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As you get older, the appearance and shape of your face is altered because of normal age-related changes. Your skin becomes less elastic and looser, and fat deposits decrease in some areas of your face and increase in others. A facelift is a cosmetic surgical operation that can help us look younger and more refreshed, by removing unwanted wrinkles and lifting the face’s skin, muscles, and soft tissues.
A traditional full facelift has been around for a long time to reverse signs of aging by smooth and tighten skin in the face and neck. For many patients, however, a full facelift is either not necessary as their aging concerns don’t warrant a full traditional facelift, or they are not ready for a full facelift surgery mainly because they don’t want to make a drastic change. Besides, traditional full facelift surgery has a long recovery time, high cost and a fair amount of discomfort. It also involves general anaesthesia and lengthy incisions that run from the hairline to down and around the ears, as well as other possible postoperative risks such as hematoma, wound infection, baldness near the scar, localized skin necrosis, and damage to the facial nerves.
Over the past few decades, new surgical techniques (such as Mesotherapy, Laser, IPL, Botox Injection, Collagen Injection, Autologous Fat Injection, APTOS Lift) have expanded beyond traditional full facelift surgery to reveal a versatile range of minimally invasive facelifts options for dramatic results without significant recovery downtime. Another technique, Minimally Invasive Facelift, is a modified facelift procedure that is minimally invasive and promotes speedier recovery time. It utilizes meticulous techniques to improve early signs of skin loosening or sagging of the deeper tissues. Surgical incisions are significantly smaller than those seen in traditional procedures, and are meticulously hidden within the natural creases of the face. This procedure is highly customizable and allows for individual fine-tuning to each patient’s individual facial architecture and specific problem areas, it can be performed under local anaesthesia and is considered a very safe procedure.
Generally, facelifts are divided into two types according to the area of the face, namely mid-face lifts and lower cheek and neck lifts. Each area can be lifted using minimally invasive method or surgical method. At present, minimally invasive facelift can replace most traditional facelifts and shorten the operation time to only 1.5-2.5 hours. Postoperative bruising can also be reduced to 1-2 weeks and can be recovered in 6 to 8 weeks. The postoperative recovery time and surgical complications are reduced, and the effect can be maintained for several years to more than 10 years. The operation can be repeated in the future when necessary, or it can be combined with autologous fat grafting for a more effective option to improve the signs of aging on the face and neck.
The Micro-Mini Jowl Lift is a small-incision procedure to help firm the jawline and improve drooping in the neck. It is a modified version of the traditional facelift, by making smaller incisions around the earlobe to help lift the lower half of the face and correct sagging skin. It can create a rejuvenating effect on the cheek regions and the jowls while reducing post-op recovery time and procedure complications. The Micro-Mini Jowl Lift is an effective option for reducing signs of aging on the face and neck regions and usually involves tightening not only the skin, but also underlying fat, muscle, and the SMAS (i.e. sub or superficial muscular and aponeurotic system, a sheet of muscle and connective tissue on the cheek that contributes to facial expression.
Over time, the SMAS can become lax and sag, contributing to jowls and deepening of the nasolabial folds). The Micro-Mini Jowl Lift repositions skin and the underlying muscle of the lower cheek to more adequately correct jowls and skin laxity. But a traditional SMAS face lift does not significantly address the nasolabial area (around the nose and mouth) or a sagging malar fat pad (upper cheek fat pad). Micro-Mini Jowl Lift also improves neck sagging, reduce the appearance of double chin, and has a rejuvenating effect on the cheek area and jawline. It can avoid damaging facial nerve and blood vessels and the wound is smaller, which greatly improve safety and reducing risk.
A Micro-Mini Midface Lift repositions the cheek skin and muscle vertically towards the eyes. This is used for someone who has lost fullness in the upper cheek area due to descent of the tissues. Aging of the midface is a complex aesthetic problem requiring an individualized and multifaceted surgical approach. The objective of harmonious rejuvenation of the entire face as well as increasing patient interest in midface rejuvenation mandates surgical familiarity with these techniques. Midface rejuvenation procedures have evolved from traditional laterally based rhytidectomy techniques with superolateral elevation to modern centrofacial approaches designed to achieve more vertical vectors of elevation. These approaches are informed by an evolving understanding of the multiple processes that contribute to the aged appearance of the midface and are based on lower blepharoplasty surgical techniques.
Micro-Mini Midface Lift, the small minimally invasive incision is stored in the traditional lower eye bag surgery incision, which can solve the problem of mid-face sagging and eye bags or tear grooves at the same time, and can remove excess loose skin and even out muscles. This minimally invasive combined mid-face surgery involves deep epiperiosteal detachment, so the correction of nasolabial folds and apple cheek sagging is quite remarkable, suitable for people who wish to remove eyebags, and improve loose skin on face all at one time.
Post-operative care of minimally invasive facelifts is relatively simple. Wear a special mask on the day of surgery and keep it for 1-2 weeks to avoid postoperative swelling and help reduce swelling.
To help reduce swelling, apply ice 4-6 times a day for 10 minutes each time for 1 week after surgery, avoid drinking water before going to bed, and sleep with your pillow elevated. For the next two weeks, avoid eating spicy or irritating food, drinking alcohol and smoking is prohibited, and should not consume traditional Chinese medicine / health food or aspirin to reduce the chance of wound inflammation or hematoma.
In addition to the micro-mini facelift, there are over a dozen different techniques to lift your face. It is, however, hard to know which one is right for you. A thoughtful discussion and careful examination with our surgeon will help determine which approach that could restore your youthful appearance.
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