Facelifts are featured heavily in the popular media. Some celebrities are pictured with grotesque faces after undergoing multiple facelift procedures, whilst others are left looking fresh, youthful and rejuvenated after undergoing the same surgery. You might be left wondering about the discrepancy.
Facelifts are becoming increasingly popular amongst 40-70 year-old patients. If you have questions or concerns about what a facelift entails, your cosmetic surgery clinic will be more than happy to speak with you.
If you consider yourself to be a potential candidate for cosmetic surgery, you need to know the truth about facelifts. Detailed below are some of the essential facts and fibs about facelifts:
FACT: Facelifts can remove excess fat from the face
If you have fallen victim to sagging jowls, or even worse, a double chin, cosmetic surgery can easily remove surplus facial fat. The surgeon creates space between the skin and the underlying muscles in order to suction out troublesome lipids.
FICTION: Facelifts remove wrinkles and fine lines
Facelift surgery will not improve the quality of your skin nor will it reduce the appearance of fine lines. However, laser surgery, which DOES eliminate facial wrinkles, can be performed at the same time as your lift.
FACT: A facelift will re-contour your face
As you age, gravity impacts the shape of your face, making it look square. This is largely because facial fat heads southward over time and situates itself around the chin and jowls. Facelift surgery removes this fat, restoring a more pleasing oval shape to the lower face.
FICTION: Anyone can benefit from a facelift
Prior to any type of cosmetic surgery, the surgeon needs to assess the suitability of the patient. People with uncontrolled high blood pressure may not be suited to invasive procedures. Good candidates need to be in good emotional and physical health and have realistic expectations about the surgery.
FACT: Facelifts usually take less than six hours to complete
If you’re worried about undergoing an extensive procedure, be assured that most facelifts only take between two and six hours to complete. The vast majority of past patients report minimal discomfort in the months after surgery and a great deal of happiness with the results!
FICTION: Facelifts can make you look like someone else
Essentially during facelift surgery, the surgeon tightens facial muscles, suctions fat, trims surplus skin, and re-wraps the skin around the face and neck. The surgeon can only enhance your own unique face – there is no chance of morphing into your favorite movie star!
FACT: Facelifts can make you look a decade younger
Results from prior surgeries indicate that approximately ten years is shaved from the face during a facelift procedure. Although this type of surgery will not stop you from aging in later years, prior patients consistently look ten years younger than their biological age after undergoing a facelift.
FICTION: “Weekend facelifts” produce the same results
These shorter, less invasive procedures have proven to produce remarkable results, but they are not as successful as a complete facelift. However, if your face isn’t ready for a total overhaul just yet, you will be delighted with the results of this cheaper alternative.