Face lift :
Face lift is a cosmetic surgical procedure to rejuvenate the appearance of the face by reducing signs of aging, such as wrinkles and sagging skin. It is intended to give more youthful facial features. It is also known as rhytidectomy. The procedure is done under anesthesia and depending upon the degree of change the patient needs the surgery is planned accordingly. It vary from mini facelift,subperiosteal facelift, skin only facelift, thread lift, neck lift, MACS facelift, mid face lift, composite facelift etc,.
It is an elective procedure and done in patients having aesthetic problems with aging, sagging skin, deep wrinkles, facial folds, loss of facial volume, double chin, turkey wattle neck etc. Complications include bleeding, damage to facial nerves(rare), necrosis of the skin flaps or infection(smoking increases the risk by 12-fold), hematoma , dyspnea(breathlessness), risk with anesthesia (common in any surgical procedure). It is done by a board certified plastic surgeon.