{"id":107,"date":"2015-09-04T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/ent\/patient-care\/clinical-services\/facial-plastic-and-reconstructive-surgery-1\/patient-information\/rhytidoplasty-facelift\/"},"modified":"2017-12-19T12:39:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T17:39:46","slug":"rhytidoplasty-facelift","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/patient-information\/rhytidoplasty-facelift\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhytidoplasty (Facelift)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- portlet_header --><\/p>\n<p><!-- portlet_above --><\/p>\n<p><!-- description --><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Cosmetic Surgery is surgery you <\/span><i style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">do not need<\/i><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \"> \u2013 (totally\/purely elective surgery)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Long or repeated consultations<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Realistic Expectations are the Key to Success<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Safety<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Natural results<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">PROBLEM:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Muscle and supportive tissues relax, skin loses its elasticity \u201csinking and sagging\u201d, and <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">a gradual diffuse loss of fat, muscle and bone beneath the skin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Tethering points create deeper folds and creases<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Vector of relaxation is toward the chin<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">GOALS:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Improve facial contours\/vectors<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Improve the chin-neck angle<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Re-suspension of the skin &#038; supporting tissues<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">LIMITATIONS:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Cannot recreate young skin                              <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Cannot alter developmental asymmetries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Cannot prevent continued aging                      <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Cannot solve personal problems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">GOALS MAY ONLY BE PARTIALLY MET<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">HOW LONG WILL IT LAST?:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Aging will continue<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Surgical changes will be permanent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">SURGICAL TECHNIQUE \/ANESTHESIA\/FACILITY:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Most facelifts are performed under local anesthesia with oral sedation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Outpatient Operating Suite vs. Hospital<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Incisions are well-hidden and will be discussed in detail<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Dressings\/Drains\/ Support Garments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; \">POST-PROCEDURE INSTRUCTIONS<\/span><\/b><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">Specific written wound care instructions will be given by the nurse before you leave on <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em; \">the day of your procedure<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ent\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/494\/2017\/12\/rhytidoplasty-facelift.pdf\" class=\"internal-link\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a> for a printable version.<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: Cosmetic Surgery is surgery you do not need \u2013 (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 \u201csinking and sagging\u201d, and a gradual diffuse loss of fat, muscle and bone beneath the skin Tethering &hellip; 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