Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery Reviews
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As we age, our skin and muscles lose elasticity, or the ability to retain the original shape after being stretched. Time and gravity play major roles in that loss. Such effects of time and gravity are most apparent in our faces. In a society where visual impressions are key, it is only natural to want to put our best forward.
Lately I’ve noticed a stubborn little crease on my forehead. I lift the skin just a bit, mimicking a facelift – and the crease disappears. During a facelift, the surgeon makes an incision, usually around the hairline, and then pulls the facial skin upward to smooth loose skin and wrinkles, and provide a more youthful appearance.
Technically known as Rhytidectomy, a facelift is a surgical procedure to improve visible signs of aging in the face and neck such as sagging in the midface, deep creases below the lower eyelids, deep creases between the nose and mouth, fat that has fallen or is displaced, loss of muscle tone in the lower face that may create jowls, loose skin
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