Face lift / facelift
Associated terms:
Facelift, face lift, facial skin tightening, face tightening
The basics of a facelift
Beauty primarily means charisma, attractiveness, harmony and is in harmony with the personal feeling of happiness.
The signs of the ageing process are usually particularly noticeable on the face. Volume and proportion shifts as well as tissue sagging in conjunction with gravity can disrupt the harmony of the face and appear as follows:
Brief overview of facelift:
Duration of treatment:
3-5 hours
Anaesthesia:
General anaesthesia, if necessary also twilight sleep
Follow-up treatment:
Head bandage for 2 days
Load restrictions:
2 -4 weeks
Areas of application for a face lift
- Wrinkles, sagging skin or excess fatty tissue on the neck
- Loss of the chin line contour with sagging cheeks
- Formation of bags under the eyes and the so-called tear trough
- Flattening of the zygomatic arch
- Wrinkles in the cheek area with lack of volume in the cheeks (hollow cheeks)
- Deep wrinkle between the nose and the corners of the mouth (so-called nasolabial fold)
- Lack of volume on the lips
The desire to look fresher and more rested is a common motivation for undergoing a facelift.
The choice of treatment technique (tightening in several layers of tissue and correction of the above-mentioned shifts in proportions) depends on the extent of skin sagging and wrinkling. Not only is excess, inelastic skin removed, but the fatty tissue in the face is also repositioned and remodelled.
The subsequent scars are concealed during a facelift. They run directly in the natural crease in front of the ear, on the back of the pinna and in the hairy area of the head.
After a facelift has been performed, the addition of other procedures (Botulinum toxin treatment, Wrinkle injections, Eyelid corrections, Eyebrow or Forehead lift) to achieve an overall harmonious and natural look.
In a personal and individual counselling interview We will be happy to analyse your wishes and expectations and design a treatment concept that is right for you.
We offer different surgical procedures depending on your facial contours:
Mini-lift (small lift, S-lift):
This technique, with minimal scarring in front of the ear and along the temple, is suitable for younger patients. It should be noted that a "mini lift" may only have a "mini effect" and the result may have a shorter shelf life.
Midface lift (extended MACS lift with eyelid lift, midfacelift)
Using special techniques, the tissue of the lower eye area and cheek can be repositioned to a more youthful position. This is achieved by removing excess skin from the lower eyelid. As often only a small amount of facial skin needs to be removed, a faster recovery can be expected.
SMAS facelift (neck-jowl lift, sagging cheeks)
If there are more pronounced wrinkles on the cheeks and significant excess skin on the neck, the skin and the underlying connective tissue framework of the face (called SMAS) must be loosened up to the neck and then tightened. This somewhat more intensive procedure has the advantage of a very long-lasting result.
Aftercare
Depending on the extent of the procedure, it is performed on an outpatient or inpatient basis.
To avoid severe swelling, you should lie with your head elevated and cool down.
The first dressing change is carried out on the first day after the operation. The head can be washed again on the third day after the operation. Physical exertion should be avoided until the stitches are removed on the 14th day. Most swelling and bruising will subside within the first 2 weeks. Depending on the type of lift, you will be unable to socialise for between 1 and 2 weeks, although the exercise restrictions may last for a further 1 to 3 weeks.