Face & Neck Lift Surgery

• A facelift is a surgical procedure to tighten and smooth facial skin, giving a more youthful, rested look
• It can lift a heavy brow or forehead and smooth the skin around the eyes, cheeks , nose mouth chin and neck.
  
  

• A facelift can not repair sun damaged skin, eliminate deep wrinkles, or remove bags under the eyes
• See our procedure for facial peeling, dermal fillers and eyelids surgery for correcting these
  
  

• Your surgeon will make an incision following your hairline from your temple down to your ear and around your earlobe on both sides
• Excess fat from around your upper face is removed and your facial muscles tightened
• Your skin is then pulled up across your face, trimmed and sewn
• Metal clips may also be used to prevent your skin from sagging
• The scar will mostly be hidden in your hairline and around the back of your ears to minimize the visible scarring
• Eyelid surgery (blepharoplast) is often performed at the same time as a facelift to achieve an all over refreshed look
• The whole operation can take up to four hours to complete and is performed under a general anaesthetic
• You will probably stay in hospital overnight
  
  

• Bandages will be applied around your head after the procedure, which you will need to keep in place for up to five days
• Recovery time is dependent upon the extent of your surgery
• On average, you will be able to resume normal activities within three to six weeks
  
  

Side effects from facelift surgery are usually temporary and can include:

• Nausea from the general anaesthetic bruising and swelling of the face tight or sore skin for several days
• Mild pain easily alleviated with pain killers
  
  

• On average you can expect to look around seven to ten years younger when you have fully recovered from your facelift
• The benefits will last around eight to ten years although this will depend on the elasticity of your skin and your lifestyle
• Factors including diet, body weight and exposure to sunlight will affect your overall results and of course your skin will continue to age in the normal way