If there is a need for skin lifting, then you need to read reviews about a circular facelift that will be an excellent solution in this situation. However, you should not immediately run to the clinic, but rather study the issue thoroughly: read people’s opinions, look at photographs, and also get all the important information. With this approach, you will protect yourself from unwanted consequences, as well as unpleasant results.
Often women, in the wake of advertising and general jubilation, neglect to study the issue and end up being dissatisfied or disfigured. There are many unscrupulous clinics that, taking advantage of advertising and trust, spoil the face.
What's happened
Short-scar facelift is a type of rejuvenation using surgical intervention, during which the external and internal structures of the face are tightened, and excess skin is removed. The main advantage of this technique is its low-traumatic nature and the presence of small scars that are located in the tragus zone, which makes the suture invisible.
Due to the fact that S-lifting affects not only the upper layers of the skin, the procedure allows you to achieve global rejuvenation. In this case, the effect of a stretched mask is absent.
This surgical intervention involves making an incision in the area near the ear and extending it to the temple area.
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Thanks to the short-scar lift method, the epidermis of the neck and lower third of the face is corrected and rejuvenated, jowls are removed, ptosis and nasolabial folds disappear.
Due to the fact that deep-lying soft tissues are firmly fixed, the resulting effect lasts for a long time.
Effectiveness of a facelift
Not every clinic undertakes a facelift. The thing is that the operation is quite complex in nature and any wrong movement can disfigure the patient’s face. The whole truth about a facelift is that not a single cosmetic procedure, not a single acid, can replace this operation, although some unscrupulous employees of salons and clinics are trying to convince you otherwise.
The result of a facelift will not last forever, but only 10-15 years. You should not delude yourself with such a period, because without proper salon care, your face will not be as young as possible.
Before getting a face lift, you should refer to the portfolio and reviews of the clinic and the doctor. Often, efficiency can be understood by already looking at the work done. Everyone does things differently, and therefore you should not go to the first clinic you come across.
Reviews should not be looked at on the official websites of clinics. It is advisable, in addition to the site, to look at a couple of third-party ones, where girls and women share their experiences, attaching photographs. Many people have pages on YouTube where they post all the information and show the results clearly.
Indications
It is recommended to perform S-face lifting for people aged 35-50 years, in whom age-related changes are of low severity, while the contour lines are preserved, and there is no obvious sagging of soft tissues. However, this cosmetic procedure is also suitable for more mature skin, provided that a certain level of elasticity is maintained.
Manipulation is suitable for problems such as:
- pronounced folds in the nasolabial area;
- sagging epidermis in the area of the cheekbones and cheeks;
- ptosis ;
- deformation of the contours of the lower jaw;
- excess fatty tissue on the chin;
- drooping corners of the eyes;
- loose skin on the neck .
If deep, loose folds are noted in the neck and face area, it is recommended to combine the procedure with contour plastic surgery and lipolifting. Almost all patients get a noticeable effect. The only exception is pronounced sagging in the cervical region.
To achieve comprehensive rejuvenation, it is advisable to simultaneously perform circumferential blepharoplasty and forehead lifting.
Recommendations from experts
Often girls, having read “useful” articles on the Internet, begin to sincerely believe that it is possible to replace surgical interventions with special exercises. Of course, this approach is good for maintaining the beauty and youth of the face for as long as possible, but if problems already exist, then they can only be solved surgically, this is the opinion of experts. There is not a single product that could leave the skin young forever - not a single injection, not a single treatment - nothing.
There are many rumors and legends about surgical facelift. For example, many people believe that the result will last forever, but this is not so. A facelift will last from 10 years, and with proper care – much longer. If desired, you can make a correction.
According to experts, the best age for surgery is after 40-50 years, adjusted for heredity. For example, girls with thin and sagging skin by nature can go under the knife even before the age of 30. Proper care plays an important role here.
Experts also strongly advise reading reviews so as not to be left with a bad result, since you should understand that surgical lifting cannot be removed by any creams or injections. It is advisable to look for reviews on third-party resources, and not just on the clinic’s official website. So, there will be a high probability of stumbling upon a good clinic.
Contraindications
A short scar lift is prohibited if there are a number of restrictions. All contraindications to surgical rejuvenation are divided into aesthetic and medical.
The first group includes:
- pronounced signs aging in the temple area;
- sagging skin in the neck and face area.
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The second group includes such pathological conditions as:
- diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
- benign and malignant tumors ;
- hypertension;
- diagnosed diabetes mellitus ;
- bleeding disorders and other blood diseases;
- pathologies of the autoimmune system.
Cosmetic manipulation will be refused in situations where the doctor understands that during surgery he will not be able to provide the desired result. If the patient has serious age-related changes, then the most effective for him will be a circular lift, as a result of which work is carried out not only with the problematic epidermis, but also with fatty tissue, muscle and deep tissues.
Let's weigh the pros and cons
In order to understand whether this is what you need, you need to know about the indications and contraindications, as well as the possible consequences.
Surgery is indicated for you if:
- Some parts of your face are drooping.
Some people are born with drooping eyelids or drooping corners of their eyes. At a young age, this is not so noticeable, but at an older age, it adds a couple of years, as the aging of the entire face is added.
- Ptosis.
- Wrinkles, nasolabial folds, jowls.
Let's be realistic - wrinkles do not decorate any face. Age is determined by several factors: clothing, figure, condition of skin, hair, face shape, neck and eyes. If you don’t pay attention to these components, then don’t be surprised if, in your 40s, people will address you as “grandmother” and give up your seat on public transport.
A facelift can kill several birds with one stone - correct the oval of the face, tighten the neck and eyes, and also improve the overall appearance. If you add to this your figure, hair care and the right clothes, then you will not be addressed as “grandmother” for a long time, even if your age is appropriate.
You should avoid surgery if:
- You have cancer or an infectious disease.
- You have diabetes.
- Poor blood clotting.
- The chronic disease has worsened.
If you choose the wrong clinic, there is a high chance of being disfigured. The fact is that there are surgeons who make beautiful women’s faces into a tense and “plastic” physiognomy. It is the choice of the surgeon that largely influences the consequences.
The decisive factor, in addition to indications and contraindications, is your willingness to endure some difficulties and a rehabilitation period, as well as your willingness to shell out a considerable amount of money. No matter how some clinics are full of price tags of a couple of tens of thousands, not a single good clinic will undertake an operation at such prices, since it is even below cost. Therefore, you should immediately “put aside” the options of clinics in the basement of residential buildings and start saving, if not enough, to change yourself. Also, many clinics offer the opportunity to take out a loan. For example, pay a certain amount and pay the rest using credit.
If you are afraid of changes, and are also not ready to invest decent amounts of money in yourself, then feel free to pass by. Your attitude is the key to a successful operation!
Preparation
Before undergoing a short scar facelift, the patient needs to prepare. First, you need to visit a plastic surgeon, who during the consultation will conduct a thorough examination of the skin of the problem area, tell you how the operation will take place, what the consequences may be, and what the rehabilitation period is like.
It may also be necessary to visit related specialists in order to identify possible contraindications, for which a diagnostic examination may be prescribed. It is also important to take a blood test to determine the level of blood clotting, which will help avoid bleeding during surgery.
If there are no restrictions on the lift, then the specialist sets a date for the anti-aging procedure and gives further recommendations for preparing the patient.
If the client is planning to lose weight, this process must be completed before surgery, since sagging folds resulting from rapid weight loss are difficult to remove.
About two weeks in advance, you need to stop taking acetylsalicylic acid and other medications that have a negative effect on blood clotting. Smoking and drinking alcohol are prohibited, which increases the risk of complications and increases the recovery period.
Progress
The duration of the cosmetic procedure takes 2-4 hours. The duration of the procedure depends on the complexity of the surgical intervention and the volume of work performed. The whole process takes place in several sequential steps.
First, the plastic surgeon takes a photo of the face, which is necessary for subsequent marking. Next, he prepares the skin, for which he cleanses its surface of dirt and remnants of decorative cosmetics using an antiseptic solution. After this, general anesthesia is administered using intravenous administration of the drug and local anesthesia.
According to a pre-designated scheme, the specialist makes micro-incisions. If the operation is performed on a woman, the incision will be located in the retrotragus area. In men, tissue dissection occurs in the area of the natural fold of the preauricular part.
Then a fragment of the deep-lying muscle-fat layer and tightened epidermis is fixed to the periosteum of the cheekbones at the highest point. As a result, the tissue of the lower third of the face is raised, the angle of the lower jaw becomes more prominent, the contour is smooth, and jowls are removed.
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To smooth out nasolabial folds and tighten the skin in the cervical area, additional sutures are used.
Excess skin is excised. An intradermal cosmetic suture is applied to the wounds using a non-absorbable hypoallergenic thread.
Removal of sutures occurs after complete tissue restoration, usually 8-12 days after surgery.
The first positive changes can be seen 1.5-3 weeks after the S-lifting. Final improvement is observed after 2-5 months.
Reviews about circular facelift
“The X-hour had come, when there was no longer any time to delay. I work at a magazine and we have a special dress code, despite the fact that we do not deal with the sections of beauty, health and everything else. We are often photographed, we participate in exhibitions and many social events, and therefore an ideal appearance is our responsibility. While you're 20, it's easy to take care of yourself - a couple of creams are enough to look good, but when you're well over 40 and the skin itself is prone to sagging, the horror begins. After the next event, I started looking through the photos and saw myself in profile. Imagine my surprise to see the chin smoothly turning into the neck. I always put off plastic surgery until the last moment, but then I realized it was time.
I chose the clinic on the advice of friends. As a result, I had a choice of 4 clinics and doctors. I carefully read every review and looked for all the necessary information. In the end, I made up my mind and went for the “Hollywood” facelift.
On the first day there was terrible discomfort and swelling. I decided to stay in the hospital for a week and undergo physical therapy procedures, because I didn’t want to look unattractive in front of my husband. A week later, I can’t say that everything went away, but I could already use makeup and hide minor imperfections. Arriving home and seeing my husband’s big eyes, I realized that I had not made a mistake in the operation. He complimented me for a long time, and then at work I had the same reaction: “I can’t understand what, but something in you has changed for the better,” my colleagues told me.
The operation is not cheap, but worth it. In addition, as I was assured, the effect will last for more than 10 years, which means that I will have the next operation when I’m 50. I don’t regret what I did.”
*****
“My review will not be too rosy, as my circumferential facelift was not too painless and I went through quite a long recovery period. I recovered from anesthesia easily, without complications, but what happened next was pure hell. Besides the fact that my face was swollen and I looked like an experienced alcoholic, my face and stitches hurt. During sleep, I could not lie face down on the pillow, only on my back - face up, otherwise there would be terrible pain. I went to physical therapy that was included in my package, but it didn't really help me. I completely recovered from the procedure after 1.5 months, of which I went to work for half a month, where everyone said that I “looked sick.” After complete healing, I liked the result, but the discomfort that I experienced during the rehabilitation period is not something I wish for anyone. I doubt that I will repeat the operation again, besides, I paid 350 thousand for it, and 450 thousand rubles with the ward and physical procedures. I will look for alternatives."
*****
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“I had a laser facelift and regretted it. I am afraid of operations, injections, and therefore I am ready to do anything to avoid it. I had a laser done, walked for 5 days with severe swelling, after which the effect lasted a couple of months and then I often visited a cosmetologist and had various procedures done. I did it on an E-MAX machine for 40 thousand rubles. Next time, if I decide, it will only be to have surgery. I think that the effect that I got could easily be achieved through injections.”
*****
“I’m doing the Hollywood facelift for the second time. I am 52 years old and literally 2 weeks ago I had my second operation in my life. Since I already have some experience, I can assure you that not a single injection can compare with the effect of surgery. You immediately look younger, and besides, if you take into account all the costs of injections, the amount comes out even more than an operation that needs to be done only once every 10-15 years. However, a “new” face obliges you to take proper care and control your weight. If you gain 5-10 kg, then you can assume that you had the operation in vain. It seems to me that beauty after 40 is a healthy diet, sports and proper care. By doing everything, you will remain young for a long time, and operations such as braces will become your best friends. By the way, I didn’t do a regular lifting, but after the Hollywood one, rehabilitation took me 1.5-2 weeks.”
*****
“When I turned 50, my daughter gave me a facelift. At first I started to refuse because I was afraid of operations, but she started showing me the results, arranged a meeting with the doctor and in the end, I was inspired. The doctor prepared me for the fact that the rehabilitation would be about a month, so we decided to schedule a lift for a month of my vacation. Before the operation, they put a mask on my face and then gave me anesthesia. Due to the characteristics of my body, it took me a long time to recover. When I went to the mirror for the first time after the operation, I burst into tears. In the reflection was a terribly swollen woman with bruises and stitches. I ran to the doctor, but he reassured me that this was normal. The worst swelling and bruising went away in 2 weeks, after about 3 more weeks the skin was completely restored. I’m happy with the result, the main thing is not to be afraid of your reflection immediately after the operation.”
Rehabilitation
The recovery period takes a lot of time. To consolidate the result, proper skin care is necessary. For quick healing, experts recommend avoiding stressful situations.
Immediately after a short-scar lift, swelling and bruising may appear, which is normal. These side effects disappear on their own after about a week.
To eliminate pain, your doctor may prescribe painkillers. The patient must be patient, since the course of long-term rehabilitation will largely depend on the state of the human body. The full result appears only after six months.
During the recovery period, you must follow all the instructions of the plastic surgeon. For the first two days, the client will be in the hospital under close medical supervision. A compression bandage that secures the zygomatic and chin areas must be worn continuously until the stitches are removed (1-2 weeks). Starting from the second and after the 3rd week, it is worn only at night.
To eliminate swelling more quickly, it is not recommended to get out of bed and move a lot. Do not apply decorative cosmetics to your face. Hair washing is also prohibited.
During rehabilitation, you must adhere to a certain diet. All dishes must be in liquid or pureed form.
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Patients who have undergone S-lift surgery are prohibited from visiting the bathhouse, sauna, solarium or sunbathing in direct sunlight. Do not overload the body with excessive physical activity.
To ensure the rehabilitation process goes quickly, manual and physiotherapeutic procedures are prescribed.
Immediately after surgery
In the first hours after the intervention, patients do not feel any discomfort, since the effect of anesthesia still lasts. Surgeons advise staying in the hospital for at least a day, but many women go home an hour or two after the intervention.
A little later, pain may begin, a feeling of stiffness on the face, and tightness of the skin. Such manifestations should not frighten patients; they are natural. You can take a pain reliever (just not aspirin, it thins the blood and can cause bleeding).
A compression bandage may be applied to the face; you cannot remove it yourself. If the operation was performed endoscopically, a bandage is not applied - small incisions are sealed with adhesive tape. Your doctor will tell you when to remove the patch.
Complications
Since short-scar facelift is a gentle procedure, the risk of developing consequences is minimal, but they should not be completely excluded. The most common complications include:
- penetration of infection into the wound;
- accumulation of serous contents at the suture site;
- formation of hematomas;
- swelling;
- bleeding;
- nerve damage ;
- improper and long healing .
The appearance of such conditions is often caused by the patient’s failure to comply with recommendations during the rehabilitation period, or the surgeon’s failure to comply with the rules for performing anti-aging manipulations. In addition, a provoking factor may be the moment when the operation was carried out in the presence of contraindications, which the client did not consider necessary to inform the doctor about.
Advantages and disadvantages
The short-scar facelift has distinct advantages over similar cosmetic procedures.
Short scars
All surgeon actions are performed through a small incision, which is made in the ear area. Sometimes the soft tissue of the temporal region in the area of the scalp may be additionally excised. This makes it possible to make scars invisible to others.
Minimum complications
Because the S-lift does not require an incision at the back of the ear, it greatly reduces the chance that the facial nerve will be damaged.
Possibility of vertical rejuvenation
Short-scar facelift allows you to get a natural result without a mask effect, since there is no tension on the face, which usually accompanies the classic method of lifting. In this case, soft tissues are tightened from bottom to top.
High efficiency
In addition to the fact that the rejuvenating procedure eliminates age-related changes on the forehead and temples, the condition of the skin in the lower third of the face and neck improves. The method also makes it possible to get rid of jowls.
Short period to complete the operation
If we compare the S-lift with a circular lift, then the first technique takes significantly less time to implement. Also, the patient recovers from anesthesia in a shorter period of time.
Rising SMAS
During surgery, the plastic surgeon also tightens the subcutaneous soft tissues of the face. It is this rejuvenation tactic that allows you to get a natural look and maximum effect that lasts for several years.
