Face Lift Operation for Older Persons - 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 for Older Persons In the population groups between forty to eighty years of age, much concentration on looks is focused on the lower half of the face, especially the chin and neck where fat accumulates and where a jowlishness and sagging tends to occur with age. The street term for this condition is known as "turkey neck" due to the clear visual similarity to how turkey's necks naturally look, a condition considered unpleasant by all except perhaps turkey farmers who have the more direct economic interest in the subject.

Procedure Introduces Tensioning And Smoothening Procedurally, the surgeon makes extensive incisions and then immediately focuses on the neck muscles (platysmal bands), bringing them together in order to introduce tensioning and smoothening into the area. In the event that substantial fatty deposits cover the treatment area, then the surgeon can make a small incision below the chin line and then apply liposuction to the area, thereby suctioning out unwanted fat.

Next Phase To Lift Skin Off Muscles The surgeon returns to the next phase of the procedure. Meanwhile, the facial skin is also lifted or elevated off the muscles in an upwards-backwards direction up over the cheek bones (malar crescent) and behind the ears and neck on both sides. If a brow lift is also scheduled then the skin on the forehead is also lifted upwards and backwards.

Excess Skin Excised From Face Excess skin, at this stage of the procedure, is now removed and the suturing of the incision areas begins in order to seal the area. Alternatively, some surgeons may elect use of surgical staples in the hairline in order to save hair loss. Staples swell and diminish tightness caused by sutures. In the event that fluids build up in the surgical area, the surgeon will place small soft plastic drainage tubes located behind the ear which the patient keeps in place for one to two days following the surgery. A turban style head wrap is carefully wound around the head in order to further protect the surgical area from possible contamination of exposure.

Alternative Procedure Eliminates Hairline Incisions While traditional facelift operating procedures will benefit the majority of the population, especially those people will ample surpluses of facial skin, certain people may want to consider endoscopic surgery techniques in the face lift operation. Use of the endoscope virtually eliminates the incision along or within the hairline. Instead, small incisions at specific loci can be made, thus creating a more targeted overall procedure, resulting in less tissue damage and scarring. In other words, rather than all-over incision, the physician can now opt for strategically placed incisions in areas of greatest need.

How To Hide Incisions And Minimize Future Visible Scarring Incision may be hidden in the lower eyelid and in the upper gumline when the muscles and skin of the mid face region need to be smoothed and tightened. In the reverse procedure - loosening muscles in the neck - incisions can be concealed behind the ears or beneath the chin depending upon the surgeon's evaluation. As expected, the endoscope can assist the positioning of chin and cheek implants, thus creating greater precison and lowering surgical side effects.