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Will Facelift Remove Wrinkles

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If you’re concerned about your wrinkles, you’re most likely wondering how they form. Now, wrinkles are the folds, creases, or ridges which form on your skin.

They appear due to aging and may form on your face, especially along with the areas where your skin folds when you make facial expressions. Wrinkles form because of skin thinning and loss of elasticity, a natural aging process that occurs gradually. You can easily get rid of tan lines but for wrinkles, you have to struggle more than anything else to look younger.

You may also develop wrinkles on different parts of your body that are mostly exposed to the sun, like your neck and hands. You can consider a facelift in Singapore to make your skin smooth if you do not like your wrinkles.

This way, the facelift treatment will get rid of your wrinkles to help you look younger. Some of the age-related facial changes a facelift treatment can help you reverse include;

  • Jowls. This condition is characterized by excessive skin on the lower jawline
  • Sagging of the cheeks
  • Excess fat and sagging of the skin on your neck if your treatment also includes a neck lift
  • Deepening of skin folds from the nose to corners of the mouth.

Besides, it will also boost your self-esteem if the wrinkles made you feel bad about your appearance.

So, does a Facelift Get Rid of Wrinkles?

A facelift treatment can massively improve your skin’s appearance and feel. Ideally, it can help you take more than 10 years off your appearance.

To be considered for a facelift, you must have a good health and do not have any major health concerns or contraindications. You better not be smoking if you’re considering facelift treatment to remove your wrinkles (pun intended).

Smoking is discouraged as it would slow down your healing. Your preparation will involve an appointment to assess your medical history, and you will also undergo a physical exam. The physical exam will include a facial assessment, bone structure exam, quality of your skin, and fat distribution to determine the best options for your facelift treatment.

Here’s how a facelift is done: First, you will be given pre-operative guidelines to follow once your plastic surgeon has ascertained that you’re a good candidate for a facelift.

As part of your preparation, if you were using blood-thinning medications or supplements, you will need to discontinue using them. On the same note, if you were enjoying alcohol, you will need to discontinue its consumption for at least seven days before your facelift.

Alcohol works on blood by thinning it; therefore can increase your risks of excessively, bleeding something which isn’t desirable in any surgical treatment. It may also make your recovery complicated.

Your plastic surgeon will begin facelift treatment by giving you either an intravenous (IV) sedation or just a local anesthetic to make you comfortable and minimize the discomfort you’d feel. They will then make incisions on target treatment areas to proceed with your surgery.

If you were removing wrinkles on your face, for example, they’d make incisions at your temples and hairline. The incision would extend around your ear and into the lower scalp.

The surgeon would then sculpt fat from different regions on your face, including the neck and jowls, and lift your facial muscles, including your skin’s deeper levels, ensuring that excess skin is removed. The surgical areas will be dressed, and you will need to stay a few hours in the hospital as the anesthetic treatment you were given wears down before you can be driven back home.

After your facelift treatment, you will be given important post-operative care tips to speed up your recovery. One of the recommendations you can expect is that you must not sleep on your side after the facelift.

When can I sleep on my Side after the Facelift?

The significance of ensuring that you do not sleep on your side is that it helps reduce your risks of inflammation and swelling, which are common if pressure is applied on your face after surgery. Ideally, the goal is to ensure that you keep your head in an elevated position always.

This also means that you will also need to avoid any activity that would force you to bend. When resting, ensure your head is always elevated. 

You can use a recliner to keep your head elevated or prop it up with a pillow. When sleeping, ensure that you sleep on your back always, with your head propped up in a pillow.

You should observe this for at least two weeks. With that being said, you can sleep on your side after two weeks following a facelift treatment.

To avoid any complications, be sure to check with your surgeon if it’s fine for you to begin sleeping on your side again after facelift surgery. This is important because every person recovers differently, and depending on factors like your age and health, your recovery may be quicker or slightly prolonged.

Here are a few more tips for taking care of yourself after a facelift:

  • Have an adult who will stay with you for at least 24 hours after your treatment. Acting as your personal assistant, the adult will help you with almost everything that you need, even the slight tasks, so you get enough time for rest.
  • You will be given prescription pain medications. Take them as prescribed, especially before you can begin feeling discomfort to prevent the pain.
  • Avoid caffeinated drinks. You will need to avoid caffeinated drinks as this may impact your healing process. Studies show that caffeine can delay cell migration over the surgical site and slow down your wound healing process.
  • Ice packs. It is also advisable that you place ice packs on your surgical sites. You will basically need to keep them on your face and the neck. To avoid ice burn, ensure that you wrap the ice with a thin towel before placing it on your face.
  • For your diet, it is recommendable that you take clear liquids after your treatment. For the next few days, your diet should be rich in proteins and calories. You should also include raw fruits and vegetables in your diet to help with the fiber supply. Other than the raw fruits, drink plenty of fluids to ensure that you’re hydrated throughout. This will help reduce your risks of constipation, something which may impact your healing process. Finally, when relieving yourself, be sure not to strain. Ideally, you may need a stool softener or laxative to avoid straining.

Final Word

Facelift can remove wrinkles. If you feel that wrinkles are reducing your aesthetic appeal, book your appointment with us now for a full assessment and treatment if you’re an ideal candidate for the procedure.

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