Full facelift

Full facelift is a surgery which tightens sagging face and neck muscles and removes excess skin.

Full facelift is recommended for patients who have:

sagging skin on mid face
sagging brows and eyelids
deep nasolabial folds
sagging jowls
excess fat tissue under the chin and on the neck

Surgery at Christinas Clinic

The incision is made inside the hair, about 3-4 cm from the temples. It continues from in front of the ear and moves around the ear lobe to the lower scalp. Then all sagging muscles are tightened and fixed and excess skin is removed. The wounds are closed with 25 cm long absorbable sutures.

The result of the surgery depends on the quality of the canvas as well as the patient’s habits and lifestyle. Previous smoking, excessive consumption of alcohol and drugs affect skin elasticity. Therefore the results of the surgery may vary from the expected. In the case of healthy life choices and proper care, the results stay for about 10 years.

Christinas Clinic is the only clinic in Estonia which creates 3D simulations of post-surgery results. A photo of Your face is taken during the consultation. Based on this photo a model of possible results is created, so that you can feel confident with Your decision.

Operation Info

Before the consultation:	prepare for the consultation consider risks and complications
Before the surgery:	follow pre-surgery instructions
After the surgery:	follow post-surgery instructions follow instructions for wound and scar care
Anesthesia:	general anesthesia
Length of surgery:	2-3 hours
Post-surgical kit:	post-surgical instructions compression bandage antibiotics silicone gel eye drops
Cost:	see our price list

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