Nonsurgical Facelift!
Facelift: Minimal invasive treatment options:
The skin has underlying proteins collagen and keratin. With time & age, these proteins lose elasticity and the skin begins to sag.
Surgical or nonsurgical Facelift can significantly improve appearance of such ageing skin to a more youthful looking skin.
In those middle aged patients who have beginning of ageing skin & those who don’t want surgery, nonsurgical minimally invasive facelift gained popularity with various techniques including autologous fat grafting, fillers, Botox, laser treatment, and chemical peels, etc.
1. Laser treatment: A beam of Fractional CO2 laser is used to make small dots on the skin with normal skin left untouched in between. This causes tightening of the tissue underneath, producing a firmer youthful appearance which can take off years from the appearance.
2. Botox: This neurotoxin is used to treat wrinkles and sagging skin. The sagging areas of the face (usually forehead and nasal folds) are injected with Botox. The wrinkles are gone and the fine lines are lost, and the result can last for up to 7 to 9 months.
3. Fillers: Chemicals which are naturally present in the skin like hyaluronic acid and collagen extracts are injected into the skin to fill up the underlying skin and produce a fuller, younger appearance. The lower cheeks, corners of the eyes and mouth, and area under the eyes are commonly treated by this method.
4.Autologous fat grafting :
Fat,which is referred to as ‘liquid gold’ and potentially has the power to plump and rejuvenate all the areas plastic surgeons used to fill up with temporary fillers. They improve signs of ageing and enhance the body’s contour making it significant tool in the armamentarium of the plastic surgeon. Signs of ageing like facial wrinkles, sagging skin, deflated breasts, hollow cheeks, and even a flattened butt can be restored & enhanced with autologous fat grafting.
5. Chemical peeling:
Using safe skin peels the top layer is often peeled off so that fresh, younger-looking skin is generated. This also helps in reducing pigmentation, reducing forehead lines, de-tanning, and producing a glowing, radiant, youthful skin.