Full face lift

** Complete facelift review** **full face lift** or **rhytidectomy** is said to remove excess skin, tighten the skin of the face and remove the wrinkles created on it. In other words, performing this surgery will completely remove your skin sagging and make you look more beautiful and younger. It should be noted that face lift does not include eye or eyebrow lift, and only repairs the neck and two-thirds of the lower part of the face permanently. People may do this **surgery** for any reason, and one of these reasons is to beautify and rejuvenate the skin. In this method, the surgeon removes fat and excess subcutaneous tissue, and doing this will smooth out wrinkles and remove sagging skin. In general, performing this surgery is suitable for people who have loose and sagging skin and have a lot of fat that is placed in the form of hanging bags under the skin, as well as people who have very deep folds and wrinkles. **Let's get to know the types of face lift better** This surgery has different types, including the following: ### mini face lift This type of lift is a modified version of the face lift, in which the jaw line and loose skin around the neck are lifted. ### middle face lift This type of lift is also called mid-cheek lift, in which sagging skin is removed from the upper part of the mouth to under the eyes. ### full face lift In this method, the main goal is to lift and remove wrinkles of all parts of the face from the forehead to the neck. ### Face lift without surgery In this method, there is no need to make large incisions and perform surgery; But its main purpose is to remove sagging and wrinkles. Face lift with thread, lift with liquid, etc. are among the methods of this type of lift. **Things that you should do before performing a full facelift surgery** - First, go to the doctor's office to check the condition of your skin and ask him all your questions. You must be completely honest with your doctor and inform the doctor of all the necessary information, including your medical history, medications, addictions, etc. - The doctor will prescribe blood tests and imaging to check the situation and decide how to perform the surgery. - After showing the results of the tests, the doctor may reduce the use of some drugs before the operation or prohibit them. - Also, to reduce the risk of bleeding according to the doctor's diagnosis, avoid taking thinners such as aspirin some time before surgery. - To speed up the recovery after surgery, avoid smoking and drinking alcohol for some time before surgery. - Before surgery, you must use certain products on the skin with the doctor's prescription. **How to perform full face lift surgery** This surgery has several steps that include the following: ### General Anesthesia First, general anesthesia is performed using sedative drugs that are injected intravenously. ### Creating a slice according to your requested change At this stage, according to the doctor's discretion and the type of surgery, which includes face lift with limited incision, neck lift and traditional lift, he makes incisions on the skin. -Traditional cutting usually starts by creating a cut in the temples and continues until around the ear and finally ends in the lower part of the scalp. Also, for more beauty of the neck and its lift, there is also a possibility of making a cut under your chin. Another type of cut is the limited cut, which is a short cut that starts from the top of the ear, the hairline, and wraps around the front of the ear. It should be noted that in this cut it is not cut to the bottom of the scalp. - In the neck lift incision, the surgeon starts the incision from the beginning of the earlobe and continues to the parts around the ears and finally to the lower parts of the head. It also creates a cut in the lower part of the chin. > Since there is a possibility that fat accumulates in the neck and face and is distributed to other places, the surgeon makes an incision in the deeper layers of the face and lifts its muscles. Then the excess fat and skin is cut and the skin is placed on its previous lines. ### Stitch In the next stage of surgery **full face lift** the cut created is closed with sutures or glue. After reducing the amount of swelling and removing the bruise that has been created, you can see the results of the operation well. It should be noted that this surgery takes between two and four hours, and you can perform other cosmetic surgeries at the same time, which will prolong the duration of the surgery. Usually, the surgeon covers the incision site with the help of sterile bandages, which if you put gentle pressure on them, the amount of bruising and swelling will decrease. There is also a possibility of putting a small tube in the lower part of the skin and behind one or both ears to remove excess fluid and blood through it. Complications of this surgery Certainly, after any surgery, there is a possibility of side effects, and the following can be mentioned among the side effects of a full face lift: - anesthesia - Inflation - bruising - pain - discharge of fluids from the incision site In addition to the mentioned cases, there is a possibility of severe pain for a day and night, shortness of breath, irregular heart beat and chest pain, and if you see these cases, you should go to the doctor's office immediately. > Note that in order to perform any type of surgery, especially cosmetic surgeries, you must do the necessary research about cosmetic doctors. Doing this, in addition to reducing the amount of stress before the operation, will also reduce the amount of possible complications after the surgery. **Care you should take after surgery** After the surgery, you should pay attention to the doctor's recommendations and the following tips to get better results: - After the surgery, you should keep your head up for a few days. - To reduce the amount of pain and prevent infection, you must take the prescribed medicines on time. - You can put a cold compress on the surgical site to reduce swelling and relieve pain. - You should go to the doctor's office every once in a while to perform examinations and check the condition according to the doctor's diagnosis and advice. - According to the doctor's recommendations, after some time you can use soaps and shampoos to disinfect and clean the surgical areas. - It is better to use open clothes until recovery. - Avoid makeup for a few weeks. - Leave heavy activities, swimming and sports for a few weeks. - Take good care of the surgical sites and avoid any damage or pressure to them. - Do not be exposed to direct sunlight for 3 weeks, and after that, be sure to use a suitable sunscreen. - Avoid bleaching and dyeing your hair, as well as tying it for 6 weeks. Post-surgery steps performed by the doctor Usually, one day after the surgery, the doctor removes the inserted tubes and applies antibiotic ointment on them to prevent infection and covers them with a new bandage. After two to three days of surgery, you should go to the doctor's office to check the condition. According to the surgeon's diagnosis, there is a possibility of removing the bandage and replacing the bandage. If the doctor closes the incisions with stitches, you should return to the doctor's office after a week to have them removed. **The cost of full face lift surgery is determined according to what items?** Usually, the cost of surgery is affected by factors, including the following: ### The complexity of the surgery and its duration As mentioned, this surgery usually takes between 2 and 4 hours, which may be longer and more complicated due to the performance of other cosmetic surgeries as well as the possible problems that arise during the surgery. ### Physician salary Usually, according to the amount of expertise, experience, skill and the number of successful operations performed by him, the salary is also increased. In general, conducting the necessary research about the level of experience and expertise of the doctor is one of the very important points that has a great impact on obtaining the desired result. For this reason, the high salary of doctors shows their skill and expertise. ### experiments, photography Another factor that increases the cost of surgery is the tests and photography prescribed to check the condition before the lift. ### Geographic location and type of treatment center Certainly, the location of the treatment center and its position have a significant effect on increasing the price of the operation. Also, the type of hospital, private or public hospital, the conditions and facilities available in it will also cause a change in the cost of surgery. In general, in order to get better results and provide more services, we suggest you visit reputable centers with skilled and experienced staff. **Summary** In this article, we tried to introduce the full face lift and everything you need to know about it. As mentioned, with age and entering middle age, the skin first undergoes changes such as sagging, sagging, and wrinkles. Today, there are many methods for rejuvenating and beautifying the face, which **full face lift** is a permanent and reliable method.