When beauty software can no longer hide your facial nasolabial folds, eye bags, marionette lines, forehead wrinkles, crow's feet..., the most effective and direct treatment is facelift! Many people think that facelift is needed only when you are older. In fact, when the skin is still elastic, the effect of facelift surgery can last longer and maintain youthfulness.
▌do it in athenaA day in the life of endoscopic facelift
▌Endoscopic five-claw eyebrow lift case sharing
▌What areas are improved by facelift surgery?
When treating indications, we generally divide the face into two partsUpper face and middle and lower face
The upper face surgery is endoscopic forehead lift, which is also commonly known as the five-claw brow lift. It mainly improves:forehead lines, eyebrow pressure, frown lines, drooping eyelids, crow's feetetc. The surgery for the middle and lower face is an endoscopic high fascia lift, which mainly improves the middle and lower face parts such as:Nasolabial folds, sagging corners of the mouth, flesh around the mouth, sagging cheeks, marionette lines, and contour linesParts of the body and even neck laxity can be solved by facelift!
▌What are the facelift surgeries?
Facelift surgery methods can be roughly divided into[Traditional Facelift], [Endoscopic Facelift], [Thread Embedding], [Radio Wave Facelift], but in the end, radio wave facelift is more of a micro plastic surgery and is a different level of treatment, so we won’t discuss it here today.
【Traditional Facelift】Also known as deep fascia lift, suitable for severely aged and sagging skin, uses peeling to separate the skin from the fascia, then tightens the skin, and finally stitches the pulled muscles to the periosteum. There will be obvious scars and sequelae after the operation. Although traditional facelift has many effects that endoscopic facelift cannot replace, most people no longer use traditional facelift due to the long recovery period.
【Endoscopic Facelift】Also known as invisible facelift, compared with traditional facelift, the wound is smaller, and the surgical method is performed through an endoscope, which can clearly avoid the operator's nerves and blood vessels for surgery. There is little tissue damage and less bleeding, so the postoperative recovery is faster. , the wound is about 3 to 5 hidden micro-wounds of 1 to 2 cm, and the treatment area is roughly divided intoOn the faceandmiddle and lower faceThe two parts are fixed using five-claw nails and eight-claw nails respectively, which are two kinds of bone nails that can be absorbed by the human body (the material of the claw nails is Polylactide, which is a polymer of lactic acid and fruit acid, and will be absorbed by the human body in about half a year to a year. fell off), after fixing it in multiple places and applying even pressure, the tissue fixation can be made more stable.Dr. Athena Liu Zhixin also uses [modified High SMAS lift] when performing facelift surgery...the best effect, but the most complicated surgery., but the risk is greatly reduced and requires a very skilled doctor to perform it. The average person will be 5-10 years younger after the operation.
[Embedded thread]Thread embedding can be said to be a lightweight facelift surgery, most suitable for facial skin.Those with mild saggingThread lift is to implant absorbable suture threads into the superficial and deep layers of subcutaneous tissue, fix the threads on the facial fascia, concentrate and lift them, increase skin elasticity and firmness, and achieve facial rejuvenation. The method is minimally invasive, the recovery period is shorter, and you can feel it instantly!
▌In AthenaWhat are the benefits of endoscopic facelift?
1.Nearly painless general anesthesia + sedation and analgesia + anesthesiologist on site throughout the consultation
2.Safe and accurate operation of endoscopy for small wounds
3.Smooth wrinkles and improve wrinkles and wrinkles in one go
4.Restore your vitality and lift your eyebrows to fix your eyes.
5.Eye lift and tightening of bags under the eyes
6.Multi-pronged approach can be combined with other surgeries.
7.Long-lasting effects and easy postoperative care and maintenance
▌Who is suitable for endoscopic facelift?
1.Deep forehead lines, glabella lines, and tail eye lines
2.Drooping eyebrows make it difficult to open the eyes and become more tiring in the evening
3.Drooping eyelids combined with puffy and loose eye bags
4.Aging of forehead skin
5.The eyebrows are pressed against the eyes and the height of the double eyelids becomes narrower and narrower
6.People with the above problems regardless of age
▌Endoscopic facelift surgery method
▌Related certificates for plastic surgeons
Dr. Liu Zhixin specializes in endoscopic surgery and relevant certificates for further training
▌Facelift Surgery - Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Is there an age limit for facelift surgery?
A1: As long as your health condition is good and you can indeed achieve improvement through facelift surgery after blood tests and professional doctor evaluation, there is no age limit.
Q2. How many years can it last after facelift?
A2: A successful facelift surgery can make a person look five to ten years younger, but the aging process will not stop. It will take about ten years for the face to return to its pre-surgery appearance.
Q3. Is the wound obvious?
A3: As long as the tension is not placed on the skin, but on the superficial muscles and fascia, the scar will not be obvious, and the surgical wound is usually hidden in the hair or on the hairline or behind the ear. It will take about half a year to a year to fade away and go undetected.
Q4. Will the expression become stiff and unnatural after facelift?
A4: There will be swelling and slight numbness at the initial stage of the operation. The swelling will subside in about one to two weeks. After one month, it will become natural and you will no longer be smiling.
Q5. Which aging areas can be improved by facelift?
A5: Upper facelift surgery can improve forehead lines, brow pressure, frown lines, crow's feet and drooping eyelids. A mid-face lift can improve nasolabial folds, marionette lines, lips, drooping corners of the mouth, sagging cheeks and minor eye bags. High fascia lift (lower face lift) can improve the jaw line and even turkey neck and neck lines.
Q6, Facelift is painful?A6: In fact, many patients said after surgery that the pain period is only 1-2 days after surgery. For those who have had breast augmentation or liposuction, the pain associated with facelift is actually lower than that of underarm endoscopic breast augmentation and liposuction.
Q7. How long is the recovery period after facelift surgery?A7: There will be temporary swelling and bruising after surgery. These are short-term and normal phenomena. Ice application is required for 72 hours after surgery, and a special head bandage is used for compression for 1 week to avoid postoperative swelling and bleeding; 72 hours after surgery Use warm compresses to help reduce swelling. The time it takes to reduce swelling varies from person to person. The effect can be seen in about 4 weeks, and the most natural effect will be seen in 3 months.
Q8. If you have had a facelift surgery before, can you still have it done if your skin is loose now?
A8: Of course it can be done again, and a second lipofilling can be performed six months after the facelift to make the effect of the facelift even better. However, the difficulty will increase each time, so you must find an experienced doctor to perform the surgery.
Q9, What is the difference between endoscopic facelift and traditional facelift?
A9: Endoscopic facelift results in less bleeding and smaller wounds, but it is not suitable for people with too wide foreheads. Because endoscopic facelifts pull the skin upward without excision of the skin, the forehead is too wide and loose. For people who have thin forehead, just pulling it upward will make the forehead appear too wide and high, which will make it look a bit out of proportion. The same should be paid attention to when endoscopic facelift is performed on the mid-face.
Q10, Will there be rejection?A10: The materials used in endoscopic five-prong brow lift surgery are lactic acid and fruit acid polymers, which are safe and naturally absorbed by the human body (it will be absorbed by the human body in about half a year to a year).
Q11, after facelift, no maintenance required?A11: Maintenance is required before facelift. You still need to continue maintenance after facelift to maintain the effect of facelift. Of course, any bad lifestyle will accelerate aging. Facelift is not a magic pill, a once-and-for-all operation. Of course, you still need to take care of yourself after surgery.
Q12. Is facelift a single operation?A12: Nowadays, facelift can be combined with other surgeries, such as endoscopic five-prong brow lift, temporal facelift, under-eye zygomatic and orbital lift, high-cut superficial myofascial system bidirectional stratified facelift, and mid-face lift. At least 6 key surgeries, including shaft liposuction surgery, neck liposuction and facelift surgery, are completed in one go. The purpose of this is to reduce the unnaturalness caused by traditional facelifts that only stretch the face horizontally, as well as the easy recurrence of sagging and other problems ( FE Barton 2002, ST Hamra 2008, TJ Marten 2008) Also because this is an operation that combines many surgical techniques and aesthetics, and the scope of the operation is rich in nerves and blood vessels, it is recommended to be performed by professional plastic surgery specialists designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. , to ensure safety and achieve the best results, retaining your precious youth!
Q13. How to choose a facelift treatment that suits you? Is there a limit to the number of face lifts on the same area? How long should be the interval between each treatment?
A13: The skin will age with age. Usually, you can start actively receiving treatment at the age of 30. There are many types of facelift surgery. Of course, it must be evaluated by a professional doctor and a customized surgical plan will be made according to the degree of skin laxity of each person. Usually, the skin quality of those in the younger and mature age groups can be improved through non-invasive sonic facelift treatment, while those in the middle-aged and older age groups can choose facelift surgery for better results. Basically, there is no limit on the number of facelifts, but in principle, the longer the interval between each facelift treatment, the better, at least more than half a year.
Is the skin on your face loose? Because endoscopic facelift surgery does not remove excess loose skin, so for people with loose skin who only undergo endoscopic facelift surgery, they will feel that the loose skin is concentrated. Feeling, so traditional facelift surgery is still one of the options to consider for people with loose skin.
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