The Face Lift Changes as the Day Goes By

There are at least six connected reasons why the human face shows wear occasionally before it’s time, but quite often right on time. As the photographs that are worth 1000 words start to change from fresh, youthful, rested to tired and mature; one phrase slips across the lips as one gesture brings both hands into two capital L shapes, we tug and say: If I could just tighten this. As time goes by, 80,000 men and women across the United States each year look to the restorative effects of the face lift procedure. The medical term rhytidectomy refers to the face lift whether it is surgical, non-surgical, minimally invasive, or is included with nose reconstruction, or eyes and neck lifts.

Throughout the decades many beauty product research labs and manufacturers have formulated, tested and hypothesized not only how to treat what happens to the human face as we age, but also how to slow and prevent the onslaught of most of the signs of wrinkles, sag, spots and gaunt appearance. With one of a combination of genetics, environmental pollutants, stress, weight gain, significant weight loss, and time working against our wishes, what can be done, really? What will penetrate the skin and the muscles of the face deeper than a day at the spa, outlast a cream, and is more durable than lift tape?

The face lift procedure can make the slightest to the most significant changes in how men and women see themselves. There are approximately six different surgical options that vary in how deeply the surgeon will cut past the skin and into the muscles of the face to have the greatest impact and longest lasting effects on the lift and smoothed rejuvenation of the face. For example, the minimally invasive Thread Lift’s focus is on the sag of the external layers of skin which can last for several years with a great beauty regime. On the other hand, a deep plane lift such as the Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System (SMAS) Lift delves under the skin of the mid-face and jaw line into the muscular structure to lift the drooping pockets of the face from the source. A Mid-Face Lift would also be classified as a deep plane lift because in order to have a significant and lasting impact on the deep folds of the nasiofold, from the sides of the nostrils to the corners of the mouth, the complex structure through the cheeks and jaw need to be repositioned. Further, during consultation a well-trained and educated surgeon will inform patients of the many intricacies of the procedures that will best serve the rejuvenation they seek. Insofar as, a brow, eye, neck lift or facial implants are applicable to a well-rounded, structured, and quite often a more even appearance.

Face lifts often include facial implants to candidates with smaller bone structure or uneven proportions from one area of the face to another. Or, as the patient has aged they’ve experienced volume loss in their face and would like to rebuild their existing chin, jaw, and cheekbones. Implants improve angles and provide the even symmetry men and women desire.

Face lifts aren’t simply a nip and pull procedure. Patients can re-envision their appearance with tightening, lifting, implanting, and sculpting to receive the face lift they want.