A facelift is the ultimate surgical procedure for making a man or woman look younger. A facelift involves an incision around the ear and sometimes under the chin. A facelift removes loose skin, thereby tightening the remaining skin. It elevates sagging tissues that cause nasolabial folds and marionette lines. It makes the outline of the jaw clearer and tightens the skin and muscles of the neck. The cheeks, lips and temples are treated with fat and PRP is injected to improve the skin.

There is no best age, its appearance that matters. In general, this process begins in the early forties, with the most common age for a facelift being in the mid-fifties. The oldest age is limited only by the health of a patient.

You will need to stop taking various herbal supplements or anti-inflammatory drugs and avoid smoking before a facelift. Mr Athanassopoulos provides detailed instructions to help a patient prepare for a facelift. The goal of these instructions is to ensure a patient can minimise facelift surgery risks.

For patients who have office , two weeks should be enough time to look presentable at work. Some patients have some visible swelling and residual bruising at the end of two weeks. This is usually not noticeable by others but if you feel sensitive, a three-week window would be better.

The total time a facelift takes varies from patient to patient, dependent upon they exact procedures needed to give the patient their desired results. On average, facelift surgery takes 3 to 4 hours. For a simple cheek/temple lift, also called a mid face lift, the time would be approximately 2 hours. For a facelift, neck lift and an eye lift, surgery could take 5 or 6 hours.

This could vary depending on the extent of the work being done. The options are local anesthesia with IV sedation or general anesthesia.