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Op. Dr. Onur Gürbüz

Face Lift

Many people see the first effects of aging on their face when they look in the mirror and feel uncomfortable with it. In this respect, while the aesthetic changes that will occur in the face area are extremely pleasing to the patients, the most important point at this stage is careful planning in line with the patient’s complaints. The main purpose of rhytidectomy, that is, face lift operation, is to remove wrinkles and sagging that have appeared over the years in the face and neck region.

Although slight degeneration and wrinkles in certain parts of the face can be removed by filling, fat injections, suspension and botulinum toxin applications in the near future, these techniques are not a permanent solution for cases with severe deformation and excess skin. Particularly in such patients, the partial recovery that can be achieved in the upper part of the face does not show parallelism with the neck and lower part of the face, which can lead to unnatural appearances.
The aim of facelift surgeries is to make the patient look much better than their peers, not by considering numerical values ​​such as 5 years-10 years old.

Who are candidates for facelift surgery?
Ideal candidates for facelift surgery are those whose face and neck skin has begun to sag, but their skin still has not lost its elasticity and has no other health problems. It is generally applied more frequently in people over the age of 40, but it can also be applied at earlier ages when there is a significant deterioration in appearance.

Frequently Asked Questions about Face Lift

In the first interview before the operation, the general health status of the patient and the facial area are examined. At this stage, herbal or medical drugs used, chronic diseases, old operations and smoking are questioned in detail. Patients who are not found to be abnormal at these stages are informed about the operation. The possible risks of the surgery and the protocols to be applied in the following period are explained. Patients who are not suitable for surgery are informed about alternative treatment approaches. At the end of the first meeting, if the patient decides to have an operation, the date of the operation is clarified by taking photographs.

The second pre-operative meeting is planned as close to the date of the operation as possible. At this stage, additional ailments and drug use that have arisen since the first meeting are questioned and detailed information about the operation is provided once again. While new questions arise in the minds of many patients during this period, the second interview is an important opportunity for patients to answer these questions. During the second interview, the patient's anesthesia examinations are performed and the operation dates of the patients who are not found to have any problems in the analyzes are finalized.

Patients who are scheduled for surgery for the next day should not consume water and food after 24:00. Patients who apply to the hospital on an empty stomach in the morning are taken to their room and visited and the operation is planned. At the next stage, the patient is re-evaluated by the anesthesiologist, and detailed information about anesthesia is provided and a sedative injection is given. Thanks to this drug, the feelings of stress, tension and excitement that may occur are eliminated.

Facelift surgery is performed under operating room conditions. Although it can be applied under local and general anesthesia, the most preferred approach is general anesthesia. Patients who receive general anesthesia sleep during the operation.

Facelift surgery is applied to one side of the face and then to the other. The incisions start from the scalp line in the temple area, pass in front of the ear and continue towards the back of the ear. While the hair in the incision areas is not shaved, the incisions in front of the ear can be hidden in the natural transition areas, and post-operative scars can be hidden as much as possible. After the incision, the surgeon separates the facial skin from the underlying fat tissue and pulls it towards the temples and determines the excess skin tissue to be removed. In addition to these, the fat tissues in the face, which have drooped down over the years with the effect of gravity, are pulled over the cheekbones and are re-fixed to their former location. In some cases, tightening can be applied to the muscle tissue to remove the sagging under the chin. After the excess skin is removed, the facial skin is adapted to its new position, a mini drain is placed and the operation is terminated. While the operation lasts between 2-4 hours on average, special printed masks are used as dressings.

In order to create a feeling of youth in parallel with the changes that may occur in facial appearance during facelift operations, sometimes upper or lower eyelid operation (blepharoplasty) or fat injection may need to be combined with facelift surgery, or these procedures can be applied alone in the future.

Pain after facelift surgery can be controlled with painkillers. Due to the tendency of the face area to edema, intermittent cold compresses are applied to minimize this. After the operation, you can start to move under the supervision of a doctor on the same day, and you can eat a few hours after the operation.

While the drains placed are usually removed on the first day after the operation, antibiotic and painkiller treatment is continued for 1 week. Similar to other surgeries, swelling, edema and bruises occur in the first two days in face lift surgeries, but these problems begin to decrease after the third day. Its complete disappearance in the middle is parallel to the speed of recovery of the person. While the stitches are removed in 1-2 weeks, the final result occurs after the edema has passed. During this period, patients should be patient and pay attention to the practices described by the doctor.

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