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Silhouette Facelift

After a small local anaesthetic, the consultant inserts the suture under the skin to a depth of about three to five millimetres. No incision is required, as the suture is inserted using a fine needle. It is held in place with absorbable cones oriented in opposite directions (bidirectional).

Why does your appearance change over time?

Though we grow in knowledge and grace as we age, gravity and time do change our appearance. Changes to the shape of your face – and your skin’s appearance – happen over time as facial skin strength and elasticity change, and fat, bone and cartilage loss occur.

How Long Will Facelift Results Take To Appear?

Generally, it should take at least several weeks to months before you notice major results from a facelift treatment. However, first you will have to go through swellings, bruising, and some tightness in your skin before any of the outcomes. Fortunately, most of these swellings and bruising will subside within 2 to 4 weeks, but the residual of swellings can take time to fully disappear. At 3 to 6 months mark, your skin will completely settle to it’s new position, and final results will start appearing. Remember the final results take time, and they vary from patient to patient so take your time.

How Soon After A Facelift Treatment It’s Allowed To Wear Makeup?

Fortunately, there’s no need to wait months to apply makeup after a face lift treatment, as you are allowed to do it 7-10 days after facelift. However, this is a general timeline, most of the time you should let your incisions heals sufficiently and must wait until the initial swelling has subsided. Also, once you are allowed to do makeup, make sure to use gentle products and avoid pulling or stretching the skin around the incisions. You can use mineral based makeup to cover up bruising or redness from swellings. However, do not even try to apply make p before your doctor allows or you might end up with infections or irritated skin that can make healing process much difficult.

Will I Need To Stay In Hospital After Facelift?

This usually depends of the type of facelift procedure you had, so if you had a full facelift it’s really common to need to stay overnight at hospital for observations, to ensure there are no complications and you are stable to go home. But for mini facelifts, patients can go home the same day as these procedures are less invasive.

How is cheek enhancement performed?

Cheek augmentation used to be done using facial implants that didn’t look or move naturally. Today this older method has largely been replaced with fat transfer. Since a patient’s own fat is being used as implant material the finished look is very natural. It looks, feels, and moves like a patient’s own tissue for one simple reason—it is. The first step is harvesting living fat cells. This can be taken during a liposuction procedure but this isn’t necessary. Often fat is removed from the abdomen, thighs, or buttocks specifically for this procedure. Using a small, thin surgical tube known as a cannula, the fat is first suctioned from the body and then purified using a centrifuge, leaving only healthy, living cells. At this point the fat is injected into the cheeks in thin layers anywhere additional volume is wanted, usually directly above the cheekbones. While cheek enhancement using fat transfer is a newer technique, it’s quickly gaining a track record of effectiveness and safety. This technique is only minimally invasive and only requires a local anesthetic such as lidocaine or bupivacaine. This not only increases safety, but also dramatically reduces cost since an anesthesiologist and a hospital stay are not needed.

Procedure

We offer a minimally invasive treatment to restore youthful facial appearances. The Silhouette Facelift or “thread lifting” is performed as an alternative to the traditional facelift. This technique encompases permanent silhouette sutures with small, absorbable cones to reposition and lift the facial tissues. This treatment has the CE mark and is FDA­approved. This procedure restores the neck and lower half of the face with a minimally invasive technique. We use local anesthesia for this outpatient procedure. The Silhouette Facelift typically takes 45 minutes and the facial and neck treatment takes approximately 1.5 hours. The absorbable cones dissolve after 3­4 months, lifting the sutures for up to 5 years. At this time, patients may revisit our office for a touch up.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the Silhouette Facelift procedure is a man or woman ages 30 to 50 who is unhappy with their aging neck and jowls and wants to restore a fresh, youthful appearance. Patients should not have extreme laxity and should be in overall good health. Fat transfer procedures for facial rejuvenation are best for 40-65 year olds! Look 10-20 years younger, and then just re age naturally, all over again!

During The Procedure:

On the day of the treatment, your practitioner will begin by thoroughly cleansing and preparing your skin for the microneedling process. To ensure a comfortable experience, a topical anesthetic will be applied to numb the area. Next, a specialized, pen-like device equipped with tiny, sterile needles will be used to create micro-injuries beneath the skin’s surface. Due to the minuscule size of the pinpricks, they will be virtually imperceptible after the procedure. The treatment itself typically lasts between 30 to 45 minutes. To complete the session, your practitioner may apply a nourishing growth serum or soothing treatment. In total, a standard microneedling session usually spans around 2 hours.

Multiple Treatment Options

In combination with the Silhouette Facelift or fat transfer to face, several other non­surgical minimally invasive treatments may be suitable to achieve the optimum rejuvenation of the face.
  • Microdermabrasions and Photofacials to correct age and sun damage, changes in the skin such as age spots, hyperpigmentation and wrinkles.
  • Laser treatments stimulate elastin and collagen production to improve skin tone and elasticity.
  • Botox and Dysport ­ relax wrinkles caused by hyperactive muscles
  • Fillers (Juvederm, Radiesse, Voluma, Restylane) to restore volume in the cheeks, tear trough and chin would be a nice way to do a trial run!
  • Silhouette Brow­lift/midface lift or neck lift to lift drooping eyebrows, face and neck

Benefits of the Non Surgical Facelift:

  • Performed in a one session, outpatient procedure
  • Successful results in both women and men
  • Minimal side effects and scarring
  • Relieves facial sagging, rejuvenating patients in a natural way
  • Silhouette Brow­lift/midface lift or neck lift to lift drooping eyebrows, face and neck

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