A face lift, often referred to as a rhytidectomy is a cosmetic surgery which aims to help the older patients to preserve their natural face beauty, slowing the aging processes and restore the appearance. In 2002 the studies proved that a face lift is available to younger people and it is as available as diet delivery to everyone.
The very first face lift procedures were completed a hundred years ago, nowadays, this art achieves the new tops allowing people to get younger for 10-15 years like a weight loss boot camp programs. However, every face lift surgery is to be repeated in dependence on the age. For example, patients over sixty should undergo a second surgery in two years.
The matter is that collagen and elastin - two main components which are responsible for smooth and gentle skin - are not regenerated in the needed quantity with flowing of the years. That is why the main aging factors appear:
- snagging cheeks;
- double chin;
- the wrinkles and fine lines;
- excess skin and fat;
- weak facial lines;
- flabby neck;
- swelling eyelids;
- low brows.
All these aging signs can be easily corrected due to the surgical and non-surgical face lift techniques.
During a face lift operation a surgeon makes some incisions along the hairline, ears, chin, depending on the face lift procedure and separates skin and tissues gently in order to stretch and lift muscles and skin, remove excess skin and fat.
Such non-surgical procedures like a microcurrent face lift, a laser face lift, the massages and face lift exercises, thermal skin treatment, Botox injections and many others can be equally recommended to people in their thirties and sixties. Such face lift alternatives are less painful, cheaper and require less time to recover. However, the time issue is important to understand as the softer alternatives effect is not so dramatic and long lasting. In addition, while a face lift surgery provides a result in two weeks, the additional methods work out after the longer applications.
That is why the face lift experts recommend using the natural methods along with a face lift which results into more harmonious outcome.
For the last years, the quick face lift procedures are much in need (among them the so-called "weekend face lift" or a mini face lift). Popularity is explained by less aggressive face lift opportunities, when a patient is able to choose that face lift program which fits him most of all. Mostly, people do not need the traditional full face lift surgery, but only the problematic areas correction. It is possible to define some face lift types in accordance with the problem area:
- upper face lift;
- mid-face lift;
- lower face lift;
- neck lift.
The best idea could be correcting the certain area without damaging others, which look better; waste less time for a quick and short face lift surgery; go through quicker healing. The target areas are to be the eyelids and brows, nose, the laugh lines, the mimic muscles.
A professional surgeon should explain what a face lift will result in, what procedures will be involved and make them match them with the desires of a patient. A good surgeon is usually trained in one of the spheres: plastic surgery or otolaryngology. |
