The classic facelift procedure gets a…yes, facelift

Tuesday September 26, 2006 | Posted in: Plastic Surgery Procedures
It is a facelift procedure, all right -- but where the now traditional facelifts focused on tightening the skin around the neck and jawline, a new trend among plastic surgeons focuses on the central part of the face, known as a mid-facelift technique.

With the classical facelift, a cosmetic surgeon starts the procedure with incisions around the ears and into the hair where the scar is hidden. That technique did not do much to correct the fold of the mid-face around the nose, a crease known as the nasal furrow. Mid-facelift is actually a lower eyelid tuck that is extended to the cheeks. Or precisely on a triangular area formed between the two corners of the eye and the corner of the mouth. Go figure.

The traditional facelift’s eyelid-tuck technique often resulted in eyes that looked sunken -- or the ”surprised” or taunt, “wind tunnel” look -- as an effect of removed fat, smoothed lines and wrinkles. The mid-facelift can correct that unattractive appearance by blending the fatty tissues of the cheek (malar fat pad) and lower eyelid, removing the hollow eye and other sunken areas of the face caused by age. At the same time, the underlying tissues are strengthened, taking the tension off the flesh, lifting and smoothing the skin.

Because mid-facelifts are not only for first time patients, you wouldn’t guess that previous ‘facelifted’ persons could take some more ‘lift’. And it’s a cinch given that mid-facelift is a quicker procedure, only about an hour, approximately one half the time for a classical facelift. Hence mid-facelift, which can be performed in the doctor’s office, has been referred to as the “lunchtime lift.” It is also comforting to know that mid-facelift involves minimal or no scarring, less bleeding, no hair loss, minimal numbness and a much quicker recovery time.

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