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Appearance: The skin looses elasticity and becomes lax, particularly around the neck and the face’s contour.
Surgery: The skin and muscles are tightened so as to recover a more youthful look.
Length of the operation: 3 to 4 hours
Anaesthesia: General with local anaesthetic and sedation at time of operation.
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Description: The incisions start in the hairline and extend in a natural line in front of the ear (hidden just inside the cartilage) and continue behind the earlobe in the ear’s crease to the lower scalp in the hairline. The surgeon separates the skin from the fat and muscles below. The muscle and skin are tightened and secured with tiny stitches once the excess skin is removed. A small drain is placed and the face is bandaged.
Post-Operative: There is a 24 to 48 hour hospital stay during which the drain is removed at the patient’s bedside. Most of the stitches are removed After the 7th to 15th day. You may see definite results as of the third month and evolving between 6 to 9 months.
Observations: During the first month, there is swelling and some bruising along the neck and the jaw line. You might also experience some pain behind the ears and neck. In some cases there is a slight numbness along the ear which may last 1 to 2 months.
Risks: Poor healing of the skin and greater pain is most likely to affect smokers. We strongly recommend that smokers refrain from smoking 15 days before and After the surgery. Other complications that can occur include haematoma (a collection of blood under the skin that must be removed by the surgeon), minor infection, limited hair loss, temporary injury to the nerves that control facial muscles (rare). If too much skin has been removed, the facial expression may become rigid.
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