instruments, equipment, positioning, and sequence of the operation should reflect the exact surgery we are preparing to perform.

My team also needs to understand that plan clearly.

We know our roles.

We communicate consistently.

We anticipate what may be needed next.

That preparation reduces avoidable distractions once surgery begins and allows us to remain focused on the patient in front of us.

A calm operating room is rarely accidental.

It is usually the result of decisions and communication that happened long before the patient arrived.

Many of these details are invisible to the patient, but they support the safety, comfort, and attention surrounding her care.

Preparation creates a more deliberate surgical environment where the surrounding details support the work being performed.

Preparation is not separate from the surgery.

It is part of the surgery.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:

📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

07/29/2026

✨ My Endoscopic Facelifts Are Still Deep Plane ✨

One of the biggest misconceptions I hear about an Endoscopic Facelift is that smaller hidden incisions must mean a smaller or weaker lift. In my approach, that is not how this procedure works.

The incision is what patients notice first, but it is not what determines the strength of an endoscopic deep plane facelift. What matters is what those smaller incisions still allow me to reach underneath the surface.

In an endoscopic deep plane facelift, I am still working in the deeper layers. The lift is not coming from simply pulling skin from the outside. The fallen cheek fat pads and jowl fat pads are lifted directly, because those are the tissues that create heaviness around the mouth, cheeks, and jawline when they descend.

Those tissues are then secured to a stable structure, which in my approach is the deep temporalis fascia. That is why the strength of the lift is not coming from the incision being smaller. It is coming from directly lifting the fallen tissue and fixing it to something stable.

This is also why smaller incisions do not automatically mean easier downtime. Recovery can be similar to an open deep plane facelift, and some patients can even have more swelling through the center of the face because that is where the deeper fat pads are being directly lifted and secured.

So yes, hidden incisions are part of the benefit of my endoscopic deep plane facelift, but it’s not the whole story.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment Endoscopic for Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

07/22/2026

✨ Why Jowls Aren’t Just Loose Skin ✨

Here’s the part most people get wrong about jowls.
They’re not caused by extra skin. They’re caused by displaced support.

Jowls form when the deeper structures of the face lose strength over time. The fat pads that once sat higher in the face begin to descend, settling along the jawline and creating heaviness in the lower face. This happens because of loss of collagen and structural support, and the fat pads descending. This is why skin tightening treatments or laser resurfacing alone can’t lift the jowls. Those treatments work more surface-level. Jowls are a structural problem, not a skin-quality problem.

🧠 To truly address jowls, the support underneath has to be lifted. In a deep plane facelift, I work below the SMAS layer to release and reposition the ligaments that hold the lower face. This allows the fat pads to be repositioned to where they naturally belong, above the jawline. The result is a definition without a tight or artificial look.

Understanding why something is happening is key and guides the right solution.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Individual results and experience may vary.

✨ He Lost 80 Pounds - Why A Neck Lift Is Not Enough ✨This patient of mine had a deep plane facelift and neck lift in his...
07/20/2026

✨ He Lost 80 Pounds - Why A Neck Lift Is Not Enough ✨

This patient of mine had a deep plane facelift and neck lift in his mid 40s. He had a neck wattle he wanted to address. He always noticed that a double chin and neck wattle runs in his family. As his weight came off, the excess loose skin became even more prominent and his face sagged even more. He regularly found himself resting his chin on his knuckles or buttoning his shirts higher to cover the area.

When he came in, he wanted his appearance to reflect the work and commitment he had already put into his health.

This was not simply a matter of removing skin with an isolated neck lift. The deeper tissues have descended from the upper face - the cheeks down to the jawline, and neck, so these areas needed to be treated as one connected facial unit. The plan also had to address the deeper neck structure contributing to the heaviness appearance.

He is now 3 months out and the refinement will continue in the next few months. I’m so happy for him and so appreciative that he chose to share with all of you! 🙏🏼

Here’s what he underwent:
✔️ Extended Deep Plane Facelift
✔️ Deep Neck Lift + Deep Neck Contouring
✔️ Endoscopic Midface Lift
✔️ Lower Blepharoplasty with Fat Transposition

🧠 After major weight loss, a double chin or neck wattle may become more noticeable. But by the time jowling is visible, aging has often not happened in just one isolated area. The mid face, jawline, and neck usually change together because the tissues are descending as one connected unit. That is why a neck lift is so often not separated from a facelift. To create a more defined jawline and neck, those areas often need to be treated together.

📍 Book your consultation with Dr. Tansavatdi today:
📞 805-243-0640
📩 [email protected]
📲 DM/Comment for Cost and Candidacy Info
📺 YT:
📍 2835 Townsgate Rd, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA 91361

Address

2835 Townsgate Road, Ste 100
Westlake Village, CA
91361

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18057154996

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Tansavatdi Facial Plastic Surgery:

Shortcuts

Share