As we age a number of facial signs develop; these include a ‘sagging’ appearance to the middle of the face, deep creases below the lower eyelids, and along the nose extending to the corner of the mouth.
As fat either disappears - or moves south on the face - loss of skin tone in the mid and lower face creates jowls and excess loose skin, creating an undefined and irregular jawline.
With gravity and advancing age, our face and neck lose their previous tight and vigorous appearance. A sagging tick and the percentage make us look much older than we are. Also sun exposure, smoking,
Facelifts, or technically known as rhytidectomy, are cosmetic operations that give patients more youthful looks. In facelift procedures, surgeons reshape the lower half of the patients’ faces by removing the extra skin on their faces.
This procedure can’t stop aging but resolves the effect of aging on face.
Face Lifting process is the most commonly used surgical procedure for intensive skin sagging in the face area due to excessive weight gain or loss or ageing. It is a permanent solution in the cases where facial asymmetry is impaired due to abundance of skin. Neck lifting is usually performed as a continuation of face lifting. In some cases, the patient only needs one of these procedures. The procedure is determined by the doctor. The most important point for the patients in face and neck lifting procedures is choosing the right doctor. Because, the operation is appropriate to your characteristic face structure is directly proportional to the success of the process.
Full face lift operations start from the front of the ear and ends at its back. Full face lift operations are made by lifting the skin with an incision from the back of the ear to the scalp. If the patient has no drooping in his/her neck, the scar is left by the ear, and this procedure can also be called face lift with a short scar.
This cosmetic operation is the procedure of suturing and lifting and shaping the layer beneath the skin that contains our mimic muscles, and it is very important for the patient not to regain its former facial form. If there is drooping or excess fat in the neck and double chin, fats are removed with the help of vaser liposuction. If the patient has wrinkles in his/her neck, the neck is opened with a short incision from the chin and neck muscles are sutured together. This procedure makes the angle of the neck prominent.
Also combining some fat fillers and botox application to the facelift procedure will increase the satisfaction rate.
This operation generally takes 3-6 hours. If the person also needs eyelid lift, the operation will take 5-7 hours.
Mini Face Lift Surgery
The Mini Facelift is different from the full Face Lift surgery. It is aimed to gain a natural result by using minimal incisions. The Mini Face Lift is recommended for the patients aged between 40-60, for those who want to control their sagging skin. By having a mini facelift, individuals could delay the effect of aging. If the patient has deformations around the eye and eyebrow area and sagging on the cheeks is intense, we would recommend having a Face Lift instead of a Mini Face Lift surgery.
The Mini Face Lift surgery is performed under local anesthesia. During the surgery, the saggy skin gets tightened without the need for general anesthesia. This helps skin to look younger and wrinkle-free. Therefore, the saggy look improved and the skin looks more vigorous and tighter as it was 10 years ago. Finally, the operation takes an average of 1 to 2 hours
