Facial surgery: eyelid lifting & face lifting, lipofilling
Do you look tired and worn out? The skin starts to lose its elasticity from the mid-twenties onwards, due to a reduction in collagen and elastic fibres. Wrinkles become visible. Plastic surgeons are familiar with many treatments and will give you expert advice. Even small interventions such as wrinkle injections or an upper eyelid lift have a noticeable effect. A facelift can bring about significant change. Wrinkles and facial contours can be plumped up using fillers.
What aesthetic treatments are available for the face?
Plastic surgery can offer the following treatments for the face:
- Face and neck lift
- Upper eyelid lift
- Lower eyelid lift
- Correction of a drooping eyelid
- Nose corrections
- Forehead, temple and eyebrow lifts
- Ear correction
- Neck correction with tightening and liposuction
- Facial contouring
- Corrections using fillers and autologous fat transfer
- Wrinkle treatment using botulinum toxin
- Lip corrections
- Chin corrections
Often, different treatments are combined in order to achieve the desired result. The aim is to achieve a naturally fresh look that doesn’t appear artificial.
What is an eyelid lift?
An eyelid lift corrects the upper or lower eyelid. Drooping upper eyelids can be an annoyance. Bags under the eyes on the lower eyelid make the patient look tired. Surgery on the upper or lower eyelid usually takes an hour on each side. You can go back home afterwards. The wounds will heal in around one to two weeks.
How does a facelift work?
There are different kinds of facelift. A mini facelift gently corrects sagging cheeks. A complete facelift penetrates into deeper structures and tightens the neck area. A mini facelift costs less and heals more quickly; a complete facelift is more effective against significant signs of aging. A thread lift is also an option. This method involves inserting special medical threads into the skin, which has a rejuvenating effect.
What are fillers?
Fillers plump up the skin. They correct wrinkles, make dark circles disappear and change the contours of the face. A variety of filler materials exist. The most common treatments involve hyaluronic acid or collagen. Lipofilling involves injecting wrinkles with autologous fat. The body breaks down the fillers over time. The duration of the effect varies depending on the material used.
Related medical specialities
| Plastic and aesthetic surgery |
| Body surgery: liposuction/tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) |
| Breast surgery: breast reconstruction/breast augmentation |
| Botox injections |
| Hair transplantation |
| Injectable facial fillers |
| Laser treatment |