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The mini facelift is a partial face lift, which is used to restore freshness to upper portion of the face; corrects the eyebrows shooting and reduces frontal horizontal lines that make a person look tired or nervous.
The used technique may be traditional or endoscopic. This step is usually performed on patients of both sexes aged between 40 and 60 years. When the signs of ageing affect the upper portion of the face, but not the remaining areas. The operationtion may also be run in association with the blefaroplasty, especially when it is very concerned the upper eyelid.
The mini facelift, if performed by qualified plastic surgeons, rarely gives complications. As well the complications must be considered. The possible loss of sensation along the incision lines, usually temporary, it can sometimes be permanent. In rare cases the reduction of eyebrows movement can appear. Pathological scars is a rare occurrence, sometimes hair loss may occur near the scars.
If a complication occurs during an endoscopy brow lift, there may be the need to switch to traditional procedure and then the patient, prepared to small scars, is found with more scars and times of hospitalization and recovery increased.
It's a good practice, beginning with the previous week to not take Ac. Acetilsalicic (aspirin) to prevent clotting problems. If he/she has hair too short, you better face them grow better in order to hide the scars during the healing.
If you have veterans from an infection or a disease it would be prudent to postpone the surgery.
If it is operated under the Day-Surgery (resignation the same day) is essential for the patient to be accompanied by a person who can take care of take home and in need of the first 24-48 hours.
Classic Minilifting
The hair is not cut, but collected in elastic rubber. The incision follows the line inside the hair line so that it can be well camouflaged, starting on top of one ear and reaching the other side. Working through the incision, are superficial tissues from the most profound and thus may be stretched eyebrows rather than the correct muscles relaxed. Thincisions are united with delicate sutures, then the rubber bands are removed and face is wraped with a specific bandage.
Endoscopic Minilifting
The mini facelift requires the same preparation of the traditional one as regards the hair preparation But the incisions, rather than being one along the coronal line, three small cuts are performed. One central and two lateral about 2.5 cm long. each. Through these small incisions are inserted a tiny camera, connected to a monitor, that allows to view the operative field. With a different technique from that described above takes place repositioning of structures and then close the edges with delicate sutures. The elastic rubber bands are removed and the face is wraped with a specific bandage.
The choice of anaesthesia does not change depending on the method chosen. Most the mini facelift will be made in General Anesthesia, but may be conducted in local anaesthesia and possible sedation according to the wishes of the patient.
The post-operative period is certainly different between the two methods. Indeed in the classic mini facelift as the pain is not excessive and can also be well controlled by pharmacological therapy. After few days the tissue numbness can be replaced by hitching. The bandages are removed in 2°-3° day and points removed between 5 ° and 10 ° day. The issue returns to be acceptable around the second / third week. You should suspend for at least 1 months all activities that could lead to an increase in blood pressure.
The patient can resume his normal activities soon (7-10 days), endoscopic patients sooner. Sporting activity should be stopped completely for 4 weeks. Most of the signs (bruising and swelling) disappear within three weeks. What remains can easily be hidden with a camouflage.
Regardless of the technical choice, patients are satisfied by the results of frontal minilifting.
We must remember that with a mini facelift we will not stop time and the process of skin aging, but are only hands back the clock, which is why it is possible that after a few years, we can repeat the surgery.