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Facelift
Overview
A facelift is intended to rejuvenate the face, particularly the
cheeks, jowels and neck. This procedure can be undertaken in conjunction
with eyelid surgery and brow lifts as part of an overall strategy
to rejuvenate the face and improve facial harmony.
A full facelift operation involves an incision in front of the ear,
back up behind the ear and transversely across the hairline. Redundant
underlying connective tissue (the ‘SMAS’ layer) is tightened
and redundant skin is excised. This is usually performed with a
one to two night stay. Mr Banwell also performs the MACS lift (minimal
access cranial suspension) which utilizes a shorter scar which is
often useful for the younger patient.
Frequently Asked Questions
• Are there
any options?
• Are
there any adjuvant procedures?
• What
are the risks?
• What
happens after the surgery?
• Will
my face continue to age?
• What
costs are involved?
Please contact Mr Paul Banwell’s office, and his staff can
answer any questions you may have and can arrange for a quote and
information regarding the procedure to be sent to you.
Are there any options?
Patients may wish to have a full facelift or, if suitable, a smaller
S-lift (MACS) which involves a shorter length incision.
Are there any adjuvant procedures?
As well as eyelid surgery and forehead lifting (brow lift),
botox can be used to reduce the appearance of wrinkles around the
outside of the eyes and between the eyebrows. A neck lift involves
an incision under the chin and recontouring of a sagging neck line.
The neck muscles (platysma) may need to be tightened and fat removed
by direct surgical excision although liposuction may also be needed
for this purpose. In addition, 3-D fillers or fat injections can
be used to enhance the contour of both lips and other under-filled
areas of the face. These procedures all have their own indications
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What
are the risks?
There are both general and specific risks and Mr Banwell will
talk to you in detail regarding these. General risks include bruising
and swelling, bleeding, wound infection, problems with general
anaesthetics, abnormal scarring and keloid scarring. Specific
risks include haematoma (collection of blood under the skin),
excessive scar formation, poor healing, possibly associated with
tissue necrosis (skin death), hair loss around the scars (alopecia),
deformity of the ear lobe, asymmetry, numbness, loss of movement
to the facial muscles of expression and disappointment with the
extent of improvement in both the contour of the face and neck.
What happens after the surgery?
You will have bandages around your neck and forehead for one day.
After you leave hospital, the hospital nursing staff or our office
will contact you after the operation to ensure that you have no
problems during your convalescence. For a period of a few weeks
there will be significant swelling and bruising of your face.
There will be two drains to drain any extra fluid and these drains
will generally be removed the day after surgery. Your sutures
will be removed on day five. The clips in the hair will be removed
after 10 days.
Will my face continue to age?
Whilst facelift surgery may make you look considerably younger,
your face will
continue to age at a rate that it otherwise would have, but you
should always remain more youthful than you would have been without
the surgery.
What costs are involved?
+ Surgical fees
+ Hospital fees
+ Specialist anaesthetist fee
+ Specialist surgical garments
+ Specialist post-operative massage
and manual lymphatic drainage
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