What are Face Lifts?
Face lifts, also knows as rhytidectomies are cosmetically surgical procedures focusing on certain areas of one’s face with the purpose of giving one a younger appearance. When a surgeon performs face lifts, he generally tightens and removes sagging skin. This is done by removing excess fat, tightening the muscles, and pulling the skin until it’s taut. The term face lift doesn’t generally apply to areas around the eyebrows or the corners of the mouth. In most cases, face lifts take two to three hours to perform depending on the procedure. If several different procedures are combined, it will take longer. Though anesthesia is used, a face lift is usually an outpatient surgery and one can go home after the anesthesia wears off. The patient may be groggy, however, so it is important to bring along another party to handle the drive home. It generally takes a few weeks to recover from face lifts. Once the procedure is finished, the patient shouldn’t be alarmed to look in the mirror and find
