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Rhytidectomy, also known as a facelift, is a plastic surgery procedure in which all the excess fat between the nose and mouth is removed, and the underlying muscles are tightened. This treatment does not stop the aging process.

The right candidates for the Rhytidectomy are those people whose face and neck start to sag, but also have an elastic skin and a strong bone structure.

All surgeries have risks and consequences and the facelift is no exception. If this treatment is performed by a highly qualified specialist, the risks will be reduced. But all the patients are not completely predictable because all of them have different anatomy, physical reactions, and healing abilities.

Some of the risks are: hematoma, injury to nerves that control all the muscles of the face, infections and reaction to the anesthesia. All of these consequences could be reduced by following all the surgeon’s indications.

The first step in the facelift is to evaluate the face of the patient and then the doctors will determine the conditions that may cause any problem during the surgery. The doctor will explain the entire process and techniques that will be used in the surgery.

Before surgery, you will have to follow guidelines for an appropriate diet to follow. Eating and drinking habits, smoking, and consuming or evading some vitamins and several medications will be modified in order to obtain succesful results from the surgery.

Rhytidectomy always takes several hours depending on the procedure. Most of the time, doctors divide the surgery in two separated sessions. Usually, it takes three or more weeks to completely recover from the intervention.

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Do we all (laymen) know what really goes on? Facelifts or technically known as rhytidectomy are commonly performed today. They have a high success rate which puts it in the regular surgery category. Do any of us have any real knowledge as to what plastic surgery is all about? Facelifts, tummy tucks, gynecomastia, breast lifts and liposuction – what is the reason behind these surgeries? Is it purely for looking better? If you ask me, I think more than the look it’s the feel good factor. More than what someone else thinks of you, you want to feel good about yourself. Fixing imperfection today has become common practice.

There are various reasons people opt for a facelift. It could be age, stress, exposure to the sun etc. There are wrinkles and creases between the nose and the mouth. A person looks so much older than his age with these lines; fat deposits also accumulate around the neck which make the neck look saggy and heavy. So technically if age plays its number there ain’t much we can do. We can’t forget we live in a finite world. There is just so much we can do. Though The Plastic Surgery Institute of California has made it possible for us to live those years comfortably and happily. Ofcourse it cannot turn back the clock, but it sure can set it back in time.

They perform successful surgeries to help remove the excess fat, tighten the loose hanging muscles. There are various other rectifying surgeries that can be performed with rhytidectomy, there is forehead lift, eyelid surgery, or nose reshaping or rhinoplasty. They say the best candidate for a facelift is someone whose skin has begun to sag but still has some elasticity. These patients would be in their forties to sixties, but even individuals in their seventies have had successful facelifts.

Choosing a good surgeon and a good institute could save you from simple complications. A qualified and known surgeon is always a safer bet. No matter how successful these surgeries are today, the apprehension will never totally go away. One must discuss all the possibilities and all the complications that could occur with the surgery. The best of us could go wrong. It is better to be completely aware of how exactly the surgery is going to take place. Each body type is different, which greatly affects the healing process. Some heal faster than the others.

I’d say why not live life to the fullest? Why not make each day special, when it is in our hands. Isn’t feeling and looking good all there is to life. Waking up each day looking at yourself in the mirror is liking charging a dead battery. The first thing you tell yourself when you look at yourself is what remains with you throughout the day. I am special and I want to always feel that way. The first look in the morning adds a bounce and a spirit to your walk of the day. Something as important as this definitely could do with intervention.

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The patient’s face should be elevated to determine which areas are most wrinkled, sagging and unattractive. The procedure may then include a forehead lift, cheek lift or neck lift. Any excess fat in the neck can be removed at the same time, by either suction or scissors. The level of dissection may be as deep as the facial bones. The surgeon must have a complete knowledge of the branches of the facial nerves because inadvertent section would result in paralysis of the part supplied by this nerve.

While the surgery can be accomplished under local anesthesia with adequate preoperative sedation, some surgeons prefer to use supplemental intravenous or inhalation anesthesia as well. If that is the case, there should be an anesthesiologist or certified nurse anesthetist in charge of the patient.

If the forehead lift is to be included, the incision extends across the top of the head from ear to ear in the shape of a crown; hence, the procedure’s other name, coronal lift. Some surgeons prefer to make the incision just below the hairline, especially in a very high forehead, because this part of the forehead is raised during the operation. Many people have deep frown lines between the eyebrows. For this reason, the muscles between the eyebrows are cut and a portion removed. The coronal lift is designed to accomplish four things: elevation of the eyebrows, removal of deep wrinkle lines across the forehead, improvement of crow’s feet and removal of deep creases between the eyebrows.

The incisions vary according to each surgeon’s preference. Some think that they get a better or longer lasting correction of the sag if the tissue overlying the parotid (mumps gland) and adjacent muscles is elevated and firmly sutured there, the excess being cut away or sutured behind the ear.

On completion of the surgery, some surgeons insert drains under the skin, which are attached to a gentle suction reservoir. Blood and serum are removed, leaving less bruising and less postoperative swelling. Some surgeons do not apply any dressings, while others use an around-the-head occlusive dressing.

Postoperatively there is some pain, especially in the muscles at the sides of the neck. It should be treated with some form of light narcotic. Each surgeon has a particular timetable for suture and bandage removal. The patient should plan on three weeks for recovery to the point of no bruising or swelling.

Of all the possible postoperative complications, the most common one is the formation of a hematoma (a swelling containing blood). This is most likely to occur in individuals who have untreated hypertension or uncorrected blood clotting factors and those who are taking aspirin who smoke. A large hematoma may lead to loss of tissue and infection. Smaller hematomas result in the development of heavier scar tissue, which may appear as a dimple or a lump that can take up to six months to soften. Other complications involve injury to nerves and changes in pigmentation. Loss of skin sensitivity may occur but gradually diminishes.

Michael Russell

Your Independent guide to Cosmetic Surgery