The mini-facelift is a cosmetic surgery procedure planned for the correction and lifting of facial soft tissues affected by the aging process.
The MACS technique of facial rejuvenation has been recently designed by the Belgian doctors P. Tonnard and A. Verpaele, and today it is widely used because it is minimally aggressive and the recovery is very fast, in an average of three weeks. The incisions in the skin are very short and wavy around the sideburns and only in the anterior part of the ears. One of the great advantages of the intervention is that the effects of this surgery can still be seen 10 years after the intervention; after this time, the result can be maintained by making small retouches.
The lifting of the facial tissues is performed with strong threads that pull up the cheekbones, cheeks and neck, producing in the face a very nice and fresh oval effect. It is usually performed at the same time the correction of excess skin of the upper eyelids and removal of fat bags of the lower eyelids. In addition, the projection and volume of the most attractive and “sexy” areas of the face are improved: the cheekbones, lips and eyebrows by injecting a little of the patient’s own fat that is aspirated with a syringe from an area where it is “excess”. It is performed taking care at all times to the maximum detail so that the final expression of the face and neck is fresh and always pursuing naturalness. Our key point is to avoid the “scared face” expression that from time to time is seen in operated movie stars.
The procedure is performed under general anesthesia, with a duration of 2 hours, including eyelid rejuvenation surgery, and requires two nights of hospitalization. Our hospital in Marbella is 10 meters from the beach with very “zen” facilities for recovery after surgery. The result of the rejuvenation is very natural.
Key points of the mini-facelift
1.- greater volume filler in the cheekbones, improving the oval of the face;
2.- elimination or reduction of the furrows and bags under the lower eyelids;
3.- rejuvenation of the jaw line eliminating what is colloquially called the “candy” and,
4.- neck skin tightening by deepening the angle, eliminating the jowls and tightening the folds, bands and sagging of the skin.