Face Up-lifts
What is a Face Lift?
A face lift or rhytidectomy is a face contouring surgery that treats wrinkles and sagging skin. It involves removing extra fat, tightening facial tissues, and redraping facial skin to create a firmer, smoother, and youthful appearance. Facelift surgeries can be done on the face, neck, or both.
A face lift can restore:
- Smile lines (fold or crease between the corners of mouth and nose)
- Sagging skin of cheeks or Jaw (known as jowls)
- Decreased facial fat
- Double chin (extra fat and loose skin of your neck)
Facelifts enhance your features and beautify your looks without changing your core identity. However, they are unable to treat Sun damage, superficial wrinkles or uneven skin tone. At JJ Aesthetics, Face lift treatment is highly customised according to a person’s unique desires and goals.
Types of Facelift Surgeries
The type of facelift surgery varies depending on the area of the face or neck to be treated. The most common types of facelifts include:
Traditional face lift
Traditional face lift surgery involves the removal of excessive fat in your neck and jowls. It repositions deeper tissues and removes wrinkles. It is beneficial for people having moderate to severe face aging.
Facelift (SMAS Rhytidectomy)
SMAS, a superficial musculoaponeurotic system is a muscular layer of the face. It is slightly different from a traditional facelift. In this type, the surgeon focuses on the lower two third of your face. Excessive skin or fat layer on your cheeks and lower face is removed and the muscles are tightened.
Deep Plane Facelift
This face lift procedure targets multiple areas of the face simultaneously. The surgeon lifts SMAS, fat, and skin tissue at the same time to cut down wrinkles.
Mid Facelift
Mid face lift surgery deals with the cheek area of the face. The surgeon tightens the skin around the cheeks and repositions the fat there.
Mini Facelift
The goal of the mini face lift surgery is to raise the lower face and neck area. It is compatible, less invasive, and faster. Younger people whose signs of aging have just begun can undergo a mini facelift.
Cutaneous (skin) Facelift
This type of face slip focuses on your neck and lower face and deals with skin only (not deeper layers).
Facelift surgery can be combined with some other cosmetic procedures like
Preparation Before Surgery
At JJ Aesthetics, you get a consultation session with your plastic surgeon. He evaluates your health by doing a physical examination (overall health status of the body), facial examination (skin quality, bone structure, shape of face, distribution of fat), past medical conditions (any disease or medicine taken in the past), and laboratory tests. Also, you can discuss your expectations from the surgery, your desired goals, the type of surgery best suited to you, and the possible risks and complications. To prepare for the procedure, the surgeon asks you to:
- Stop taking blood thinning medication at least two weeks before surgery.
- Use a germicidal soap to wash your face on the morning of an appointment for surgery.
- Stop taking meals the night before your surgery appointment.
- Keep taking the prescribed medicines with water.
- Arrange an attendant with you on surgery day.
The Procedure
Face lift surgery procedure is usually 3 to 6 hours long. Here is how the procedure carried out step by step:
- Anesthesia: The surgeon will give you local or general anesthesia as required.
- Incision: Incisions are made depending on the type of surgery you are undergoing. These are often made on your temple region, lower scalp, around the eyes, in the mouth and under the chin. The depth and width of incisions also depend upon the type of facelift and your concerns.
- Procedure: The surgeon removes extra skin or fat and then your facial muscles are tightened and repositioned.
- Closing the incisions: All the incisions are closed with the help of dissolvable or non dissolvable stitches.
Post Procedure Care
Your face lift surgery must be followed by the proper post of care for the best outcomes.
Week 1: Immediate face lift surgery recovery
- Sleep with your head elevated all the time
- Keep taking painkillers and anti-inflammatory medications as prescribed
- Our staff will change the dressing and remove the drainage tubes on the 3rd or 4th day of surgery.
- Start a slight walk around the house to improve blood circulation.
Common feelings: Bruising, swelling, tightness, slight discomfort.
Week 2: Fast Healing
- There will be a significant reduction in swelling and bruising
- Start doing gentle personal care like washing your face as directed by your surgeon.
- Avoid direct sun exposure and must wear broad-spectrum sunscreen while going outside.
- You can hide bruising with the help of light makeup
Common feelings: Mild numbness or tightness, improved facial mobility.
Week 3: Returning to normal routine
- If stable, you can return to the office and do light work.
- Keep doing little exercises like walking and easy stretching if instructed by the doctor.
- Apply scar care products as prescribed by your surgeon.
Common feelings: Slight swelling may be there, but you’ll feel more like yourself.
Week 4: Self-Esteem Boosted
- Most of the swelling and bruising will have settled down.
- Continue daily activities but avoid intense workouts or sports.
- Follow the skincare routine with sun protection, maintaining hydration, and a gentle massage is recommended.
- Attend a follow-up appointment at JJ Aesthetics to get your healing procedure monitored by the doctor.
Common feelings: Boost in confidence, natural improvements.
Week 5-6 and Beyond: Refinement phase
- Now you can resume your normal physical activities including moderate workout.
- Residual minor swelling continues to fade.
- Scars will mature and vanish in the coming few months.
- Maintain a healthy lifestyle to enjoy long-lasting results.
Common feelings: Joy of full face lift surgery before and after transformation
Note
- Avoid picking at crusting scabs that develop on your healing wound.
- Don’t wear clothes that are pulled over the head. Wear clothes that fasten in front.
- Don’t use color, bleach, or hair perming for at least 6 weeks.
Ideal Candidates For Facelift
The best candidates for facelift are the ones with:
- Sagging skin of face and neck but still having some skin elasticity
- Strong and well-defined bone structure
- Good physical health with no other medical disease
- No habit of smoking or able to quit smoking
- Realistic expectations as guided by the doctor
Generally, facelift surgery is for patients aged between 40s to 60s. However, individuals younger or older than this age can be ideal candidates if they meet the above criteria.
Risks and Complications
Though rare, some risks associated with face lift surgery include:
- Reaction to anesthesia
- Infection
- Delayed wound healing
- Blood clot formation (hematoma)
- Scarring
- Persistent swelling
- Damage to the facial nerve
- Hair loss at the incision site (temporary or permanent)
- Uneven skin tone
Hand over yourself to professional care to avoid the chances of complications associated with the procedure. Our board certified team at JJ Aesthetics is always geared up to meet your facelifting goals and help you if you face any unwanted happening during or after your face lift.
How much is a Face Lift Surgery?
Face lift surgery cost in Pakistan ranges from PKR 250,000 to PKR 700,000. The cost variations often depend upon the type of surgery performed and treatment goals. However the average cost of face lift surgery can be even more than $15,000.
Want a more affordable treatment option? A mini face lift cost or nonsurgical face lift cost is comparatively lower and can be an ideal choice for early signs of aging.
JJ Aesthetics – your reliable partner for Face Lift Surgery
At JJ Aesthetics, the team of cosmetic and plastic surgeons put their best to revive your confidence and self esteem by making you look young, vibrant and cheerfulful. We choose the best pathways for you to provide excellent face lift outcomes befitting your desires. Our skilled surgeons guarantee natural-looking results with the latest approaches like minimally invasive face lift surgery with minimal downtime.
JJ Aesthetics takes pride in being the most reliable choice for face lift surgery in Pakistan due to its cutting-edge facilities, highly experienced surgeon and a patient-first approach. From initial consultation to your final recovery, we ensure our support at every step and every moment.
Are you ready to step ahead for a youthful you? Book your personalized consultation with our surgeon today!
FAQs
Results of facelift surgery last for around 10 years depending upon the skincare routine, genes, and lifestyle.
Yes, when performed by board certified and skilled surgeons like the ones at JJ Aesthetics. Complications are rare but possible.
Yes, you can lift your face with minimally invasive cosmetic procedures like thread lifts, dermal fillers, skin tightening treatments and botox to deal with the signs of aging.
In natural face lifts, muscle layers are tightened to avoid an artificial “pulled” look and give more natural results.
Korean facelift involves advanced non-invasive techniques like thread lifting to achieve a V-shaped and youthful face without major surgery.
