11/6/2021
11 minutes
Plastic surgery, like all surgery in general, is developing in the direction of minimally invasive. Today, a self-respecting clinic can no longer imagine an operating room without high-tech endoscopic computer equipment. A logical continuation of this movement was a new method of performing a circular facelift – wrinkles lifting.
With age, the muscle-fibrous layer lying under the skin is prone to sagging (ptosis), "blisters" and deep wrinkles appear. With a facelift for over 50 reviews become the main topics for study for those who are not ready to put up with the signs of inevitable aging.
The first circular wrinkles lifting operations began a little more than a century ago. Needless to say, at the dawn of plastic surgery, operations were extremely traumatic, affected deep muscle layers, could damage blood vessels and nerve endings. Sometimes because of this, the patient`s face after the operation was a lifeless mask devoid of facial expressions.
Seventy years later, having accumulated and analyzed a huge array of positive and negative experiences, plastic surgeons began to practice working with a whole layer of skin, aponeurosis and muscles (SMAS).
The SMAS system (Superficial muscular aponeurotic system – the superficial muscular-aponeurotic system of the face), includes the superficial facial muscles responsible for facial expressions, platysma, fascia and aponeurosis. Complex operations on this layer are called SMAS lifting.
Plastic surgery is one of the most dynamically developing areas of the beauty industry. Every month, new promising rejuvenation techniques appear, bright stars flare up - doctors who are achieving unprecedented heights in their profession. One of such outstanding specialists is Dr. Mendelson.
Brian Mendelson is an Australian plastic surgeon, the author of many scientific papers on facial anatomy and a number of discoveries in the field of plastic surgery. The circular lifting technique developed by the doctor - spacelift - has been widely recognized by specialists and was named after the Mendelssohn lifting doctor.
The technique consists in identifying empty zones among the facial muscles (the so-called spaces), which are filled with adipose tissue and contain almost no blood vessels and nerve endings. In the future, the endoscope will be directed here, causing minimal damage to the patient`s tissues. During the operation, the surgeon will move the spaces and fix them in a new position. Thanks to such a gentle technique, healing and recovery occurs much faster, the patient`s facial expressions are not disturbed.
Spacelift is suitable for everyone who has clearly recorded such age-related changes as flabbiness and sagging of the lower third of the face:
As a rule, these "advantages" are acquired after 45-50 years. At this age, the effect of wrinkle tightening will be most impressive. However, for younger patients, in some cases, it is recommended to use the methods of rejuvenation "according to Mendelssohn". This will slow down the aging process.
Recently, with the improvement of endoscopic equipment, sparing surgical techniques have been successfully extended to the middle part of the face.
Spacelift, though gentle, is still an operation. As with any medical intervention, it has contraindications. These are:
The doctor will not undertake the operation if your general physical condition is far from healthy. Before the intervention, it is necessary to make a complete examination of the body, including a general and biochemical blood test, RW, Rh factor, fluorography and many others, including tests for coronavirus infection.
It is possible and necessary to combine spacelift with other cosmetic manipulations. Firstly, you will surely get a good discount when paying. Secondly, significantly reduce the load on the body - you will undergo one anesthesia instead of two or three and will survive only one recovery period.
Most often, spacelift is combined with a forehead lift, eyebrows and chemical peels.
Preparation begins in a couple of weeks. At the preliminary consultation, the doctor will appoint the day of the operation. In women, it should not fall out during menstruation, if the childbearing functions have not yet been lost. Recommendations for preparation, as a rule, contain the following points:
On the day of the operation, you need to do without breakfast. You can drink water.
The intervention takes place under general anesthesia. Which way the doctor will choose to "turn off" depends on many reasons. Most often, an intravenous injection of propofol is used, but sometimes it can be a mask with an aerosol sedative.
Incisions are made near the ears. After full recovery, the scar is almost invisible. Then the surgeon acts in accordance with the operation plan. If only spacelift is performed, then the operation takes about three hours. In the case of a complex involving additional manipulations, more time will be needed.
At the end of the operation, the patient is moved to the ward for rehabilitation. After anesthesia, weakness, dizziness, slight nausea may be felt. They pass by the evening. The patient will feel drowsiness for about a day. It is better to sleep on your back, on a high pillow or in a semi-sitting position.
There will be swelling and bruising on the face. It is ok. Bruises and swelling will have to be put up with for two to three weeks. There may be pain. Ask for an analgesic injection, no one needs suffering. The next morning, the doctor will conduct an examination and, if everything goes according to plan, will let the patient go home. Within a week after the operation, you will need to take antibiotics. At first, it is necessary to try to exclude active facial expressions, chewing and other mechanical effects on the face area. It will be possible to take a shower on the third day after the operation.
Most patients go on vacation during rehabilitation. If you choose a clinic in Turkey for the operation, you will be able to use the services of numerous local resorts. This country is famous for its balneological resorts, mud baths and other recreational areas.
Full recovery after surgery occurs within six months, but in the meantime, you should strictly follow the doctor`s recommendations:
If the doctor`s recommendations are followed implicitly, then the risk of postoperative complications such as thrombosis, scarring, numbness of the skin or loss of sensitivity in the area of surgery is completely excluded.
Your rejuvenated face will delight you for a long time. But as they say, it`s better to see once than hear a hundred times. The results of a circular facelift photos of satisfied and transformed customers.
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