Face Lift Surgery

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Face Lift Surgery

What is Face Lift Surgery?

As we age, our skin loses its elasticity due to environmental factors and unwanted lines, folds and sagging occur. Face lift surgery is a surgical procedure performed to eliminate this aesthetic defect and can achieve very successful and long-lasting results.

Face lift surgeries generally involve removing excess skin and tightening tissues. This results in a tighter, smoother skin appearance.

How is Face Lift Surgery Performed?

The technique used in face lift surgery is determined according to each patient’s anatomy and aesthetic goals. However, the procedures usually involve lifting tissue, tightening the underlying muscles, removing excess skin, and stretching and re-covering the remaining skin to give your face a more youthful appearance.

What Should Be Done Before Face Lift Surgery?

Patients who smoke should stop using tobacco products at least 3-4 weeks before surgery. It is also necessary to stop taking anti-inflammatory and blood thinning medications about a week before facelift surgery. You can continue normal exercise and daily routines until the time of surgery.

Face lift surgery is a surgery performed under general anesthesia. First of all, a detailed examination is performed and the procedures to be applied are decided together with the patient. Then, a series of tests are performed along with blood tests to determine whether there is any obstacle to surgery.

Frequently Asked Questions About Face Lift Surgery

Face lift surgery usually takes between 3 and 5 hours, depending on the patient's skin structure.

Since the surgery is performed with general anesthesia, no pain is felt. The pain felt after the surgery is minimized with painkillers.

Patients who have facelift surgery stay under observation in the hospital for 1 night and are discharged the next day if their health condition is good.

Although it depends on the technique used during facelift surgery and the age of the patient;

The facial appearance returns to normal within 7-10 days.
Bruising and swelling disappear within 10-15 days,
After 1 month, the feeling of tension in the face disappears,
After 12 months, the cut areas become more obscure.

Face lift procedures require long incisions. Since it is applied in our clinic by hiding it in the natural curves of the hairline and around the ears, visible scars are minimal.

While the surgical scar appears red at first, it turns skin color over time and becomes less obvious. In addition, after surgery, a scar care program is applied to ensure that recovery is healthy and rapid.