Face Lift (Partial or Total Face Lift)

· Those in Tokyo, Japan for at least 2 weeks.
· Those with loose and aging skin.
· Those with wrinkles and fine lines.
· Those who wish to remove sagging or loose skin.
· Those who wish to tighten skin and improve facial appearance.

A Face Lift is a surgical operation that helps to tighten and lift facial skin, resulting in tighter and lifted facial skin, hence a youthful appearance.

Face Lift at our affiliated clinic covers mid-face, jowls, and neck area. The result is restored fullness to the eyes and cheeks, enhanced cheekbones, and lifted corners of your mouth. It also helps to redefine the jawline and rejuvenate aging neck appearance.

Depending on your desired result, you may choose either Face Lift or Total Face Lift.

An incision will be along the hairline at the level of the sideburn, continuing down the ear to lift up sagging skin around the cheeks and jowls. End result is a more contoured facial line and reduced sagginess. Sutures will be removed a week after the surgery.

For this procedure, the incision will be made along the hairline at the level of the sideburn, continuing down and around the ear and ending in the posterior hair. This is a major surgical operation that can dramatically improve sagging skin by dealing with wrinkles, sagging cheeks, displaced fat, lost muscle tone, jowls, and the “turkey neck" appearance.

1. Anesthesia will be administered.
2. Incision will be made in the predetermined areas.
3. Underlying tissue will be repositioned and deep submuscular layers of the face will be lifted. Excess skin will be removed.
4. Incisions will be closed using sutures.

<Advantages>
· Natural youthful appearance
· Improves sagging skin
· Immediate effect
· Reduces droop of the cheeks around the jawline
· Long-lasting results (up to 5 years with good care)
· Lifts and tightens the skin of face, jowls, and neck
· Improves nasolabial fold and cheek sagging
· Reduces wrinkles and loose skin appearance

<Limitations>
· Patients may experience some discomfort after the procedure, but medication can relieve tenderness
· Swelling may occur and subside within 3 to 7 days
· Scarring may last for 1 to 3 months but will heal over time

· It is recommended that vigorous activities should only be done 6 weeks after the surgery
· A compression garment should be worn as advised
· Incisions and bandages should be kept dry, and patients should follow the guidelines about showering to protect the area
· Avoid smoking 2 weeks before the surgery and at least 4 weeks after the surgery
· Avoid alcohol consumption for at least 3 weeks after the surgery
· Wear sunscreen to avoid sun damage and to reduce the risk of early wrinkle formation

Q1: What is the best age to have a face lift?
A1: What matters is appearance and not age. It is a question of how much a person is bothered by something that can be fixed with a facelift. The oldest age is limited only by the health of a patient.

Q2: How much younger will a face lift make me look?
A2: A study showed a portfolio of photographs of a group of patients before a facelift and another portfolio of photographs to groups of observers, in which both groups of patients have the same age. On average, the facelift patients were judged to be 9 years younger.

Q3: Can laser treatments give me face lift results?
A3: Although lasers can remove broken capillaries and brown spots as well as flatten wrinkles, they do not tighten skin as much as a facelift does. In addition, lasers do not actually lift sagging tissue on the inside and cannot tighten necks.

Q4: Will a face lift remove my wrinkles?
A4: A face lift does not remove wrinkles, as it is more about lifting skin. Fortunately, your wrinkles will look better due to the tightening of your skin.

Q5: Are there non-surgical ways to tighten or lift skin?
A5: Ultherapy, Thermage and the Silhouette Soft Face Lifting are all good alternatives, but are not permanent like a face lift.

Q6: When can I start applying makeup after the procedure?
A6: You may do so after thread removal. Please allow the surgical site to recover first.

Q7: When can I start showering after the procedure?
A7: You may do so on the same day after the procedure.

[Clinic Name] Bianca Clinic Ginza
[Location] Tokyo, Japan
[Nearest Station/ Nearest Tourist Destination] 5 mins drive from Tokyo Station, Ginza Sony Park, as well as many other attractions nearby
[Clinic Opening Time] Monday to Sunday (10:00AM - 7:00PM)