Facelift Surgery

A facelift is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin from the face and redefines its contours, immediately restoring a more youthful appearance with a long-lasting result. At Dermaestet it is performed by the clinic's plastic-surgery team under injection anaesthesia, and can be combined with eyelid surgery and chin liposuction for a fuller rejuvenation. It is the most significant option on the menu for substantial facial sagging, where non-surgical lifts can no longer achieve the desired change.

A facelift (rhytidectomy) is the definitive surgical answer to significant facial ageing. As the face ages, the skin and the deeper soft tissues descend and excess skin develops, blurring the jawline and deepening folds. In a facelift the surgeon repositions the deeper tissues and removes the excess skin, then redrapes the remaining skin to redefine the contours of the face — tightening the cheeks, jawline and neck for an immediate and durable rejuvenation. At Dermaestet it is presented as the ideal choice for everyone who longs for a marked change and more beautiful skin, removing excess skin, tightening the complexion and redrawing the facial contours, with an immediate return of a youthful appearance and a long-lasting effect, and with the possibility of combining it with eyelid surgery and liposuction of the double chin. The operation takes around two to three hours and is performed under injection (local with sedation) anaesthesia by the plastic-surgery team. Incisions are placed discreetly around the ears and hairline so that resulting scars are well concealed; recovery involves swelling and bruising that settle over the following weeks, with activity gradually resumed and a more natural, refreshed result emerging as healing completes. A facelift is best suited to adults with moderate to advanced facial and neck laxity for whom non-surgical treatments such as threads, energy devices or fillers can no longer achieve the desired lift, and it is often combined with eyelid surgery for the upper face or chin liposuction for the lower face. Because it is surgery, full medical assessment, realistic expectations and a clear understanding of recovery are essential, and these are discussed in detail at the free-if-you-proceed consultation.