Although facelift is perceived as a medical procedure performed due to aesthetic concerns, it also emerges as a medical necessity from time to time. Today, we cannot talk about the fact that only women prefer facelift operations, which are commonly performed for aesthetic concerns. Facelift procedures, which are very popular among men of our age, are mostly preferred to recover skin loosening and sagging after a certain age. It is not quite right to talk about an age restriction for facelift procedures, because it is sufficient for the person to feel his own face aged and to detect that the face has lost its dynamics as a result of the examination. After obesity surgery, which has become very popular today, patients lose serious weight and the hanging skin that develops on the skin disturbs individuals who have a weak and fit appearance. These patients also prefer facelift techniques.

When it comes to non-surgical facelifts, not only face bands should come to mind. Non-surgical facelift procedures such as botox, filler, laser, cellular therapy, which are also referred to as “non-invasive” methods that do not require much intervention on the patient, are also among the options. At this point, it is necessary to pay special attention to the necessity of performing all these procedures by competent persons and by experts in places with hygiene requirements. It is a fact that should be kept in mind that the procedures performed without these conditions can cause serious problems such as infection and allergy. As it has been reflected in the public many times, the problems caused by such unconscious practices cause people to face irreparable consequences. And again, it should be kept in mind that permanent results should not be expected from applications such as botox, laser, cellular therapy. These applications have effectiveness of 6 months or 1 year. After this period, the effect gradually decreases and the process may need to be repeated.

Apart from the non-surgical and injection procedures for facelift tape and facelift, a surgical facelift is also possible. If the person applies due to necessity and/or aesthetic dissatisfaction, and if deformations such as loosening and sagging of the skin are detected as a result of the examination performed by the specialist physician, it is not very difficult to eliminate these problems with facelift surgery. With the developing technology, both the cost of such operations has decreased and the operation and postoperative period have accelerated, increasing the preferences in this direction. When planning the surgery, firstly, the youth photographs of the patient are examined and it is determined how the aging takes place, where and in what direction the deformation has occurred.

There is a common belief that only the skin is stretched with facelift surgery. However, this is not true. With an operation that will give accurate and successful results, not only the skin but all skin layers are shaped in three dimensions. With the incision made on the skin, the connective tissues under the skin, mimic muscles and downward loosened tissues are intervened. With the touches made to these deep tissues under the skin, the loose and sagging elements are moved to the places where they should be on a normal face and the existing disorders are eliminated. One of the main questions that come to mind regarding facelift surgeries is whether there will be scars after the surgery. Since facelift surgery is performed in endoscopic methods with small incisions of 1 to 2 millimeters and remaining in the hair, there is no trace appearance. In classical methods, since these incisions are in front and behind the ear and the natural lines of the face are placed between them, they become invisible over time.

It is extremely possible to achieve a rejuvenation result of 5 to 10 years on the face of the patient with a facelift surgery performed with correct planning. The permanence of the effects of such surgeries to be performed in competent hands is definitely longer than the facelift band and other methods. Although it is possible to pronounce this period of permanence as 10 years under normal conditions, it is useful to underline that the main determinant of the duration is the living conditions of the person. Factors such as excessive smoking and alcohol consumption, a stressful lifestyle, insomnia, avoidance of sports and exercise, inadequate and problematic eating and drinking habits, and perhaps most important of all, not taking precautions against sun damage can shorten the 10-year permanence period. People who have adopted a calm lifestyle, have limited or eliminated alcohol and cigarette consumption, have the necessary sleep habits for adults, are fed regularly and adequately, regularly perform the minimum exercises our body needs, and protect themselves against sun damage, this permanence period may be prolonged. It should be noted. “I had an operation once, I don’t need to do anything anymore”, without being easy to fulfill personal care requirements and using laser, filling, botox, and similar small touches under the supervision of the physician; It is up to individuals as much as possible to keep the satisfactory appearance obtained as a result of the surgery as long as possible.

Surgery is not necessary for a facelift. One of the preferred methods of today is a facelift band. Facelift tapes, which can be easily accessed by everyone, even from internet shopping sites or cosmetic stores, are frequently applied by people who are not satisfied with their current state. However, it should be kept in mind that the applications made with facelift tapes, which are preferred with their relatively affordable cost, are only a temporary solution, and the standards of these products, which are widely available in the market, are also controversial.