For anyone who is looking for a significant change in their appearance, specifically to combat noticeable signs of aging such as sagging and loose skin, and not minor issue that can be addressed with non-surgical cosmetic procedures, a face lift offers many long term benefits. A facelift is performed to tighten up the skin, which starts to lose elasticity as the body ages. By tightening up the face, it removes bags from under the eyes, wrinkles that form around the eyes and brow, as well as pushes up skin that might have drooped around the chin.
Gravity, sun exposure and the stresses of daily life make a person’s skin lose its youthful appearance. When this happens, deep creases and wrinkles form between their nose and mouth, and many patients find that they tend to start accumulating folds and fatty deposits around their neck. A good quality facelift can’t completely stop the aging process, but it can help a person set back the clock by a few years up to a decade. A facelift gets rid of excess fat and tightening the underlying muscles in your face. When you do this, you reinvigorate your skin, and it takes on a youthful, glowing and smooth appearance.
A face lift is typically performed on patients middle aged and older and is especially effective, showing dramatic results. A facelift is usually sought when topical options and facial peels no longer provide the results desired. A person might consider getting a facelift if they are unhappy with the look of their aging facial skin. The best candidates for this procedure have some sagging skin around their face and neck, but their skin still has some elasticity to it. Often as people age deep wrinkles appear under the eyes, fat can fall or disappear, skin tone can become loose, and the middle of the face can sag. A facelift can help correct these issues. Generally, a facelift looks a lot better when the person still has a well-defined and strong bone structure.
Most people who get a facelift are in their forties to sixties, but older people can get them as well; it really depends on their skin and bone structure. The best way to find out if you are a good candidate is to visit a qualified doctor. An ideal facelift candidate should be in good health, have realistic expectations regarding the procedure, and be a non-smoker.
When you get a facelift, your skin looks smoother and younger, and many people find that this increases their confidence by making them look and feel better.
Always make sure that your facelift is performed by a board-certified cosmetic surgeon. Complications from this procedure are rare and minor, but if something does happen to go wrong, you need to have a professional doctor who can prevent further damage. People vary in their anatomy, so the procedure does take some finesse; your doctor needs to gauge your physical reaction, healing ability and muscle structure, so the outcome isn’t always predictable. Fortunately, a Board-Certified cosmetic surgeon greatly reduces the risks that come along with this already safe procedure, so you can rest assured that it’ll turn out looking great.
There are three main types of facelifts: the traditional, the limited incision, and the neck lift. The board-certified plastic surgeon pulls and tightens the skin using an incision either in the hairline by the temples and around the ear, just around the ear, or around the ear and side of the neck, respectively.
Often, a facelift is performed in conjuncyon with a brow lift to maximize the effects of a refreshed, tighter focal point of the face with raised brows. Other patients find they love their results when they undergo a facelift simultaneous to eyelid blepharoplasty to hone in on the areas surrounding the eyes and remove excess skin, puffiness and noticeable bags. After all, there is a reason they say the eyes are the windows to the soul. By doing so the overall appearance of the face is improved and a more youthful appearance is restored. In addition, other procedures can take place during a facelift that can further improve the appearance of aging skin. These include:
soft tissue augmentation
resurfacing techniques
These techniques can further improve the appearance of your skin by replacing fat, reducing wrinkles, recontouring the facial structure, and improving the tone and texture of the skin.
