Timely use of skin care products can delay the appearance of age-related changes on the face, but not stop. When the skin loses elasticity and firmness, and the contour "floats", you have to look for ways to correct the situation. Modern cosmetology offers options alternative to radical surgical methods. We will talk about facial rejuvenation with the help of various lifting procedures.
At a certain age, the skin becomes flabby, becomes puffy, wrinkles appear more and more. The face appears tired due to drooping eyebrows and eyelids and the appearance of nasolabial folds. Visual signs of aging, visible to others, do not add optimism to a woman.
All these points are associated with changes in the superficial muscular aponeurotic system SMAS (Superficial muscular aponeurotic system). This is an area of the facial musculature that stretches over time, causing the contour to "drop". Muscles can no longer keep the skin in good shape. Then hardware cosmetology helps out with safe, effective and less traumatic than plastic surgery methods of skin tightening. Among them are SMAS facelift and other technologies.
What is face lifting
The easiest way to tighten the skin is to use creams. You can do a daily facelift at home if you stock up on treasured jars. It is much cheaper than hardware cosmetology, and, moreover, not so scary.
Cream-lifting for the face is divided into day and night, with a narrow purpose - anti-aging. They can also differ significantly in consistency (gel-like, light or fairly dense). Pay attention to the composition: collagen, hyaluronic acid, antioxidants, fats and vitamins must be present there. Reviews of cosmetologists about some cosmetic lifting products for the face are positive if you start using them from the age of 30 and do it regularly.
Natural masks also give a slight lifting effect, you can safely combine them with advanced cosmetic developments. For example, a mask of oatmeal and olive oil. Another option is a strawberry mask (+ egg white and a few drops of apricot oil) or cucumber (+ white clay and lemon juice).
Facial lifting serum has gained popularity among beautyholics, helping to fight wrinkles and tighten the oval. The product must also contain the components necessary for rejuvenation, as in a cream, as well as peptide complexes. Such a home face lift is an indispensable part of Korean skin care.
Many women do face lifting with a facial massager. For example, jade reduces swelling and supports lymphatic function. It is well suited for contouring and working out dense muscles like the chewing muscle.
If you decide to have a facelift in the beautician's office, you need to prepare for the procedure. Remember a few important rules.
- Two weeks before a facelift, you should stop smoking (as it affects blood circulation) and after, during the recovery period, too.
- Do not take blood thinners for two weeks.
- The day before the procedure, it is recommended to wash your hair so as not to infect the infection, and get a good night's sleep.
- On average, a facelift lasts from 1 to 4 hours. Anesthesia is used depending on the complexity.
- After the procedure, for some time it is necessary to give up alcohol, avoid stress.
Operational types of face lifting
Plastic surgery comes to the rescue when age-related changes can no longer be corrected by cosmetic procedures.
Circular skin tightening
With a circular tightening, the doctor works only with the top layer of the skin. That is why it is so often called superficial. Lifting the face and neck in this way helps to smooth out wrinkles and correct the oval. Most often we are talking about the correction of the following areas:
- middle part of the face;
- frontotemporal zone;
- the outer part of the eyebrows;
- cheeks;
- areas around the corners of the eyes;
- anterior and lateral surfaces of the neck.
After the operation, you need to stay in the hospital, and after a week the stitches are removed. The swelling should be completely gone after eight weeks. During this period, the doctor may recommend massages and physiotherapy. You can appreciate the photo taken before and after the facelift surgery. The result will become clear in about 6 months. The main nuances of a circular lift:
- It is considered the most traumatic and serious among all interventions.
- The effect lasts for several years - it is desirable to repeat it in ten years.
- It is not recommended for women under 40.
- Subcutaneous lifting affects only the upper layers of the skin - for small corrections.
- Smas-lifting involves tightening not only the skin of the face, but adipose and muscle tissue. This is a deeper intervention to correct strong shortcomings.
During the rehabilitation period, you need to not wash your hair for a week, sleep face up in the first three days. Also, for three months, refrain from playing sports, visiting the pool and sauna.
Endoscopic facelift
Endoscopic lifting solves the problem of lowering the eyebrows, eliminating facial wrinkles on the forehead and between the eyebrows. It also corrects the loss of volume of the zygomatic region and eliminates the nasolabial fold. Also, lifting of the upper third of the face is compatible with blepharoplasty and lifting of the lower third of the face and neck. During this method, small incisions are made in the scalp, not long ones, there is no skin removal technique. Shaving hair is not required.
If age-related changes are of moderate severity, the procedure will be effective and as painless as possible. And it will help to rejuvenate the face. But with significant deviations, you will have to turn to the previous method. The recovery time for a facelift is about the same as for a facelift. As well as bans on the recovery period. Nuances of the endoscopic approach:
- There are no visible scars, but for some time, pulling sensations in the area of \u200b\u200bthe seams may disturb.
- Allowed to patients from 30 to 45 years.
- The achieved anti-aging effect will last for five or more years - depending on individual characteristics.
As with a circular facelift, endoscopic intervention is unacceptable for people suffering from diabetes, heart and vascular diseases, diseases of the thyroid gland, internal organs and other health problems.
Thread face lifting
It is considered a minor operation using threads of different materials. They strengthen and support the skin frame. In their place, as they dissolve, collagen appears, which improves skin elasticity. The procedure allows you to remove deep wrinkles, correct the oval of the face and lift the corners of the eyes and lips. Among surgical interventions, this facelift can be called the best.
Threads are inserted under the skin through a needle. The doctor makes notches and stretches the skin, fixing the threads in the tissues. Connective fibers form around them after a while. They will fix the face in a taut state. Other nuances of the process:
- The procedure takes place under local anesthesia.
- The operation lasts about 40 minutes, no more than an hour.
- Allowed for girls from 30 years old, but not suitable for ladies after 45.
- Obesity is a strict contraindication - the threads will not withstand the load of an array of tissues.
- There is no rehabilitation period, traces of punctures disappear in three days.
- It is important to take care of the face in terms of facial expressions - laughing, crying and expressing violent emotions is prohibited for several days.
Non-surgical face lifts
Every woman would like to look more beautiful and younger without surgery. Moreover, choose a procedure with a long-lasting effect. We will talk about the most effective.
Radio wave face lifting (RF-lifting)
The procedure is compared with a rejuvenating apple, since the changes are noticeable almost immediately. With the help of radio waves of high frequency and vacuum, the doctor can correct the following deficiencies:
- skin folds and wrinkles;
- the second chin, the "floated" oval of the face;
- enlarged pores;
- atrophic scars, post-acne;
- pigmentation and redness;
- crow's feet and bags under the eyes;
- tighten sluggish and flabby skin.
Judging by the reviews, most patients are satisfied with the result after RF facelift. About 90% of women notice quick results of rejuvenation and skin tightening, changes that are visible to the naked eye. The method has a number of advantages:
- Allowed at any time of the year.
- The process takes about 20 minutes and does not require anesthesia.
- Pleasant warmth after in the affected area makes the procedure attractive.
- The effect builds up over several months and lasts for about two years.
- There are no age restrictions.
In addition to facelift, RF-lifting of the body can also be performed. The doctor is able to correct such problem areas as the hips, abdomen, décolleté and neck. Also get rid of excess skin that appeared as a result of strong weight loss. The price for such a facelift varies depending on the area you want to correct.
Face lift machines are commercially available that can be used at home. They are inferior in terms of efficiency to professional ones. In addition, you need to be careful when exposed to vacuum. Still, this should be done by a specialist.
Ultrasonic face lifting
Most procedures do not go deeper than one and a half millimeters, remaining within the skin. Ultrasonic face lifting remains the only hardware technology capable of tightening tissues at a deep level - the SMAS level. As much as 5 ml are available to the method. It removes the "flews", the second chin, sagging skin, evens out its relief, tightens the neck muscles. The nuances of the braces are as follows:
- The procedure lasts about an hour, the sensations are moderately painful.
- After the session, redness of the skin and slight swelling are possible.
- After SMAS lifting, the face continues to look younger - the effect is considered cumulative and grows for about five months.
- A stable result is provided for 5 years after a single session.
Needle face lift
Radio wave energy with the help of this hardware procedure is delivered to the skin layer from 0. 5 to 3. 5 mm. Microneedles penetrate to the depth set by the doctor. Because of this, the skin instantly contracts and thickens. After a month and a half, the process of regeneration and synthesis of new collagen starts.
Multi-needle facelift is performed under local anesthesia in the form of a cream. You can do without it. Before this, the skin is cleansed with an antiseptic. The doctor performs the procedure using disposable cartridges with needles, the type of nozzle is discussed during the consultation. The microneedles are gold plated. Lifting can solve a number of problems.
- Tighten the skin around the eyes.
- Correct the contour of the face and skin.
- Align the relief of the skin, narrow the pores.
- Heal scars and stretch marks.
- Increase skin elasticity.
- Remove spider veins.
For about two days, the face may remain red, swelling is noticeable. The result is visible immediately, but the skin condition improves within a month. This is due to the production of collagen-elastin scaffold.
Plasmolifting of the face
The method is injectable and consists in the introduction of platelet-rich plasma of his own blood to the patient. Human blood plasma contains the substances fibrin and collagen. It will not cause allergies and is biologically compatible with tissues that need to be restored.
This method launches natural anti-aging processes. The operation is done without anesthesia, and after it there is usually not even swelling, only small bruises are possible. Skin tightening corrects the following deficiencies:
- unwanted pigmentation;
- loss of elasticity, deterioration of turgor;
- noticeable mimic wrinkles;
- age folds on the skin;
- gray and "tired" appearance of the face;
- post-acne and acne;
- scars and stretch marks on the skin;
- hair loss and poor condition.
The method is applied on any parts of the body that have defects. It can be carried out by persons from 18 to 65 years old - it is better in winter and autumn. The positive effect after facelift is noticeable after 10 days. Someone begins to like the reflection in the mirror after the first injection. The result depends on age, skin condition and body characteristics, as in all procedures.