subject: Facelift Surgery Takes Years Off The Face [print this page] When I turned fifty I thought I was over the hill. Twenty years of raising two kids and all of the trials and tribulations of daily life had started to catch up with me. I felt like I had lost my youthful appearance and that it would never come back. Now that I had time for myself I started doing what I could to develop a younger look. I did Pilates and exercised regularly in addition to modifying my eating habits. Sure enough in a few months I had the body of a woman twenty years my junior. On the other hand when I looked in the mirror it was still that fifty-year-old mom looking back. That is when I started thinking about having a facelift. At first I was skeptical because I had seen the results when I was younger and thought that it looked unnatural, but my friend told me that there have been great strides in the field of cosmetic surgery. She said that she had had a facelift five years earlier and I never would have guessed, although I had always wondered how she kept such a young look about her. With her confidence I went to the doctor and learned a lot I had never known. Before I had my facelift I didn't know much about this procedure, and with how happy I am now I want to share my knowledge with others.
Typically the procedure entails removing the excess skin and fat around the face in order to tighten and smooth loose areas. Today's surgeons are able to put the incision in such a way that it is hidden by the hairline and the front of the ear. After tightening and lifting the skin the doctor uses stitches or staples to close the incision and usually leaves a small tube for drainage before bandaging up. This can all be done in an outpatient clinic in many instances. My doctor told me I had to quit smoking before the surgery and couldn't start again until a month after the procedure but after I saw how great I looked I didn't want to start back up at all. The pain afterwards is minimal although there is considerable swelling and discomfort and so I definitely recommend taking a little time off from work. In two to three months all of the healing is done and the only person who has to know you had some work done is you.
This is all moot if I don't elaborate what a change this has had. My facelift removed the creases under my eyes along with the drooping of my eyebrows and now my eyes look brighter and livelier than they have in years. The small double chin I had developed over the years is completely gone and I now have a strong defined jaw line. Specifically the deep creases from my mouth to my nose are gone but generally the whole of my complexion is smoother since my facelift.
Even my husband has been amazed by the results and says he feels like he is dating a girl twenty years his junior. Overall the experience was fantastic and the results are amazing.
