What is a Facelift?

 

For best results in facelift or Face lift or rhytidectomy, seek an experienced surgeon who give or keep a natural aspect of the neck and cheek. This surgery involves lifting the skin of the cheek and pulling muscles

there under the skin to give a more elevated as the young face position. Additionally extra skin giving a smooth appearance without wrinkles removed.

Keep in mind that:

 

1- Excessive removal of skin can be pulled an aspect of the mouth and obvious scars front of the ear. The best result is when the muscles are placed back in a high position and only the skin is removed without generating tension on it. Although some patients the neck muscles can be attached and

place points this can generate a force that pulls the tissue in the opposite to the desired direction is up and so we do not make points in the neck muscles.

 

2- The best result is also taken as a facelift or

Facelifts not leave obvious scars. The surgeries performed by Dr. Pavajeau leaves the smallest possible scar, placed inside the ear and behind the ear. Either way throughout surgery the patient should keep in mind that each patient healing is totally different and while some patients scars are barely visible in other scars may be more evident. This depends on the surgeon but no healing of the patient.

 

 

What things should I do before a Facelift?

 

Do not take aspirin or anti-inflammatory. Quitting smoking is several weeks before ideal. Keep in mind as you heal as a patient and accept that the surgeon does their best to achieve a good result, but that the phenomenon of healing is independent and different in each patient and that the surgeon can not control. So in this surgery as in no other surgeon ensures a result. The surgeon is a means for a possible outcome.

 



At what point in life can make a Facelift?

 

It is best not to start at 60 but at 40. Patients youth operate, maintain thus a totally natural look because their bones and skin stretched not age at the same rate. Better make short surgeries varies every 4 or 5 years a large at 60. From 40 onwards one can do up to 70 years if the patient is in good health. Remember you do not stop aging and why this surgery should be performed several times in his life. Ie the effects are disappearing each

3-4 years and if the patient wants can make it again. Excessive stretching that were made in the 70's and 80's no longer made because those intended that surgery will last at least 10 years and therefore took off too much skin.

 



If you operate another surgeon and I'm not satisfied, I can re-operate with Dr. Pavajeau to correct it?

 



Lift surgery is surgery to lifetime.

Or the dr Pavajeau or any other surgeon the results will last a lifetime. You should always do another surgery between 4 and 8 years

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How long does the surgery?

 

It is a surgery that can be done in two ways. The mini face lift or weekend stretching is done under local anesthesia. The stretching of muscle tissue and skin that have a more lasting effect should be done under general anesthesia and lasts three hours.





What kind of skill is required for good Facelift ?

 

The plastic surgeon should be an expert on the anatomy of the face and have a good dose of artistic sense, to maintain symmetry and avoid excess skin pulled. It is preferable to remove a little more wrinkles in the neck at a touch to leave the patient with open mouth pulled over skin.

 



​As postoperatively a Facelift ?

 

Hard postoperative 5-10 days. The stitches are removed after 7 days. Most patients return to work within 10 days. Should be placed cold compresses and calendula. The swelling will last several days and will disappear with the next 6-12 months. But the patient must have patience especially in the neck results can sometimes take longer to appear because it almost always liposuction is performed and that produces marks on the neck which disappear with massages.