How Many Years Younger Does A Facelift Make You Look?

When it comes to plastic surgery and aesthetic treatments, many of the operations and treatments aim to create a younger appearance. One of the things that people wonder about facelift surgeries the most is how many years younger the patient will look after the surgery. It is possible to talk about various factors on this matter.

First of all, it should be mentioned that facelift operations vary within themselves. The areas targeted by the operation, the extensiveness of the operation and the procedures to be performed may vary. For example, a facelift procedure, called a mini facelift, focuses on the lower face, while another facelift procedure, called a mid-face lift, may involve tightening of the deeper structures in the midface. In addition, as facelift operations are often combined with other operations, the effect of the results of the surgery may vary depending on the content of such conditions. Facial fat transfer, eyelid operations, browlift, forehead lift operations are combined with facelifts to provide more extensive results. A facelift operation that only involves removal of the sagging, excess skin on the face and neck will not have the same effeciency as a facelift surgery combined with eyelid procedures and along with fat transfer to the face. As facelift surgeries do not target the upper half of the face, a facelift operation alone will not be effective for rejuvenating this part of the face. Therefore, the amount of rejuvenation that can be created on the face, in accordance with the patient’s needs, can also depend on other procedures that can be combined with a facelift surgery.

Another important factor that can be mentioned is the preoperative conditions of the patient’s face. Facial bone structure, skin elasticity, facial fat and muscle tissue density affect the results to be gained from a facelift. It is possible to say that the results of a facelift surgery will be more effective if the facial bone structure density and elasticity of the facial skin are preserved. In addition, individual lifestyle, habits, and external factors to which the patient is exposed also affect the results and their conservation.

Taking all these into account, it is possible to say that facelift surgeries along with other procedures that can be combined with them, can maket he patient look 5-10 years younger and sometimes even more than 10 years.