Why is softlifting done and is this procedure really effective?

After 35 years, signs of aging appear in both men and women. Regardless of lifestyle and facial care, the synthesis of collagen and hyaluronic acid decreases, and voids appear in the intercellular space. The use of cosmetic procedures allows you to restore elasticity and simulate a beautiful oval line. Softlifting is an invasive facial plastic surgery using modern fillers. The drugs not only replenish tissue volume, allowing you to achieve a 3D effect, but also restore biochemical processes.

What it is

Injections are carried out into the deep layers of the skin using cannulas. This is a thin, long plastic needle with a rounded cut. The outlet for the drug is located on the side. The special design allows you to minimize the number of punctures when performing contour correction. The technique ensures rapid recovery, since the process of advancing the cannula does not injure blood vessels, tissues and nerve endings.

The result is comparable to full-fledged plastic surgery, thanks to the use of the latest generation drugs. Fillers based on hyaluronic acid have a viscous gel structure that allows them to maintain their shape for 2 years.

Instruments and preparations for lifting

The softlifting effect depends on the tools; they must be of high quality and expensive. The instruments are simple in their technical structure, but require the cosmetologist to have experience in their use. We are talking about a syringe with a special needle.

It should not be small, elastic, very thin with a round nose. The syringe also has side holes into which cocktails are injected. The design of the instrument ensures that in the process of moving even to the periosteum, it moves the tissues away without deforming them. As a result, tissues and vessels are not injured, there is no accumulation of fluid, nerve endings are not damaged, which does not in any way affect the skin or muscle contraction.

The fillers are based on non-sulfonated glycosaminoglycan. However, 3D modeling uses cocktails from the last millennium:

• Restylane Sub Q. Its components are distinguished by high internal friction;
• "Voluma." Its components are distinguished by their volume and increased viscosity;
• "Styling". On the label you can find a local anesthetic, which reduces pain, hexahydric alcohol, and also glucet. The latest antioxidants nourish cells with anti-aging components. This cocktail is available in the market in different densities. To create volumetric modeling of facial muscles and their correction, a cocktail with increased density is usually used. We are talking about Stylage XL. To correct the line of lips and eyes, use a product with the lowest density. We're talking about Stylage Special Lips.

Substances in cocktails must be neutralized at the production stage. Then the required depth of their activation is achieved, otherwise the substances will not penetrate deeply enough, which will lead to a lack of results. Neutralization is performed with any product with a classic pH.

Benefits of cocktail correction

Depending on the zone that will be correctable, a specific cocktail is introduced with a separate density precisely calculated for each area. Using different cocktails. Their density should not be the same.

To ensure that the active substances are evenly distributed, after the procedure a light massage is performed using patting movements. The technique will create an elastic muscle corset and restore the natural contour of the face. Corrective procedures need to be carried out in the future.

Fillers are injected into the lower layers of the skin. This helps to achieve quick results. It is also impossible to concentrate the gel in one area and possibly feel it under the skin. In especially advanced cases, the use of hyaluronic acid with botulinum toxins is allowed. For example, Botox can be injected into the area between the eyebrows, directly under them, or in the corners of the eyes.

The advantages include:

• relative ease of execution (for an experienced professional);
• no tingling or any pain.

Also:

• a small number of side effects;
• lack of any rehabilitation;
• the ability to immediately observe the result (immediately after administering the cocktail);
• possibility of conducting the course and repeating it.

Thus, softlifting will allow:

• Tighten soft tissues in any facial area, model new cheekbones;
• Tighten the eyebrow line, correct the area around the eyes, as well as the area where the first facial irregularities appear, get rid of swelling;
• Model a new lip line, tighten the corners;
• Correct an uneven nose, restore a deformed tip;
• Make fabrics more elastic, return the face to its natural color;
• Even out the skin texture, getting rid of minor unevenness, and significantly correct deep folds;
• Create a beautiful facial oval, a clear contour line.

The effect of the procedure in active facial centers is up to a year, and in those that are not so significantly involved - up to 24 months.

Indications for use

The method of rejuvenation and modeling of the oval is used at the age of 35 to 60 years. An effective way to reduce the number of wrinkles, improve the general condition of the skin, smooth out the texture, and restore a beautiful, healthy color. Flabbiness disappears, the skin becomes denser and more elastic. It is also possible to cope with a tired look by raising the corners of your lips and eyes.

Indications for:

• sagging of the soft tissues of the lower third of the face;
• shaved and double chin;
• hump on the back of the nose;
• flabbiness;
• wrinkles of different depths;
• fuzzy oval line.

Softlifting (facial contouring) - a sensation of a second youth, facial rejuvenation without a lift

Every woman strives to preserve her youth as long as possible. At the same time, standard cosmetic procedures at a certain stage become ineffective, and surgical intervention is frightening due to its risk factors. And there are quite a lot of contraindications to plastic surgery. But will you really have to give up the attractiveness? Accept that the years take their toll, leaving traces of accumulated experience in the form of wrinkles or sagging skin on the face? Is it really necessary to submit to nature and accept the fact that the reflection in the mirror no longer pleases, does not “glow” with youth, does not enchant with charm?

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The best option for solving the problems that have arisen is the modern European method of rejuvenation and correction of the oval of the face and tightening. Vadim Sergeevich Bakov successfully practices a non-invasive method of facelift without surgery - Softlifting. Now you have a chance to maintain freshness and restore lost volume, eliminate the “tired” expression on your face at any age. You will be able to forget about these problems. You just need to undergo a complex of treatment with a new softlifting method.

Efficiency

The softlifting technique provides not only smoothing of wrinkles, but also volumetric modeling of the facial oval. Fillers have a prolonged result, the final version can be assessed after a month.

Hydrobalance is restored, blood flow and lymphatic drainage are improved, and protection against aggressive environmental factors is increased.

Softlift results:

• beautiful raised cheekbones and a chiseled chin are created;
• wrinkles in the eyelid area and mouth are smoothed out;
• manages to improve the shape of the nose;
• bags, puffiness, dark circles under the eyes are eliminated;
• There is a lifting of the jowls and double chin.

Attention! It can be prescribed up to 30 years of age to correct the shape of the nose and correct individual facial features. To solve the problems of post-acne, hyperpigmentation, and deep wrinkles, it is recommended to use other cosmetic methods. With pronounced age-related changes, an integrated approach is required to restore regeneration processes.

Cost of the Soft-Lifting procedure

The price of SoftLifting depends on how many drugs (fillers) may be required to correct certain changes, which is determined by the degree of their severity. Another advantage of this technique is that it can be done in stages, i.e. in several stages.

The approximate price of facial contouring can be estimated by the following indicators (taking into account bilateral correction when using the drug Stylage, France):

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Types and methods of introducing fillers

Restylane SubQ - the drug is produced in Switzerland, the gel is high-density, suitable for filling deep wrinkles, shaping cheekbones, chin, cheeks. Allows you to restore facial symmetry and smooth out nasolabial folds. Contains lidocaine, which minimizes pain during implantation.

Juvederm Voluma - filler is used to create the contour of the cheekbones and chin. In addition to hyaluronic acid, it contains phosphate buffer and lidocaine. The correction effect lasts as long as possible - up to 18 months. It is also used to eliminate wrinkles in the mouth area and fill nasolabial folds.

Stylage XL - uses a gel of maximum density for pronounced facial modeling. Injected into the deep layers of the skin to eliminate wrinkles and ptosis, enhance cheekbones, and 3D contouring. The result lasts for a year.

Administration methods:

1. Papular - the needle is inserted at an angle of 45°, a papule is formed, which resolves within a few days. Used in the area of ​​cheekbones, chin, forehead.
2. Linear-retrograde - the drug is administered intradermally as the needle exits the skin. It is used to smooth out nasolabial folds and restore the volume of the cheekbones.
3. Mesh - linear injections intersect with each other at an angle of 90°, a technique is used to correct the lower third of the face.

Preparation for the event

Before the procedure, doctors recommend undergoing a comprehensive examination. It is difficult to diagnose the condition from the patient's words. Standard tests will help identify hidden conditions and prevent the development of side effects.

Preparation:

• a week before the procedure, you should not take aspirin, a group of antibacterial drugs, or tocopherol;
• it is also necessary to reduce physical activity and abandon grueling sports training;
• you cannot visit the solarium, sauna, or carry out procedures that injure the skin;
• It is not recommended to drink alcohol, as well as strong coffee, tea, and salty foods 3 days before the injection of fillers.

How long does the softlift procedure take?

The softlift procedure itself will take you no more than half an hour. No special preparation is required for it. However, it is worth considering that before performing it, it is not recommended to take medications containing acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) and vitamins of group “E”. The fillers contain hyaluronic acid, which is normally found in the human body and rarely causes allergic reactions.

Often, advertising for a particular injection method promises that after it you will be able to immediately go to your scheduled appointments. In relation to Softlifting, this is almost always true, since the face immediately takes on new contours, and swelling, as a rule, is practically unnoticeable. However, it should be borne in mind that in a small number of cases there may be some swelling and hyperemia at the injection site, which finally disappears within 1-3 days.

Administration technique

Modeling with fillers should be entrusted to a dermatocosmetologist or plastic surgeon to avoid side effects and migration of the drug. You should also check the quality certificate and expiration dates; the doctor must fill out a procedure passport indicating the name and volume of the lifting composition.

Stages:

1. The facial skin is cleansed using professional hypoallergenic products.
2. Disinfection is carried out with an alcohol-free solution.
3. The tissues are treated with an anesthetic cream; if the patient has an allergic reaction, the doctor may not apply Emla, using a filler with lidocaine.
4. Afterwards, the drug is injected using a cannula. To smooth out forehead wrinkles, a puncture is performed at the border of hair growth parallel to the pupils of the eyes. For the area between the eyebrows and eliminating the hump on the back of the nose - 2 cm above the bridge of the nose. To correct the eye area, cheekbones, punctures are made in the cheekbone area. In the perioral area - to create a beautiful line of the lower jaw, reduce wrinkles around the mouth, lift the tips of the lips, smooth out the nasolabial fold.
5. Fillers of different densities are used to correct dynamic and static areas of the face.
6. The patient may feel a burning sensation and discomfort, but usually the procedure is painless, the sensations are associated with the psychological mood.
7. Then re-treatment with an antiseptic is carried out, the doctor performs a massage to evenly distribute the gel under the skin.

The procedure takes no more than an hour; upon completion of cosmetic procedures, the patient can go home.

What is the softlift procedure?

Another question that is often asked by women who decide to have a facelift using contour plastic surgery: “Will there be pain relief? How painful will it be?" In general, the entire procedure takes place in the subcutaneous layer, where, as is known, there are no nerve endings. The skin puncture sites are treated with an anesthetic spray, so the moment of puncture is absolutely painless. The drug is administered using special microcannulas with a rounded end to prevent tissue trauma and damage to blood vessels. There may be a slight feeling of “bloating” during filler injection, which will go away after the procedure is completed.

The procedure itself will not take more than half an hour. In this case, as a rule, no bruises will remain, and slight swelling, if it occurs, will be noticeable only for 1-3 days.

Healing period

Tingling and redness usually go away within half an hour after injections. Slight swelling, puffiness, and redness persist for several days. Bruises are unusual for softlifting; they are easily masked with foundation, and literally the next day you can go to work. The effect appears immediately after the injection of fillers.

The procedure has a prolonged rejuvenating effect, the final version can be assessed 2 weeks after the procedure. The result lasts for about 18 months in moving areas of the face, correction of cheekbones and nose - up to 2 years.

Important! There are no restrictions on the number of sessions, so re-introduction can be done before the deadline. The use of cannulas when implanting fillers minimizes trauma to the integument and shortens the healing period.

Recovery:

• During the first 24 hours, soft food is consumed that does not create additional stress on the masticatory muscles;
• Ice cubes of chamomile and thyme decoction will help with minor swelling; you can also use Traumeel ointment;
• the first days you need to actively work on facial expressions, smile widely, you cannot sleep on your side, only on your back, preferably on an orthopedic pillow;
• For cleansing, use gentle foams and alcohol-free tonics;
• You should not drink alcoholic beverages for 3 days, the restriction does not apply to smoking;
• It is not recommended to use air transport for 5 days;
• for about 2 weeks you cannot visit saunas, steam baths, solariums, or carry out cosmetic procedures that involve steaming the skin;
• reduce physical activity, do not exercise for about a month, and do not perform facial massage.

Precautionary measures

All procedures involving the introduction of cosmetic compounds under the skin are characterized by standard symptoms in the form of redness, swelling, and small bruises. Naturally, the patient feels pain and discomfort in the first days after the procedure. They go away on their own without the use of additional means or manipulations. Signs that persist for more than 3–5 days should cause concern; in such cases, you should consult a doctor.

Side effects:

• loss of sensitivity of the integument;
• violation of contraction of facial muscles;
• facial asymmetry;
• tissue necrosis;
• thickening of the skin, formation of bumps.

Similar effects are observed when the administration technique is violated due to the inexperience of the doctor. The cause may also be the individual characteristics of the patient’s body.

Softlifting has a number of restrictions for carrying out:

• pregnancy, breastfeeding;
• tumor;
• postoperative period;
• pathologies of the endocrine and cardiovascular systems;
• infectious diseases;
• violation of the integrity of the skin;
• inflammation in the area of ​​correction.

Comparison with other anti-aging procedures

Modeling with fillers is one of the modern methods of rejuvenation. Thanks to the use of biodegradable compounds, it is easy to achieve a natural facelift result.

The effect can be assessed immediately after the injection and lasts for about 2 years. The advantage is the absence of age restrictions, as well as a reduced risk of side effects.

• Hardware procedures improve the overall condition of the skin and prevent the appearance of deep wrinkles. To see results, you must complete the course. Effective for people aged from 25 to 45 years, there are no side effects or risks of developing allergies.
• Thread lifting - both absorbable and non-absorbable materials are used. The choice depends on the condition of the skin and age-related changes. It is a low-traumatic procedure; depending on the technique, the result lasts up to 5 years.
• Botulinum therapy - used to rejuvenate the upper part of the face, leads to relaxation of muscle fibers, smoothing out shallow wrinkles. The results last up to 12 months; combination with other invasive techniques is possible.
• Surgical lifting is expensive and has a long recovery period. It has a large list of contraindications and requires preparation and a comprehensive examination. But this is the only method to cope with profound age-related changes and severe ptosis. Not prescribed before 45–50 years of age, high risk of side effects. The effect lasts up to 10 years.

Advantages and disadvantages

The technique is an innovative method of rejuvenation and allows you to achieve a 3D-lifting effect. It is successfully used as part of an anti-aging program and can replace plastic surgery.

Advantages:

• safe procedure, the development of side effects and allergic reactions is minimal;
• painlessness;
• retention of results for about 2 years;
• short recovery period;
• the effect appears immediately after correction;
• the procedure has an increasing effect;
• has no age restrictions;
• natural result of facial correction and rejuvenation;
• the possibility of repeating after a decrease in the effect.

Flaws:

• high price;
• requires experience and qualifications from a doctor.

Advantages of the softlifting technique

The main clear advantage of facial contouring for patients is that they can see the visual result in the mirror literally immediately after the procedure. The “fatigue” of the face goes away, lost volume returns, and it is possible to tighten the contours of the face. Moreover, the skin not only tightens, acquiring its previous shape, but also takes on a fresh, healthy appearance. If we talk about other advantages of the procedure, it is worth noting:

• absence of hematomas
• comfort and painlessness of the procedure
• the changes occur quite naturally, which allows you to maintain the confidentiality of the fact that you did any procedures at all
• the procedure can be used for people over 60 years of age, who are often denied plastic surgery for medical reasons

Opinion of cosmetologists

On forums, professionals share the features of the procedure technique.

The user writes about the need to select proven fillers and use different densities to correct areas of the face.

The review contains drugs for creating sculpted cheekbones.

The cosmetologist writes about working with cannulas when introducing filler along the zygomatic arch, and the risks of migration of the drug.

Why should softlifting be trusted only to an experienced specialist?

Recently, cases have become more frequent when cosmetology centers and salons offer softlifting procedures at half price. Do not “buy” into such advertising, since the patented technique and all the intricacies of the procedure are known only to those who have been trained by its authors - leading specialists from Akademkliniken, where Softlift ® was developed. In addition, high results can only be achieved by using modern fillers of the latest generation.

The conclusions here are obvious. Carrying out a softlift without proper preparation is an unreasonable risk that will affect your appearance. Is it worth putting yourself through the test? Face lifting using contour plastic surgery is not just a procedure, it is the art of plastic surgeons. Therefore, do not rush to respond to offers from salons with a lower price and an unverified reputation. Contact Vadim Sergeevich Bakov at the clinic and modern facial rejuvenation techniques will be performed at the highest level.

Patient reviews

Mostly on the Internet there are positive reviews after the procedure.

The participant writes about the painlessness of the procedure and the unexpressed result.

The user compares the drugs, writes about a longer lasting effect after Surzhik and Sudzhilane.

The author writes about the use of Juvederm, the absence of side effects.

The user does not advise saving on consultation with a specialist, the need to be confident in the qualifications of the specialist and the drug itself.

A participant writes about the formation of ridges and creases after the procedure.

Other reviews can be found on the forum

Contraindications

Since the softlift procedure is performed without anesthesia and is not associated with surgical trauma, it has no special contraindications. It can be done on elderly people, as well as on patients who have any contraindications for standard surgical interventions. The main contraindication to softlifting may be individual intolerance to hyaluronic acid, which is extremely rare. People with bleeding disorders and inflammatory diseases of the facial skin should not undergo the procedure.