With increasing age, we all notice a change in our appearance, as the fingerprints that the years of life made on our eyes and the contours of our faces indicate this. Therefore, there was an urgent need for the emergence of a treatment for sagging face, sagging eyelids and forehead lines, which is a medical cosmetic procedure called "endoscopic face lift". Dr. Alaa Sultan, consultant plastic surgeon at Bagedo Hospital, tells us in detail. Gratitude.
Dr. Sultan: When the skin begins to sag with age and the facial muscles begin to loosen up, fat in the cheek area and collects downward toward gravity, causing a loss of freshness for the face and the appearance of wrinkles in several places, including around the mouth and cheeks. The forehead and forehead areas also relax, which leads to a in the level of the eyebrows, and consequently signs of fatigue on the eyes, or anger, sadness and depression in the lower part of the face, in addition to the appearance of occasional wrinkles on the forehead.
In fact, we cannot consider it an aesthetic problem only, this relaxation in the muscles of the forehead does not help to see properly and comfortably, and therefore, it is also a health problem, not just aesthetic.
Often times, when we pay attention to these observations in our appearance, we need to see a doctor for the appropriate medical aesthetic procedure, which is a laparoscopic face lift. Other methods may help to rejuvenate the face, but they are temporary solutions, such as botox, but a laparoscopic face lift is a radical solution to the problem, as it is a cosmetic procedure that aims to fully lift both the forehead and the face.
Details of the procedure
This procedure is recommended to avoid large scars caused by previous face-lift surgical procedures. In details, the laparoscopic face-lift process is carried out in two stages: The first stage, during which the surgeon makes 4 to 5 small incisions in an area of no more than a centimeter, in the scalp area above the face area, in order to identify the endoscope, then he raises the entire forehead area and fixes it to the above.
And the second stage, in which the cheeks area is fully lifted, in addition to tightening the sagging skin and muscles and redistributing the fat to the top to give an appearance of increasing the size of the cheeks. In addition to tightening the area around the mouth, and the entire process takes 3 hours. This operation is performed under general anesthesia or local anesthesia with sedative medications.
Not forever
About the sustainability of the results forever, Dr. says. Sultan: "Of course, we must be reasonable in our expectations, because with the passage of time and weight gain or loss, another relaxation of the muscles and skin of the face may occur as a result of various factors, but this will not be for at least 5 to 10 years, which requires a face lift again."
What to expect after the operation
The advantages to be expected after the laparoscopic face lift procedure
Remove the wrinkles between the eyes.
Repair of the upper eyelid.
Removal of the pockets under the eye.
Remove excess fat.
Tighten flabby muscles.
Remove excess skin.
Eliminate stigmata.
Good overall facial appearance improvement.
That the effective results last for a long time.
Risks and caveats
Apply cold compresses.
Avoid exposure to sunlight.
Refrain from carrying heavy weights or playing violent sports for at least 3 weeks.
Do not use exfoliating or whitening materials for the skin, in addition to not using sauna baths.
In the first days after returning home, it is preferable to sleep on a raised pillow to prevent or reduce swelling after the operation.
