As we age our skin naturally loses elasticity and creates wrinkles on face and neck. Wrinkles can always be covered with make up, but they can be reduced with a facelift. This surgery can be combined with liposuction for sagging neck, and also with eyelid surgery. Thus, a younger appearance is achieved by the correction of deep wrinkles and tightening the loose skin of face and neck.
The operation is performed under local anesthesia and lasts 1,5 3 hours. The scar is hidden in hairy part of temple and behind the earlobe. Hospitalization various about 1-2 days. Most stitches absorb themselves. The remaining stitches are removed in 10 to 14 days. Swelling and bruises will begin to disappear during the 2cd or 3rd week. It is recommended to wash hair for the first time only about 5 day after operation according to healing. Sensitivity on the posterior part of earlobe is temporary and goes away after several weeks.