Facelift Surgery Rhytidectomy

Starting to look your age? Want to feel and look young again, consider a facelift to improve your looks. A Facelift will smooth the skin of the face and neck, tightening the underlying muscle and tissues, sometimes removing some of the loose and excess tissue in the process.
There are several techniques used in doing facelifts and your plastic surgeon will determine the best one for your face. It will depend on your facial bone structure, skin thickness, wrinkles, texture, and elasticity. These procedures will involve incisions into your skin usually made behind the ears. The skin and sometimes muscles are lifted or stretched with the excess cut off. Sometimes they may be a need for liposuction to remove excess fat from your face or neck areas.
There are associated risks with any surgery and you will need to discuss them with your surgeon before the procedure. Some of the potential side effects of a facelift are hematoma or a buildup of blood under the skin, infections, and reactions to anesthesia.
Recovery may require a short overnight stay, depending on the operative conditions. Recovering from the facelift may take several weeks; bruising and swelling are common conditions. Elevation of the head and application of ice packs may help to relieve any pain that you may incur. Avoidance from activities, sun exposure, and smoking will help to advance the recovery process. Most inflammation will occur during the first 24 – 48 hours after the surgery. Your new look won’t be final until after several weeks, so patience is required.
These types of surgeries have been going on for a long time and more and more plastic surgeons have become experienced in these areas reducing any errors or complications. Please choose to have this surgery done by a competent and local surgeon to reduce the possibilities of any complications.