• Face Lift Abroad
Face Lift with Prague Beauty
The face lift, also known as
Rhytidectomy, solves the problems related to the ageing
symptoms. If it is necessary to perform also operation of eye lids, we recommend
it to be made only after the face lift. A maximum effect can be achieved if an
operation is made in an optimum age range with respect to the type of face, skin
quality and elasticity.
A good precondition for successful operation performance is a good health condition determining the upper age limit for that operation. The operation removes excess skin on the neck and face and partial smoothing of some wrinkles. However, it should be noticed the wrinkles are caused by mimic muscles at every person individually, and therefore it is not possible to remove by operation permanently soft perpendicular wrinkles on upper and lower lips, and as for forehead wrinkles, they cannot be influenced by such operation at all.
Face lift operation cannot stop the ageing process, however, it can postpone its symptoms by several years, after which such operation can be repeated.
There is no ideal age for undergoing this surgery, however, middle aged people who do not smoke, have a healthy life and care about their skin have the best results.
The amount of slack skin on face and neck is rather individual as well as the amount of wrinkles. Therefore the surgery concentrates on particular areas on individual basis. Sometimes it is necessary to focus more on the neck area and the lower jaw angle, sometimes more attention is paid to cheeks and temples etc.
The amount and depth of wrinkles are also rather different. It is necessary to realize that wrinkles only reflect our usual mimics and the ability of skin to balance the tension of mimic muscles more or less. When skin is treated by facelift, it is stretched out and mimic wrinkles are smoothed and reduced. The surgery does not interfere with the mimics of facial muscles and therefore it is necessary to expect that the wrinkles will subsequently re-appear or grow deeper.
Nasolabial folds running from each side of the nose to the corners of the mouth, creating a natural border between the group of facial muscles and the muscle around the mouth, are always present at a face. The surgery can soften and smooth the folds but never remove. Also the fine vertical wrinkles on the upper and lower lip are not affected or removed by the surgery.
Generally, the effect is always better and longer-lasting in a face which is slimmer, with fine skin. In the round face type with thicker layer of subcutaneous fat the skin cannot be so well stretched; however there is the advantage that there are not usually fine mimic wrinkles in this face.
If there is a thicker layer of subcutaneous fat in the neck, especially in the area of double chin, the liposuction of double chin can be added to the face and neck lift resulting in a better effect.
Face Lift surgery helps to:
- Restore fallen or displaced fat
- Remove deep creases on the face especially below the nose or below lower eyelids
- Remove excess skin (to prevent the skin from looking old)
The Operation and Post-operation Terms
The operation is made under a combination of local and general anaesthesia. An operation cut is made from the hairy part of the temporal region in the downward direction before the auricle and along the auricle of ear to the fissure behind the auricle and in a back direction to the hair. The skin is released in an indicated extent from the base, whose excess is removed, and structures laid in the subcutis are tensioned.
The first bandage replacement is made on the next morning following an operation before releasing the patient to home treatment. Until the bandage removal (the 4th or 5th day after the operation), a rest regime is required in order to reduce the risk of post-operation bleeding and face swelling. A face or eye lid swelling is best seen only on the third or fourth day after operation and it is a normal post-operation symptom as well as blood suffusions on neck or lower eye lids. After the bandage removal, hair should be washed, and then the healing continues without bandage, with regular fair showering once a day. We recommend the face to be protected by a scarf at night.
What To Expect After Face Lift Surgery
The stay at clinic is typically for two days. Then the client rests at the private apartment for the next four days before flying back. During the stay at the clinic, our nurses replace the bandages and then the bandage is kept for another three days. The client is required to relax as much as possible as unnecessary movement may impair the essential process of healing and may increase bleeding and swelling. It is also recommended to wear a scarf over the face when returning back home. The final results could be seen after four months and it usually lasts for about seven years. Any demanding physical activity should be avoided for at least four weeks after the surgery.
The Risks of Face Lift
Permanent smokers who continue smoking before and after the surgery can experience loss of stretched skin which might be very difficult to cure.
It is important to adhere to the instructions given by the surgeon after the surgery is done. Poorly maintained skin can have visible scars or can continue bleeding for several weeks which increases the chance of catching an infection.
Face Lift Summary
| Face Lift Summary | |
|---|---|
| Anaesthesia | General |
| Length of surgery | 2-4 hours |
| Total length of stay | 6 days (two nights clinic, four nights private apartment) |
| Discomfort | Mild. Anticipate 3 days of pain medication. A change of sensitivity on face and ears can happen but will return within a few weeks. Clients are required to sleep on their back for a few nights to avoid complications. Use of pain killers after the surgery helps significantly. |
| Swelling & Bruising | Will dissapear within two weeks |
| Numbness | Cheek numbness is expected and lasts several weeks or months. |
| Bandages | Changed in 1-2 days for 1-2 weeks. |
| Make-up | May be worn in 1-2 weeks. |
| Stitches | Most dissolvable, the non-dissolvable ones are removed before you flight home |
| Drains | May be applied if necessary |
| Back to work | You may feel capable of returning within 5 days, but your appearance will be the limiting factor. Realistic expectation is 2 weeks after surgery. (physically demanding work needs 3-4 weeks) |
| Driving | No restrictions about driving |
| Exercise | May be resumed in 2-3 weeks |
| Sun protection | Six months with SPF 15 or higher. |
| Final result | Seen 1-4 months following most face lifts. |
Tips and Traps of Face Lift
- Mini facelifts have been touted all over the internet. Do not be deceived. Those who perform them likely do so because they do not know how to perform real face lift. They claim that mini facelifts provide excellent results with only a few days of recovery. This is simply not true. Mini facelifts involve removing a minimal amount of excess skin near the ear, but have no effect on the skin near the cheeks, jowls, or neck. As stated by Dr. Lawrence Robbins, former president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, "The only thing a mini facelift lifts is the patient’s wallet.". Realize that if mini facelifts were effective, then all plastic surgeons would be performing them. Also, be suspicious when viewing "impressive" results of a mini facelift on the web. The actual results are not that impressive.
- Beware plastic surgeons whose face lift cause their patients to look like someone else. You want to look like a younger version of yourself, not like a different person.
- Because a face lift will only rejuvenate the lower two-thirds of your face, consider eyelid surgery and forehead lift at the same time to restore youth and maintain harmony.
- It is strongly recommended to stop smoking at least two weeks before the surgery. Smoking could worsen the healing process after the surgery is done because it reduces the amount of blood flown into the damaged areas and reduces the quality and elasticity of skin.
- Quit taking aspirin and aspirin products at least two weeks before surgery.
- If you recently had a chemical peel or laser resurfacing it is recommended to have a facelift surgery three months after this intervention (the healing abilities could be impaired).
- Sleep in a recliner or with your head elevated on pillows for the first several days to minimize swelling. Frequent application of ice is also important.
- Expect that your facelift will turn back the clock by an average of seven to ten years. You will continue to age on your new face, and you may be ready for another lift within a decade.
Why go for Face Lift Abroad with Prague Beauty?
With Face Lift abroad you will save up to 50% of UK prices, and the quality of the cosmetic operation will be the same or even higher.
Our cosmetic surgeons are senior consultants - they are fully accredited in plastic surgery, and are on the specialist register of cosmetic surgeons. They use the latest techniques. We provide excellent post-operative care. Our aim is your comfort - no pain, no sickness. Typically you stay two nights after the surgery at the cosmetic clinic with full medical care (in most clinics you usually have to leave the hospital after one night, even with drains etc.) and full board.
Personalised care. Our care is tailored according to your needs.
You can also take your partner / friend with you.
We will arrange everything for you so that you do not have to worry about anything. All is included in the price (a representative waiting for you at the airport and taking care of you during your whole stay in Prague, accommodation at our beautiful private apartment (an equivalent of a four star hotel), with an English Sky TV in every room, wireless internet and English landline from which you can make phone calls free of charge to any UK/EU landline, breakfasts, all transportation among apartment - clinic - airport, and many more).
The number of happy clients is virtually 100%, and rate of all complications is 0.3% i.e. extremely low.
Face Lift - Previously asked questions
We understand that going for a cosmetic surgery abroad is a big decision and you may have a lot of questions related to the travelling, accommodation and procedures.
Please look at previously asked questions or please do not hesitate to ask any other questions you might have.
Face Lift - previously asked questions
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