Lower face and neck lift

A surgical (endoscopic) lower face and neck lift is a radical tool in the fight against aging. Although age-related changes are inevitable, we all want to postpone them. The face loses its former beauty, as folds and deep wrinkles appear in the mouth area, due to the loss of elasticity the skin sags. This change occurs after 40 years of age, when make-up and various treatments can no longer effectively counteract sagging of the tissue. In this case, you need a radical intervention that helps restore the face to its former clarity - an operation to lift the lower face. This is a variety of techniques and methods that help in correction of age-related changes in tissues around the mouth and chin, in the neck and chin corners, forming a clear facial contour. During the intervention, the doctor eliminates sagging tissues, creases, pulling tissues in an upward and outward direction, fixing them in a new position. In the course of facelift surgery in the lower third of the face are removed such phenomena as the rings of Venus, bulldog cheeks, turkey neck, achieving the effect of 15-20 years of rejuvenation without the annual repetition of the procedure.

BENEFITS OF A LOWER FACE LIFT

When you are over forty, plastic surgery, including a lower facelift, is often the only radical solution to combat age-related changes. This is due to the fact that tissues are already losing elasticity, sagging under the force of gravity, and it is impossible to correct this with injectable procedures or cosmetics. Some cosmetic procedures have an effect, but it is not durable, lasting at most a year or two. A facelift in a clinic in St. Petersburg has a higher cost, but the effect lasts for 10 years or more.

Performing plasty in the lower third of the face, as well as in the neck area, has several advantages in comparison with other techniques:

• long-lasting results compared to non-invasive procedures;
• There is no need for pre-peelings;
• solving facial problems in a complex;
• no contact with chemical compounds, cosmetics;
• there is a possibility of combining with other types of plastic.

It is also important to emphasize that the age criterion is not the main indicator that plastic surgery is needed. Surgery is performed if there are serious problems with the tissues of the lower third of the face. At a mature age, after 50-60 years, facial plasty is also performed, but the technique, duration of the intervention and its effects differ.

READINGS

Among the key indications for performing a facelift in the lower third of the face will be to identify, through conversation and examination, an assessment of tissue problems:

• blurred contour of mandibular corners;
• change in the area of the cervicomandibular angle, lack of clarity;
• drooping corners of the mouth and the appearance of puppet wrinkles;
• deep wrinkles, wrinkles from the nasolabial area;
• Sagging of tissues in the cheek and cheekbone areas.

Additionally, a neck plasty is performed, which is indicated in the presence of flabbiness, sagging skin, double chin, changes in contours. The age criterion for surgery is not crucial, it is performed around 40-50 years of age, but it is important to consider individual features.

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Among the contraindications are age, liftings are not performed before the age of 18, and often before the age of 30. In addition, among the prohibitions are:

• any kind of oncology;
• decompensated chronic pathologies;
• any acute infections;
• febrile syndrome;
• mental disorders.

Additional contraindications can be determined by the doctor during examinations.

SURGICAL PREPARATION

Before scheduling an intervention, a consultation with a plastic surgeon is necessary. It clarifies the possibility of the operation, its price, as well as the question of how much the examination and rehabilitation costs. If there are no contraindications to the intervention, the plastic surgeon prescribes a series of tests and instrumental examinations that are necessary to assess your health. It is important not only to pass all the tests, but also to clarify - there are no allergies to drugs, what drugs are taken on a regular basis, whether there are chronic diseases.

By the beginning of the operation the patient must be completely healthy - no exacerbation of chronic diseases or signs of acute infections. Ten days before the intervention, drugs that affect clotting, alcohol and smoking are abolished. The choice of anesthesia depends on the scope of the intervention - usually it is general anesthesia.

PROCESS OF OPERATION

Surgery in the lower third of the face is performed in different ways. It can be both classic interventions and endoscopic access. It all depends on the specific situation, the degree of tissue changes, age and choice of surgeon.

In an endoscopic lift, the doctor makes mini-incisions through which he inserts the endoscope and performs the necessary tissue manipulations under visual control. As a result, the effect will be pronounced and the scars will be small, and the recovery period is shortened.

REABILITATION

Bruising, swelling, and soreness in the surgical area are normal tissue reactions to manipulation of the face and neck. These are normal tissue reactions to trauma. They disappear within 1-2 weeks. The doctor's recommendations and prescribed medications, which should be taken according to the surgeon's instructions, help in the healing process.