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Surgical And Non Surgical Ways to Get Yourself a Great Looking Face
Flaunting an impeccable look is made easy now. There are lots of surgical and non surgical methods available for you to make a choice .The medical term for surgical face lift is rhytidectomy. At the end of the day, both the methods are a going to leave you with a flawless look. Intriguing? Read more.This article covers
What are surgical and non surgical face lifts?
How are they done?
How Successful are face Lifts?
Thanks to refinements in the field of cosmetic procedures, patients
seeking to improve their appearance can now choose between surgical
and non-surgical face lift methods. A face lift without surgery may
be performed in a number of ways. The medical term for a surgical
face lift is rhytidectomy. It is a major procedure taking several
hours. Both kinds of face lift procedures have the same goal, however,
to improve the appearance of lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin on
the face, neck, and jowls.
How It Is Done
In the more traditional rhytidectomy the patient is sedated and receives
a local anesthetic to alleviate pain. The surgeon makes a long incision
that essentially follows the hairline from below and behind one ear,
up the temple to the forehead, across and down to the other ear. If
the skin of the neck is also to be tightened there will be a second
incision at the chin.
Next the surgeon lifts the skin from the face to tighten the muscle
beneath and if necessary to use liposuction techniques to remove
pockets of fat. When the skin is returned to the face it is stretched
and the excess cut away and discarded. Either stitches or metal
clips are used to secure the tightened skin in place during the
healing process.
Obviously this is a lengthy procedure which produces bruising,
swelling, and tenderness. Many patients are asked not to look at
their features for a period of hours or days as they may be horrified
by their post-operative appearance. Potential complications include
nerve damage that can cause partial paralysis of the features, excessive
bleeding, scarring, and infection.
In most cases any post-operative paralysis is temporary. The surgeon
makes every effort to hide the surgical scars in the hairline or
in natural creases in the skin. Medications such as pain killers
and antibiotics are part of the post-operative care regimen. Patients
should expect to be away from work for ten to fourteen days.
Both a radical surgical procedure and significant recovery time
are involved in a face lift. Cost is also a factor. Patients can
expect to pay some $6,000 for a rhytidectomy. Normally the full
face lift is performed on patients in their fifties. A mini-face
lift, however, can be performed on people in their thirties who
are beginning to see unwanted wrinkles.
Although similar to a rhytidectomy, in a mini-face lift small incisions
are made at key points along the hairline so that only distinct
problem areas are tightened. Post operative dressings are worn overnight
and usually a chin strap is used for a week at which time the patient
can resume their normal activities. Prices vary for this procedure
but expect a fee in the range of $2,000 to $3,000.
Non-surgical face lift methods in comparison are usually less expensive
and less time consuming. In younger patients fine lines and wrinkles
can be lessened with either a laser facial resurfacing, dermabrasion
with a mechanical rotary wheel, or with a chemical peel. These procedures
are very similar in that they remove the top, damaged layer of skin.
Each one causes swelling, irritation, and redness and requires the
patient to avoid exposure to the sun for a period of weeks. Each
of these procedures lasts from one to two hours and costs in the
range of $2,000. Your dermatologist will recommend which procedure
is best for your skin type and for the damage present.
There are also “filler” substances that can be injected
into creases, furrows, and sunken areas of the features to “plump”
them up. Both Botox® and collagen are used for this purpose.
Normally the injections can be completed in fifteen minutes to an
hour and although some patients develop a rash or flu like symptoms
afterwards many report no reaction whatsoever. Injections normally
cost in the $600 range.
The latest rage in non-surgical face lift procedures is a method
called Thermage in which a radio frequency emitter is applied to
problem areas of the face. There is no recovery time with Thermage
and patients report enjoying the deep, penetrating heat caused by
the emitter wand. Changes to the face appear slowly over a two to
six month period. After the procedure redness disappears within
two hours. A full face treatment can run anywhere from $2000 to
$5000.
