One of the facial aesthetic applications is lifting procedures. Facelift operations remove the deformation of the skin and create a younger appearance. Although these procedures are performed to eliminate aesthetic concerns, they are often one of the facial aesthetic procedures performed within medical necessity.

It is generally preferred by women to have a more aesthetic facial appearance. However, it is known that not only women but also men have shown interest in facelift procedures in recent years. Loosening of facial skin may occur due to age progression or health problems. Loosening of the skin causes sagging in certain parts of the face and causes the appearance of old age in this person.

Lifting procedures, known as facial beautification operations, are nowadays performed with non-surgical methods. Since it is performed using different methods, the most appropriate method is selected according to the person’s face shape, skin and bone structure, and general health status.

Those who want to take measures against aging can achieve the smooth skin structure and younger appearance they want in one session by choosing non-surgical techniques. With subcutaneous interventions, tissues that cause wrinkles are removed and cells can be regenerated.

How is Face Lift Procedure Performed?

Lifting applications in facial aesthetics are mostly performed to eliminate sagging in the face and neck area. It is possible to perform non-surgical face lift procedures. Different options can be used for non-surgical methods. Depending on the age of the patients and the deformation of their skin, it is decided how the procedure will be performed.

The plastic surgeon examines the patient and informs the patient about the things to do and pay attention to before the lifting procedure. When the patient is suitable for the procedure in terms of general health, he/she is taken to the surgical operation in the aesthetic centre. How the facelift will be performed is explained to the patient in advance and the patient is informed about the stages of the procedure.

In the appropriate parts of the face for the lifting procedure, incisions are made in the skin and the muscles and tissues under the skin are intervened and the tissues that have sagged downwards are pulled upwards. The loosening tissues are removed from where they are located and moved to the areas that should be on the face. In this way, sagging and wrinkles are removed.

Mini facelift surgery is mostly applied to people between the ages of 35 and 45, who are described as young. Since the sagging in the facial area of people in this age group has just started to form, it is small in size. According to the sagging conditions of the patient’s facial area, it is ensured that the loosened tissue and skin are pulled and tightened without interfering too much in the deep tissue.

What are the Types of Face Lift Procedure?

Plastic surgery can be performed with or without surgery depending on the type of aesthetic operations. For those who need a facelift, it is determined which of the procedure types will be applied according to their age and wrinkles and sagging conditions on their faces.

The options shown as face lift surgery types are as follows:

• Mini facelift,
• Medium facelift,
• Full face lift,

Laser facelift method allows the patient to perform non-surgical procedures. Laser beams scan the surface of the skin and allow the rays to be converted into heat, increasing the decreased collagen production under the skin. The increase in subcutaneous collagen will ensure the formation of new connective tissues and tension in the skin. It is one of the methods that gives results in a short time and provides a bright, smooth skin structure at the end of the procedure.

The method to be applied is determined according to the patient’s face shape and sagging dimensions, and the patient is informed when the operation will be performed. The patient prepares himself/herself as a general health condition in that process and the procedures are performed quickly using the appropriate technique.

For many patients, the skin is lifted by using filling applications. When choosing the types of lifting procedure, the patient’s age and other health conditions are taken into consideration. With filler injections, wrinkles, lines on the skin, signs of aging are lost.

Medium Face Lift

Medium facelift surgeries are performed using different methods. It is one of the most suitable aesthetic operation types for patients between the ages of 40 and 55. It removes sagging that occurs under the eyes and cheek area. It ensures that the tissues in the cheek area are transported to the upper parts where they should be.

The operations can be performed with small incisions opened mostly in the under-eye area. Apart from this, it is used in the endoscopic method known as the camera system. In the endoscopic method, access is made through the hairy area and tissue repairs are performed in the sagging area.

Recommended for patients over 40 years of age, this type of lifting surgery is performed under anaesthesia and takes an average of 2 hours. As patients get older, subcutaneous fat injections lose their filling properties. Stem cells in the tissues decrease and cause loosening.

These skin lift surgery types, which are determined according to age groups, create permanent results in patients. After the surgery, the skin is brought to the desired smooth condition and the results are permanent when the patient pays attention to nutrition, skin care and the issues to be considered after surgery. It is also stated that the healing period is between 7 and 10 days after the medium filling procedures. Medium facelift surgery is performed under anaesthesia and aims to remove the signs of aging.

Mini Face Lift

When determining the types of facial beautification operations, the age of the patient is first considered. Age determines the stages of skin problems. Mini facelift is applied to people between the ages of 35 – 45, who are considered young patients.

Since collagen loss begins to occur in the tissues under the skin in the face area, sagging downwards in the cheeks may begin. Mini surgery type is used for mild sagging conditions. The aim of this type of operation is to remove the sagging in the cheek area and to make the skin look more smooth.

Mini face lift surgery method is the realisation of facial aesthetics by making minimal incisions. In this method, incisions are made in the hairy parts in the temple area. Incisions are made in such a way that the front line of the ear remains behind the cartilage section so that there is no trace of the operation and cannot be seen.

This method is used to hide the scars of the incisions and to prevent the patient from having postoperative problems. The target areas in the lifting procedure are the neck, chin edges and the parts of the face closer to the centre.

Sagging and wrinkles on the facial skin cause the person to look older than his/her real age. Sagging skin also creates a pale appearance. When the lifting procedure is performed successfully, the skin is bright and smooth and the patient feels younger.

Full Face Lift

Full facelift surgery is a surgical intervention procedure that covers the entire face. When this type of lifting surgery is performed, mini and medium facelifts are performed together. It is a method recommended and applied for advanced age groups.

Patient age groups are generally between 55 and 60 years old. It is spread by applying general anaesthesia and surgical procedures are completed in 2 – 3 hours under normal conditions. In full lifting procedures, procedures are performed for all parts between the edge of the hairy area and the front edge of the ear.

In order to create the desired tension and make it permanent, liquid face lift method can also be used according to the preferences of the patients or their skin structure. Filling materials are injected under the skin to make the facial contours smoother and brighter.

It provides volume to the skin with reduced volume and creates a fuller, more attractive appearance. It is mostly preferred by women to have an attractive facial appearance.

What are Face Lift Techniques?

Different techniques are used in facial rejuvenation procedures. Plastic and aesthetic surgery specialists try to apply the best techniques to patients using medical advances. Non-surgical methods are mostly used in facelifts.

The most commonly used techniques are:

• HIFU is a technique performed with focused ultrasound method and collagen production of subcutaneous tissues is increased with sound waves.
• Fotona is a 4-dimensional facial rejuvenation method and allows the skin to be intervened externally, through the mouth.
• Golden needle is known as radiofrequency technique. After skin cleansing, special needles are applied to the area to be lifted and tension is provided.
• Filling is a technique that is easily applied and rejuvenates the face without the need for surgery. Filling is applied under the skin by injection.
• Mozeetherapy is performed using pearl-tipped needles. It is mostly used for the removal of cellulite and skin blemishes.
• Salmon DNA vaccination is performed in combination with this technique, botox, laser and filling procedures. While the sagging on the face is removed, the moisture balance of the skin is also provided.

Sagging occurs with the deterioration of the fat tissue balance in the skin. Satin facelift technique is one of the frequently used techniques that can be applied locally and enables non-surgical lifting. Endoscopic facelift technique is a type of aesthetic operation that eliminates the lines around the mouth, eyelids, middle part of the face and cheeks.

Face Lift Procedure Prices

Face lift prices vary according to the technique to be applied to the patient. Aesthetic centres offer price options to patients who contact them after the examination. Facelift surgery prices are determined according to mini, medium or full lift procedure types.

Depending on the patient’s condition, surgeries can sometimes take 10 hours. This shows that there is a lot of intervention to be done and causes high procedure prices. For the price of mini facelift surgery, information can be obtained by calling the contact numbers of the aesthetic centre.

The publication of price information for aesthetic operations on the internet is prohibited by the Ministry of Health. Patients can get both information and price offers for the operation procedures to be performed by contacting and being examined by aesthetic surgery specialists, and can decide to have aesthetic procedures performed.