Facelift

With increasing Age skin and muscles in the face and neck become loose. This results in sagging cheeks and a wrinkled neck; one looks olderthan one feels. Various facelift treatments based on the latest scientific findings rejuvenate the appearance, and the skin looks smooth and fresh again. A natural appearance has top priority in these procedures.

Facelift – Rejuvenation of the face and neck

Age brings not only more wisdom but often also wrinkles along with it. Double chins and hamster cheeks are also often found to be disturbing. Triggers for the changed appearance include less elastic skin, sagging muscles, and fat tissue that redistributes. Often, the mirror image and self-image no longer match; one feels younger and more vital than one looks. A face-neck lift can rejuvenate the face and neck and make the appearance more attractive.

What is a facelift?

A facelift is an aesthetic operation in which the surgeon remodels the lower third of the face and neck area. A good surgeon focuses on the individual's charisma and enhances the patient's self-esteem through the procedure. The face looks fresh again without appearing operated. The goal is a gentle, low-complication approach with long-lasting results.

Procedure of the operation

During the procedure, the patient is in a "twilight sleep", which leads to complete painlessness , monitored by an experienced anesthetist. State of the Art is the facelift, in which the surgeon forms and lifts a thin but very strong layer, the so-called SMAS (Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System). The SMAS is a musculo-fibrous layer located in the subcutaneous layer of facial and neck skin. If its elasticity decreases, the face sags downward and loses its dynamics as well as youthful contour. In the facelift with SMAS, the surgeon tightens not the unelastic skin but the underlying SMAS layer. This tightens the "internal support framework" of the face and neck and rejuvenates the personal appearance: from the cheek area to the chin and neck to the clavicle. After the surgeon has lifted and fixed the SMAS, he shapes the contours of the face and removes excess skin parts.

For an aesthetic and natural result, he must consider individual details such as hairlines, the position of the earlobes, and fat distribution (see illustration). The surgeon closes the wounds with fine stitches. Usually, a small tube drains wound water and secretions during the first night. A head bandage and medication counteract swelling and secondary bleeding. Risks Swelling and bruising usually disappear within one to two weeks. Complications are usually rare. These include injuries to nerve fibers that can lead to sensory disturbances and muscle paralysis. In rare cases, secondary bleeding, severe swelling, wound healing disorders, scar formation, and hair loss are possible.

Risks of a facelift

Swelling and bruising usually subside within one to two weeks. Complications are usually rare. These include injuries to nerve fibers, which can lead to sensory disturbances and muscle paralysis. Postoperative bleeding, severe swelling, wound healing disorders, scarring, and hair loss are also possible in rare cases.

After the operation

After the procedure, the patient stays in the hospital for one night. Drains and bandages are usually removed the day after the procedure, and the sutures after ten days. Initially, the face is cooled with a specially designed cooling device or fabric-covered "cold packs". Mild tension pain is normal; pain relievers help with this. After two weeks, you can resume your normal activities. Sport is possible after six weeks, Sauna and Steam bath are allowed after a few months.