Facelift Surgery Recovery and Scars: What I’d Like to Explain

Facelift surgery seems too burdensome.

A facelift is a surgery performed to improve sagging skin and wrinkles on the face.

Beneath our skin, there is a fascial layer that weaves the space between the skin and muscles like a net.

This is commonly called the SMAS layer.

As we age, this fascia that supports the skin layer weakens, causing the skin and fat layer to sag downward.

A facelift is performed by making a small incision near the ear, partially removing the aging and weakened SMAS layer, then lifting and re-fixing it.

By pulling up the epidermis, dermis, and fascial layer at the same time, it provides a strong lifting effect while helping it last longer.

For this reason, more and more patients have recently been looking into facelifts.

Even people who had been getting laser lifting regularly sometimes come in for consultation about a facelift, saying that the effects no longer seem to be there.

However, facelift surgery is a big burden for both the patient and the surgeon.

That is because it is not simply a surgery that pulls the skin tight, but one that also lifts the SMAS layer supporting the skin.

Because of this, more people have recently been looking for the 'mini facelift,' which minimizes the incision area.

Compared with a facelift that targets the entire face, a mini lift is a procedure that makes a very small incision and lifts only a specific area.

For those who want to improve a sagging face but find a facelift too burdensome, the surgery we recommend is the 'Three-Step Temple Lift.'

In particular, when performed together with thread lifting, it reduces the 부담 of a facelift and provides better results than thread lifting alone, leading to very high satisfaction.

What is the Three-Step Temple Lift?

To explain Reborn Plastic Surgery's Three-Step Temple Lift simply, it is a surgery that cuts an appropriate amount of skin from the area around the temple, meaning the tissue covered by hair, lifts it upward, and then sutures it.

An oval-shaped micro-incision is made on the upper scalp, and the SMAS layer and sagging skin surface are lifted at the same time.

Because the incision is made inside the scalp, the surgical scar is not easily visible, making a discreet lift possible.

Some people may worry about what happens to the hair in that area if an incision is made on the scalp.

With Reborn’s own technique of making the incision while preserving the hair follicles, there is no need to worry about scarring at the incision site, and the hair in that area does not fall out.

What if it is combined with thread lifting?

Among those for whom facelift surgery feels burdensome, many also consider thread lifting, right?

Thread lifting is a procedure that many people choose because it physically lifts sagging tissue without the burden of surgery.

In general, the starting point of thread lifting is around the height of the upper ear or the area in front of the ear canal.

The goal of the procedure is to pull the sagging skin on the cheeks closer to this starting point.

Of course, the results can vary depending on the surgeon’s technique, but if the lift is too strong, the area near the cheekbone may appear fuller.

The procedure that can compensate for this shortcoming of thread lifting is the Three-Step Temple Lift.

It pulls from a point higher than where the thread begins, making the effect stronger and helping it last longer.

Just as each person’s features are different, the degree and direction of aging are all different too.

That is why, through a one-on-one consultation with the surgeon, the treatment plan is decided.

Depending on the case, only thread lifting or only a temple lift may be performed, or both may be done.

Isn’t it dangerous?

Of course, this procedure also involves a certain amount of incision, and since it physically pulls tissue upward, it is difficult to say that it is completely risk-free.

In particular, important nerves and blood vessels pass through the temple area.

Because of this, extra caution is needed since blood vessels or nerves may be affected during surgery, or scars may remain.

However, there is no need to worry too much because the surgeon directly conducts a one-on-one consultation and performs the surgery based on a solid understanding of the anatomical structure and extensive clinical experience.

In addition, since our clinic performs the incision while preserving the hair follicles, you do not need to worry too much about scarring after the surgery.

After about six months, the incision area heals to the point that it is barely visible, even if you try to find it on purpose.

Because only the necessary amount is incised, the surgery time is short, and recovery is also relatively fast compared with a facelift.

Today, I talked about mini lifting procedures for those who find facelift surgery burdensome or who feel that thread lifting alone does not seem effective.

Among them, I introduced the Three-Step Temple Lift, which Reborn Plastic Surgery is proud of.

Of course, I think some of you may be unfamiliar with the Three-Step Temple Lift.

It reduces the burden of a facelift, improves the effect, and can also offer a longer-lasting result, so if you are interested in lifting procedures, feel free to contact Reborn Plastic Surgery near Sinsa Station at any time.

Rather than proceeding with unnecessary treatment, we guide you only to the procedures that are truly needed, so please feel free to visit us without 부담.

Thank you for reading this long post today.

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