No matter how well you may care for your skin, it can only be postponed for some time the appearance of wrinkles that are a natural part of the aging process. However, modern technology allows to significantly rejuvenate the face and smooth skin.
A facelift or rhytidectomy not only wrinkles, but also, to some extent, improves facial contours that change with age. If you feel that your appearance does not correspond to your inner state - you may want to consider a facelift.
Preparing for facelift
First, of course, you need to consult a doctor, who will examine your medical history, assess the elasticity of the skin, bone structure; Specialists carefully study the lines and hairline their potential patients. During the consultation, discusses the patient's expectations.
Two weeks before surgery should stop taking certain medications, among them - aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, warfarin
Warfarin - indirect anticoagulants
. You should also give up some food additives
Food additives - basic classification
Which increase the risk of bleeding during surgery, for example, vitamin E, omega-3, an extract of green tea and gingko biloba. Thus it is not necessarily excluded from the diet products containing any of these substances. Consult with your doctor before you stop taking any prescription medications.
Most professionals require patients to refuse from smoking at least a month before the facelift, and did not smoke during the month after the procedure. Smoking reduces blood flow to the face. As a result, one out of ten smokers after facelift begins necrosis of skin cells in the joints, unless they start shortly after the smoking operation.
How is the procedure
Usually, the whole procedure takes a few hours, after which the patient can go home.
First, the least significant portions of the skin on the face (e.g., ear or hairline) makes a small incision. Then get rid of the skin under her fabrics, pull it and remove the excess tissue. Sometimes some parts of the face removed excess fat. If necessary, during the same procedure makes lifting the neck.
Within a few days after the surgery, the patient must wear a bandage.
Swelling and bruising under the skin - the most common consequence of the procedure. To speed recovery and prevent infection, patients prescribed anti-inflammatories and antibiotics
Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future?
. Inflammation and swelling can be reduced also by applying cold compresses to the skin.
Recovery and Results
Most patients can return to work within a few days after the procedure, and full recovery usually takes a couple of weeks. The pain and discomfort after the operation is minimal. Within a few weeks after the facelift should avoid direct sunlight; for intense training can begin six weeks after surgery.
The final result will be noticeable facelift as six weeks. If the operation is successful, the scars are invisible, and the skin will look naturally. Overly stretched skin is not the result of a successful operation.
Risks
Risks associated with facelift:
- Noticeable scars on the skin;
- Bleeding or bruising under the skin (hematoma);
- Infection;
- Slow healing of wounds or skin necrosis;
- Damage to the facial nerve
The facial nerve when a person loses symmetry
;
- Asymmetry of the face;
- Numbness or other changes in skin sensitivity;
- Necrosis of facial adipose tissue;
- Swelling;
- Pain;
- Skin discoloration, sensitivity or swelling;
- Hair loss;
- Dissatisfaction with the results;
- Deep vein thrombosis, cardiac and pulmonary complications.
Selecting the clinic and doctor
Performing conventional braces, also known as the lifting and tightening of muscle carcass faces (the so-called lift SMAS), it takes a few hours, depending on how many mini-procedure to perform in a single operation. Some surgeons divide operation into two stages. When performing this type of lift the surgeon separates the skin from fat and muscle layer, and then removes or sucks the fat from the neck and chin to improve the contour of the face. Thereafter, the surgeon tightens the muscles and open the partition, pulling the skin to the ears and removing the excess. Stitches reinforce strained layers of fabric and hide to make cuts; It uses metal braces. In general, the factors directly affecting the operation of the lifting equipment, determined the individual characteristics of the patient's face, the surgeon's preferences and the actual type of braces.
In addition, men and women, the incisions are performed in different locations, although the standard incision requires continuous incision, which begins at the temple, passes in front of the ear, passes him and ends in the crease behind the ear. Instead of a full-lift, some patients choose a local lifting the forehead, chin or neck.
Rehabilitation
Bandages must remain intact for 48-72 hours after surgery. Drainage is removed, only the first time you change the bandage. Relaxation after lift surgery is of paramount importance; the first two days after the lifting need as much rest and sleep, to give the body a chance to recuperate. During this time the patient's head should be in the raised position and remain stationary to reduce swelling.
Be sure to enlist the help of friends, and ask someone from relatives to look after you after the operation or use the services of a nurse. You will need help to change a cold compress to answer phone calls and serve food. To maximize the efficiency of the operation and speed rehabilitation, limit physical activity. Motion can cause a rise in blood pressure, leading to bleeding or stretchable seams. In the postoperative period, at least one month should refrain from any strenuous activity. In addition, if ready for an exceptional feeling of fatigue after surgery.
In most patients, post-operative rehabilitation takes about two weeks. After completing the recovery process, and the successful healing of your reflection in the mirror you will be pleasantly surprised.
results
Despite the long-term benefits and the effectiveness of a face-lift, it does not negate aging. Thus, it is difficult to clearly define what exactly over time required to re-tightening. Some women, only one lift, the results of which are saved until the end of life, the others have to go under the surgeon's scalpel every five - ten years.
