Rhytidoplasty (Facelift)

GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:

• Cosmetic Surgery is surgery you do not need – (totally/purely elective surgery)
• Long or repeated consultations
• Realistic Expectations are the Key to Success
• Safety
• Natural results

PROBLEM:

• Muscle and supportive tissues relax, skin loses its elasticity “sinking and sagging”, and a gradual diffuse loss of fat, muscle and bone beneath the skin
• Tethering points create deeper folds and creases
• Vector of relaxation is toward the chin

GOALS:

• Improve facial contours/vectors
• Improve the chin-neck angle
• Re-suspension of the skin & supporting tissues

LIMITATIONS:

• Cannot recreate young skin
• Cannot alter developmental asymmetries
• Cannot prevent continued aging
• Cannot solve personal problems
• GOALS MAY ONLY BE PARTIALLY MET

HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?:

• Aging will continue
• Surgical changes will be permanent

SURGICAL TECHNIQUE /ANESTHESIA/FACILITY:

• Most facelifts are performed under local anesthesia with oral sedation
• Outpatient Operating Suite vs. Hospital
• Incisions are well-hidden and will be discussed in detail
• Dressings/Drains/ Support Garments

POST-PROCEDURE INSTRUCTIONS:

• Specific written wound care instructions will be given by the nurse before you leave on the day of your procedure