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Facelift: What You Need to Know About Facelift Surgery
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What are the various types of face-lift?
There're several types of facelift (Rhydectomy) treating each a particular anatomical regions:
The cervico-facial face-lift treats the neck, the bajoues, the furrows of bitterness, the naso-géniens furrows and the fall of cheeks. He thus acts on the average part and the bass of the face. It's the face-lift in cleanly spoken.
The temporal face-lift treats the fall of the region of temples and external angle of eyelids.
The frontal face-lift treats the forehead(front).
Each of this face-lift can be only practised or associated. On the other hand, the face-lift also differs by their depth:
- the face-lift under cutaneous treats(handles) only the skin without action on the depth it is rather indicated at the old patient's who has only a problem of excess of skin.
- the face-lift under muscular ( SMAS) re-aims in more the muscular coat(layer) which participates in the ageing.
- the mask lift acts level with the bone and pulls(entails) modifications of the face.
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What's means "SMAS Lift"?
SMAS ( Sub Muscular Aponeurotic system ) is the medical name for the muscle layer present underneath the skin layer. While the "Soft Lift or Softlifting" is limited to the tightening of the skin layers, with the SMAS Lifting before everything the muscle layer is lifted and refreshed. The predicates of the physicians concerning improved long-term results with the SMAS Lifting contradict themselves partially. The decision about the type of Lift should be made in accordation with the personal recommendation of the specialist who will consider your individual requirements concerning the final result.
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Where are the scars?
Subtle sutures are made at the marginal areas of the face, so that they are not directly visible. The cutaneous section is discreet inside the ear, on the natural line.
On the whole the section begins in the temporal region inside of the line of hair, in front of or inside the ear then by-pass the earlobe to end behind in hair.
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Is it a painful operation?
An operation remains an operation and it suites are differently felt from a person to the other one.
A small embarrassment to the one will be felt as a more important pain to the other one.
Painkiller simple are enough to abolish any pain. They're for type of tug-of-war.
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To what the age can make a face-lift?
To all the women whose face begins to let appear the first signs of the ageing. The age of the first face-lift depends on the state of the skin and also on the personal requirement of a woman. Generally, a first face-lift is made towards about forty.
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How takes place the intervention?
The face-lift is practised under neuroleptanalgésie or under general anesthetic and always joins to a local anesthetic.
The section is made in the scalp, comes down(falls) in front of the ear, goes back up rather high behind the listener's house, then bows towards the scalp to come down again in the nape of the neck through hair. The subcutaneous muscular plan is retendu. A rundown maybe made at the same time.
The main work is made under the skin, at the level of muscles, of fibrous tissue and of fat which(who) went back up(raised) and refixés in the new position. The surplus of fat of the neck is also kidnapped and the narrow cervical muscles. When the skin is replaced, it's necessary to give to him(her) a direction(management) and a tension which will pull(entail) the most natural possible result. It's necessary to avoid any surge during the cutaneous excision. The duration of the intervention is about 2:30 am.
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What are operating suites ?
To limit the oedema, one places a compressif bandage which surrounds all the head, and which one removes after 12 hours.
Painkiller simple are enough to abolish any pain. They're for type of tirements.
The patient can generally leave the private hospital 48 hours after the intervention with a scarf on the head. Hair can be washed before the release
The threads are removed towards the 10th day as well as hooks often used in hair.
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At the end of how long am I "visible"?
operating suites are marked by bruises or overalls which appear at once or one-two days after the intervention. They owed 8 in 10 days and are more or less important according to the patients.
The oedema: is often moderated and it disappears gradually in the weeks which follow, without that it not gene the social life.
Scars: must be disinfected until the ablation of the threads then they will be massed during 2 months and protected from the sun by the application of a sun screen.
Before returning to a normal social life, it's usually necessary to wait from 10 to 20 days and to use some more of make-up. Even if your parents and friends don't see your oedema, it is certain that you'll still feel it during several months in a more or less marked way.
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After how much time can I take up my working life again?
Normal activities can be taken up after 2-3 weeks break easily again. It is advisable however, to wait at least two months for the execution of important representative roles.
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What are the risks of the face-lift?
As any surgical operation, the cervico-facial face-lift can have some general complications: infection, nasty bruise or anesthésique complication.
These complications are rare.
In a more specific way, he can arise scar chances, notably at the persons with fragile skin, exposed to the sun, or who smoke. These chances show themselves by a more visible, sometimes thick scar, notably in the region rétro-little finger (behind the ear).
Rather often, the cutaneous sensibility is eased, certain dullness will persist during several months, especially in front of ears.
Nervous complications at the level of the branches of the facial nerve are rare because the anatomical route of this nerve is generally deeper than the plan of the face-lift.
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Could I put on my hair behind?
Scars are in hair. The bun is possible from 2 eme month.If you use a paint, it's better to make it before the intervention not to risk to tattoo scars.
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Could I quickly expose my face to the sun?
It's to disadvise to make a face-lift in full summer not to expose too much early scars to the sun. After some weeks it's possible to expose itself with a total sunblock.
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How long does a face-lift hold?
A face-lift can last from 5 to 15 years according to the skin and the hygiene of life. After a face-lift, one doesn't age either faster, or more slowly. However, one continues to age while keeping a gap with regard to the real time. However, the aging process is not stopped by the intervention. Therefore many patients decide usually after a period of 7-15 years for a second Lifting.
IThe duration of a Face Lift and the progressive aging are determined by many factors as the sun effect, genetic prerequisites, increase or decrease in the weight and other, very personal factors.
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May I be operated eyelids at the same time?
It's often a joint demand for the face-lift. It's completely possible to realize these two interventions at the same time operating.
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What 's cost ?
The prices are very variable according to the used technique, to the fame of the surgeon and his place of exercise.
From 4000 € to 7000 € for a cervico-facial face-lift
From 2.000 € to 3.500 € for a local lift (frontal,neck)
