Genetics, the stress of daily life, the effects of the sun and weight changes mark our face and neck, causing facial wrinkles to appear. The sagging skin, muscle and facial fat and neck, appear marked facial furrows, sagging eyebrows, loss of definition of the jawline and neck.
The mini facelift and neck lift is one of the most requested aesthetic medicine treatments, due to its minimally invasive procedure with results similar to a facelift, although less durable. However, it can be performed under local anesthesia and on an outpatient basis.
The term ‘mini’ refers to the small scars and short recovery period of this type of facelift. After a mini-lift (90 minutes), it is not necessary for the patient to stay overnight at the clinic and can return home immediately after the procedure. On the other hand, if the patient prefers to do it with sedation and local anesthesia, or with a mild general anesthesia, the patient must stay a few hours in the clinic to clear up and leave the same day (day hospital).
It is recommended not to make great efforts during the first two postoperative weeks, but you can return to your daily routine a week after surgery. However, like all surgery, it is not without risk. Its minimally invasive nature means that it can be performed safely in patients who do not want to undergo longer and more extensive procedures, such as a face and neck lift, which requires a larger scar. In minilifting facial treatments, the scar is hidden in the anterior face of the ear, ending in the lobe. But, if you also want it in the neck, we lengthen it a little behind the ears.
Although edema and bruising may appear during the postoperative period, most patients can return to their normal activity within a week of the intervention.
This type of facelift is the most requested because it has a very similar result to the cervicofacial facelift, but much easier to wear. The use of local and outpatient anesthesia, no hospitalization and a much shorter and more bearable postoperative period, in addition to being cheaper than the standard facelift, makes it the choice of many patients.