If a patient at a plastic surgeon's appointment complains that she no longer likes herself in the mirror, that her face reflection seems faded and blurry, and all available cosmetics have already been tried, then it is likely that she is ready to listen to information about what is a facelift and how it can reverse the signs of skin aging.
Of course, patients today are carefully collecting information about the best methods of rejuvenation and about specialists who could fulfill their expectations. Some of the questions most often asked by women who decide to have a facelift are answered by an expert at Estet-portal.com.
Evgeny Donets, plastic surgeon of the first category of the
- With age, our skin, facial muscles and tissues lose their elasticity, resulting in the first signs of aging that upset women so much – wrinkles and folds become visible, the cheeks sag, the oval of the face is deformed, the skin and adipose tissue in the chin area descends. Facelift, or face and neck lift – This is an operation that allows you to restore youth to the face. It is not aimed at the banal smoothing of wrinkles, but helps to restore the correct and attractive facial features characteristic of youth – emphasize the oval of the face, get rid of the second chin, give the skin elasticity and a healthy look.
What is the effect of rejuvenation after facelift surgery?
- During a deep facelift (rhytidectomy) operation, excess fat tissue is redistributed or removed, the underlying muscles and fascia are tightened and fixed, the skin of the face and neck is smoothed, and its excess is excised.
What is the advantage of a surgical facelift over anti-aging cosmetic procedures?
- A certain lifting effect, indeed, can be achieved with the help of mesotherapy, exposure of the skin to ultrasound, massage – manual or vacuum, other cosmetic procedures. But all these procedures give a short-term effect, which must be constantly supported by new courses of procedures. The main advantage of surgical facial rejuvenation is to obtain a stable and long-lasting result.
Will the skin show traces of surgery after a facelift?
When we talk about rhytidectomy of the face and neck, we mean tightening and fixing in a new position of deep-lying muscle and connective tissues, which are then, as it were, covered by the skin without additional stretching. The skin incision during a facelift is made in the area of skin folds and in such areas where the formed cosmetic scar will not be noticeable.
Usually, the incision line runs from the temporal region on the scalp, hides in the crease in front of the auricle and wraps under the earlobe, rises behind the ear crease and then smoothly goes into the scalp area. Depending on the nature of the hairline, the condition of the hair, the length of the patient's hair, the shape of the tragus, the access line may change slightly. traditional direction.
When choosing the incision site, the patient's previous plastic surgeries are also taken into account. After the incision and detachment of the skin-fat flap, the surgeon works at the level of deep structures – SMAS flap, adipose tissue, fascia, and sometimes, if necessary, with bone and periosteum. There is a movement along a special SMAS vector, due to which a lifting effect is created, and then the skin is laid out with the removal of excess and bends. The whole operation ends with the application of an intradermal cosmetic suture.
If the technique is followed and the operation is performed correctly, the hairline retains its natural appearance, and the postoperative scar at the site of surgical access is barely noticeable.
How long does facelift surgery take and what methods of pain relief are used?
- During a circular facelift, general anesthesia is used, and the patient does not feel any pain at all. The operation lasts an average of 2 to 4 hours – depending on the tasks facing the plastic surgeon.
When can I evaluate the result of a facelift?
- The final results of the facelift operation can be judged no earlier than 3-6 months after the facelift. Stitches are usually removed after about 12-14 days, and the patient returns to daily activities three weeks after the operation.
What should the patient be aware of during the recovery period?
We recommend that you refrain from visiting the sauna and solarium for two months. For each patient, a rehabilitation doctor draws up a personal rehabilitation program, compliance with which will significantly reduce the recovery period after surgery and improve the results of a facelift.
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