Facial Aging Surgery:
Facial Lift
The effects of the passage of time, prolonged exposure of the skin to the sun or daily stress are especially visible on the face and neck.
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The effects of the passage of time, prolonged exposure of the skin to the sun or daily stress are especially visible on the face and neck. Furrows and folds begin to appear on the face that cause the facial expression to lose definition and tone. Thanks to a Facelift it is possible to remedy these signs of aging.
The lifting or facelift is a surgical treatment to remove excess skin on the face and neck and tighten your muscles, thus eliminating the signs of sagging.
What does the facelift intervention consist of?
This surgery consists of repositioning the skin and the sagging facial muscles, to their original position. The evaluation of the patient is important to define the vectors that we must treat, as well as to determine if there is a volume deficit that must be corrected.
There are different surgical techniques, but those with the best and longest results are those that treat tension by suspending the muscular plane, thus eliminating the need to exert tension only on the skin.
If volume replacement is required, it can be done through fat infiltration or lipoinjection, which is performed during the same surgical procedure, or through the use of fillers or fillers of hyaluronic acid or calcium hydroxyapatite, which is performed in the office.
The fat gives a longer lasting result, the disadvantage is that part of the fat that is injected will be reabsorbed and may require new fillings. Hyaluronic acid or calcium hydroxyapatite fillers are substances inherent to the body, which are reabsorbed in variable periods, between 8 months and 18 months depending on the type of product used.
Facelift surgery does not treat the skin itself, only the sagging. The skin must be treated separately by means of collagen stimulations, which can be achieved with peels, lasers, radiofrequency, pulsed light, creams and adjuvant external treatments that will restore the texture and texture of the skin.
Concomitantly treating facial muscles to avoid wrinkles or furrows by applying botulinum toxin is another way to combat facial aging.
In short, the concept of facial aging treatment does not only involve surgery, but the restoration of volume, skin texture and control of the facial muscles that cause skin wrinkles. It is in this way that a complete treatment of aging is obtained, with very favorable, natural and long-lasting results for the patient.