A facelift. Facelift

Plastic surgery has achieved significant success these days and continues to evolve. One of her most popular areas is facelift, a facelift performed to aesthetically correct the skin and shape of the face. To improve the general condition of the skin, get rid of wrinkles and other signs of aging, correct the oval of the face — all this and much more is possible thanks to the unique technologies available for facial plastic surgery. Facelift is effective even when other methods (such as using fillers) do not bring results.

Indications for the procedure

There are several reasons why you may need a facelift. Facelifting allows, first of all, to eliminate facial wrinkles in various areas of the face. Most often, a plastic surgeon is asked to eliminate wrinkles in the bridge of the nose, temples and cheekbones, cheeks, neck. The elimination of ptosis of the eyelids and flaps, the "second" chin and deep nasolabial folds is also achieved by facelifting. The price of the operation depends on the number and quality of procedures that the patient wishes to undergo.      

Types of operations

Depending on the specific wishes of the patient, there are several possible plastic surgery options that modern facelifting can offer. The oval of the face, the shape of the eyebrows, various areas of the face — correction of all this is carried out on specialized operations:

• lower face lift. In addition to general rejuvenation, the operation allows you to align the contours of the chin, lower jaw, and neck.;
• lifting of the middle and lower face area. The most popular type of facelift, which is the "gold standard" of the industry. The operation allows you to lift the zygomatic zone of the face, which significantly rejuvenates the skin and improves its contour.;
• forehead skin tightening. It is often performed endoscopically, which minimizes skin damage. The method is aimed at smoothing wrinkles in the upper part of the face and adjusting the position of the eyebrows.;
• eyebrow lifting. The procedure allows you to get rid of unwanted skin folds in the upper eyelid area, raise your eyebrows, thereby eliminating the "sullen look";
• temporal facelift. Correction of the upper third of the face, effectively eliminating wrinkles in the eyelid area and improving the shape of cheekbones and eyebrows. In another way, the technique is called "temporal lifting", because the skin tightening is carried out in the area of the temples;
• removal of fat lumps. Small fat accumulations in the cheeks, which increase with age, return to normal size.

All the described procedures can be carried out separately, or they can be combined into one operation to achieve a multi-faceted result.

Rehabilitation period

As a rule, surgical intervention during facelift is relatively small, so the recovery period often passes quickly and comfortably. The standard consequences of surgery include swelling in the temporal region, which resolves itself within 5-10 days.

To speed up recovery, the patient needs to follow simple guidelines: 

•  to give up sports and any other physical activities;
•  give up sunbathing and tanning salons;
•  avoid water treatments (swimming pool, sauna, steam room, etc.).