What can I expect from a Face Lift Surgery?

• Face lift firms and tightens the skin of the face and neck.
• Most effectively treats problem areas present in the lower facial regions such as the jowls and neck.
• Removes lines around your eyes, forehead wrinkles, loose skin around the neck, folds and jowls in the cheek area, and the lines around your nose and mouth (nasolabial folds).
• It helps improve the youthful appearance of mature people (about 40 years old) that have not aged yet and that wish to delay the aging process for personal or professional reasons.
• It rejuvenates the face of older people. The rejuvenating effect will be more impressive if the aging marks such as wrinkles and hanging skin are more pronounced.
• It is divided in two areas:
  
  a) Upper or temporal lift (also known as mini-face lift or lateral brow lift): it illuminates and refreshes the look and can be performed as a single procedure in young people who do not need to have their cheeks rejuvenated.
  
  b) Mid lift: used to correct the cheeks.
  
  
• Performed together with eye lift surgery (blepharoplasty), neck lift surgery, and brow lift surgery, it completely rejuvenates the face and neck.
• The neck lift tightens skin and muscle that has become loose and hanging due to aging or hereditary family traits. It also removes excess fat from the neck and the double chin.

What should I not expect from a Face Lift Surgery?

• Face Lift surgery does not eliminate crow's feet nor wrinkles around the lips, since these wrinkles do not appear as a result of the aging process, but due to repeated muscle contraction.
• It does not produce any changes in the area above the eyes. In order to do that, forehead or brow lift surgery will be necessary.

Am I a good Candidate for Face Lift surgery?

If you feel that your face looks excessively old or tired, due to sagging, drooping, excessive facial creases, or a slack jaw and neck line. Or if you have any of these:

• Loose skin, wrinkles, or excess fatty tissue in the neck.:
• Deep line that runs from the corner of the nose to the corner of the mouth
• Deep wrinkles in the cheeks, and sagging skin near the cheekbones
• Do not have a well defined jaw line

you need a face lift surgery.

What is the correct age to get my first face lift?

There is no correct age for obtaining a face lift. The time for your first face lift is based on whether the lift can correct your concerns. As a general rule, patients today are obtaining face lifts earlier. Doing a face lift at a younger age (your 40's) will give you a more natural appearing and longer lasting result. Performing face lifts at a later age will provide more dramatic results since the needs are greater.


How is face lift surgery performed?

Face Lift is usually performed under local anesthesia with oral sedation to help you relax during the procedure. It can also be performed under general anesthesia.. The procedure of Face Lift may take anywhere from 3 - 5 hours.

There are several variations in the incisions that can be made, all equally useful. The incision generally starts just above the ear, then in front of it hidden in the natural contour of the ear, and then extends around the earlobe and back into the hairline. The intent for making this incision is to hide it in the hair and make it as inconspicuous as possible. The same kind of incision is repeated on the other side of the face.

Minor variations are made on a case to case basis to suit individual needs. Occasionally a small incision may be required under the chin to rejuvenate that area. From this access, using various kinds of highly sophisticated instruments, the facial skin is lifted off from the underlying structures, the muscles are tightened, excess fat is taken away by liposuction, excess skin is excised and stitches are carefully placed so as not to cause prominent scarring.


What is the aftercare and how long is the recovery period after the Face Lift?

The face is bandaged to avoid hematoma formation. You will spend the next few hours after Face Lift in the recovery room to ensure that there is no bleeding and will be allowed to go home the same or the following day after the Face Lift procedure. Be gentle with your face and hair in the next few weeks as your face will be tender after the Face Lift. The stitches are removed after a week of your Face Lift and you will be able to enjoy your new and improved look soon enough.

Stitches in front of the ear are removed within the first week, and the rest of the sutures will be removed within two weeks. Makeup may be worn to conceal bruising. By ten to fourteen days non-strenuous work and light exercise may be resumed. After four to six weeks, more strenuous exercise may be resumed.


What precautions are to be taken following Face Lift surgery?

• Avoid irritation of your facial skin
• Sleep with your head slightly elevated to minimize swelling
• Avoid strenuous activities
• Avoid saunas and steam baths for the next few days.

How long does a face lift last?

Face lift surgery does not prevent the aging process. It simply resets the clock for an earlier time. However, there are some factors that change the longevity of the lift.

Condition of the skin is a major contributing factor. Skin that has lost elasticity through age, sun damage, smoking, and weight fluctuation will tend to recoil back to the pre-operative state sooner than more elastic skin. Younger, more elastic skin will maintain the longevity of the face lift. Some patients with severe skin elasticity problems may require an earlier secondary lift to obtain a desired result. In general younger patients enjoy longer-lasting results. If you are in your forties, the effects may last up to 10 years. If you are in your sixties, your results may last 5 to 7 years.

What is the outcome of the facelift surgery ?

You can expect smoother, tauter skin on the face and neck. The appearance of the face will be brighter, fresher and more youthful. You would be surprised by the lack of pain and discomfort and your rejuvenated face will definitely bring about a change in your dressing as much as in your attitude.

Can I combine a facelift with other procedures?

Many people who undergo facelift surgery have an overall aim to look younger. Many patients choose to combine eye lift, lipoplasty on the face, cheek implant or chin implant to give a more youthful appearance to the face.

How do I begin to have Face Lift Surgery?

• Please fill and mail us enquiry form.
• Please also mail us your pictures of your face taken from the front and sides.
• You can choose to combine the procedure with a spa treatments or Ayurveda beautification or rejuvenation packages or side trip in India.
• Your case manager will get back to you with the details and our expert surgeon’s opinion.
• The case manager would make a detailed itinerary for you, with the quote.