Facelift

Facelift surgery or rhytidectomy is a cosmetic surgery for reducing wrinkles, sagging skin, or excess fat in the area of the face and neck.
You will find a rich selection of clinics offering facelifts in Turkey, particularly in the country’s cultural capital, Istanbul.

Facelifting Procedure

Facelift surgery can take from two to six hours and is performed under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation.
Incisions are made at the temples or around the ear, depending on the method. The fat, tissue, and muscle are repositioned according to the desired outcome, and excess skin is removed.
Another incision might be done under the chin for further corrections in the neck area.

Patient Profile

Facelifts are usually sought by patients seeking to restore a youthful appearance of the face and neck area. For this reason, eyelid surgery, brow lifts, and specific skin treatments might often be done in combination with facelift surgery. Patients with aging skin that still retains some elasticity, usually the case with people in their 40s to their 70s, are particularly suitable for the procedure.
You should be healthy and ideally a nonsmoker in order to have a facelift.

Facelift Costs

Costs of facelift surgery can vary widely according to the surgeon’s experience and the exact type of procedure. Costs of facelifts in Turkey and many other cosmetic procedures are much lower compared to Europe and the US.
In most cases, facelift surgery is considered cosmetic surgery and, therefore, not covered by health insurance.
Always inquire about the full price, which considers the price of surgery and additional costs such as anesthesia fees, operating room facilities and hospital costs, examinations, second procedure cost if necessary, etc.

Consultation

During facelift surgery consultations, the following is discussed: surgical goals; medical history; substances used currently, including medications, supplements, alcohol, drugs, and tobacco; current health status; the expected outcome; postoperative care and potential complications.
The area of the face and neck is measured and examined. Photographs are taken, and options for the facelift are discussed, after which the surgeon recommends an appropriate course of treatment.

It is advised to make full use of the consultation appointment in order to make as informed of a decision as possible. It is essential for the facelift’s success to honestly answer all of the surgeon’s inquiries and openly ask about anything requiring clarification.

Before The Surgery

The following might be requested from you before having your facelift surgery:

Getting tests for medical evaluation
Abstaining from nicotine
Abstaining from aspirin, anti-inflammatory drugs and herbal supplements
Taking specific medications or adjusting current medication
Applying specific products to the skin

Postoperative Care Recovery

After facelift surgery, bandages are placed around the face over the incisions as they heal. Thin tubes might be placed under the skin for draining any build-up of excess blood or fluids. The bandages are removed a few days after the surgery. You are instructed on what medication to use for healing and how to take care of the treated area during your recovery. A follow-up appointment is arranged.

About two weeks are needed in most cases to return to normal activities. You should expect to be able to see the final results of your facelift only after external and internal healing is complete and the swelling and bruising go down entirely, which might take two to three months.

Scars remaining after the facelift stay hidden as they heal in the hairline area and the natural contours of the ear or the face.
It is advised to make inquires with your surgeon concerning the period immediately after the surgery and during recovery. You may have questions about where you will be placed after the surgery, what medications you will be given, and when to arrange an appointment for follow-up care.

Disclaimer

Facelift surgery does not prevent the skin from continuing to age; therefore, facelift surgery results can be altered with time. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and using daily sun protection are recommended in order to preserve the results of your facelift.
In some cases, multiple surgeries are needed for the best results.

Frequently Asked Questions

Facelifting is the aesthetic-plastic method of smoothing out wrinkles in the face and neck area. The tissue is thus brought back into an anatomical position. The incision is made in front of or sometimes even behind the ear. Afterward, practically no scars are visible. Various methods are used to lift the tissue, especially in the face and cheek area.

There is now a wide range of procedures that have become established. These include, for example eyelid corrections, the removal of the tear sacs, the classic facelift or partial lifts such as neck or eyelids Forehead lift. A further area within the scope of facial surgery is, for example, nose surgery. But in the forefront is the detailed consultation. As with any aesthetic treatment, the expectations and wishes of the patients are discussed in detail.

If the operations are necessary for medical reasons, they are covered by health insurance companies. Surgeries that are performed for purely aesthetic reasons usually have to be paid privately.

The dropping of the eyebrows makes the development of existing drooping eyelids very prominent. These are upper eyelids with a lot of excess skin. They cover the eyelid crease. An eyebrow forehead lift is often performed together with an upper eyelid plastic surgery. But often, the eyebrow lift already tightens the upper eyelids sufficiently.

Wrinkles around the cheeks, chin line, and neck are ideally corrected with a facelift. On the other hand, wrinkles on the forehead, around the eyes or the mouth cannot be removed entirely with a facelift.

The healing process of facial surgery is generally uncomplicated. Some patients suffer neither from swelling nor bruising. A swelling disappears after a few days, bruises need about 10 days. The healing process is supported by cooling. Even after this time there are often small changes and residual swelling, which can take several weeks.

A small incision can be made under the chin and behind the ears in the course of a neck lift. This is extended with surgical scissors. This is where the liposuction devices can be inserted, removing parts of the subcutaneous fat tissue.

Various surgical techniques will raise your eyebrows and smooth your forehead. Which one is recommended for you depends on multiple factors: Anatomical conditions Height of the hairline and preferred hairstyle Skin texture Desired aesthetic result With our experience as specialists, we decide which technique is used to beautify your eyebrow and forehead area.

If, after a facelift, the face and neck area's tissue begins to sag again after years, a facelift can be repeated. The facelift can also be performed in conjunction with an eyelid lift. These two operations complement each other, ideally.

In the case of an eyelid lift, it is recommended to take about 1 week. After 5-7 days the stitches are removed and from this point on it is possible to go back to work. In the case of a facelift or other operations, the times are similar. Your surgeon will inform you precisely about this.

For some time now, it has been possible to perform a thread lift instead of an operation. This procedure does not require a scalpel for a tighter neck. However, the effects are significantly less than with surgery and only last for a temporary period.

An eyebrow lift can be combined with the removal of drooping eyelids and frown lines. A combination with lower eyelid surgery, nose correction, lip treatment, or chin or cheek augmentation is also possible. A facelift is very often combined with an eyebrow lift.

Once the bruising and swelling have subsided, the operation leaves no traces. One feels younger, fresher and more vital.

A facelift is recommended from around the age of 40. It depends on whether this procedure is the perfect method for the patient to correct his or her problem or to fulfil his or her desire for improvement. These questions are clarified and answered in detail in a personal consultation.