A mini-face lift is a face lift alternative best suited for younger patients. Like non-surgical face lifts, mini-face lifts usually have only a short recovery time, which is why they are popularly referred to as “weekend face lifts”. They can be tailored to fix specific problem spots of the patient. Mini-face lifts are very flexible and can focus on treatment of specific facial area parts, as well as the neck and the jaw area.
Patients who have an excessive amount of skin around the neck and jaw line, as well as those who show aging in their mid-face, are the best candidates for mini-face lifts. Unlike traditional face lifts, which require incisions around the ears and along the hairline, mini face lifts only require small incisions. Some mini-face lift procedures don't even require any skin removal.
For a liposuction-like effect on the neck and jaw area, and also to tighten the neck muscle, an incision under the chin is made. Sometimes, a chin implant is inserted to emphasize the jaw line better. An “endoscopic” mini face lift, on the other hand, makes incisions inside the mouth and behind the hairline, which lifts the skin tissue and facial muscles.
Mini-face lifts are much advisable for patients who are in their 20s or 30s. This procedure is more effective if it is performed early, since it can prevent signs of aging. Those who go for mini-face lifts look youthful constantly.
Mini face lift recovery can be as short as four or five days. Although its’ a less complicated procedure than an actual face lift, mini-face lifts can also pose several hazards. Mini-face lift patients who require excess skin cutting can experience bleeding, nerve-damage and hematoma (collected blood under the skin).
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