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Face lift
As we age, our natural collagen production mechanisms start to deteriorate, leading to a variety of skin problems, such as wrinkles, deep lines, and sagging.
Coupled with lifestyle behaviors, many people lose their self-confidence if they smoke or drink alcohol for a long time, drink insufficient water, get little rest, and do not apply sunscreen to protect themselves. All of this will accelerate the problem of skin aging, which may overtake their actual age.
Facelift surgery is one way to restore youthfulness to the face and confidence in life.
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What is Face lift?
Facelift is one of the surgical techniques used to correct the problem of sagging skin due to aging. The problem of sagging skin increases with age for example wrinkles, dark circles under the eyes, cheek grooves, nasolabial folds, drooping mouth corners, downward-looking outer corners of the eyes, which make the face look dull, are suitable for facelift surgery. Facelift covers the upper face, middle face, and lower face. The doctor will analyze the patient’s sagging problem and design the face shape to achieve the lifting result that is suitable for the patient and natural.
What Area Does It Cover??
The Structure of Facial Skin
1.ชั้นหนังกำพร้า (Epidermis)
This is the outermost layer of the skin. It acts as a barrier to protect the body from external elements. It is made up of multiple layers of keratinized cells that shed approximately every 28 days.
2.ชั้นหนังแท้ (Dermis)
This is the thickest layer of the skin and is composed of collagen and elastin fibers. It provides strength, elasticity, and skin resilience. It also contains blood vessels, sweat glands, and nerve endings, playing a crucial role in skin function and sensation.
3.ชั้นไขมันใต้ผิวหนัง (Subcutaneous Fat)
This is the layer beneath the dermis, consisting mainly of fat cells. It functions as insulation to maintain body temperature and provides cushioning to absorb physical shock.
4.ชั้น SMAS (Superficial Musculo Aponeurotic System)
Located beneath the fat layer, this layer connects the facial muscles to the skin. It plays an important role in facial expression. When performing facelift surgery, manipulating the SMAS layer helps achieve longer-lasting and more natural-looking lifting results.
Surgery Steps of Face lift
Steps of analyzing face
Step of surgery
- Sagging skin not tighten
- Deep wrinkles
- Drooping eyebrows and drooping eyes
- Clear nasolabial folds
- Sagging cheeks
- Double chin
- Unclear facial contours
People who have sagging skin problems, which is mainly caused by aging, are more common in people over 40. Face lift will help reduce sagging skin on the face and tighten the skin.
Benefits of Facelift Surgery at Pmed Clinic
Benefits of Facelift Surgery
at Pmed Clinic
- Analyze and design assessment taking into account facial balance
- Experienced and skilled surgeons
- Long-lasting results 5-10 years
- Care and attention at every step from medical personnel
- Standard medical equipment and tools
Preparation before Face lift surgery
- Inform the doctor of your medical history, chronic diseases, medications, drug and food allergies, and any surgical history, such as blood clotting disorders or wound healing disorders.
- Avoid wearing makeup before surgery to prevent infection or cosmetics from getting into the wound.
- Avoid drinking alcoholic beverages, intoxicating drinks for at least 1 week.
- Stop taking aspirin, drugs that cause clotting or easy bleeding for at least 7-10 days.
- Stop taking vitamins, supplements and various tonics at least 2 weeks before surgery.
- Before surgery, you should get enough and effective rest for 8 hours.
Self-care After a Face lift
- Apply cold gel packs around the incision for 72 hours (avoid warm packs).
- Sleep with your head elevated 30-45 degrees and use a neck pillow for 2 weeks.
- Do not let the wound get wet until the stitches are removed.
- Avoid hot weather, high pollution, or humid places.
- Avoid exercising for about 2 weeks.
- Care for the wound as advised by the doctor.
- Avoid eating pickled foods and spicy foods for 1 month after surgery.
- Avoid alcohol and smoking for about 1 month after surgery.
FAQs
People who have sagging skin, deep cheek grooves, unclear jawline, or wrinkles due to age, especially those aged 40 and above, or those who want to restore their face to be firmer and smoother.
Normally, downtime take around 1-2 weeks. Bruise and swelling will slowly fade and can go back to normal life after 2-4 weeks which depends on each person’s body.
Results will stay for 7-10 years. However, it depends on many factor such as age, postoperative skincare, and lifestyle. Such as avoiding sunlight and taking care of your skin regularly.
You may experience swelling, bruising, pain or tightness at first, and in rare cases, complications such as wound infection or temporary facial nerve weakness can occur, which are very rare if performed by an experienced doctor.
A facelift combined with fat grafting is a safe technique that often produces better results because the facelift lifts and tightens sagging skin. Fat grafting can help add fullness to areas that have lost volume, such as the temples, under the eyes, or cheeks, giving the face a more youthful and natural look.