Depending on the years or as a result of excessive weight loss, the skin of the face and neck may sag and wrinkle. This appearance can negatively affect the person psychologically, since the face is the most noticeable body part. With this surgery, wrinkles and sagging on the face and neck are corrected, giving the person a younger appearance.
These patients may have the following problems:
-Sagging and wrinkles on the face and neck,
-Fatility, especially in the jowl area,
-Looseness in the subcutaneous connective tissue, which is the SMAS tissue under the skin of the face and neck.
Before the surgery, a detailed interview and examination is made, blood tests, heart electrocardiography and lung x-ray are taken, and the approval of the anesthesiologist is obtained.
The surgery is performed in a full-fledged hospital under general anesthesia (full sleep) and the surgery takes approximately 2-3 hours. During the surgery, first the excess fat, especially in the jowl area, is removed by liposuction, then the face and neck skin is removed by making an incision extending from the front of the ear line to the back of the ear. If there is looseness in the subcutaneous tissue called SMAS, this tissue is tightened, then the face and neck are tightened and the excess skin is cut and removed. .
After the surgery, the patient is dressed in a special corset, is allowed to eat for 4-6 hours, can talk, can take care of himself, eat, drink and take care of himself on the same day, and can walk after eating. The patient is hospitalized one day and discharged the next day. He can be washed two days after the discharge date, no dressing is applied, and no stitches are removed because dissolvable stitches are used.
A week of absolute rest is recommended, you can start working life and daily activities after 7-10 days, and a special face corset must be used for 10-15 days. ..
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