UK Guide to Face Lifts

The process of ageing means that the ageing of the skin does not always reflect the rate that the mind is ageing, and many people are frustrated that the face in the mirror is not the one they feel should be there.

The best candidate for a face lift is one whose face and neck has begun to sag, but whose skin has some elasticity, and whose bone structure is strong and well-defined.

Most patients are in their 40s and 50s, but successful operations can be carried out on patients in their 80s.

The face lift works well for the jaw line and the neck.

Incisions are made above the hair line at the temples and extend in a natural line down the front of the ear. They continue along behind the earlobe and up in the crease behind the ear and off into the lower scalp.

Any fat along the jaw line may be removed by liposuction or through an incision under the chin. The stitches are removed after a week or so.

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