The Top Four Face Cosmetic Treatments
For people who have problems with slight subsidence and relaxation limited to only some areas of the face, “targeted” face cosmetic lifts can be proposed. These include:
- Neck lifting
- Eyebrow lifting
- Forehead lifting
- Cheeks lifting
In the case of a marked and more uniform aging face the patient is recommended a full facelift: the lifting of head and neck, which aims to rejuvenate the upper third of the face (forehead, eyebrows), the middle third (eyes, cheekbones , cheeks and nasolabial furrow) and the lower third (neck).
The lifting of head and neck offers the best guarantee of complete rejuvenation of the face: in people where signs of aging are marked, in fact, is inadvisable to proceed with “segmental” lifting (only the neck or only the forehead).
Often the patient’s request is directed to one anatomical region that most disturbs her or in which she focused her attention. Accommodate these wishes often means producing a cosmetic damage that increases the contrast between the anatomical treated region and the other untreated ones.
Neck lifting
From the age of 35-40 years it begins to become clearer the relaxation of the neck tissues (skin, tissues and muscles) and the two central ribs of the platysma muscle (double chin). It’s a classic sign of aging, caused by failure of cervical tissues and their loss of elasticity. It’s a very clear imperfection that can be corrected surgically with the lifting of the neck.
For some patients the aging face is limited to only certain parts, such as the neck for example, so a “sectoral” face lift approach can be proposed, one that is limited in size (only the neck, only the forehead, etc. …).
For other cases, the aging signs are evenly spread throughout the face and the neck area, then the patient must be treated with “complete” head and neck lifting.
The aim of the neck lifting is to lift and reposition the skin and the muscle groups that have turned relaxed and have lost elasticity. This is an operation lasting two hours if limited to the neck and of longer duration in case of more extensive cosmetic face lift.
If there is accumulation of adipose tissue (fat) the lifting is combined with liposuction of the neck under local anesthesia with sedation.
The scars are hidden behind the ears and in some cases you will require an incision below the chin but it will leave no visible imperfections. After the surgery swelling and bruising of the neck may appear but will disappear by themselves in about 10-15 days.
Eyebrow lifting
It is common to see the tail of the eyebrow down, even in young people, especially males. This feature gives the face a gloomy, worried look.
Correcting this problem is really simple and you can do it as a single process or combining the lifting with the upper blepharoplasty (they share the same incision to access). In the latter case, the access incision is hidden in the scalp. In either case the end result is the rise of the third side of the eyebrow.
This lifting is done in outpatient surgery under local anesthesia.
Forehead lifting
When all the eyebrow is lowered correction is possible by lifting the forehead.
The forehead is affected markedly by the effects of aging, sun exposure, lifestyle (smoking, alcohol, little sleep, stress in general), hormonal changes and shows them with the appearance of wrinkles, accentuated lines of expression and with a lowering of the eyebrows caused by the loss of tone and the collapse of the skin and underlying tissues.
The forehead lifting is the surgery that “raises” and repositions the forehead tissues (skin, tissues, muscle) that have slipped down returning a fresh and bright look, typical of young people. Unlike surgery limited to the eyebrows it improves the whole appearance of the forehead, eliminating wrinkles on the sides of the eyes (called “crow’s feet), wrinkles of the forehead and glabellar lines.
The upper blepharoplasty can be combine with a forehead lifting, to remove excess skin of the upper eyelid and to get a great rejuvenation of the upper third of the face and orbital area without altering the appearance of the face.
The forehead cosmetic face lift has undergone many changes in surgical technique, it is now a very “soft” procedure for the patients, more than the old technique with coronal incision. It is practice with small incisions hidden in the hair, under local anesthesia with mild sedation in outpatient surgery.
Overall, what the patient appreciates most is the remarkable improvement of the severe expression that affected the patient before undergoing this face cosmetic procedure.
Cheeks lifting
Like the face and neck, the tissues of the cheeks undergo relaxation and loss of elasticity and firmness. This creates the nasolabial grooves, the definition of the jaw is lost and the classic depression under the eyes appears. It’s a normal condition linked to the aging process that involves not only the surface layer of soft tissue (skin), but also the underlying tissues. In this case the remedy is only by means of surgical facelift which may be limited to the cheeks or combined with other regions of the face needing an equal treatment, namely the neck and forehead .
Often the lifting of the cheeks is associated with the rejuvenation of the lower eyelids (lower blepharoplasty) : from these two surgical approaches the soft tissue covering the cheekbones (lifting of the middle third of the face) can be repositioned that, because of age, have slipped down and caused zygomatic wrinkles.
The cheeks and the middle third of the face lifting is an intervention practiced under sedation with a hospital stay of a few hours after the procedure.
The access incisions are hidden in natural contours of the ear and the lower lid (similar to those of lower blepharoplasty).
