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the facelift procedure

Plastic surgery is one of the most popular topics talked about today, and there are a few subjects within that topic that are more popular than others. One of those is the facelift. Every year, thousands of men and women go under the knife to erase years from their faces with this technique.

Most people have heard of facelifts. Aside from breast augmentation and liposuction, facelifts are some of the most popular procedures performed by plastic surgeons - and they have just been increasing in popularity since the first facelift was performed, way back in 1901, by Eugene Hollander.

Most of the facelifts that are performed today are done on women who are trying to look their best and youngest, but don’t discount those men - they too are going under the knife to look younger. Today, that knife can even mean endoscopy, using smaller cuts than a standard facelift.

People have generally heard of the standard incision facelift, which is still performed today. This facelift uses a long cut that occurs right up against the hairline, so that the surgeon can take all of the underlying tissues and skin and pull them taut to remove wrinkles from the face.

There are other types of facelift incisions, which may be a bit smaller, but the process is essentially the same. Skin and tissues are pulled tightly and excess is snipped away, then sutured up with either staples or sutures. These cuts will heal into scars, which are usually small and not too noticeable.

Facelifts are considered major surgery, so patients usually have to have their facelifts done at a hospital or at a surgery center, not in office. They will require general anesthesia, and that is the reason that the procedure can’t be done in-office. The procedure is also relatively complex.

Depending on the type of facelift that a patient has and the severity of the wrinkles and aging that needs to be corrected, the recovery time for a facelift procedure may vary. Some patients may have no trouble at all recovering while others may take a little more time to feel like themselves again.

Don’t choose to get a facelift without doing a lot of research. There are many different ways to make yourself look younger - including other plastic surgery procedures that require less invasive techniques. Your plastic surgeon will be sure to let you know the right thing for you.

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