Facial Rejuvenation
Have you ever wished you could regain your juvenile skin profile? Your skin might have lost its previous form and shape due to aging and sunburn. Here a skin rejuvenation surgery can smooth wrinkles fill areas with lost volume and tone the skin to create the best face and also neck profile. Read the following article to get a general understanding of what a facial rejuvenation procedure includes.
What is Facial Rejuvenation?
As you age you may get more and more concerned about wrinkles showing up on your facial skin. These wrinkles can reduce your confidence in your appearance and be an obstacle for your beauty. That is right where a facial rejuvenation procedure can come in your help. A facial rejuvenation is a type of cosmetic procedure that can reduce the signs of wrinkles on your face and tighten the skin to create a desirable facial profile. The procedures for a facial rejuvenation go mainly into two categories; surgical and non-surgical. The surgical types include Otoplasty, Blepharplasty, Neck lift and etc. (you can find the full list in below). On the other, there are also the non-surgical types such as facial injectable and facial implants that have become more and more popular these days. Read the following article to get to know more about facial rejuvenation procedure.
Why should I Undergo a Facial Rejuvenation?
For those who want to opt for a facial rejuvenation, there are several basic reasons why one may require the procedure:
- Reducing the signs of facial wrinkles
- Removing the signs of aging to create a renewed facial skin
- Getting rid of loose sagging skin on your face
- Improving collagen production to help skin become fuller and more youthful
- Gaining more self-confidence by elevating your skin profile
- Suctioning out excess unwanted fat from face
Types of Facial Rejuvenation Procedure
Generally, facial rejuvenation procedures fall under two main categories; surgical and non-surgical. You can first get to know the main types of surgical facial rejuvenation as following:
1-Otoplasty
Otoplasty, aka cosmetic ear surgery, is a procedure to alter the shape, position or size of the ears. This procedure can serves several purposes such as correcting an irregularity, asymmetry or improving the appearance of the ear.
2-Blepharplasty
Blepharoplasty is a type of surgery that focuses on eyelids to treat excess skin, muscle and fat. As you age, your eyelids stretch, and this makes the supporting muscles supporting become weaker and look drooping. Here, a blepharoplasty can help you regain your previous juvenile eyelids profile.
3-Neck lift
A neck lift is puts its main focus on removing excess skin and fat around your jaw line. This can make your neck look a more defined and youthful. Results are usually long lasting and can counter aging process for up to 10 years depending on your age, weight, lifestyle and specific genetics.
4-Buccal fat removal
Buccal fat removal, also known as a buccal lipectomy or cheek reduction, is a type of plastic surgery that removes cheeks. During the procedure, the buccal fat pads in your cheeks are surgically removed. This thins the cheeks and gives a better definition to the facial angles.
5-Facelift
Facelift is surgical procedure that removes excess sagging skin and improves the signs of wrinkles to improve the facial profile. The procedure mainly starts with a facelift incision to suction out of fat from unwanted areas. It continues with tightening facial skin and improving its profile to create a rejuvenated facial appearance. In below you can find different types of facelift procedure:
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Mini facelift
A mini facelift is a modified version of a traditional facelift. A mini facelift starts by making small incisions around your hairline. Then the lower half of your face will be lifted to help improve sagging skin.
A thread lift takes place by applying temporary sutures to produce a subtle but visible lifting to the skin. During the procedure, instead of removing loose facial skin, the cosmetic surgeon inserts medical-grade thread material and then pulls up the skin using the thread. This creates a renewed skin profile without removing any portion of your skin.
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Liquid facelift
During a liquid facelift, the surgeon injects dermal fillers into your skin to reduce wrinkles and sagginess and create an improved skin profile. Liquid facelifts can only create more subtle results, therefore it is best for those with fewer wrinkles and mild sagging. But, if you have a lot of sagging skin, your doctor may recommend a surgical facelift.
6-Canthoplasty
Canthoplasty or cat eye surgery is a type of surgery on eyelid to reconstruct or reshape the lateral canthus (outer corner of the eye). This can, in turn, help maintain the normal position and relationship between the eyelid and eyeball.
7-Facial Implants
Implants are foreign objects made of silicone that are inserted inside the target area to give it an augmented profile. Facial implants are materials that can help augment, reconstruct, or rejuvenate your facial contours. They are available in a variety of sizes and styles to restore the previous shape and size to your face. Facial implants can be placed in various areas such as your chin and jaw, cheekbones that you desire, or even to supplement the tear trough area. They are mainly a good options for those candidates who lack enough fat pockets elsewhere in body for liposuction..
- Chin implant
A chin implant can create a more defined contour for the chin, jawline, and neck. This can also improve the overall facial appearance by creating a fuller view in your chin. In this procedure, chin implants are used instead of your own fat fat to add shape and size in the target areas of chin.
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Cheek implant
Cheek implant is the best choice for those who do not have enough excess fat pockets elsewhere in their body to inject into their cheeks. Cheek implant is placed inside the cheeks to add volume or do some lifting. This is the best choice for the loss of cheeks volume, and even loose skin, caused mainly by aging.
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Jaw implant
Similar to chin implants, jaw implants are materials that are placed along the jawline to create a more notable sight in the chin and jawline. The main difference of jaw implant is that it includes a more comprehensive area including your chin and whole jawline. This procedure is a good option for those who feel unpleasant about their chin than the rest of their face. There is also a fat grafting option for people who have enough excess fat elsewhere is their body. If they do not have the excess fat, the implants can help create an elongated look to the jaws and give them a more defined profile. Note that implants are more durable and have a more long-lasting results than fat transfer.
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Lip implant
Lip implants are a type of material used to make a permeant augmentation to the lips. There are mainly two types of usable implants; silicone and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
8-Liposuction (Fat removal)
Fat removal uses liposuction to remove fat from different parts of your facial area such as jaw, chin, and cheek area. The procedure can treat several types of unwanted fat accumulations such as jowls, turkey-neck, overly-inflated cheeks, and a double chin. There may also be a liposuction of neck to help remove fat from the area. This can help you achieve a shapelier facial contour and thus improves your appearance.
9-Fat injection (Fat grafting)
Fat injection uses liposuction to extracts fat from the areas with excess fat pockets and transfer it into the face, cheeks, and lips to create a desirable appearance. The procedure can address several cosmetic issues such as sunken cheeks, lack of fat in cheekbones, deep grooves, and also facial lines. This option is best for those candidates who have excess fat pockets elsewhere in their body. It offers a more youthful appearance and can also correct problems like scars.
On contrary, there are several non-surgical options for a facial rejuvenation that come with less dramatic results but with very short recovery time. The main types of non-surgical facial rejuvenation procedure include:
1-Facial injectable
Facial fillers are products such as collagen, hyaluronic acid and calcium hydroxyl apatite that bring a rejuvenation effect on your facial skin. These substances mainly reduce or eliminate wrinkles, raising scar depressions, enhancing lips and replacing soft-tissue volume loss through facial injections. The following are the main types of materials that are commonly used to treat facial skin area:
1-1-Dermal Filler
As first main type of injectable, dermal fillers are gel-like substances that are injected beneath the skin for cosmetic purposes. These help restore the desired volume, remove facial lines and create an enhanced facial contour. The following are the main types of fillers for different facial areas:
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Cheek filler
Cheek fillers are injections that add volume to the area above and around your cheekbones. This makes your bone structure look more defined. By injecting volume under your skin layer, cheek fillers can also remove wrinkles and fine facial lines.
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Chin filler
Similar to cheek fillers, chin fillers are a cosmetic treatment for people who are looking to increase the volume of their chin or lower jawline area. a deep dimple, or a recessed or weak chin are some of the most common varieties of injectable dermal filler materials to treat chin malformations.
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Lip filler
Lip injections, or lip fillers, injects collagen or other filler material into your lips using a needle to. Today, hyaluronic acid (a naturally occurring substance in the human body, like collagen) is one of the most common filler materials used in lip injections. Like lip implants, some patients will elect to use fat from elsewhere on their body for their lip injections.
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Jaw line filler
Jaw fillers get injected into the skin as gels. They further add volume and stimulate hyaluronic acidor collagen production in the target area. This can, in turn, improve the appearance of sagging, loose skin, and bone loss around the jaw.
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Sculptra
Sculptra is an FDA-approved injectable dermal filler that treats facial wrinkles and restore the lost volume to the face. These unwanted conditions may be due to aging or illness. The used substance contains poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), a biocompatible synthetic substance that initiates collagen production. This process can further help treat deep lines, creases, and folds to give a more youthful appearance to the face.
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Restylane
Restylane consists of an array of hyaluronic acid–based facial fillers that help smoothen facial lines and wrinkles and boost the cheeks and lips. Hyaluronic acid exists naturally in our skin, especially in connective tissue. Injecting more of this substance can help create an improved shape and profile in your cheeks, lips, nasolabial folds, and around your mouth.
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Juredrm
Juvederm contains a group of hyaluronic acid-based dermal filler that help address the facial signs of aging. These signs include sagging skin, loss of volume and the appearance of unwanted lines and wrinkles. These smooth, gel-like types of filler have various types each of which has their own purposes. Each specific type of Juvederm has different bonding features and concentration levels of hyaluronic acid to treat their specific target problems.
1-2-Botox
Botox is a type of cosmetic face procedure that uses purified bacteria to minimize the appearance of lines and wrinkles. The procedure uses botulinum toxin which is obtained from bacteria to relax the muscles. It works by interrupting never cells in facial muscles, which can further soften and reduce wrinkles. The main difference between Botox and dermal fillers is that fillers contain ingredients that fills the area rather than freezing the muscle tissue. The areas mainly include the cheeks, lips, and around the mouth.
1-3-Dysport
Similar to a Botox, Dysport is an injectable (not a dermal filler) that uses botulinum toxin injections to smoothen facial wrinkles. The overall cost of Dysport is almost the same as Botox, but there are less sessions and that makes it less expensive. It may take a couple of days to be able to see the results which last between three and four months.
1-4-Kybella:
Kybella is a nonsurgical injectable technique used to treat the fat beneath the chin. The process uses an injection made of deoxycholic acid to target the fat cells in the area. This procedure comes with no incisions, and thus there is usually minimal downtime.
2-ReFirme skin
ReFirme skin tightening is a safe and effective treatment for different skin types. This procedure uses a combined Bi-Polar Radio Frequency and Light energies of Elos™ technology to heat the connective tissue inside the price targeted areas. The heat further stimulates collagen production which can help reduce facial lines and wrinkles and firm loose skin. This treatment option is best for those with sagging or lax skin due to the lack of enough collagen and elastin. The treatment areas includes jowl and neck laxity, sagginess under the eyes, saggy brow lines, and nasolabial folds. Unlike a conventional laser treatment, Refirme skin comes takes less time and comes with less pain.
3-Chemical peel
A chemical peel is a technique used to improve the appearance of the skin on the face, neck or hands. This technique applies a chemical solutions to the skin that results in exfoliation of skin (the process of removing dead skin cells). The basic types of these solutions include Alpha-hydroxy acid (superficial peel), Glycolic acid (medium peel), and Trichloroacetic acid or phenol (deep peel). This can create a regenerated skin
4-Ultherapy
Ultherapy is an FDA-approved nonsurgical alternative to a facelift that can treat signs of aging. These signs may include sagging skin and wrinkles on the face, neck, and chest as well as drooping of the brow area. This technology stimulates collagen production, which will create a more youthful look.
5-HIFU
High intensity focused ultrasound facial, aka HIFU, is a noninvasive treatment for aging signs such as sagging skin and facial lines. HIFU uses focused ultrasound energy to create a fast heating effect at the layers of skin just below the surface. The rapid increase in temperature causes cellular damage to the cells and surprisingly this stimulates them to produce more collagen. As collagen is responsible for skin structure and elasticity, the procedure can tone and shape your skin to create a rejuvenated outlook. There has been a growing trend for such treatments that provide more subtle benefits of a facelift without the need for surgery and thus with no downtime.
6-RF
RF therapy uses low energy radiation to create heat effect inside the deep layer of your skin called the dermis. This heating process stimulates the collagen production to help improve signs of wrinkles and sagging skin. RF therapy has been found to be a generally safe and effective option to treat mild to moderate signs of aging on facial skin.
7-Laser resurfacing
Laser resurfacing helps counteract the signs of aging such as fine lines and wrinkles in the face. This type of non-surgical skin treatment can also help improve your complexion if you have scars or sun damage. However, laser resurfacing isn’t an option to remove excessive or loose skin on face.
8-I plasma
Plasma skin regeneration is a non-laser treatment that uses a device to deliver energy in the form of plasma to rejuvenate skin. This method can improve facial lines and eliminate wrinkles (rhytides) and help with skin pigmentation associated with photoageing. The Portrait® PSR device is the first FDA-cleared non-laser technology to perform skin resurfacing and regeneration using plasma energy.
9-IpL
IPL is a similar technique to a laser treatment. The main difference is that laser treatment focuses just one wavelength of light at your skin, while IPL releases light of many different wavelengths, like a photo flash. The light from IPL is more scattered and less focused than a laser. IPL touches the second layer of your skin (dermis) without affecting the top layer (epidermis), so it causes less damage to your skin. Pigment cells in your skin absorb the light energy, which is converted into heat. The heat destroys the unwanted pigment to clear up unwanted freckles and other spots. This technique can also destroy the hair follicle to prevent the hair from growing again on the target spots.
10-Microneedling
Microneedling is a cosmetic procedure that involves pricking the skin with tiny sterilized needles. The small wounds stimulate your body to make more collagen and elastin, which heal your skin and help you look younger. You might also hear it called collagen induction therapy.
11-Dermabrasion
Dermabrasion, or surgical skin planning, uses a rotating instrument to remove the outer layers of skin. This abrasive action improves skin appearance as it unveil smooth renewed skin below the top layers of skin. Dermabrasion is best for you if you want smoother as well a juvenile-looking skin.
What Types of Facial Rejuvenation should I have?
If you are looking for an alternative choice for a facial rejuvenation, look at the following table to find the options that can sever your purposes:
My condition | Surgical options | Non-surgical options |
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Minimize sun damage & age spots | Laser resurfacing, Chemical peel, IpL, Mircroneedling, Dermabrasion | |
I have light scaring and discolorations | Dermabrasion, laser resurfacing | |
My cheeks and lips have lost volume | Lip augmentation, lip implant, cheek augmentation, cheek implant | · |
I want to tighten my neck skin | Neck lift | Botox, Ultherapy, Kybella |
I have facial wrinkles & folds | Facelift | ReFirme skin, Ultherapy, HIFU, RF, Botox |
Unwanted facial hair | Laser treatments, IpL | |
Sagging skin in my chest | Neck lift | Ultherapy, laser treatment, RF, Microneedling, Chemical peels |
Having a double chin | Liposuction | Kybella |
Loose eyelids | Blepharplasty | RF, Botox, |
Add volume to my chin when I do not have enough excess fat in my body | Chin augmentation, chin implant | Chin fillers |
Asymmetry of ears | Otoplasty | |
I want to add volume to my cheeks and around my cheekbones | Cheek augmentation, cheek implant | |
Having excess fat in your cheeks | Buttal fat reduction, lipousction | |
Mild jowling | Fillers, Ultherapy, Laser resurfacing | |
Severe jowling | Neck lift, Facelift |
Preparing for a Facial Rejuvenation surgery
Several weeks before the time spot of your facial rejuvenation surgery, you should follow several instructions to get yourself prepared. The following are the main types of orders and limitations for your preparation period:
- Stay in a healthy diet, full of mineral and necessary vitamins for 4-6 months before your surgery
- Keep your body well-hydrated during the month before surgery spot
- Try to get near to ideal weight prior to your surgery
- Avoid smoking and drinking for 4 to 6 pre-op weeks
- Do not eat anything from the night before surgery
- Make the necessary arrangements for a 2-week off-work period during your recovery
- Wear sunscreen daily, preferably for at least 2-4 weeks before surgery
How much does a Facial Rejuvenation Surgery Cost?
The cost of facial rejuvenation depends on two main factors; the destination country and the specific chosen types of facial rejuvenation. As an example, the average world price of facelift is about $7,122. The price of surgery is set around $10,000 to $20,000 in US and in $19,500 Australia. This price comes in unbelievably low amounts with almost the same quality of service in Iran with a price around $2,500. Choose your all-inclusive facial rejuvenation with a general price starting from 1200$ at Flora. Read the following table for the exact price corresponding to the specific type of facial rejuvenation in details:
Type of procedure | Average world price | Price in The US | Price in Iran |
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Otoplasty | 3736 | 4000 | 1700 |
Blepharplasty | 3026 | 4120 | 950 |
Neck lift | 5110 | 5774 | 2700 |
Buccal fat removal | 2425 | 5000 | 600 |
Facelift | 7122 | $10,000 to $20,000 | 2500 |
Liposuction | 3637 | 4000 | 2500 |
Facial implants | 3669 | 4500 | 1000 |
The following is the table for the prices of non-surgical facial rejuvenation types:
Type of procedure | Average world price | Price in The US | Price in Iran |
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Facial injectable | $682 per syringe | 1000 | 350 |
ReFirme skin | 1500 | 750 | 700 |
Chemical peel | 5110 | $3,000 | 1440 |
Ultherapy | $1200-3500 depending on the area | $4000-$6000 | $500-$2,000 |
HIFU | 1707 | 8005 | 2500 |
RF therapy | 3637 | 4000 | 2500 |
Laser resurfacing | 1500 | 2330$ per session | 400$ – 700$ |
I plasma | $400 per injection | 1050 | 215 |
IpL | $700 to $1,200 | $1,980-$3,170 | $200-350 |
Microneedling | $650 per session | $400-$1,000 | 200 |
Dermabrasion | 1786 | $1,980-$3,170 | 1440 |
Recovery for a Facial Rejuvenation Surgery
Having had a successful facial rejuvenation surgery, you should be following certain to-do’s and not-to-do’s during your recovery period. In below you will find the general lines for surgical facial rejuvenation:
- Keep your head elevated on two pillows while sleeping for at least the first two weeks
- Take your prescribed pain meds for 2 to 4 days after surgery as it might reach its peak in that time period
- Avoid any strenuous activity for at least 2 weeks following the surgery
- Don’t smoke or drink for 4 to 6 weeks after the surgery
- Follow a healthy diet with lean protein, fiber-rich foods, anti-inflammatory spices (think: turmeric), probiotics like yogurt, and prebiotics like garlic and onion
- Get the habit of using sunscreen when exposed to sunlight after the surgery
As you know, there are also some non-surgical types for facial rejuvenation. Though these non-invasive options come with less recovery time, there are also some recovery instructions including:
- An ice bag or cold compress may be applied on the area of treatment for 24 hours following the procedure
- Take your pain medications as instructed
- Keep using sunscreen to avoid any skin damage by sun light
- Follow a healthy diet full of fruits and vegetables after your procedure
Is Iran the wise choice for your Facial Rejuvenation Surgery?
When you have a facial rejuvenation procedure in mind, you have various destination places as choices. If you consider both price and quality as your main standards, then here are the main reasons Why Iran is your wisest medical destination choice:
- Cutting corners on your surgery cost for any type of facial rejuvenation procedure, both surgical and non-surgical
- Providing on with almost same quality of services with top-rated medical destinations such as US, Australia and Europe
- Getting treated by the hands of Iranian board-citified and experienced surgeons many of whom are well-known in the world
- Having most novel surgical and non-surgical techniques as treatment options
- Using state-of-the-art facilities and advancements for treatment procedure
- Sight-seeing tours of beautiful tourism attractions of this ancient country
- Walking along local Bazars and buying souvenirs at an economically low price
Facial Fillers Vs. Botax
Among the common types of treatment for facial lines and loose skin are Botax and facial fillers. First, read the following for the main similarities between these two types of facial rejuvenation:
- Botax and facial fillers are both effective ways in treating sagging facial skin, facial lines, and wiping up the wrinkles from the face
- Facial fillers and Botax are popular cosmetic procedure options, accounting for more than 9 million procedures in 2015
- Both procedures are minimally invasive and do not include any surgical procedure
On contrary, the following are the main features that account for the differences between Botax and Facial fillers:
- The average cost of fillers is more than Botax
- Botox is the primary choice for treating facial wrinkles, as it uses purified bacteria that freeze muscles
- Facial fillers are more effective in adding fullness and shape to the face areas that have lost volume
Risks and Side Effects of Facial Rejuvenation
Though Flora always tries to provide you with safest surgical and non-surgical procedures, there are some natural side effects associated with any surgery. In below you can find the main risks of a facial rejuvenation surgery:
- Infection
- Bruising
- Swelling
- Bleeding
- Blood clots
- Hematoma
- Nerve damage
- Seroma
The following items are the general side effects that may come with a facial rejuvenation procedure:
- Pain
- Loss of appetite
- Being unable to do certain activities during the recovery period
- Unfavorable scarring
- Increased sensitivity to sunburns
- Poor wound healing
- Need for a revision surgery
Last Word
A facial rejuvenation is the best options remove sagging skin and tone the skin to improve your facial skin profile. Facial rejuvenation types fall into two main categories; surgical and non-surgical. The surgical types of procedure can create more dramatic rejuvenation results but usually come with more risk and recovery time. The non-surgical choices for facial rejuvenation bring more minor results with almost no downtime. If you have need any further information regarding your facial rejuvenation procedure, do not hesitate to Contact Flora.
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