Face Lift of the bottom two thirds is a fairly complex cosmetic surgery aimed at rejuvenation of face, removal of aging or obesity consequences. This proceure is also known as circular face lift, where all face except forehead is affected.
There are several widely-used face-lifting surgical techniques:
In this case skin is partilly peeled off, excess tissues underneath are removed and skin is put back on with the help of cosmetic stitches.
In such a case, besides removal of excess skin and underlying tissues, also fixation and lifting of facial muscles is performed with the use of special deep stitches.
This is more radical, but prominently effective and lasting way of face rejuvenation. SMAS stands for Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System, which basically is the sum of mimic muscles, fascia and connective tissue lying between the skull and dermal fat of face. During SMAS lifting this layer of face is reorganized profoundly and fixed in a new conformation with the help of advanced surgical techniques.
In Alpha Cell Centre for Regenerative Medicine face lift surgery is performed only under complete anaesthesia. Usually such surgery lasts 3 to 4 hours, though it is often paired with blepharoplasty (eyelid correction) or other minor procedures in the facial area, and this extends surgery duration by an hour or two.
Skin incision is made from hair growth zone at temples to the pinnacle of mandibular bone (area behind ear). Despite the incision being lengthy, it is made in such a way, so that scar is not visible. At the end of surgery, drainage dressing is applied, which is removed several days later.
As stated above, face lift surgery is complemented with blepharoplasty, lipofilling, midzone lifting, etc. Such cases are known as complex face lift. Sure, rehabilitation period is longer, but the result is worth it.
