Aging is manifested by facial saggy cheeks that deepen the furrows of the face, lack of mandibule angle, saggy neck and the eyebrows tend to fall accompanied by eyelids with plenty of excess skin and bags. The cosmetic surgery of the face and neck is called Rhitidoplasty or Facelift.

This treatment is individualized. In the consultation the surgeon will evaluate which are the effects of aging on your face that need to be treated and will develop a plan that will be discussed with you to your knowledge of the details of the surgery and the pre and post operative care.

This procedure must be performed by a qualified plastic surgeon and in these circumstances may have minor complications, which are rare. Among the complications that can occur will include bruising, infection, temporary impairment of the nerves that control the movements and facial reactions to anesthesia. In patients that smoke there are more complications in the healing of wounds due to the commitment of the capillary circulation caused by nicotine.

There are different techniques used in order to perform this procedure and techniques that can be classified into open and endoscopic techniques. This is performed as an outpatient procedure, but many prefer to stay overnight in the surgery center. The open techniques involve scars on the scalp, in front of and behind the ear. The open techniques will require around 3 weeks in order for you to reassume your work. The endoscopic techniques, which are the most recent, involve small incisions in the scalp area and placement of special traction wires, leaving no scars around the ear. The recovery is faster, about 8 days.