FACE LIFTING

HOW DOES FACIAL AGING OCCUR?

Because the face is the most important part of the body enabling a person to communicate with the outside world, the aging of this region is of particular importance compared with the whole body. The aging process that every living person will naturally encounter is not only about the skin, but also about fat tissues, connective tissues, and even bones.

A young and beautiful face may be likened to an egg; the sharp part of it stands downwards. Over time, this balance becomes the opposite, the upper part of the face is narrower, and the lower part is wider. Aging occurs under the in?uence of internal and external factors. In all humans, chronological aging is seen. Genetics is the most important internal factor that shows how fast this occurs in a person. This may be accompanied by hormonal changes and chronic diseases. External aging is mainly caused by sunlight, smoking, nutrition, excessive use of mimicry, and gravity.

With aging, skin changes can be observed as skin drying, loss of skin elasticity, and thinning of the skin due to decreased collagen support. The main aging mechanism in the upper face, around the eyes is the wrinkles due to excessive muscle movements. In the mid-face, main aging mechanism is the volume loss and in the lower face, it is sagging. These three mechanisms can be seen in all three part of the face as well. The fat tissue markedly decreases particularly in this middle part of the face and also in the temple area. By the time, bone resorbtion around the eyes and especially in midface may contribute to the volume loss as well.

Changes in all those tissues results with horizontal wrinkles on the forehead, formation of goose foot wrinkles, prominent under eye hollows, formation of tear trough, deepening of sad lines at the nose edges, appearance of fine wrinkles around the lip, and elongation of the upper lip.

FACE LIFTING - WHAT IS REJUVENATION?

Face lift surgery is defined as the surgical treatment of changes caused by aging. During this process, excess skin is removed, and sagging and loosened tissues under it are brought back to their original place, and volume losses especially in the midface area are corrected with fat filling, resulting in a tighter and more vivid look, which makes one look naturally younger. This process is intended to achieve a younger self.

MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR FACE LIFTING

There is a scar in front of the ear in all open face-lifting surgeries. This scar extends toward the back of the hair root in the temple area and behind the ear in some patients. However, because it often heals very well, it can hardly be seen even in the areas. In face lift surgery, only skin tension will not provide the desired permanent result. Thus, the tissue called SMAS under the skin should also be shaped, and its position should be brought back to youth, and fat filling should be applied to areas with volume loss. Your surgeon will choose the best one for you among MACS lift, high SMAS, lateral SMASectomy, and SMAS plication techniques.