Facial aging occurs due to skin changes and changes in the deeper soft tissues of the face. Natural aging, skin type, gravity, and sun exposure are among the many factors that cause folds, wrinkles, lines and creases to form on the face. If you are dealing with these obvious signs of aging, then a Manhattan facelift could help. Skilled surgeons perform facelift surgery to address mid-face sagging, creases below the lower eyelids, creases along the nose extending to the corner of the mouth, facial fat, jowls and a double chin. But are you ready to undergo the procedure? Before making your decision, you need to look for certain signs that you are ready to have this cosmetic surgical procedure.
Facelift surgery can benefit if you have the following concerns:
- Jowls
- Significant lower face wrinkles
- Poor jawline definition
- Sagging neck tissues
- Muscle banding on the neck
To test whether you are ready for the procedure, place your hands along the sides of your jaw and pull gently in the direction of your ears. If your facial appearance improves, you could be ready for a facelift.
There are certain emotional signs that could help determine your candidature for facelift surgery. If you are considering cosmetic surgery, you should be doing it for yourself and not because someone else wants you to do so. Other emotional indicators include:
- You are overly concerned about those lines and wrinkles
- You don’t look as youthful and confident as you feel
- You look tired, sad or angry when you don’t feel so
In addition to all these factors, you have to be in good physical and mental health, and not have any serious medical issues.
Timing is an important consideration when it comes to having a facelift. If you notice mild laxity, it should ideally be corrected before it gets worse. In most cases, laxity becomes obvious between the ages of 40 and 60. Patients who get a conventional facelift before age 50 may see optimal results because they tend to have more skin elasticity. A conventional facelift in NYC or liposuction treatment can improve facial appearance, but not everyone would benefit from these procedures. For example, there are “treatment gap patients” – those who do not have bad enough skin for a facelift and not good enough skin elasticity for liposuction. Similarly, not everyone would want to go under the knife for facial contouring. Today’s cutting-edge, minimally-invasive facelift procedures such as EmbraceRF are the ideal option for such patients.
EmbraceRF in NYCÂ is a new breakthrough, one-time facial contouring procedure that can address these issues and rejuvenate the face and neck area safely and effectively. What makes this scarless facial procedure attractive for many people is that it can provide results similar to a conventional facelift, but with much shorter recovery time.
Finally, if you are considering a facelift, you should be prepared to take few days off of work for the surgery, recovery, and long-lasting optimal results. Even if you are looking for minimally-invasive techniques such as EmbraceRF that provides results similar to a facelift-without incisions or scars, there would be a little downtime associated with the procedure.