What if you could look younger and fresher than you have in years? Would you be willing to pay whatever it costs to achieve this image? As some people age, their skin becomes looser and wrinkly, too. But getting a face lift can help to pull the skin tighter and make it look firmer as well. While the procedure doesn’t come cheap, though, the results can make you look decades younger, and can also last for many years, which could make it well worth the investment for you.
The Lure Of A Face Lift
If your face is aging faster than your body, you may feel comforted by the fact this is very common. Many people embrace the changes as a normal part of getting older. But if you find that your skin is particularly saggy, or if you just aren’t ready to appear your age or older, then the idea of getting a face lift could be worth giving a second look.
The Need
Consider this. As you get older, your skin begins to chage, with slower cell division and thinning of the lower layer of your face. Over time, these occurrences began to cause the skin to lose some of its tightness and to have a saggier appearance. The muscles and tissues beneath the skin also undergo aging, leading to increased wrinkling. If this sounds all too familiar, a very qualified surgeon can help you to address these issues so you can look more like you used to when you were younger.
Are You a Good Candidate?
Not everyone is a viable candidate for a face lift. This surgical technique is better suited to some skin types and situations. In fact, the experts say that for the best results, a woman whose face and skin have started sagging should still have good skin elasticity, so it will look good when the surgery is done. Therefore, people who are heavy smokers and drinkers, and those who spend excessive time with their face unprotected in the sun may not be as strong a candidate. But if you live a relatively healthy life and have good genes, you may have strong skin elasticity even into your 70s. Having bone structure, too, can also be a benefit when getting a face lift, so the results will be most pleasing.
Further, at what age you consider having a face lift is a very personal thing. The majority of face lifts are done on people who are over 50 years old, but some people do opt to have this done even earlier.
In addition, while women clearly outnumber men as face lift recipients, it’s certainly worth noting that men, too, can opt to have this procedure done. While this is a less common situation, both genders who meet the criteria can usually expect good results when the surgery is done.
Things To Consider
Keep in mind that a face lift can help you look younger, but it won’t change your features or your looks. Therefore, you need to have realistic expectations before you undergo this type of procedure. The face lift process actually removes your extra skin and tightens what’s left. This can make your jaw line look sharper and your cheeks and necks smother, but it doesn’t completely eliminate skin folds or change the overall texture of your skin. It also doesn’t improve your forehead, eyelids, eyebrows, and wrinkles around the mouth.
Therefore, if you’re looking for some dramatic changes, you may need to combine other plastic surgery along with the face lift to get achieve the results you seek.
That’s why some patients also opt to also have eyelid surgery, brow lifts, a nose job, chin surgery, facial implants and skin retexturing techniques like dermabrasion. (It’s worth noting that if you get multiple procedures done at the same time, while the actual surgical costs will be higher, you’ll only need to pay for the anesthesia and operating fee once, so this can save money over having different things done at different times.)
