Facelift

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The skin loses its elasticity with age and moisture. Wrinkles around mouth and eyes and sagging skin in the cheeks and fat deposits in the chin area are the result.

What lies behind Facelift?

The goal of the modern face lift to eliminate signs of aging is to appear young and fresh, but it should look natural. It will follow this procedure: In the field of hair and the ear of the incision is made in natural folds, the subcutaneous tissue is tightened by means of "SMAS" technique, fat pads ("sagging cheeks") are extracted and excess skin is removed. In younger patients with moderate skin excess can be carried endoscopic surgical technique, it results in fact only minimal scars. Shaving of hair is usually not necessary. The facelift takes place mainly in stand-by anesthesia ("twilight sleep").

A facelift forehead lift can be performed in conjunction with a well. The forehead lift is done either through an incision behind the hairline from or endoscopically. At the same time, the "frown lines" between the eyebrows raised and corrected the pages of the eyebrows and thus the "crows feet" smoothed.

Depending on the extent of the facelift we recommend a hospital stay of 1-3 days. Post-operation swelling, bruising or tensions arise, but the reaction quickly. Transient lesions may be covered with make-up. The stitches are removed after about 10 days for 1-2 weeks you should take it easy, then you are fully socially. Intense sun exposure should be avoided for 3 months.

Facelift - Preparation of OP

Preliminary investigation required: laboratory 
1 week before surgery no vitamin C, alcohol 
Smoking reduced to a maximum of 5 cigarettes / day 2 weeks before and two weeks after surgery.

What the patients expected during the operation?

When you lift, proceed as follows: In the area of the hair and the ear incision is made in natural folds, the subcutaneous tissue is "SMAS" technology means streamlined, fat pad ("sagging cheeks)" are extracted surpluses and skin removed.

In younger patients with moderate skin excess can be carried endoscopic surgical technique, it results in fact only minimal scars. Shaving of hair is usually not necessary.

The tightening of the facial skin is usually in the so-called twilight sleep (stand-by-block). These are drugs given by infusion of anesthesiologists. Patients have no pain, as also a local anesthetic is applied. After extensive disinfection of the skin and pooling of hair in the temples and neck or constriction by bonding with ointment, made the cut. This has done much in recent decades. previously been only a small skin incision made in front of the ear and gathered the superficial layer of skin, so for about 15 years, the new SMAS technique is applied.

The new technique SMAS:

Firstly, the superficial skin is released to the mouth fold and then dissected the muscle, connective tissue layer below it. This will be streamlined to remove the excess and after with delicate threads of the rear top fixed. Only the superficial skin is smoothed, the Hautäberschuss removed and the wound closed with fine sutures. In addition, the skin can also be fixed with fibrin glue to the substrate. The advantage here is a quick healing and reduced Nachblutungsgefahr. Sometimes a small drainage for 24 hours is laid. In any case, the patient receives a firm but not too tight fitting head dressing.

Side neck lift / facelift

Often mitgestrafft a facelift is the neck, the incision runs just a little further back in the area of hair. There must be only the area to be extended forward on the neck to the front edge of the superficial neck muscle, with age often emerges as a result of relaxation of the skin. If the neck muscle fibers to be seen clearly, is put under the chin a little cut and laid the muscle edges together with single sutures. The duration of the operation time depending on the extent of engagement between three and four hours.

Possible symptoms that may occur one after surgery:

Low or no pain, but a feeling of tension for several days.

As for the OP must be respected?

Stay for 1-2 days.

Dressing depending on for 5-10 days.

Sutures or staples be removed after about 10 days.

Wash hair from Day 4.

To work after removing the threads.

Socially after about three weeks.

Further questions about facelift or forehead lift? 
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