Plastic surgery facelift: indications and contraindications



Plastic surgery relieves the patient of wrinkles on the neck, in the eye area and on the face.

The effect lasts for several years.

The operation involves the removal of excess tissue that leads to the formation of wrinkles and irregularities on the surface of the face.

Anesthesia for the procedure is used as general anesthesia.



Through incisions in the area of ​​the auricles in the part of the hairy skin, tools are inserted under the skin, which lead to flaking of the skin. Then the skin is tightened thereby eliminating wrinkles.

Excessive skin formations are removed, and cosmetic seams are adjusted.

The average duration of the rejuvenating effect is 5 years, after which it is possible to repeat the operation.

The indications for facelift are:

• eyelid omission;
• sagging eyebrows and forehead area;
• wrinkles in the area of ​​the nose, cheekbones and temples;
• vertical wrinkles on the cheeks;
• deep-fitting nasolabial folds;
• the appearance of a second chin;
• wrinkles on the neck.

It is impossible to carry out the operation in the following cases:



• chronic diseases of the internal organs;
• in case of infectious infection;
• in the presence of cancer;
• troubled blood clotting.

Prior to facelift plastic surgery, it is recommended to give up bad habits and the use of hormonal drugs, as well as medicinal substances that may interfere with blood clotting. The day before the operation, you can spend the so-called "light" day regarding nutrition. On the day of the procedure it is recommended not to drink or eat food.



How to make a facelift: the stages of the operation and the recovery period

Before the operation, the physician compulsorily assesses the capabilities of the patient and the presence of any contraindications. The patient’s wish is also clearly formed, after which the surgeon draws up a plan of action.

The main recommendations after facelift include the use of general anesthesia. By the time facelift can take several hours. For each client, the surgeon selects an individual method of operation.

With open cuts, the surgeon controls the location of the tissues and performs the necessary manipulations by moving the skin to the right places for the correct location.

Also provided is a method for performing an operation using endoscopic technology.

How do facelift endoscopic method?

The operation involves the use of the method of surface facelift, which involves simple incisions, tightening the skin and removing excess skin.

Deep tightening involves the movement of the muscle and tendon structure through the same incisions and manipulations. With this technique, you can not only eliminate wrinkles, but also clearly express the contours of the oval face.

Combined facelift carries an additional intervention on the excision of tissue surfaces in the area of ​​the masticatory muscles, as well as the removal of deep tissues.

Freedom from wrinkles on the forehead and a significant rise in eyebrows due to frontlifting .

Korotkorobtsovy facelifting will help get rid of flesh and fully tighten a third of the face from the bottom. Thus, the lower jaw becomes clear and level.

Sagging of the cheeks, bags in the eye area, as well as deep folds eliminates check-lifting , as a result of which the tissues are pulled upwards.

Spatial facelift involves the transfer of tissue through the physiological space of mimic muscles filled with fatty fiber. This option allows you to tighten the middle and lower face.

Rehabilitation after facelift occurs within one or two weeks. In the first days after the operation, pain may occur, which can be eliminated by taking pain medication.

Special elastic dressings should be worn, timely dressings should be made and regular wounds should be properly treated.

Particular attention to the patient during recovery should be paid to sleep: the head must be lifted without fail.

Common requirements are the elimination of physical exertion, the rejection of the tanning bed and sauna, the lack of makeup the first week after surgery.

Features of vector facelift

Vector facelift is considered a reliable way to restore facial contours. With this method, you can remove loose skin from the middle and lower parts of the face. The optimal age for its holding is the age after 35 years.

Vector lifting is a procedure in which a preparation based on hyaluronic acid is injected under the skin according to a certain scheme. Acid will remain under the skin for about six months in the structure in which it was introduced.

The injected drug prevents sticking of the canal channels and forms around it a new structure, which is a skeleton. With this frame, the skin becomes elastic and resilient, and all signs of aging disappear.

As a result of a vector facelift, a lifting effect is manifested: the cheeks become raised, skin sagging on the chin is eliminated, the corners of the mouth rise to the top, nasolabial folds are smoothed .

After resorption of the drug begins the active process of synthesis of collagen cells by the body and the manifestation of rejuvenation continues.

Traces after the procedure is almost invisible and disappear after a few days. After a vector facelift, the first time should be to abandon active rest, physical exertion, a visit to a bath or a solarium.

The application of decorative cosmetics is also recommended the day after the procedure.