Am I A Suitable Candidate For A Facelift?

The aim of the facelift surgeries is to remove the excess, sagging skin and tighten the remaning skin along with the deep structures of the face if needed. It is preffered that these conditions of excess, saggy, loose skin and sagging deeper structures are not able to be improved in the same amount by other procedures.

Facelift and necklift operations mainly aim to correct the signs of aging on the face and the neck. The planning of the surgery to be performed is performed by evaluating the current conditions in various regions of the face and the neck. To summarize, facial features such as the bone structure of the face, shape of the face, distribution of fat tissue in the face, the quality of the facial skin, skin laxity and amount of excess skin, the positions of the subcutaneous deep tissues and their firmness are evaluated. In facelift and necklift surgeries, the focus is generally on the lower half of the face and on the neck. The structural features in this area are the key determinants in the planning of the surgery.

The ideal candidate for a facelift surgery should ideally have a well-defined and well-established bone structure. A weakened bone structure can be compared to a base with support loss. Facial implants can be used to create support fort his condition.

One of the most important factors for facelift surgery is the condition of the facial skin. Features such as the amount of laxity and sagging, excess skin, the quality of the skin and the amount of elasticity of the skin are important for the evaluation of facelift surgery. The skin with better preserved elasticity will have more effective results. It will also help with the reduction of the targeted wrinkles. Loosened and sagging skin can be observed, especially around the neck, jawline and lower cheeks.

The person who is to have a facelift surgery is expected to be physically and psychologically healthy. Facelift surgeries are invasive procedures and the person who is going to have surgery should have good healing capacity. The issue of smoking is also important. For both the healing process and the the results from the operation, the person who is to undergo the surgery, should stop smoking for at least the minimum periods of time before and after the surgery instructed by their doctor. In addition, it is important to ensure that the suitable candidates are thoroughly informed and have realistic expectations and balanced psychology.