The Effects and Duration of Anti-Aging Surgery

When consulting about anti-aging surgeries represented by upper blepharoplasty, lower blepharoplasty, forehead lift, and face lift, many people ask about how long the results last.

The expression “duration” is often used for aesthetic procedures such as Botox or fillers, because in those cases the effect disappears after a certain period of time.

Duration of Botox

In the case of Botox, the effect reaches its maximum around 3 to 4 weeks after the procedure, then gradually decreases, and after 4 to 6 months it is no longer effective.

So, because the effect of aesthetic procedures disappears after a certain period, people get them again. But the effects and duration of anti-aging surgery should be thought of somewhat differently.

'Facial aging by age group'

The same person in their 30s, 40s, and 50s. This is a real model who consented to public use.

This is a woman in her mid-50s who underwent anti-aging surgery.

Compared with photos from her younger days in her 30s and 40s, facial aging becomes clearly noticeable after the mid-50s.

Drooping eyelids, a collapsed jawline, the appearance of a double chin, nasolabial folds, and marionette lines are becoming more noticeable.

'The effects and duration of anti-aging surgery'

The effects of anti-aging surgery, especially face lifting and forehead lifting, cannot be clearly evaluated numerically, but comparing the before-and-after results with older photos, it seems to make the person look about 10 to 15 years younger than their actual age.

Of course, the effect as felt by the individual may vary, and the post-surgery result may differ depending on subjective evaluation.

Before-and-after comparison of face lift and forehead lift surgery. This is a real model who consented to public use.

Face lift review, forehead lift review. This is a real model who consented to public use.

Before and after face lift. Before and after forehead lift. This is a real model who consented to public use.

Some people think lifting surgeries such as face lifts and forehead lifts are major operations, so they assume the results will look unnatural.

However, anti-aging surgeries do not damage the facial expression muscles or motor nerves, so after recovery natural expressions are possible, and in fact they can produce natural-looking results.

And the duration of anti-aging surgery needs to be considered differently from aesthetic procedures.

In the case of Botox and fillers, the effect disappears after a certain period because they are absorbed by the body, but anti-aging surgeries do not lose their effect.

Therefore, it is better to view the result as a state in which aging continues at the same pace after the surgery.

Duration of anti-aging surgery

To put it simply, if someone undergoes anti-aging surgery at age 50 and sees an effect that makes them look about 10 years younger, you can think of aging as progressing again from a state similar to age 40.

Therefore, compared with peers who did not have surgery, it can be said that a look about 10 years younger is maintained continuously, and at age 60 the effect can be thought of as appearing like age 50, and at age 70 like age 60.

Face lift review. Forehead lift review. This is a real model who consented to public use.