Face-lifting is a fairly latest progress in the filed of medical or cosmetic surgery. In the ancient times, ear and nose renewal were performed in the same manner but not given with the name of cosmetic surgery. Also, in the time of late sixteenth centuries, eyelid uplifting was introduced. Breast uplifts and reductions were also initiated about the time of nineteenth century. However, the technique of facelift has been introduced and gets implemented in the early 20th century. This technique of face-lifting is revolutionizing the world of cosmetic surgery and meeting up all the desires of looking smart and younger.
Lifting of Superficial Muscloaponeurotic System (SMAS):
In the mid 1970’s, the only technique used for facelift is the lifting of underlying muscle tissues, named as Superficial Muscloaponeurotic System (SMAS). Lifting of these tissues is proved as the best to provide effective outputs. The results achieved by high skilled doctors by repositioning of the SMAS tissues were just amazing, because they permitted the doctors to revive the looks of face as well as in tightening the skin. Efforts put in this technique come with the number of effective outputs and also these effects were long lasting because the SMAS has more structural integrity as compare to the skin.
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LISA MORRISON has always considered herself a pillar of health. She ate only organic food, exercised often and meditated. The only glitch in her otherwise exemplary existence was the pack of Marlboros that she had inhaled daily since age 18.
By the time Ms. Morrison, now 50, went to see Dr. Vincent Giampapa, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Montclair, N.J., she had tried everything to quit for the sake of her health. ”Acupuncture, the patch, hypnosis,” she said. ”Nothing worked.”
Nothing, that is, until 2007, when Dr. Giampapa told her she would have to toss her beloved cigarettes if she wanted a neck- and eye-lift. ”The doctor strongly suggested that if I wanted to heal properly I needed to quit,” Ms. Morrison said. ”When you start talking about your face, it becomes motivating.”
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There are many, many alternatives to the traditional facelift these days. One of these great options is the endoscopic facelift method. It allows patients with minor facial sagging and drooping to correct the problems without the invasive incisions and cutting of the traditional technique.
How It Works
Endoscopic basically refers to being able to look inside the face, under the skin with the help of tiny instruments. In fact, after the plastic surgeon makes just a few small cuts in appropriate, inconspicuous areas (usually in the hairline, behind the ears on the sides of the nose, or under the jaw line), she will insert a microscopic instrument that has a little camera attached to the end.
The camera send images to a video monitor that the surgeon uses to perform the necessary reshaping and tightening, all without have to lift up the skin and look at it directly. The doctor then removes fatty tissue, reshapes the muscles, and repositions other tissue. He can even insert cheek implants if desired during the procedure.
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