With
increasing age, the effects of gravity, exposure to the sun, and
the stresses of daily life the effect can be seen on the faces.
If you have one or some of the underlying
conditions, you may want to consider the option of
facelift(Rhytidectomy).
A deep line, or fold, running
from the corner of your nose to the corner of your mouth.
Loss of a well-defined jaw line
or jowls associated with youthfulness.
Sagging of the ”highlight” areas
of the cheekbones as well as deep wrinkles in the cheeks.
Loose skin, wrinkles, vertical
”cords” or excess fatty tissue in the neck.
The best
candidate for a facelift is a man or woman whose face and neck
have begun to sag, but whose skin still has some elasticity and
whose bone structure is strong and well-defined. Most patients are
in their forties to sixties, but facelifts can be done
successfully on people in their seventies or eighties as well if
you don’t have any major medical illness.
A
facelift can't stop the normal aging process.It improves the
visible signs of aging by removing the hanging fat, tightens
underlying muscles, and redrapes the skin of face and neck. A
facelift can be done either alone, or in combination with other
procedures such as a browlift, blepharoplasty, or rhinoplasty.
Incisions
usually begin above the hairline at the temples, extend in a
natural line in front of the ear (or just inside the cartilage at
the front of the ear), and continue behind the earlobe to the
lower scalp. If the neck needs work, a small incision may also be
made under the chin. In general, the surgeon separates the skin
from the fat and muscle below. Fat may be trimmed or suctioned
from around the neck and chin to improve the contour. The surgeon
then tightens the underlying muscle and membrane, pulls the skin
back, and removes the excess. Stitches secure the layers of tissue
and close the incisions; metal clips may be used on the scalp.
Following
surgery, a small, thin tube may be temporarily placed under the
skin behind your ear to drain any blood that might collect there.
The surgeon may also wrap your head loosely in bandages to
minimize bruising and swelling.
Initially some discoloration may
persist for a few weeks.
Complications that can occur include hematoma (a collection of
blood under the skin that must be removed by the surgeon), injury
to the nerves that control facial muscles (usually temporary),
infection, and reactions to the anesthesia. Poor healing of the
skin is most likely to affect smokers.Some
numbness of the skin is quite normal which disappears in a few
weeks or months.
You'll have some scars from the
facelift, but they'll fade within time and should be scarcely
visible after about an year.
A
facelift can makes you look younger and fresher, and enhances the
self- confidence in the process.
But it can't give you a totally different look, nor can it restore
the health and vitality of your youth. Before you decide to have
surgery, think carefully about your expectations and discuss them
with your surgeon.
It can usually be combined with
neck lift and neck liposuction for correction of ageing changes of
neck .
Cosmetic
Surgery
FACE & NECK LIFT 