Mini Face and Neck Lift
What is a mini Face and Neck lift, and why is it done?
Aging and environmental factors can cause excessively large wrinkles and creased skin, and increase the fat volume in your lower face and neck, making you appear more aged and tired. A mini Face and Neck lift is a less invasive surgery that helps to overcome this unpleasant appearance, lifting your lower Face and Neck skin and providing fewer wrinkles over the lower Face and Neck area.
Mini Face and Neck lift, also known as excision of redundant skin over the lower Face and Neck region. It does not involve any SMAS or muscle during the procedure. It is the least invasive surgical procedure to lift your lower Face and Neck skin, reducing wrinkles in the special region to achieve an effective rejuvenation result.
How is a mini Face and Neck lift surgery performed?
The mini Face and Neck lift surgery is always performed under local anesthesia with sedation, which allows the patient to fully awake and change positions to make the best angle for the doctor to perform the procedure and achieve the best result.
The surgery includes two-part procedures: The first part is micro-liposuction on your double chin and your jawline area. Use the anaesthetics liquid dissection method to separate your skin and muscle, to pull up your redundant skin.
The second part is performing redundant skin excision over the front and back of your ear area. The total surgery time is approximately 1-2 hours. The incisions are then closed with the help of cosmetic sutures.
The whole procedure does not involve any SMAS or muscle.
What happens in the postoperative period?
Your face and neck will bruise and swell, and immediate lift results can be seen after the surgery. Your lower face fat pads, double chin will be gone, your both jawlines will be more pronounced, your neck wrinkles and redundant skin will disappear. The areas may seem “overcorrected” at first, but will settle into their anatomical position with healing and time. You will have a special bandage dressing applied around your face, and then you can go home 1 hour after the surgery.
Your doctor will remove the bandage on the second day after surgery, during your return visit. You can usually return to your regular activities 2 to 3 weeks after the surgery.
Are there any risks associated with this procedure?
Cosmetic surgical procedure is a formal, risky surgical operation
It is not a “simple beauty treatment”
Like any other procedures, the mini face/neck lift has risks and complications:
Common risks and complications:
Bruising, swelling, visible scarring, pain, a hard/firm/lumpy/numbness/tightness, infection, bleeding, or hematoma.
Rare risks and complications:
Distortion, smile deformation, asymmetry, muscle, nerve injury.
Anaesthetic anaphylaxis reaction: rashes, difficulty breathing, cardiac arrest.