Face lifting
The operation of the face skin is usually performed on patients who due to the impacts of aging have numerous wrinkles and the skin on their face is generally dropping, which results in unattractive appearance.
To be able to tighten the skin on the face, during the operation the face skin must be mobilised, disconnected from the base and stretched to the sides. The incision is performed in front of the ear, around the ear from the bottom and behind the ear to the back. The whole operation can be performed either in local anaesthesia or in combined local and intravenous anaesthesia or in standard general anaesthesia. The choice of the anaesthesia depends on the overall condition of the patient. According to its extent, the operation lasts about 2-3 hours.
Within the scope of pre-operative interview, the doctor will explain to the patient the issues of the operation, location and shape of scars, possible risks and complications and course of the post-operative period.
One or two weeks before the operation the patient will get the preoperative examination from her general practitioner or another doctor, which includes blood collection, EKG and assessment of the results by the doctor. This examination can be performed in our hospital in the morning on the day of the operation. One week before the operation you will stop using drugs such as Acylpyrin, Aspro, Aspyrin and Mironal, which contain acetylsalicylic acid causing bleeding.
Take your personal belongings, ID cards, results of the preoperative examination, slippers, pyjamas or night dress, things for personal hygiene. Do not take any jewels, valuables and bigger sums of money to hospital, apart from the money to pay for the operation.
Hospitalisation usually lasts one day, if you are interested, you can use suites situated in the building for after-treatment. There you can stay with the people who accompany you. In the morning when you leave the hospital, arrange a lift home. At home prepare painkillers, such as Brufen, Ibalgin, Paralen etc.
Post-operative instructions, convalescence
For cosmetic operation it is not possible to provide sick leave and health insurance company does not contribute to it financially.
In the post-operative period the face is covered in an elastic bandage to prevent occurrence of big swelling or haemorrhages. However, these always happen to a certain extent. An offer of post-operative garment - Medimplant company. After the bandage is replaced, the drains will be removed. In order to accelerate the absorption of haematomas it is possible to apply ointments with Heparin. The wounds are sutured with absorbable stitches so the stitches do not have to be removed.
General risks of the operation:
- Bleeding (haematoma)
- Infection
- Slowing down of healing of the skin with wound secretion
- Bad compatibility of suture material
- Lung embolism – blood clot embolus in lungs as a result of changes in blood pressure and blood coagulability during and after the operation. For preventive purposes elastic stockings are used before the operation, the patient starts walking soon after the operation, sometimes drugs for blood coagulability correction are administered.
- The cosmetic effect does not have to be ideal
- Dissatisfaction of the patient with the result of the operation
Risks connected with this operation:
A possibility of temporary paresis of the nerves controlling face muscles. The appearance and quality of scars cannot be determined as it depends mainly on the type of healing of every individual. You must not expose the operation scars to sun and radiation in solarium for 6 months. To make them disappear more quickly you can buy preparations in our outpatients department on the basis of consultation with us. As a result of these complications a corrective operation might be necessary.
Aesthetic surgery is not an exact science and it is not possible to give 100 % guarantee or assurance as regards the treatment and result of the operation. The world statistics state 5-10 % complications for aesthetic operations.
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