A face lift can actually reverse time and remove the weathering effects of pollution, sun gravity and make you look much younger than before. Also called rhytidectomy, the process removes the excess fat that collects over time, helps in defining the jaw line and removes the folds and lines too. The underlying sagging muscles can also be treated with surgery so as to ensure that they are tight and do not sag. The result of the surgery is much more youthful looking skin and sometimes a facelift surgery can make you feel much better too. Not many people opt for a facelift and there are various reasons for the same. While such a procedure may make you feel nice, it comes along with a fair number of side effects and the surgery itself can be risky at times. On the other hand the costs associated with a cosmetic surgery are extremely large and not all can actually afford a procedure of this nature. While there is a risk involved in the surgery the exact level of risk is no more than the risk associated with any other surgery. It is just the fact that the area being operated upon is the face and therefore there is likely to be a affair amount of apprehension before the process starts. In many cases, actually physicians suggest a day surgery and do not even need to hospitalize the patients. The patient actually comes in, gets the surgery done and is on his way home in a few hours.

Face lifts are mainly done with short local anesthesia and sedation so that the patient sleeps through the process. Sometimes if the patient is too anxious a short general anesthesia is given. With a short GA, the patient may need to stay in the hospital for a few hours after the surgery has been performed.

The process of face lifting requires various incisions to be made in the face of the patient. The exact positioning of the incision depends on the facial structure of the patient. In most cases the incision is made near the hair in the temple area so that the incision is not visible after the process has been completed.

A surgical face lift actually requires the surgeon to remove the skin from the fat and the underlying muscle in the face. The fat is then removed by liposuction. This is done mainly from beneath the chin, the cheeks and the area below the ears. This is mainly because these are the areas that actually sag over time.

The last phase of the process involves tightening the muscles, pulling the skin upwards and backwards to make it taught and wrinkle free. In the end when the whole process is complete with the fat removal and the pulled skin across the face, the incisions are stitched up. In this manner a face lift can make most people look younger.

Skin Face Lift Research

• American academy of plastic surgery

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