As you get older, skin and tissues naturally lose their elasticity. This leads to sagging and wrinkles. A facelift, also known as rhytidectomy, is a surgical procedure that lifts and tightens these facial tissues.
A facelift can involve removing excess skin, smoothing out folds or wrinkles, and tightening facial tissue. It doesn’t include a brow or eye lift, although these might be done at the same time.
A facelift is only focused on the bottom two-thirds of the face and often the neck or décolletage. People get facelifts for lots of different reasons. A common reason is to help disguise signs of skin aging.
Good candidates for facelifts include:
Healthy individuals who don’t have medical conditions that can interfere with wound healing or recovery from surgery
Those who don’t smoke or misuse substances
those who have realistic expectations of what the surgery entails
What happens during the surgery?
During a facelift, your surgeon repositions fat and tissue under the skin to:
*Help smooth out creases
*Remove excess skin that’s causing sagging or “jowls”
*Lift and tighten the facial skin
There are several types of facelifts, including:
Mini facelift. A modified version of the facelift, the mini facelift targets loose skin around the neck and jawline.
Mid-facelift. Also known as a cheek lift, a mid-facelift focuses on rectifying sagging skin from the upper mouth to the eyes. The area includes the cheeks and nose.
Nonsurgical facelift. A nonsurgical facelift procedure doesn’t require general anesthesia or large incisions, but it still targets signs of aging, including sagging skin, creases, and wrinkles and many women prefer to start with a non – surgical procedure possibly including some injectables before getting a face lift. A Thread lift is an example of a nonsurgical procedure that targets skin on the face.
Please be aware that these terms are vague, and surgeons may use other names,
Therefore we advise patients to communicate to us exactly what area they’d like the surgeon to focus on, such as the lower face, rather than a specific term for the facelift.Make sure you understand what surgery involves, including any possible risks, complications and follow-up care.
A minimum of 7 days stay in Turkey is recommended as the surgeon will give you a post operative check up (generally around day 3 or 4 after surgery).
Smoking and drinking alcohol can seriously inhibit your recovery, so they should be avoided for at least three months post-surgery.If you have any medical conditions, you must advise your surgeon ahead of time to ensure that the procedure is safe, and will not affect you or your health in the long-term.
