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    • 3.2.28: Nose job (Rhinoplasty)
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    • 3.2.31: Spider vein removal (Sclerotherapy)
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Rhytidectomy or Face Lift

A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (literally, surgical removal of wrinkles), is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure used to give a more youthful appearance. It usually involves the removal of excess facial skin, with or without the tightening of underlying tissues, and the redraping of the skin on the patient's face and neck. The first facelift was performed in Berlin in 1901 by Eugen Holländer. According to the most recent 2007 statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, facelifts were the seventh most popular aesthetic surgery performed after liposuction, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast reduction, and rhinoplasty.

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Face-lift (rhytidectomy)

Surgery Overview

A face-lift is the most extensive way to remove or reduce the appearance of wrinkles and sagging of the face caused by age. The skin is literally lifted off the face so that the skin and the tissues beneath can be tightened and the skin can be repositioned smoothly over the face.

For the procedure, you are either given general anesthesia or a sedative through an intravenous line and local anesthesia to numb your skin. Next, the surgeon makes an incision that starts in the temple area and circles the ear. The skin is raised, and the muscle and tissue underneath is tightened. The surgeon may remove some fat and skin. The skin is then redraped over the face and the incision is sutured. The incision usually falls along the hairline or in a place where the skin would naturally crease so that it does not show after the surgery.

The surgery usually takes several hours. You may be able to go home that day, but people sometimes spend one night in the hospital.

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facelift surgery information

Am I a good candidate for facelift surgery?
The face usually portrays the first visible signs of aging. Both gravity and diminished volume result in the facial features of aging. Most patients requesting evaluation for facelift feel that their facial features do not reflect their youthful spirit and energy level. They are looking for ways to refresh and rejuvenate their appearance. There are many different variations of the facelift procedure that smooth the skin of the face and neck, tighten the underlying tissues and muscle, and remove excess skin. Ultimately, the facelift will allow you to turn back the hands of time to better reflect your youthful spirit.

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Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

The face-lift (also known as the rhytidectomy) is a surgical procedure designed to restore a more youthful appearance to both your face and neck. It is intended to set back the clock and allow you to balance your inner feelings and outward appearance.

Clinically the face is divided into upper, middle and lower thirds. The face-lift is designed to restore a more youthful appearance to the lower 2/3 of the face and the neck. The traditional facelift alters the face by focusing on the cheeks, jowls, neck and temples. To a lesser extent the lower lids may be positively affected as well. The operation relies on the removal of excess skin, the re-positioning of underlying fat pads, and the tightening of select facial muscles.

The facelift is not designed to provide rejuvenating changes to the eyelids, forehead or brow. Nor does it address persistent wrinkles around the mouth. Rejuvenation procedures in these areas are separate and require eyelid (blepharoplasty), brow lift surgery, or skin resurfacing (laser, dermabrasion, or chemical peel). It is possible to combine facelift surgery with eyelid and brow lift procedures or some minor resurfacing around the mouth but they are not part of the same surgical procedure, and are not described in this section.

More limited attempts at facial rejuvenation are now being performed by the use of barbed sutures that attempt to redistribute skin and underlying tissues. As there are no true tissue planes developed in these techniques, they do not achieve the same quality or extent of facial rejuvenation as a formal rhytidectomy. These techniques will not be discussed further in this section.

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