What is a mini facelift?
Mini facelift is a less invasive alternative to traditional facelift in suitable patients. While stretching the soft tissues, excess facial skin is also removed and a rejuvenated face with better contours is obtained.
Additional benefits include:
- Shorter operation time
- Smaller scars
- Shorter recovery time
- More comfortable recovery period
Who is a suitable candidate for a mini facelift?
People with signs of aging in the form of mild facial sagging symptoms such as chin edge, sagging under and lines extending down the lip edge may be a suitable candidate. Typically, patients between the ages of 30 and 50 may benefit from the procedure, while older patients may benefit. Mini facelift will provide you with a younger, refreshed appearance with a short recovery period. This surgery cannot correct fine wrinkles and lines, these complaints can be corrected by combining methods such as chemical peeling or laser skin resurfacing.
What is done during mini facelift surgery?
Mini facelift surgery is a procedure that takes 2 to 3 hours under general anesthesia. You can be followed up in the hospital for 1 day after the procedure, or you can be discharged after the effect of anesthesia wears off.
In mini facelift, the incision starts in front of the ear and ends behind the earlobe. The skin is then lifted to reveal the underlying tissues. Excess fat tissues are removed or spread to the areas needed. Generally, looseness in the underlying muscle tissue is tightened. Excess facial skin is excised and the remainder is re-adapted to achieve a younger, more natural appearance. Finally, the incisions are carefully stitched and the hairy area is hidden in front of and behind the ear.
What are scars?
As plastic surgeons, we know the importance of the cosmetic result. We make every effort to optimize the scar size and hide it in the least visible area of the breast. In mini facelift, scars extend from the front of the ear to the back.
All Face Lift
What is a Face Lift?
Classic face lift techniques, which have been used for a long time, are applied in face lift surgeries of people who have a large number of sagging and wrinkles 
. A thin incision is made starting from the front of the ear of the person to be operated on and going to the back of the ear. The main point of this technique is that the deep tissues are stretched. Because if the skin itself is stretched, problems may arise during healing. Stretching the deep tissues provides a long-lasting and lasting effect. This method is generally preferred by middle-aged people because they have many sagging and wrinkles due to aging. Another facelift surgery option is the endoscope-guided technique. Endoscopes are cameras with a thickness of 4 millimeters.
Facelift surgery is performed with these cameras. What is done in this technique is to make thin incisions in the scalp. In this way, the deep tissues are pulled and stretched. This method is generally used by people with less wrinkles, sagging and deformation on their faces. Since it is not a holistic surgical technique, it is not preferred by the middle-aged. It is usually done by middle age.
How is Face Lift Surgery Performed?
Facelift surgeries are performed with a very thin incision that starts in front of the ear and goes towards the back of the ear. While performing these surgeries, efforts are made not only to stretch the face but also to shape the face. The main thing is to replace the skin hanging down. The same process is applied to the neck part, providing a tension towards the chin. In addition, the face lift process can be supported by adding things such as fat injection, filling, eyebrow lifting, chin aesthetics.
When Is Surgery Needed?
As a result of research and technological developments in the field of medicine, diagnosis and treatment methods have been applied in a much more comfortable way. Innovations, especially in the field of aesthetic surgery, have developed considerably and have enabled women who want to have a natural beauty to have a comfortable application.
Facelift surgery;In cases where the cosmetic products used or the botox and filler applied are not enough, it is preferred in advanced ages. Face lift surgery, especially applied to women over 50; It is applied to certain areas at certain intervals in some people.
Face lift surgery is applied to remove deformations in the jaw line and neck area, excess skin in front of the ear, deep wrinkles that can be seen in the entire face area; It is the process of removing excess skin with an incision applied starting from the hairy area on the ear. As a result of this process, sagging, wrinkles and excess skin due to aging are removed, resulting in a much more vigorous and youthful face form. During this procedure, a holistic recovery can be achieved by applying eyelid aesthetics and neck lift surgery at the same time.
What is the Operation Process?
Facelift surgery, like all other surgical interventions, has some risk factors. These factors are; problems such as infection, bleeding, edema, skin loss. The choice of doctor is of great importance in the pre-operative process. Preferring experienced and expert surgeons plays an active role in preventing risk factors. However, the habit of smoking should be stopped before and after the surgery. In this process, smoking can prevent qualified wound healing.
Life After Face Lift Surgery
The duration of facelift operations varies according to the patient’s condition, but it takes between 4 and 6 hours on average. It takes about a month for you to fully notice the result after the operation. For people who use make-up materials, especially for women, it is okay to put on make-up after the stitches are removed. However, the sun should be avoided as much as possible. If sun exposure is mandatory, high-impact sunscreens should be used.
The post-surgery process usually goes like this:
- A neck brace must be worn in the first days. Because it is necessary to keep bruises and swellings to a minimum.
- The swelling will increase considerably in the first week and then it will start to decrease slowly. It will be possible to take a shower thanks to the removal of stitches and bandages. Make-up can be started.
- It will be possible to return to daily life gradually and activities that are always done can be done. Also, most of the bruises will fade.
- After a few weeks, the swelling will disappear completely. Sports activities can be done again. Some of the numbness on the face will disappear, although not completely. It takes a few more months for it to disappear completely.
- Sun protection should be continued until the healing process is completely over.
After all these stages are over, you can have a natural and young looking face. However, the doctor’s recommendations should be strictly followed for everything to proceed correctly.
Is Face Lift Surgery Repeatable?
The face area is one of the fastest aging areas and the most visible signs of aging. For this reason, the aging process never stops and face lift surgery does not stop this process, it can only treat it.People who have facelift surgery can have re-application as long as they are physically competent.
As time passes, the human face wears out, so it sags and begins to wrinkle. Under-eyes become hollow, sagging cheeks distort the jaw line. This situation is generally seen in the middle-aged and older segments. This deformed face is recovered by facelift surgery and regains its young and natural appearance. With some deformations on the face, it can be decided whether a facelift surgery is needed. These are wrinkles around the eyes, pits under the eyes, layers and oiliness due to sagging, deformations such as lines on the lip and cheek edges. It is possible to eliminate these deformations with facelift surgeries. People with such symptoms can have facelift surgery.
These deformations on the skin do not occur only due to age. It can also occur in young people due to reasons such as smoking, alcohol or intense stress. For this reason, anyone who has sagging on their face and is uncomfortable with this situation can use face lift surgeries. This shows that there is no limit as long as there is no health problem in order to have facelift surgery. However, according to the data, it is seen that it is usually made by middle-aged and older people.
How Long Does the Effect Last?
The new face shape after facelift surgery can protect itself for many years. While the face can be protected for about 10 years without deterioration, it can maintain its young and natural state for many years depending on different factors. Facelift is very useful for people to gain self-confidence and to love themselves more. It can be a means of regaining self-confidence for a person who has wrinkles and sagging despite his young age.
Although facelift is generally preferred by women for beauty, it has recently attracted the attention of men.
Yüz Gerdirme Ameliyatı Sıkça Sorulan Sorular
Face lift surgery is an aesthetic operation applied to make the facial features look younger against the sagging and wrinkles that occur on the face due to genetics and aging.
The questions and answers about face lift surgery, which is one of the most preferred aesthetic operations both in the world and in our country, are as follows;
How is Face Lift Surgery Performed?
There are two techniques that are commonly applied in facelift surgery. These are classical facelift surgery and endoscopic facelift surgery. The surgeon decides which technique will be applied by looking at the patient’s cheeks drooping, laxity and the degree of deformity of the skin.
Classic face lift is preferred in patients with many skin wrinkles. In this technique, facial tissue is separated from the main tissue, starting from the hairline. Success in this surgery is achieved by stretching the tissues in the drier, not the skin. In the endoscopic technique, the procedure is performed with cameras of 4 mm thickness and minimal incisions. The tissues are stretched upwards through these small incisions.
At What Age Can Face Lift Surgery Be Performed?
Facelift surgery is performed between the ages of 30 and 85. Sometimes genetically, facial sagging can occur at an early age. Therefore, the factor that plays the main role here is not age, but the speed and degree of aging.
Is Face Lift Surgery Understandable by Everyone?
Of course, like most surgical procedures, facelift surgery will bring about a radical change in your face. However, if it is applied by surgeons who know their job, it will be positive and satisfactory.
How Long Does the Face Lift Effect Last?
The effect of facelift surgery varies according to the skin structure of the patient and the success of the surgeon performing the procedure. However, facelift surgeries last for 5-10 years on average.
When to Return to Normal Life After Face Lift?
Returning to normal life after facelift surgery is quick and easy. The patient can return home the day after the surgery, and can return to his daily life within 7-10 days. However, after returning to normal life, it is necessary to avoid heavy exercise and sports movements for a while.
Is Face Lift Surgery Repeatable?
If the effect of the first surgery has passed, there is no harm in applying for a second facelift surgery. In other words, after 7-10 years, the patient can repeat the operation if he/she wishes.