Face-Lift Surgery

WHAT IS AESTHETIC FACE SURGERY?

Aesthetic facial surgery, as it is called in medicine, ritidectomy is an aesthetic and plastic surgery operation performed for the recovery and elimination of sagging and wrinkles in the face and neck area as a sign of aging due to the effect of time and gravity. Medical aesthetic solutions that can provide positive effects without requiring surgical intervention can also be applied in cases where patients do not want the effects of aging on their faces and neck aesthetically and are dissatisfied with the signs of aging. In cases where medical aesthetic solutions such as botox, dermal filler, mesotherapy, PRP, fractional laser and radiofrequency systems do not provide the desired results and are insufficient to show the expected effects, aesthetic facial surgery operations can be provided to intervene in the deformations of the face and neck by stretching and suspending. A successful aesthetic facial surgery operation is possible with the creation of a specially designed tensioned face depending on the facial features of the person and the general proportion of all facial contours. The image that the majority of patients wish to achieve aesthetically, is to provide an aesthetic facial aesthetics that is not understood to be intervened from the outside with a natural proportional harmony with their own faces.

HOW IS AESTHETIC FACE SURGERY OPERATION DONE?

In aesthetic facial surgery, the aesthetic expectations of the patient are of great importance in terms of eliminating elasticity, sagging and deep wrinkles in the face and neck area due to the decrease of elastin and collagen production due to the effect of time. Patient may have an anticipation of aesthetic rejuvenation and tension in the face. Taking into consideration these expectations, the aesthetic surgeon forms the scope of the operation by providing the patient with method recommendations that will provide the closest and most appropriate result to the patient in accordance with the general structure of the patient and the proportion of facial contours. Surgical cuts, which often open from the temple line near the scalp to the back of the ear, deform the deformations in the face and neck region and suspend to the ears and sutures are made after the excess skin tissue is cut after recovery. Patients may have a facial rejuvenation as they had imagined after the surgical operations where complications were not experienced or such difficulties were experienced and the results closest to the intended image were obtained. The operation performed with general anesthesia takes approximately 2-3 hours. It is aimed to reduce the bruising and swelling due to surgical intervention with facial dressing and neck corset use.

HOW LONG IS THE HEALING PROCESS AFTER AESTHETIC FACE SURGERY OPERATION?

The pain that may be felt in the first postoperative period is not unbearable and can be prevented with painkillers. The patient is usually hospitalized for one evening and discharged the next day. It is normal to have scars, bruises and swelling in the areas where post-operative applications are performed and these effects pass in parallel with the healing process within 2 weeks. Facial dressing is removed within a few days after the operation. The sutures are removed by the doctor within one week after the surgery. The patient can return to work and social life within 10 days. The numbness and tingling sensation that may be felt on the face after the operation disappears within 3 months and the face takes its full shape after the operation. In the first 3 months, sports activities that may cause impact on the face area should be avoided and skin should be protected from the sun.

IS AESTHETIC FACE SURGERY OPERATION A RISKY APPLICATION?

Aesthetic facial surgery operation needs to be considered, plastic and aesthetic surgery physician expertise, hygienic and appropriate operating conditions are provided. In facial surgery operation, aesthetic surgery specialist tries to prevent the risk of loss of facial expression and sensation by showing sensitivity to the nerves in the facial region. Today, with the developments in medicine, the effects of general anesthesia are minimized and the risk level is reduced. Information about possible side effects and precautions to be taken after surgery is given by aesthetic surgery doctor.