Health Issues Common In Women

Surgical Or Non-Surgical Facelifts: Which Is Best For You?

27 February 2015 by admin

People who want to get rid of the look of aging will often consider going to get a facelift. If you are thinking about a facelift, you can go with a non-surgical or a surgical option. They both have their benefits and their drawbacks. One option may be better for you than the other is

Non-surgical Facelift

This option includes things like injectable fillers that will plump up the skin and make it look younger. As you age, your skin loses collagen, which makes it look slack. Fillers get put under your skin and plump it up, making it look like the collagen is still there. This option also includes things like injections that can temporarily paralyze small muscles in your face, helping to fight crow's feet and other small wrinkles. 

Pros

The pros of going with a non-surgical option include the fact that you can do many of them on your lunch break and go back to work afterward. There really isn't a long healing time on most procedures. If you choose to go with a laser treatment or acid peel along with other treatment options, you may want to do that on a day when you can take some time off after. 

Another pro is that you are going to get results pretty quickly. You will notice in several hours or a day that you are starting to look younger and your skin looks better than it has in awhile. 

Drawbacks

While these treatments tend to be quick and can be done in your doctor's office, they are also temporary. You may get about a year out of some of the procedures, while others may only last a couple of months. In order to get the results from the treatment, you are going to have to go back and get it done again. 

Surgical Facelift

Surgical facelift options include a lot of things. There are minimally invasive procedures that can even be done in a surgeon's office, however, most of them are done in an outpatient center or hospital setting. 

Pros

The biggest pro of going with a surgical option is that they are much more permanent. Once they have been done, they will won't need to be repeated every few months. The results tend to be more dramatic, even as the surgeon tries to make the change look more natural. 

Drawbacks

One big drawback is healing time. Even minimally invasive procedures are still invasive. Your body is going to have to heal that in order to see the results from your surgery. The more invasive the surgery is, the longer it will take you to heal. The most invasive options may leave you with swelling that can take a few days to go completely down. 

Surgical procedures are also more expensive than other options, which can make it difficult for some people to go with this option. 

If you are worried about looking like you are aging, you can check with a plastic surgeon to find out what your options are, and which will work best for you. 

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