the facelift procedure

Plastic surgery is one of the most popular topics talked about today, and there are a few subjects within that topic that are more popular than others. One of those is the facelift. Every year, thousands of men and women go under the knife to erase years from their faces with this technique.

Most people have heard of facelifts. Aside from breast augmentation and liposuction, facelifts are some of the most popular procedures performed by plastic surgeons - and they have just been increasing in popularity since the first facelift was performed, way back in 1901, by Eugene Hollander.

While most people think of facelifts as being only for females, many men also look into getting facelifts to erase years of aging off of their faces as well. Both sexes want to look younger by going under the knife - which today can mean endoscopy, with smaller incisions than a regular facelift.

A standard incision facelift, which is not as widely performed today, requires a large cut all the way along the hairline so that the doctor can pull skin and underlying tissues such as muscles and connective tissues in order to smooth the skin and free it of wrinkles.

There are other types of facelift incisions, which may be a bit smaller, but the process is essentially the same. Skin and tissues are pulled tightly and excess is snipped away, then sutured up with either staples or sutures. These cuts will heal into scars, which are usually small and not too noticeable.

Facelifts are considered major surgery, so patients usually have to have their facelifts done at a hospital or at a surgery center, not in office. They will require general anesthesia, and that is the reason that the procedure can't be done in-office. The procedure is also relatively complex.

Depending on the type of facelift that a patient has and the severity of the wrinkles and aging that needs to be corrected, the recovery time for a facelift procedure may vary. Some patients may have no trouble at all recovering while others may take a little more time to feel like themselves again.

Facelifts are not the most complex type of plastic surgery that is performed - but they are not the easiest either. Getting a facelift is still surgery, so it is important to consider all of the risks and options before deciding to go under the knife for a facelift - which is a permanent step.

Aazdak Alisimo writes about plastic surgery issues for PlasticSurgeonPractices.com, where you can locate a plastic surgeon in your city.

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