Facelift Plastic Surgery Procedure

Our face is the most visible part of our body. Just by looking at our faces most people can get a fairly good idea about our age, lifestyle and how much time we spend on our beauty regime. Our eyes on the other hand, can give away a lot about us without our knowing. Our eyes can tell how stressed we are, whether we get sufficient sleep, if we are smokers, drinkers or previous sun worshipers.

Gravity and longevity are a formidable combination, leaving their mark on the skin and on all that lies beneath it. The skin shrinks here and sags there, thins out, and becomes increasingly susceptible to the damage caused by exposure to the sun. With aging we lose the fat, muscle and bone of our face giving us the inward (concave) curves of the cheeks instead of the outward (convex) curves seen in the full face of children.

Sad to say, our faces begin to rearrange much earlier than most of us would like to admit. “Crow's feet,” those short straight lines radiating from the outer edge of the eyes, can appear any time after the age of 30. Skin in the upper eyelids loosens as well. Creases in the forehead, between the eyebrows, and around the nose and mouth suddenly seem more noticeable when a woman reaches her 40s. By the age of 50, the neck starts to wrinkle, the jaw-line seems to blur, and the tip of the nose may look a bit droopy. The nose grows by 20% of its origin due to skin sagging. The ears also migrate downward and grow longer. The white of the upper lip becomes longer and the red of the lips narrower due to bone and fat loss.

Although signs of age appear at different times in different people, facial wrinkling and sagging become hard to ignore by the fifth decade of life.

Facelifts became very popular ten years ago as they were the only game in town. Today they have to compete with neck liposuction, Botox, ND:YAG non invasive lasers, fat transfer and chemical peels. Today, a facelift is reserved for cases of severe skin sagging especially of the neck. According to US statistics, more than 150,000 facelifts were performed in 2007.

Facelifts are very individualized procedures. In your initial consultation the surgeon will evaluate your face, including the skin and underlying bone, and discuss your goals for the surgery. Careful questioning during the first appointment helps doctors identify people who expect the impossible. If you have trouble describing exactly what you want to change or seem distraught about a relatively minor “deformity,” you are not a good candidate for a facelift, and probably won't receive one.

Your surgeon should check for medical conditions that could cause problems during or after surgery, such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, blood clotting problems, or the tendency to form excessive scars. Be sure to tell your surgeon if you smoke or are taking any drugs or medications, especially aspirin or other drugs that affect clotting such as garlic supplements or vitamin E.

How to choose your facelift surgeon:
Too many surgeons claim to be experts at 62 different cosmetic procedures. At CosmeSurge, we have a facelift plastic surgeon who has done thousands of facelift surgeries and does one everyday. The average cosmetic surgeon is lucky to perform one per month. Remember: Practice Makes Perfect

While we do not guarantee perfect results, we sure try to give you the best advice, best surgeon and the best surgical and anesthesia team.

You fees cover not only the lab work and hospital stay, but any procedure you may need to fix any problem resulting from the facelift surgery in he next three months after surgery. In our hands, problems are rare enough we can offer such a service.

What does a face lift accomplish?

Although the incisions made for a facelift are hidden back in your hairline, it does nothing to correct the visible signs of aging in the upper face. A facelift provides an overall lift to the lower third of your face by tightening loose skin in the jowls, neck, and jaw line.

A facelift alone will not remove forehead wrinkles, crow's feet, bags under your eyes or a deep wrinkle at the fold between your cheek and your lips. These areas can, however, be treated at the same time as your facelift with eyelid surgery, brow lift or fat transfer. During your initial consultation, your surgeon will discuss your particular condition, your expectations, and the probable outcome of your various treatment options.