It can address issues such as sagging skin, deep creases around the nose and mouth, jowls, and loose skin or fat around the neck. The goal of a facelift is to rejuvenate the facial appearance, while maintaining natural facial expressions.
Who is a Good Candidate For a Face Lift (Rhytidectomy)?
A good candidate for a facelift, or rhytidectomy, typically includes individuals who meet the following criteria:
- Visible Signs of Ageing Individuals with sagging skin, deep creases, and wrinkles on the face and neck. Common issues include jowls, deep nasolabial folds, and loose skin around the jawline and neck.
- Good Overall Health Candidates should be in good overall health, without any serious medical conditions that could impair healing or increase surgical risks. If you are a smoker (or vape) individuals must be willing to quit smoking well before and after the surgery. Smoking can impair blood flow and healing, increasing the risk of complications.
- Stable Weight Maintaining a stable weight is important, as significant weight fluctuations can affect the results of the facelift.
- Realistic Expectations Having realistic expectations about the outcomes of the surgery is crucial. While a facelift can rejuvenate the face, it cannot stop the ageing process or change one’s fundamental appearance.
- Skin Elasticity Individuals with good skin elasticity and a strong bone structure tend to achieve the best results, as the skin needs to be able to stretch and adapt to the new contours of the face. We offer all facelift patients a Preparing for a Facelift package to enhance their skin health before surgery. Click the link below to read more.
- Emotional Readiness Being emotionally prepared for surgery and understanding the recovery process and potential risks involved
How is a Face Lift (Rhytidectomy) Performed?
- Anaesthesia
The procedure begins with the administration of a general anaesthesia in a fully certified hospital. It is often performed as a day procedure. - Incisions
Depending on the facelift technique your Plastic Surgeon is using will depend on the location of the scars. However, incisions are usually made at the hairline near the temples, continuing around the ear, and ending in the lower scalp - Tissue Repositioning
The underlying facial tissues and muscles are lifted and repositioned. This may involve tightening the deeper layers of the face and lifting the mid-face area. - Excess Skin Removal
Excess skin is trimmed away, and the remaining skin is re-draped smoothly over the uplifted contours. Any fat may be sculpted or redistributed to improve facial shape. - Closure
Incisions are closed with sutures. Dr Cronin takes great care to place incisions in natural creases and hairlines to minimise visible scarring.
