Maintaining surgical results, or maintaining a youthful facial appearance has many advantages. And, it is desirable throughout life. The face begins to age at birth and progresses decade by decade. Teens and preteens show no major aging issues. However, there are some medical conditions that create even in younger individuals and aging appearance. The gold standard for an aging face is to remove extra fat and skin.
The skin of the cheeks and neck as well as the skin of the upper lids can be directly treated surgically. And, it usually has very excellent results. The lower eyelids if they develop fat pockets or bags also lend themselves well to surgical removal. Therefore facelift, eyelid bags or lower blepharoplasty, or excess skin removal of the upper lids or eyelid lift are very useful tools in attacking the aging process.
Maintaining Surgical Results
Prior to having these procedures or afterward, there are non-surgical products and services that can help patients maintaining surgical results. They also prolong the results of surgical procedures. These maintenance procedures include Botox. Botos helps to reduce wrinkles in the four head, glabella area, crow’s feet, and other strategic facial areas. Fillers can be put to use to improve the nasolabial folds. They provide volume improvement in areas where volume has been lost. For example the temple area or jawline. Tear trough treatment also can be done in conjunction with fillers.
We obtain plasma-rich fibrin PRF, by drawing one’s blood. We spin it down, and use the top part of the results. It can be reinjected into various facial areas in an attempt to prolong the effects of surgery. This PRF has rejuvenating elements that help produce more collagen. Thereby maintaining surgical results and a more youthful look.
THOMAS TREVISANI, MD
BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON
MEMBER AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
