A person’s face, its structure, expressions and overall appearance collectively give her a unique identity. This partially explains why she feels uneasy when age-related changes begin to alter the appearance of her face. She feels as if her identity is changing over time.

The most visible signs of aging processes appear on an individual’s face and neckline. Generally, the face begins to give a tired look and a generally weakened expression of feelings.

Many factors such as heredity, skin type, sun exposure, dry air, general stress, and lifestyle choices can result in an aged-looking face.

Over time, the face develops fine lines and deep facial wrinkles. Changes in skin peels pigment appear as age spots. Loss of volume results in features such as hollow cheeks. Long-term effects of gravity and loss of elasticity cause the facial skin to sag.

Facelift procedures:

Facelift procedures, in combination with other treatments and procedures can remove or reduce these signs. The main object of a facelift is to give you an overall younger look by correcting loose and sagging skin, and reducing fat in the neck.

Facelifts are essentially surgical procedures which generally involve cutting the skin of the face from around the ears and pulling it back to remove the excess. Non-surgical rejuvenation treatments cannot achieve the same results. They can only help delay the effects of aging as they appear on the face. Facelifts on the contrary totally reverse these effects, and the results usually last for more than ten years to come.

As many different types of changes can occur in the upper, mid, and lower portions of the face, different combinations of procedures and treatments are available for the lower, mid and upper portions of the face.

Lower Facelift

When tissues in the face weaken over time, they loose their resiliency and ability to maintain their original position. Moreover, fat deposits begin to break downward or are depleted. These changes result in the creation of hollow areas, deep wrinkles, jowls and loose skin in the lower portion of the face and neck.

A lower facelift can help reduce the appearance of deep facial wrinkles, sagging jowls, and sagging and bending in the neck, restoring a firmer, more youthful appearance.

Mid Facelift

Changes to the middle region of the face can often occur earlier than changes to the lower face. If you have not yet experienced sagging of the lower face and are still appearing older, it might be due to loss of volume and sagging of the cheeks, as well as the development of deep wrinkles and hollow areas below the lower eyelids. In such a case, a mid facelift can help restore a firmer, more youthful appearance.

A mid facelift is designed to correct sagging cheeks, the grooves from nose to mouth (nasolabial folds), and hollowness below the lower eyelids.

Forehead Lift (brow lift)

Often, age-related changes first start to occur in the brow, or forehead region. These include the formation of forehead lines, glabellar creases, and drooping of the brow itself.

A forehead lift, or brow lift, can help to lift the brow line to a higher position and reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles, restoring a firmer, more youthful appearance to the upper portion of the face.

While the above categorization can serve as a general guideline, quite a number of options, techniques and treatments are available within each category. Most of these have been proven to have high satisfaction rates. Once you choose to go for a facelift, a specific combination will be recommended depending on your particular situation.

If you are bothered by appearance of any signs of aging on your face, feel free to contact us for a free evaluation session with one of the internationally renowned plastic surgeons at your nearest Dubai Cosmetic Surgery Clinic.