Face lift: procedures, indications and contraindications

Today to restore the skin youth and beauty to get rid of nasty wrinkles and restore facial contouring without expensive surgery. Modern cosmetology offers many effective treatments for skin tightening. And in this post, we will discuss one of the most popular of them – lifting of the face (what it is, what types there are and more).

The lifting benefits of the procedure

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So, let's see what is the "facelift" and that you will need for this procedure. The skin tightening of the skin, which restores the shape of your face and eliminate wrinkles. This procedure allows to remove the natural age-related changes and has the effect of rejuvenating.

The face of the uprising is shown in the following cases:

  • age-related changes in the facial shape and structure of the epidermis;
  • when the wrinkles;
  • when stretch marks;
  • the loss of epidermis elasticity.

The procedure that allows to obtain the effect of rejuvenation of the skin, smoothes wrinkles, improves the complexion. In addition, a facelift tightens skin, restores facial contours, tightens the chin, and removes excess fat.

Today there are many types of changes that can be grouped into 6 large groups:

  • plastic surgery;
  • minimally invasive surgery;
  • lift with injections;
  • hardware methods;
  • cosmetology facial massage;
  • lifting with the help of masks and creams.

Each group has its advantages and disadvantages. And we will discuss them next.

Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery is an effective method of tightening skin on the face, hands, neck and chest. The most common method of rejuvenation of the surgery is around. The procedure consists of the correction portion side of the neck, frontal-temporal parts of the face, the cheeks, the outer areas of the eyebrows, and the corners of the mouth. The operation is performed by the surgeon under General anesthesia.

Around, in spite of its effectiveness, has several major flaws. This is a very serious operation that requires careful preparation and a long recovery. To carry out the operation it is recommended no more than once every 7 to 10 years. In addition, the procedure is not recommended for women under 40 years of age.

Minimally invasive surgery

Minimally invasive surgery involves operating through the pinholes of the fabric. When these transactions dissection of the skin is minimal, so they are less traumatic, unlike the classical sculpture. There are several popular minimally invasive procedures that allow you to quickly restore the skin.

Endoscopic facelift

Endoscopic facelift is a facelift procedure using small incisions. After the surgery there are no scars, so it's often referred to as the "perfect lift". Endoscopic surgery is indicated for women with minor age-related changes l' (when the fall of the eyebrows, the appearance of facial wrinkles in the forehead and around the eyes). The procedure is performed under General anesthesia. Surgeon through small incisions to gain access to the required areas. With special instruments, the physician lifts the skin and muscular tissue structure and also removes wrinkles.

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Young people face

Thread facelift is the introduction under the skin of biocompatible filaments (gold, polylactic acid), which is fixed in a particular position. With the time, in and around the implanted threads form a connective tissue that keeps the skin from sagging.

The procedure of thread lift is performed by a surgeon under local anesthesia. Unlike plastic and endoscopic surgery, this method is more secure and has fewer contraindications.

Lift with injections

Elevation by injection today – it is one of the most popular methods of rejuvenation.

Plasmolifting

Human blood contains special cells from the platelets, which are responsible for the clotting of the skin. But in addition, platelets contain substances that accelerate cell division. While PRP is administered into the skin of plasma (for the face of the uprising carried out by a beautician under local anesthesia). Before the procedure of plasmolifting the patient take the blood and put it in the tube with a substance that's special against the coagulation. Next, tubes put in centrifuge for separation of plasma. During the procedure, the plasma is injected under the skin.

After the injection of the plasma cells of the epidermis begin to actively produce collagen and elastin, improve blood circulation and metabolism. As a result, the skin becomes more taut and smooth, small wrinkles disappear and restores the contour of the face.

Biorevitalization

Biorevitalization is an injection under the skin injections of hyaluronic acid. Today is the most popular method of correction and prevention of cosmetic defects.

Hyaluronic acid restores water balance in the cells of the epidermis, helping them to rejuvenate and accelerate the metabolism. In addition, this substance is a powerful antioxidant that destroys free radicals and slows the aging process.

Among the advantages of this procedure – "fast" and "slow" results. Immediately after the injection of the wrinkles disappear, the skin becomes taut. After a week in the epidermis begins active production of its own hyaluronic acid, with the result that changes in the skin, the skin becomes soft and velvety.

Hardware methods of keys

Nowadays more and more popular hardware methods of compaction and the rejuvenation of the skin. Among them, the most popular are radio waves, laser, ultrasonic and the water of the uprising.

Radiowave facelift

RF-lift is a set of cosmetic procedures, based on the exposure of the skin to high-frequency electromagnetic pulses. Under its influence, the skin becomes taut, disappearing wrinkles and lines of expression.

During the procedure, pulse electromagnetic penetrate up to the deepest layers of the dermis, stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, and subcutaneous fat breaks down into glycerol and the products that are then excreted.

RF-lifting has an effect prolonged, so to do this procedure 1 time per 1,5-2 years.

Lifting laser

Laser facelift (resurfacing) is a procedure in which the collagen in the deeper layers of the dermis is heated under the influence of the infrared radiation. As RF-lifting, this method has an effect prolonged. The first result is noticeable immediately after the intervention, but with time (due to the synthesis of new collagen) becomes more intense. The skin becomes a nice shade, wrinkles, tightened facial contours.

Ultrasonic lifting

In this case, to rejuvenate the skin with high-frequency sound waves. The ultrasound acts directly on the muscle layer, resulting in soft tissue is tightened, and to recover its original structure, very quickly. During the process also occurs the warming of the tissue, improves blood circulation and accelerates the metabolism.

Ultrasonic lifting practice has no contraindications and can be used with any of the areas of the face and neck.

Elevation of water

Water lift is the latest method of face lifting with waterjet surgery. With the help of water lifting, remove wrinkles, tighten facial contours, reducing the amount of subcutaneous fat.

During the water lifting the beautician does to the skin microscopic stitches. Through special device in the subcutaneous cells served the best jet of water, which affects the fatty layer between the muscles and the epidermis. After the vacuum of the excess fat removed from the skin.

The water of the uprising, in function of each client, can be performed with General or local anesthesia.

Cosmetic facial massage

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Facial massage is effective enough method of tightening.

There are several types of cosmetic surgery, facial and massage manual, hardware (vacuum, vibratory and water massage) and combo.

During massages in the layers of the epidermis accelerating the metabolism, the stimulation of production of elastin, collagen and other substances biologically active, it improves circulation of the blood.

Masks and creams with lifting effect

Special masks and creams, of course, would not be the same effect as surgical, minimally invasive and hardware techniques of washing face. However, that help increase the effect of these procedures as well as slow the aging process and the appearance of the age-related changes.

Lifting at home

To return to the healthy skin, glow, tighten and smooth out fine wrinkles and can at home.

Good lifting effect have the following recipes:

  • The result of the mask. RUB in a mashed banana, seedless grapes and avocado. Take 1 teaspoon of each fruit and add to the mixture 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Apply to your face a couple of times a week. This cream contains many vitamins beneficial and organic acids that stimulate the production of collagen and elastin.
  • Cream with interior fat. The sebum contains a high amount of nutrients and acids that accelerate the metabolism and renewal of skin cells. To prepare the cream, take 200 g. the sebum natural and melt in a water bath. Add 1 tablespoon of aloe juice and 1 tablespoon of honey, natural. To use this cream on a daily basis.
  • Mask with cucumber. Cut the pulp of the cucumber (without seeds) and add 1 whipped into a thick foam proteins and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Apply the mask to the face every day. This tool has a tightening effect and enhances the color of the skin.
  • Mask with tomato. Take 1 tomato, peel it from the skin and remove the seeds. Grind chopped tomatoes in puree, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. This mask has a slight lifting effect and whitens pigment spots.
  • Mask with clay. Take 2 tablespoons of white clay. Mix it with 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed grape juice, add 1 tablespoon of wheat germ oil. Apply the mask to the face a couple of times a week. This nourishes the skin, tightens and enriches it with nutrients.

With the quality and regularity of care, even in adulthood, we can achieve amazing results: smooth out wrinkles, restore the skin elasticity and healthy skin, to restore the facial shape. All methods of lifting, described in this article, effective, however, when the selection of the appropriate procedure should pay attention to the contraindications and possible consequences.

21.09.2018