As a person ages, the facial skin sags, wrinkles, and various spots and irregularities appear due to years, sunlight, daily stress and other factors (outdoor pollution, smoking, alcohol, malnutrition). When we look at an old face; We see prominent forehead and eye lines, drooping eyebrows, sagging-wrinkled eyelids, baggy lower eyelids, deep mouth and lip lines, distorted facial contour, deep neck lines and veils. The skin has lost its vitality, sunspots and other moles have appeared on it, it has become thinner and wrinkled.
We can summarize the things that can be done against these signs of aging on the face into two main areas:
Face lift-renewal operations
1. Forehead lift - eyebrow lift
2. Cheek (face) lift (Total lift or mini lift)
3. Neck lift
4. Eyelid aesthetics
5. Rhinoplasty
6. Other corrective surgeries (removal of skin lesions, skin peeling procedures, etc.)
Aesthetic applications on the face
Filling applications:
=Fat filling: Taking the person's own fat and applying it to cheeks, lips and other facial contours
= Elimination of wrinkles, lips and small irregularities with synthetic fillers
= Peeling processes - Chemical (with acids), mechanical (dermabrasion) and laser peeling
= Botox application (eliminating skin wrinkles by stopping the muscles)
= Skin stimulation- revitalization procedures: Applications such as Dermoroller-mesotherapy-radiofrequency
= Cosmetic product applications - Home applications- cream-mask-lotion
Face Lift ( Facelift, Rhytidectomy )
The method of facial lift surgery is decided according to the needs of the patient. In some patients, simply tightening the cheeks or forehead area can produce a good result. If necessary, a total face lift (includes forehead, cheeks, neck, under the chin and eyelids) can also be performed. Purpose of face lift; sagging can be summarized as stretching the excess skin and removing the excess, stretching and hanging the relaxed muscles and membranes, hanging the displaced facial fat masses and pulling them back to their original place.
Face lift can be applied to any adult patient (male or female) between the ages of 30 and 75. These surgeries give the person a tighter, more well-contoured and younger-looking face. Although how long the effects of the surgery will last varies depending on the patient's age, skin type, operation technique (full face lift or mini lift, etc.), the effect lasts for about 10 years on average. . Face lift is a repeatable operation. Face lift does not stop aging, but it provides the patient with a younger appearance compared to his age.
Face lift surgeries are usually performed under general anesthesia. If the patient wishes, local anesthesia can also be performed by giving relaxing medication. Although each plastic surgeon has their own technique, the MACS lift has been the preferred method in recent years. Here is the trace; The sideburn line starts in front of the ear, continues in front of the ear and ends at the level of the earlobe. This technique is a method with limited scarring, but with satisfactory stretching-lifting efficiency. Scars are hidden as much as possible by conforming to natural lines.
Surgery time varies depending on the technique and the patient and can last from 2.5 hours (mini lift) to 6-8 hours (total face lift). The forehead-eyebrow-temple lift part of facelift surgery can also be performed endoscopically (by entering through small holes and with the help of an endoscope). Cheek-neck lift is also performed classically. After the surgery, the patient stays in the hospital for one or two nights. It takes 8-10 days for healing, swelling and bruises to disappear. After the operation, the patient is monitored with a closed dressing for 3-4 days. Then small skin patches are applied to the scars. The stitches are self-dissolving. 4-5 days after surgery. Aesthetic eyelid aesthetics, aesthetic nose surgery, and chin contour correction surgeries can be included in facial renewal procedures. Then more effective results can be obtained in facial appearance.
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