Face lift surgery is an option considered by many people who are unhappy with the way their face looks after aging or excessive sun exposure.
These factors cause problems such as wrinkles, creases, drooping, sagging, age spots, scars, fine lines, crow's feet, and more.
While surgical face lifts provide many benefits and are a solution to several of these problems, they aren't necessarily a cure-all option.
Facial Cosmetic Surgery If you are unhappy with features of your face that are drooping and wrinkling that are making you look tired and un-alert, a surgeon will likely recommend that you undergo facial cosmetic surgery, particularly if you have deep wrinkles and a good deal of sagging skin.
New advances in this operation allow doctors to make small incisions that reduce the amount of scarring and healing time necessary, and it can be performed under a local anesthetic rather than general.
Downtime after this kind of procedure is mild but you will need a friend to drive you home from the cosmetic surgery office and stay with you for the night.
Always follow any aftercare instructions your nurse or doctor provides.
Age Related Problems While surgical face lifts are useful in warding off visible signs of aging like sagging, drooping, and wrinkles, they usually can't be used alone to correct skin issues such as uneven tone or pigmentation imperfections, scars, acne scars, age spots, or sun damage.
For these types of problems you will need to consult other treatments such as microdermabrasion and laser therapy which remove the surface skin layers evenly to eliminate the appearance of such imperfections.
These treatments are also useful in eliminating or minimizing the appearance of surface wrinkles, and some stimulate your skin to produce more collagen naturally.
Facial Injections vs.
Surgical Face lifts Injections and fillers are useful if your problem relates to gauntness and sagging in the face.
Fillers plump up the area, smooth the skin, and give a more radiant look to the face.
The provide volume and fullness in areas that have lost their suppleness with age.
Different types of filler injections are useful for different areas dependent on the size and nature of the problem.
The downside of these injections is that they are not permanent and need to be repeated two to three times a year to keep up the appearance, so the cost can add up.
There is also a risk of allergic reaction occurring in some patients with the use of certain fillers.