How will a face lift work for me?

A face lift is a cosmetic surgery procedure that lifts and tightens loose facial skin. It can also be accompanied by a neck lift, a similar process of removal of the excessive skin around the neck. The procedure removes subcutaneous fat and makes the fibrous tissue around the face and neck more firm.

A face lift is usually performed under general anaesthesia, but is a relatively quick and simple operation. The rhytidectomy operation, as it is medically called, smoothens out wrinkles and lifts the sagging skin on and around a face that can be caused by aging and certain environmental factors like sun damage, pollution and so on.

A face or neck lift can restore a younger, more rested appearance by tightening the facial skin, removing excess fat, and repositioning the skin and muscles. However, if you are hoping for a total miracle, remember that a face lift does not remove all of the fine lines and wrinkles. Those are better dealt with by other additional treatments like deep peels or injection treatments.

A face lift takes about 2 to 3 hours, and a long hospital stay is not required.  The most visible and important improvement is around the jowls, the lower face and at the neck. The cheeks too regain their taut plumpness, and additional procedures such as brow lifts can add to the effect by reducing forehead wrinkles. Hospitalization is only a day or two, and bandages are removed in a couple of days. The entire recovery process takes only a week or a fortnight.

The fact that so many people have face lifts, and so many more would love to do so, indicates the rising demand for correctional and cosmetic procedures. However, the demand would be much higher if the prices in the UK were not so high. The prohibitive costs prevent a lot of women, and men, from getting the procedure they want done.

This is where medical tourism comes in. More and more people are choosing to go abroad for medical and cosmetic procedures to save money. The same procedure in Eastern and Western Europe can cost much less than it does back home in the UK.

Many patients these days seek cheaper cosmetic treatments abroad, rather than the country of their residence, because those clinics offer much lower priced services. In addition, there are packages available which cost even less, overall, as every additional procedure is priced at a discount. Also, many of these hospitals and clinics take care of all arrangements for you, from travel, stay, airport pickups and drops, and so on. 

So, one can conceivably combine an international holiday with the procedure of a face lift, to cut costs. They can enjoy a holiday, and have ample time to recover from the surgery before they have to go back home and get into the grind. They can go, get surgery, recover, and make sure all tell tale signs have disappeared before they meet people they know again.

To read more about face lift surgery and neck lift surgery, visit the Cosmetic Procedures section!

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Purely as an aside, there is an interesting new cosmetic product on the market, the Instant Non-Surgical Face Lift. It is temporary, but does genuinely work. Read more about it here! 

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