Facelift Results: Do They Differ by Area?

If you are worried because your skin has sagged and you feel that repeated procedures are inconvenient, many people consider a “facelift.”

A facelift makes a big contribution to lifting the entire face by making an incision along the hairline.

However, because the incision area is large and recovery takes a long time, it can be difficult to decide lightly unless you have time to spare. That is why many people these days choose a “mini facelift.”

Mini facelift procedures include, most commonly, forehead lifts and temple lifts. The results differ depending on the area.

For example, when a forehead lift is performed for sagging in the upper part of the face, such as the eyelids, eyebrows, and forehead, it can help reduce drooping eyelids and forehead wrinkles.

On the other hand, a temple lift lifts the side area of the face, so it can help improve the jawline and lift the cheek area or jowl area upward.

Also, middle-aged people sometimes have drooping outer eye corners, which can give a tired-looking impression. In such cases, pulling up the outer eye corner through a temple lift can help prevent and improve drooping at the outer corners of the eyes, restoring a younger-looking impression.

However, there are also a few things to keep in mind here. Today, I will share some important information related to this, so please read the following carefully. :)

What Is a 3-Step Temple Lift?

The temple refers to the broad area from the side of the eyes to above the ears.

If you clench your molars tightly, you can see the skin above the ears move, and a surgery that makes an incision in this area to lift the skin is called a “temple lift.”

Then why is lifting the temple area important? You may wonder.

Compared with the skin on the face, what does the skin in the temple area feel like? That’s right: because it belongs to the scalp, the skin is firm enough that the skull can almost be felt, and it is closely attached to the bone.

In contrast, the face has areas with a lot of fat, such as the cheeks, and areas that are sunken depending on the bone structure, so compared with the head, there is inevitably more space between the bone and the skin.

As a result, when the SMAS layer begins to age, sagging in the cheeks starts to appear, and even if this is managed to some extent through lifting procedures, it is inevitable that it will continue to sag unless it is done consistently.

Of course, with a temple lift as well, natural sagging caused by the passage of time and accelerated aging cannot be prevented.

However, because lifting the temple area helps the bone firmly hold the skin in place, its effects can last a little longer than in other areas.

That is why many people combine thread lifting with a temple lift.

First, the area around the jowls and cheeks is lifted with thread lifting, and then the temple area is lifted for a dual lifting effect. This can also improve the issue where, after thread lifting, the cheeks can look larger due to tissue bunching. :)

Why You Should Not Get a Temple Lift Just Anywhere

A temple lift is a procedure for a special area called the “temple,” so it requires a more careful approach.

As mentioned briefly earlier, if you clench your molars tightly, the area around the temple protrudes. This is because the chewing muscles extend from this area to around the jaw.

Since muscles have such a strong influence on facial movement, there are many small blood vessels and very sensitive nerves around the temple.

At first glance, it may seem simple because it is a surgery that lifts the area with a very small incision, but from the surgeon’s perspective, if it is not done precisely, it can cause nerve damage, so it requires even more effort and research.

In our case, we have been performing surgeries in one place for more than 20 years, and we approach lifting surgery with the know-how that comes from that experience. Please note that we also take care to protect the hair follicles, considering even the side effect of hair not growing back.

For a temple lift to produce meaningful results, it must pull not only the skin but also the SMAS layer.

The SMAS layer is a fascial layer, and several retaining ligaments are connected above it, so if it is not properly dissected and pulled, the skin will sag again.

Our clinic performs surgery while considering these various conditions, so if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

Thank you. ^^