Looking Younger
The appearance of one’s face is one of a person’s most valuable assets. When a person feels good about their appearance, interaction with others will be more positive. People will frequently ask why so many people come away from having a facelift with simply awful results? The answer lies in the fact that all facelifts are not done in the same way. Conceptually, technically, anatomically, and financially, facelifts vary widely. And, -- buyer beware!-- with the number of procedures being promoted to make a person look younger, one must ask themselves what is truth and what is hype. Those seeking an excellent facelift should know what it’s all about before making a decision.
Truth or Hype
Despite the many procedures being promoted and labeled by catch-phrase names, there are only five basic types of facelift procedures. What to expect from each type is well known in professional circles, but not publicly. Each have their pros and cons, . . . some only cons. Knowing what to expect, devoid of hype or misconception, however, is most important before making your decision. If what you’re being offered sounds too good to be true, you can rest assured that it is. When you are offered a one and one half hour facelift, unless you like disappointment, think again. You may end up paying an exorbitant fee for what amounts to a non-result. If you want an excellent predictable result, the “quickie lift” will not provide it, guaranteed!
What most people do not know is that “mini-lifts” were actually performed in the 1920s. Would you accept a sales-pitch for a 1928 automobile as the latest vehicle for 2009? A mini-lift by any other name is still a mini-lift -- an out-dated procedure -- and will give you a mini result. We would all like to believe that we can get an excellent, long lasting result for a minimum of time and effort. It is wishful thinking.
When deciding on the operation, look at the long term results, and ask yourself whether there are dead-giveaway stigmata which will advertise to everyone that you’ve had a facelift. This doesn’t need to be! If a surgeon offered you a mediocre result with major hair loss, verses a spectacular result with NO hair loss, which would you chose?
Facelift Advances
Facelift surgery has come a long way since the 1920s. Major advances have been made in understanding facial anatomy and how we can use the anatomy to its best advantage. Much more can be done today using that knowledge to achieve prime optimal results.
The human face is made up of layers and planes. The surgeon must be intimately familiar with facial anatomy, and know the specific release zones in the face. The surgeon must be able to dissect and advance the deeper planes to the patient’s advantage, all the while protecting the underlying nerves and blood vessels. By so doing, the jowls will disappear, the neck will become clean, the cheeks will lose their droop in a natural way, and a lateral brows are also lifted to take away that tired look. Most importantly, the patient does not look stretched or unnatural because the tension is on the deeper structures, not the skin.
Who Did What To Whom
How many high profile persons are you aware of who have had horrific facelifts? You wonder why they chose to have such a procedure, and by whom. They have the money. They should have known better.
Face it, they didn’t know what they were getting, and obviously did not personally go to the effort to find out before doing what they did. A person can spend a fortune and get an unfortunate result. The amount of money spent does not determine the quality of the result.
For those patients who get exceptionally good facelifts, however, no one can even tell that they have been operated on. As a result, we tend to judge facelift surgery by those who have had bad results. This leads to false conclusions about facelift surgery. We think, surely high profile people are wealthy enough to get the very best; however, you can rest assured that those who obtained less than optimal results simply didn’t know any better.
Avoiding the Telltale Signs
So what’s the difference? Here is a list of some of the visible telltale signs (stigmata) that announce one has had a mediocre facelift:
The sideburns been elevated to an abnormally high level.
The earlobes tie into the neck as if being pulled downward (so-called Pixie Ears).
You can see directly into the person’s ear canal because the canal cover (tragus) has been amputated.
The eyes look deformed (lower lids pulled down).
The smile looks fake or lopsided.
There are objectionable scars.
The jowls have been left uncorrected.
The person look entirely different from the person you remember.
If you see any of these signs, the patient has not has a good facelift.
Choosing Your Surgeon
All of the problems mentioned above can be prevented! Today’s patient can seek out safe facelift surgery with predictable good results and can anticipate looking up to 20 years younger without looking tight, stretched, or strange. Such results, however, cannot be achieved by “quickie lifts” despite the hype. The patient must seek out qualified surgeons, certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, who are capable of performing surgery using the most advanced and meticulous, deep-plane techniques.
For further information on how to achieve the best facelift results, and to view examples of the Fairbanks Facelift for yourself, please contact the Fairbanks Plastic Surgery Center at http://www.fairbanksplasticsurgery.com/saltlakecity/utah/procedure/facelift-facial-rejuvenation/
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