Lifting
Cosmetic Surgery - Plastic Surgery - Aesthetic Medicine - Reconstructive Surgery
Lifting is a procedure, the main aim of which is the
removal of wrinkles. In figurative terms is therefore becomes
«rejuvenation" surgery.
Lifting is one of the main surgical procedures of aesthetic plastic
surgery. It concerns mainly the face and neck, where excess skin has
implications for the aesthetics of the face. This excess skin is not
identical from one individual to another. It varies with age, facial
structure and expression. Skin surplus will lead to distension of the
forehead with dropping of the eyebrows, lowering and sagging of the
cheeks, furrows at the wings of the nose and the corner of the lips
(nasolabial furrows) become more pronounced. The jowls or cheeks hang
down with a net loss of the jaw line. The neck becomes folded in the
middle and then laterally. This is primarily due to aging, but
sometimes the origin may be hereditary.
There are several types of lifts depending on the areas to be treated:
- Face and neck lifts:
-face and neck lift or cervicofacial lift: this is a
surgical correction performed to treat sagging and loosening of skin
and muscles of the face (forehead and eyebrows, cheeks and jowls, jaw
line) and neck. The purpose of a cervicofacial lift is to give the face
an appearance identical to that which had several years previously.
-temporal lift: this lift corrects the signs of aging in the frontal
and cervicofacial regions and the lateral brow, smoothing crow’s feet
and putting a mild tension on the skin of the outer part of the
eyelids. It is often associated with eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty.
-midface lift: this is a facelift that acts on the lower eyelids, the tear troughs and the cheekbones.
Endoscopy has been adapted to aesthetic plastic surgery and reduces
operative trauma and scars. There are two main procedures: the
endoscopic facelift and the endoscopic frontotemporal or brow lift.
- Body lifts:
-inner thigh lift or crural lift: the aim is to tighten
the skin of the inner thigh, remove excess skin and eliminate the
underlying fatty infiltration.
-inner arm or brachial lift: identical operation but for the upper arm.
Lifting is a delicate surgical procedure, requiring a lot of rigour
and with all the risks associated with any medical procedure
(anaesthesia and surgery) even when carried out under the most
favourable conditions, that is to say by a qualified plastic surgeon.
Without overstating the risk, a proportion of risks exist. Turning to a
qualified plastic surgeon can prevent complications or help to treat
them effectively.