Introduction
As we age, our face is responsible for revealing the tell-tale signs of aging – an area of the body we expose the most. The natural aging process causes the skin to lose elasticity and volume, which along with gravity, inevitably leads the face to draw downwards and nearer the bone, often leading to unwanted lines, folds, and sagginess! Several non-surgical and surgical facelift options are available to help turn back the time on your face, offering youth-restoring, natural-looking results.
A face or neck lift, otherwise known as a rhytidoplasty procedure, is a surgical procedure that can tighten loose skin around your face, jawline, and neck region to achieve a more youthful and rejuvenated appearance. The procedure works by first making an incision, lifting skin and tissue before repositioning it, and discarding any excess. There are five face variations of the facelift, addressing different facial areas.
Full Facelift
This procedure can achieve a dramatic improvement to your whole face, giving a younger-looking, naturally fresher look. An incision is commonly made at the temple, running along the hairline and round to behind the ears, before lifting the lower and upper face, and removing excess skin, folds, and deep lines. The procedure can improve low or heavy brows, deep lines between the mouth and nose, and any excess skin in the jowl’s region.
Forehead and Brow lift (Browplasty)
This procedure lifts your forehead, elevating the brows and removing deep lines, and will enhance the overall appearance of your face too.
Thread Lift
This revolutionary method lifts sagging regions of the face with no need for incisions! The technique uses small biodegradable sutures fitted with bi-directional cones, which work to raise loose tissue on sagging cheeks or jowls, resolving wrinkles, deep lines, and a loss of facial volume as well as providing jawline definition. Offering results lasting up to 18 months, the procedure can target the lower jaw, eyebrows, cheek, and neck. At the Private Clinic, we offer two variations of the Thread Lift – the PDO Thread Lift and the Silhouette Soft Thread Lift.
Face Fat Transfer
A Face Fat Transfer is a great option for those missing volume on the face. The most ‘natural’ facelift option, the results are particularly soft, and minimal chance of infection or scarring exists. The procedure uses minimally invasive Vaser Liposuction to remove stubborn areas of fat from any donor site you wish. The fat then becomes refined and injected within the face, to achieve volume and lift hollow areas. Treatment Results can last for several years.
Dermal Fillers
Dermal Fillers present a popular non-invasive solution for resolving wrinkles and fine lines, contouring the face, and restoring volume to facial areas hollowed due to aging. The procedure involves a small amount of filler, containing hyaluronic acid, being injected into the skin via an ultrafine needle. A few of the corrections possible with dermal fillers include filling out Naso-labial folds (nose to mouth lines), filling in the hollowed area under the eye, adding volume to and defining the cheek, and lifting and defining the jaw line. The effects of the treatment should last for approximately 4-8 months but will gradually fade. At this point, you can choose to have a top-up treatment, or if you choose to discontinue injections, the dermal filler gel will simply.
