| A growing number of patients are choosing to get a | | | | should also quit smoking before the facelift because |
| traditional facelift to help correct the effects of aging. | | | | it reduces the blood flow to your face which can |
| If you are considering a face lift, make sure you | | | | increase skin death. |
| investigate all of your options and choose a surgeon | | | | Most facelifts requires general and local anesthesia |
| who you can trust. | | | | and certain mild sedative. Although the specifics of |
| Many men and women choose to get a face lift to | | | | the facelift will change depending on the surgery, |
| stop the effects of aging. They choose to get a | | | | most plastic surgeons will cut an incision in front of |
| facelift to treat severe skin laxity, sagging, fine lines, | | | | and behind the ear and may extend into the scalp |
| wrinkles, age spots, loss of volume and loss of | | | | area. |
| elasticity. Facelifts last for more than ten years while | | | | The doctor places incision in the natural crease of the |
| injectables and fillers last for several months. | | | | skin for camouflage. Remember than longer hair will |
| Although you can minimize fine lines, wrinkles and age | | | | hide certain incisions than shorter hair. Deeper layers |
| spots with skin resurfacing, chemical peels or | | | | of the face are lifted up and the doctor separates |
| microdermabrasion, or injectables such as Botox, | | | | the skin and muscles of the face and the tissues. |
| Restylane or Juvederm, you can only fix the loss of | | | | The skin and the fat is then removed and reshaped |
| elasticity and the effects of gravity with traditional | | | | and the muscles may be tightened and excess skin is |
| facelifts. | | | | removed. |
| Good candidates are people with a strong jaw line or | | | | The procedure should take from three to five hours |
| good bone structure. Most get face lifts in their | | | | and is usually done as an outpatient procedure. Many |
| forties, fifties or sixties but others are getting the | | | | times the patient must stay overnight and there |
| procedure done in their 70s and 80s as well. | | | | could be discomfort or swelling afterwards. Most of |
| Most candidates begin with a consultation with the | | | | the time the doctor will prescribe pain medications. |
| doctor to determine if you are a good candidate for | | | | The doctor will apply dressing after the surgery |
| a facelift. During this consultation period, the surgeon | | | | which can be removed and replaced with an elastic |
| will ask about your medical history. He or she will also | | | | wrap within a few days. Drainage tubes are put in |
| evaluate your skin elasticity and bone structure. | | | | place to reduce swelling and remove excess blood. |
| The patient will also take before photos. From there, | | | | By two months, your new face will be healed. |
| the surgeon will schedule your procedure and list | | | | Before getting a facelift, make sure you consult with |
| some instructions that you must follow. The plastic | | | | a plastic surgeon who has years of experience in the |
| surgeon will tell you to stop taking medications such | | | | field. If you research the procedure and choose a |
| as aspirin. | | | | qualified plastic surgeon, your facelift should be a |
| Tell your surgeon everything you are taking. You | | | | success. |