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Surgical Solutions : Face Lift
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The hair around your temples may be thin and your skin may feel dry and rough for a few weeks. Men may find they have to shave in new places-behind the neck and ears-where areas of beard- growing skin have been repositioned. The hair in these areas can be permanently reduced with laser hair removal.
You'll have some scars from your facelift, but they're usually hidden by your hair or in the natural creases of your face and ears. In any case, they'll fade within time and should be scarcely visible.
We frequently perform liposuction of the chin with fine canulas to help tighten the neck. Eyelid surgery if needed can be done at the same time to benefit from the reduced cost of doing the surgery simultaneously and maximize the use of the patient’s downtime.
The chances are excellent that you'll be happy with your facelift if your surgeon is good at choosing the right candidate. While a properly performed facelift will make a person look younger by up to ten years, the procedure won't work miracles. Surgery can't transform you into a “different” person, or save a marriage. One of the toughest jobs facing a plastic surgeon is deciding who will truly benefit from the surgery and who is likely to be disappointed.
Facelift alternatives rid patients of loose skin in the neck without the downtime of surgery
As people age, they often lose definition in their chin and jaw line due to fatty deposits, weakening muscles and loose skin where the neck and chin once made a right angle. By improving the neck region, patients’ profiles look years younger and clothes and fashion accessories such as ties, turtlenecks, and necklaces are worn more comfortably.
Skin in the neck region differs from skin on other parts of the body because it maintains its elasticity and will contract after it is released from underlying muscle. Fat removal through an incision under the chin and behind the ears can be combined with muscle tightening and freeing the skin from the muscle, depending on the degree of aging and individual patient characteristics.
Younger patients, who generally have more skin elasticity and have a “wattle” because of an overload in fat deposits just under the skin, often benefit from liposuction alone. Middle-aged patients generally have fat deposits, as well as, loose neck muscles and skin, requiring the fat removal and muscle tightening technique. Patients older than 75 usually need more contouring in the neck region and require a facelift where excess skin is removed.
With this alternative, many patients look younger without the financial cost and downtime associated with a standard facelift.
Approximately one in 10 patients is a good candidate for neck rejuvenation – but patients must maintain realistic expectations. These techniques are targeted specifically for the neck and chin areas only. The mid-face and upper-face are clearly not improved by these procedures.”
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