Face Lift Operation - Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Advice
Focus Areas: on lower half of face, to reduce sagging,
jowlishness, lines and furrows associated with aging, use and the effects of
gravity on tissue and muscle that have lost elasticity.
Face Lift Operation Up until the true expansion of
information technology and the computer age, plastic surgeons had to rely on
past operation "hands on" experience in order to consider options or
modifications to a standard procedure. In the same manner that all people share
commonalities as well as unique differences, the field of cosmetic surgery
continually balances "normative" standards with the particular needs
and expectations of individuals. The concept of testing outcomes by way of virtual
operations is a powerful tool for plastic surgeons. Equally, patients will be
drawn to those medical practices which can demonstrate the latest technologies
bearing the greatest benefits to patients.
Face Lift Simulated Surgery The technical challenges -
reflecting the needs of plastic surgeons - are staggering to contemplate.
Surgeons require that the visualization be exact replica of the patient. To
achieve this goal, engineers create a 3-D rendering of the face and
head which may contain upwards to 8 million image slices (data
sets) inter-connected in data packets which are updates at a speed of about 10
frames per second, which coincidentally approaches the upper limit of present
day computing capacity.
These virtual surgery capabilities go hand-in-glove with the
actual surgery. All pre-operative briefings have taken place. The patient has
been able to go through a "dry run" of the entire operating day.
Medical history reviews have been taken. Patient takes a mild sedative on the
day and arrives at the surgery center wearing loose comfortable clothing.
Patient registers and awaits the signal time for her to be taken into the
surgery area. Planning wise, a patient can assume that general anesthesia will
be required for a face lift. The overall procedure will take three to five
hours and so it may be necessary and perhaps even more conducive for the
patient to go under general anesthesia for such an extensive surgery.
Alternatively, local anesthesia can be introduced via intravenous sedation.
Sedation is delivered through a catheter into a vein once the patient has been
made comfortable upon the operating table.
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