Endoscopic Facelift UK

During a standard facelift, an incision (cut) is made on each side in the hairline above the ear extending just in front of the ear and then passing behind the ear back into the hairline. The skin is lifted off the face and the neck, and the underlying platysma muscle together with its fibrous attachment is pulled and tightened with stitches. The excess skin is pulled and excised and the wounds are closed with a combination of dissolving stitches and stitches that need to be removed after 7 days. In the composite/deep plane type of facelift, the incisions are the same but the skin and underlying layer are lifted together rather than separately. In the subperiosteal facelift, there are incisions in the hairline above each ear, as well as a small incision on the inside of the mouth in the upper gum line, and an additional cut just underneath the eyelashes of the lower eyelid. Using these incisions, the full thickness of the facial structures are elevated off the facial bones and lifted to a more youthful position, and held in place with deep stitches that dissolve. The wounds are then closed with a combination of stitches that dissolve and those that need to be removed after 7 days. The wounds are then covered with a bandage.