What are the sequelae of facelift surgery? What should be paid attention to after facelift surgery?

Facelift is not a minor surgery. Does it have any side effects? In fact, no matter what surgery it is, there will be some side effects. Today we will learn about the side effects of facelift!

What are the side effects of facelift surgery?

Facelifts, no matter how big or small, are all surgeries. It is normal to have an unnatural facial expression for a short period of time after the surgery. As the swelling disappears and muscle function gradually recovers, this stiffness will disappear. This process is related to the quality of the surgery and varies from person to person. It takes about several months.

Damage to the facial nerve during surgery may result in a permanent "mask". Nerves are invisible and intangible. Under a magnifying glass, neurons are like thin white cotton and are easily confused with fascia, but the former is distributed regularly while the latter is randomly distributed.

Experienced doctors will be very careful to avoid these "small cotton threads" during surgery. If they are accidentally shortened, timely reconnection will not affect the function of the nerve. The earlier the nerve is found and reconnected after being cut, the greater the chance of "resurrection". Conversely, if the nerve is damaged for more than 3 to 6 months, it may lose the chance of "resurrection" forever, and the patient may have sequelae such as crooked mouth and inability to close eyes.

What is a facelift?

Facelift surgery is actually a comprehensive surgical method for facial layer changes caused by facial aging. Facial aging involves different layers of tissues such as skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia and bone structure. Facelift surgery can adjust each layer of tissue and the operation is relatively complicated. Facelift surgery includes lifting sagging soft tissue and filling soft tissue atrophy. Even some people with bone absorption need prosthetic filling.

4 types of facelift surgery

1. Full face lift:

If you need to improve the whole face and neck, you must have a full face lift. Full face lifts are a combination of different procedures based on the specific conditions of the patient. Sometimes they are combined with other procedures, such as upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty, local liposuction, local autologous fat injection and transplantation, botulinum toxin injection, etc.

2. Hidden scar facelift around the ear:

Now a new surgical method - a mini hidden scar facelift around the ear, also known as a "teardrop incision facelift" is very popular. The scar behind the ear is completely hidden behind the posterior ear groove and the upper part of the ear, so it can be hidden very well under any hairstyle. This is also a very suitable choice for ladies who like to keep short hair.

3. Forehead Lift:

As we age, eyebrows, especially the tip of eyebrows, will slowly droop, making people look tired. The drooping of the eyebrows and eyes will appear quietly after the age of 25. People who take good care of themselves or have a good physique may delay it by five to ten years, but they will eventually be succumbed to the years and leave marks. The conventional facelift method is to cut the scalp five centimeters behind the hairline of the forehead, separate the tissue downwards, then pull the forehead skin flap upwards and backwards, remove the excess scalp and suture it.

4 ways to perform face lift surgery

4. Endoscopic forehead lift:

This surgical method only requires making several small incisions on the scalp, and then inserting an endoscope to see the part to be treated. Special instruments are then inserted for treatment, and the excess skin tissue on the forehead, end of the eyebrows, end of the eyes, etc. can be pulled up and back to the top of the head and fixed.

Benefits of facelift

1. High security

Facelift and wrinkle removal are performed using plasma radio frequency technology. It is the only non-ablative and non-invasive facelift technology in the world and is safer than other non-invasive wrinkle removal methods.

2. Complete wrinkle removal

Due to technical reasons, it is difficult to completely remove wrinkles with ordinary wrinkle removal methods. They can only turn deep wrinkles into shallow wrinkles and large wrinkles into small wrinkles. However, facelift surgery directly tightens the wrinkled skin, and there is no phenomenon of wrinkles not being completely removed. Facelift wrinkle removal can promote the skin to produce new collagen to achieve the purpose of restoring skin elasticity, and wrinkle removal is more thorough.

3. Long-lasting effect

The advantage of facelift is that it can remove wrinkles immediately and keep smooth and delicate skin for a long time. After receiving facelift, the beauty lovers can effectively stimulate the reorganization of new collagen in the skin, so as to achieve skin tightening and wrinkle reduction. Due to the proliferation and reorganization of collagen and elastic fibers in the skin, the production of new collagen makes its wrinkle removal effect more long-lasting and effective.