A face lift is not the
end of the road. Though you will continue to look five to ten
years younger, you nevertheless will continue aging. Ideally,
you should maintain your result by undergoing minor treatments
every year or two following your initial surgery, to compensate
for the aging process.
There will be a
sensation of tightness and possible numbness around the ears for
a few weeks following surgery.
Double chin
With age or overweight, a pocket of fat forms below your
chin. The correction of a double chin is either performed at the
same time as a face lift or is done alone in younger patients. A
small incision is placed under the chin. The fat is suctioned
with a fine tube connected to a suction machine. If you also
happen to have a weak chin, it may be corrected through the same
incision at the same time.
Thin lips
lips are a stigma of old age. If you have thin aging lips,
they usually are corrected at the same time as a face lift or
shortly thereafter. If you have thin lips, you could be looking
older than your true age. Correcting this type of thin lips
gives you a younger, softer expression.
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With injections : Lips may be made
fuller and more attractive with different injections, such as
Artecoll, collagen, fat, Hylaform, etc.
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With Surgery : This type of surgery
demands great precision. An incision is made at the border of
the lips. A segment of skin is then excised along the incision
to stretch the lips and make them look fuller. Following
surgery, lips have a tendency to swell. However, they shrink
rapidly and are presentable in two weeks. The resulting scar
is easily camouflaged by lipstick, and continues to fade for
at least one year following surgery.
Forehead Lift
Low eyebrows intensify the wrinkles in your upper eyelids. They
also tend to make you look depressed and fatigued. Low brows and
a wrinkled forehead are often corrected together with eyelid
surgery or a face lift. Incisions are placed along the hairline.
The surgery may involve lifting the forehead skin, tightening
some muscles or weakening other muscles. The eyebrows are
raised. The incisions are closed very meticulously and usually
heal well.
Numbness, itching or weakness of the forehead
and a hair loss along the incisions may be experienced for a few
weeks to a few months after surgery.
