Commonly used terms – crow’s feet (Periocular Rhytids), frown lines or elevens (Glabellar Rhytids), smoker’s lines (Perioral Rhytids), turkey neck (Cervical Laxity), jowls.
Facelift surgery involves a combination of procedures. Usually this includes a repositioning or lifting of the soft tissues of the face together with a general removal of excess skin. The soft tissues that are lifted are situated over the cheek and jowl areas, as well as some of the sagging tissues of the neck.
This is surgery tailored exactly to your individual requirements. And the aim is never to have that “overdone” look that we are so familiar with from TV and the tabloid magazines. Most patients just want to look refreshed, not like a different person.
Everyone’s needs are different, and so there will be variations on the type of procedure performed, depending on your individual requirements. In other words, it may be that more attention is given to the jowl area, or perhaps the neck, and less correction of the other areas. It can be combined with eyelid surgery, browlift surgery or other cosmetic surgical procedures.
At your first visit we will discuss your concerns and requirements, and an operative plan will be formulated specifically for you. Patients will come back for a second visit prior to their surgery. This is so you have an opportunity to ask any questions you may not have thought of at the first visit and so everything is still fresh in your mind for the day of surgery. For this reason, the second visit is usually close to the date of surgery.
On the day of the surgery, you will be admitted to the hospital by the nursing staff and prepared for the operating theatre. The surgery may take several hours, however in most cases there is minimal discomfort after the surgery. A single night’s stay in hospital is usual, and Dr Blennerhassett will review your progress on the ward prior to discharge.
Follow-up care will be at our consulting rooms, where our expert nursing staff will attend to your dressings and bandages etc.
The first visit is at one week after the surgery, and then as necessary until all wounds are fully healed. All visits for the first 6 weeks after the surgery are included in the cost of the surgery. Further long term follow-up visits are usually at 3 months and 6-12 months.
* Any surgery or medical procedure carries risks and individual results may vary. Consider seeking a second opinion from a qualified doctor.
This is surgery tailored exactly to your individual requirements. And the aim is never to have that “overdone” look that we are so familiar with from TV and the tabloid magazines. Most patients just want to look refreshed, not like a different person.
Everyone’s needs are different, and so there will be variations on the type of procedure performed, depending on your individual requirements. In other words, it may be that more attention is given to the jowl area, or perhaps the neck, and less correction of the other areas. It can be combined with eyelid surgery, browlift surgery or other cosmetic surgical procedures.
At your first visit we will discuss your concerns and requirements, and an operative plan will be formulated specifically for you. Patients will come back for a second visit prior to their surgery. This is so you have an opportunity to ask any questions you may not have thought of at the first visit and so everything is still fresh in your mind for the day of surgery. For this reason, the second visit is usually close to the date of surgery.
On the day of the surgery, you will be admitted to the hospital by the nursing staff and prepared for the operating theatre. The surgery may take several hours, however in most cases there is minimal discomfort after the surgery. A single night’s stay in hospital is usual, and Dr Blennerhassett will review your progress on the ward prior to discharge.
Follow-up care will be at our consulting rooms, where our expert nursing staff will attend to your dressings and bandages etc.
The first visit is at one week after the surgery, and then as necessary until all wounds are fully healed. All visits for the first 6 weeks after the surgery are included in the cost of the surgery. Further long term follow-up visits are usually at 3 months and 6-12 months.
* Any surgery or medical procedure carries risks and individual results may vary. Consider seeking a second opinion from a qualified doctor.
