Rhytidoplasty or Facelift
This surgical procedure is performed in order to give a more youthful appearance to the patient’s face; through positioning the facial tissues, muscle, fat and ligaments and put them in their original place.
This procedure seeks to correct the laxity of the facial tissues by stretching and trimming the skin.
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What type of anesthesia is used?
This procedure is performed under general anesthesia to provide greater patient safety.
Recovery time
The period of inflammation can last between 8 to 30 days depending on the areas intervened and the patient must rest and be incapacitated for 15 to 20 days.
Postoperative care
- Keep the head raised, avoid bending the head as much as possible and sleep semi-sitting in order to get less blood pressure to the head.
- Apply local cold the first hours.
- Avoid tobacco and alcohol.
- Do not do physical exercise or impact sports during the first month.
- Avoid exposure to the sun until the hematomas have disappeared, since they run the risk of pigmentation of the skin when exposed to the sun.
- Apply sunscreen.
- Take and apply the medications ordered by the surgeon in the corresponding schedule.
- Do not take any type of medication that has not been ordered by the specialist.
- It is recommended to walk slowly for fifteen minutes every hour in order to prevent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
- Attend medical check-ups when they are scheduled.
- Watch for signs of possible infection in the surgical wound such as: redness, heat, inflammation, pus discharge.
Frequently Asked Questions
The incisions are made in the groove in front of the ear, the scars are imperceptible.
- Reposition descended and malpositioned tissues.
- Remove or reposition excess or hanging skin at the facial level.
- Attenuate wrinkles that may form on the face.
- Correct deep folds on the cheeks.
The stitches are removed after 10 to 12 days, according to the surgeon's criteria.
Some patients have deep and difficult to treat creases that are difficult to treat, which if removed completely would result in an unnatural face, with a completely horizontal mouth, stretched eyes and high sideburns. Our goal is to give our patients a rejuvenated, fresh and natural look.
