Surgical facelift (facelift)

Facelift (facelift)

is an aesthetic operation to correct pronounced signs of age-related changes. It allows you to remove wrinkles, make the oval of the face more toned and clear, get rid of excess sagging skin and fatty tissue, which in turn can be redistributed to areas of lack of volume of your own soft tissues. As a result of a facelift, the face looks younger, on average, by 10 years. With proper postoperative care, the effect lasts for 15 years or more. Facelift can be combined, for example, with blepharoplasty - an eyelid rejuvenation operation, during which fatty hernias (“bags”) under the eyes, heavy folds of the upper eyelids, and wrinkles in the periorbital area are removed.

WHEN TO DO A FACE LIFT?

Theoretically, a facelift (facelift) can be done after 30 years of age, but most often the need for aesthetic correction of facial ptosis arises after 45 years of age. It all depends on individual anatomical features, genetic predisposition to earlier or later aging, skin care, lifestyle, and hormonal levels. Over the years, women and men slow down the synthesis of their own collagen and elastin fibers, the lack of hyaluronic acid increases, and they, in turn, are responsible for youth and skin tone. Muscle and connective tissue also lose elasticity. On the other hand, no one has canceled the effect of the Earth’s gravitational forces (gravitational ptosis).

FACE LIFT AT THE PIROGOV CLINIC IS AN OPERATION IN THE BEST PLASTIC SURGERY CLINIC IN ST. PETERSBURG.

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When can you have a facelift? (aesthetic indications):

• With facial ptosis, when the contour “blurs,” jowls form on the cheeks, the skin in the area of ​​the chin, cheeks, temples, and forehead looks flabby and “sags.”
• For deep wrinkles on the forehead, neck, cheekbones.
• With a double chin and pronounced cervical folds, facelifting, namely lifting the lower third of the face, can eliminate this defect, however, if the problem of the double chin is associated with divergence of the platysma muscle, then to achieve a good aesthetic result, it may be recommended to do platysmoplasty.
• When the outer corners of the eyes droop.
• When the corners of the lips droop.
• With sagging skin of the brow ridges, deep wrinkles in the forehead.

There are no specific age restrictions for anti-aging surgeries, but a facelift can only be done if there are aesthetic indications and there are no contraindications for health reasons. It is important to consider that skin aging in different areas can be expressed to varying degrees. Sometimes, to achieve the best result, we recommend to patients not an isolated facelift, but an integrated approach to rejuvenation. For example, if, along with facial ptosis, the patient experiences drooping of the upper lip or corners of the mouth, it is better to perform not only a circular facelift, but also cheiloplasty in one operation and, accordingly, under one anesthesia. In this case, the task of facial rejuvenation will be completed in full, and not partially, and the result of the operation will look truly harmonious. For the patient, this is the best option not only from an aesthetic and medical point of view, but also more economically profitable (there is no need to pay twice for anesthesia or hospitalization).

The feasibility of the operation and its optimal volume can be clarified during a consultation with a plastic surgeon.

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Indications for the procedure

• Deep wrinkles of the forehead and eyebrow area;
• drooping eyebrows;
• Drooping of the corners of the eyes.

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TYPES OF FACELIFT

SMAS facelift, unlike thread lifting, involves working on a deeper muscular-fibrous layer located under the skin. It is SMAS lifting that is recommended for patients with the most severe facial ptosis (“floating contour”, deep wrinkles), since it allows you to achieve the most noticeable and long-term effect.

Depending on the correction zone, it is customary to distinguish:

• lifting the lower third of the face;
• mid-face lift (check-lift);
• lifting the forehead and brow ridges (upper third of the face);
• circular facelift.

If necessary, facelift can be combined with other anti-aging injection techniques. For example, with Botox injections (to remove nasolabial lines), fillers for contouring or lipofilling to improve the quality of the skin, give it a youthful and radiant appearance, and replenish the deficiency of one’s own soft tissues.

If the patient has no indications for a surgical facelift, but the oval and its contours have lost their clarity, permanent swelling, sagging skin has developed, and deep wrinkles have appeared, the problem can be solved with the help of threads or ligature lifting. These are less radical cosmetic methods of beauty, but with a less long-term effect.

Advantages over other methods

You can work with the forehead and eyebrow area using various methods: using drugs based on botulinum toxin, various fillers, and facial massage. All these techniques are mastered by specialist cosmetologists at the UMG center. In cases where cosmetology is powerless, forehead and eyebrow lifting surgery will help solve the problem radically, for many years.

REHABILITATION AFTER FACE LIFT (FACELIFT)

Before leaving the clinic, a special bandage is applied to the face, which is recommended to be worn for 3-4 days. After a facelift, small hematomas are possible, which disappear within 2 weeks. However, minor swelling may be noticeable for 3-4 months. You can speed up rehabilitation after a facelift, consolidate and improve the result with the help of a special cosmetology course developed by the doctors of our clinic. The rehabilitation course after plastic surgery is selected individually by your plastic surgeon and cosmetologist.

The precision approach to anti-aging surgery used by plastic surgeons at the Pirogov Clinic makes a facelift a minimally traumatic procedure and makes scars invisible. Scars after a facelift are hidden in the natural folds of the ears - they disappear over time, and are not at all noticeable behind the hair. You can see examples of work with early results below, as well as in the profiles of plastic surgeons.

Pain is usually not pronounced, but if there is increased sensitivity, it can be relieved with mild painkillers. It is recommended to refrain from intense physical activity for 1-2 months. You should also avoid sunbathing, hot baths and saunas after a facelift for as long as recommended by your doctor.

Plastic surgeons at the Pirogov Clinic are always in touch and guide their patients until the very end of rehabilitation. Postoperative support (along with dressings and suture removal) is already included in the cost of a facelift.

For each patient, specialists from the cosmetology department can select a special program of restorative procedures, taking into account the nuances of the operation performed and the surgeon’s recommendations.

FACE LIFT WITHOUT SURGERY

Facelift is the most radical method of rejuvenation with the most noticeable result; there are no alternatives to a circular facelift. However, at the age of up to 40-45 years, with mild ptosis of the dermal layer, the patient may be offered a less invasive thread, ligature, endotin lifting as an alternative. The results of a facelift without surgery will last for a period of 2 to 5 years, depending on the technique.

Among anti-aging procedures with a lifting effect, we recommend paying attention to RF lifting, M22 Lumenis photorejuvenation, injection cosmetology, special care programs with cosmetics enriched with active ingredients, etc.

SMAS

The SMAS method is based on deep tightening of the skin, capturing the underlying dense tissue. The procedure is used in the presence of nasolabial and cervical folds, ptosis of the eyelids, and drooping soft tissues of the face.

During the operation, an incision is made from the anterior edge of the auricle to the back of the head with fixation of the muscular aponeurotic system.

This type of surgical intervention is recommended for women under 45 years of age, which is associated with loss of elasticity of the skin over the years.

Rehabilitation takes up to 3 months.

HOW MUCH DOES A FACE LIFT COST?

The price of a facelift varies depending on the technique, experience and qualifications of the plastic surgeon. Take a look at the page with current promotions and special offers of our clinic. We regularly offer discounts on surgeries, including SMAS facelift. The price already includes: surgery, anesthesia, stay in the ward, postoperative patient care (examination by a surgeon, dressings and suture removal), rehabilitation procedures at the cosmetology center.

You can read reviews from satisfied patients who have chosen this rejuvenation procedure in a special section on our website or in our groups on social networks.

WHY IS IT WORTH DOING A FACE LIFT IN OUR CLINIC?

• qualified plastic surgeons with extensive experience in aesthetic surgeries;
• our doctors constantly exchange experience with foreign specialists, attract colleagues from Europe and the USA, which allows us to perform plastic surgeries using progressive world techniques;
• the opportunity to undergo all preoperative examinations in the clinic within one day;
• own laboratory: test results - quickly and with a guarantee of reliability;
• equipping operating rooms with the most advanced medical equipment from leading Western companies
• attentive and responsible medical staff: a team of anesthesiologists, resuscitators, assistants and nurses coordinately and quickly resolves any issues around the clock;
• the highest standards of equipment sterility and patient safety, meeting the requirements of regulatory authorities;
• use of the latest generation of anesthesia that does not cause any discomfort after the intervention;
• Superior rooms: You feel like you are in a European hotel room;
• free consultations with plastic surgeons;
• quick return to normal life: as a rule, patients are discharged the very next day after a facelift;
• the departments of medical cosmetology and laser dermatology carry out procedures for the fastest possible tissue regeneration, allowing you to start enjoying the results as soon as possible;
• interest-free installment payment for any operations, credit;
• discounts on VHI policies;

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Benefits of forehead and eyebrow lifting at the UMG aesthetic medicine center

Level of surgery

All doctors at the UMG center are fluent in endoscopic equipment. Every sixth operation is performed using it.

Accumulated experience

Over the years of the center's existence, more than 500 successful operations have been performed.

Safety

Each operation is accompanied by a highly qualified team of anesthesiologists. Doctors - anesthesiologists-resuscitators have at least 10 years of experience in accompanying surgical operations.

The best surgical equipment

Doctors use high-quality microsurgical instruments from European manufacturers.

Comfortable conditions

After the operation, the patient is transferred to an individual ward and is under constant supervision of a doctor and nurse for about a day.

A complex approach

At the UMG center, surgical methods are successfully combined with cosmetic ones. A team of experienced cosmetologists and surgeons develops individual plans for solving age-related appearance problems and jointly leads the patient to an excellent result.

Our plastic surgeons are true professionals. They qualitatively eliminate any imperfections. Trust experienced specialists and come to the UMG aesthetic medicine center. We will perfect your facial features with an effective endoscopic facelift.