Liquid Facelift Know How

By Hiba Bittar, MS, COO

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Liquid Facelift Know How

Aging often causes a hollow, sunken, deflated appearance typically around the lower and upper eyelids, cheeks, temples and lips. A liquid facelift is a refined technique to lift and contour sagging facial features while also reducing wrinkles. Dermal fillers have become more popular than ever in the world of cosmetic surgery, prompting me to revisit the subject of Liquid Facelift.

A liquid facelift is achieved by using a combination of advanced fillers and toxins products.Today's hottest hyluronic acid based injectable products include Juvederm, Restylane, Perlane, and most recently introduced, Belotero. Radiesse and Sculptra are non hyluronic based semi-permanent fillers. The three FDA approved injectable toxins used in Liquid Facelifts are BOTOX, Dysport and Xeomin. Fillers help reduce wrinkles and restore volume in the face, lips, mid-cheeks and marionette lines, yielding an overall youthful result. Toxins on the other hand add a borrowed lifting and tightening effect to the skin. Injecting overactive muscles with minute quantities of botulinum toxin type-A would result in decreased muscle activity. This will effectively weaken the muscle for a period of three to four months thereby preventing the development of wrinkles.

Why A Liquid Facelift?

A liquid facelift is a non-surgical approach to facial rejuvenation using dermal fillers and injectable toxins.

Unlike surgeries, liquid facelifts generate immediate results leaving the patient with instant gratification. The key to a successful liquid facelift is the artistic skill and extensive experience of the administering plastic surgeon. A syringe or two of the preferred filler can smooth deep facial lines and folds and improve the appearance of sagging facial features. Fillers are used in males and females to augment cheekbones, lift the eyebrow pallet and plump up the lips. A liquid facelift can enhance and mold a patient's features. Restoring lost facial volume by strengthening your jaw line and filling your laugh lines are only a few common ways to resurface a newer, younger, you.

Why Not A Surgical Facelift?

A liquid facelift is a popular alternative to the surgical facelift method and allows the patient who is hesitant about the surgical option to temporarily see the changes that will be permanently corrected with surgery.

While a surgical facelift alone is an all-encompassing procedure that can lift the sagging skin and improve the large hanging bags under the eyes and jowls, it cannot solve the loss of fat or volume in the face. A facelift is an invasive surgical procedure requiring surgical intervention. Another advantage of a liquid facelift over facelift surgery is that it is nonsurgical, with little or no downtime.

How Long Is The Procedure?

A patient undergoing a liquid facelift can be in-and-out of the surgeon's office in about an hour looking and feeling rejuvenated. Fillers are prepared in prefilled, disposable syringes. Today, most fillers are dispensed with numbing agents to ensure a pain-free procedure. Dermal fillers will last for one to two years depending on the filler used and the area injected.

What Is The

Recovery Time?

A liquid facelift requires little or no downtime. A touch-up visit to your surgeon's office may be needed once the swelling subsides to ensure satisfactory results.

What Are The

Side Effects?

Side effects may include some swelling and redness post treatment that can be controlled with the use of ice packs.

What Is The Cost?

The cost of a liquid facelift depends on the ingredients used in the dermal fillers “cocktail”. The unique characteristics of each type of filler suggest that fillers are to be used in their specified areas of the face. The variety of dermal fillers used in a liquid facelift as well as the number of syringes used is a major factor in the cost of the procedure. An average liquid facelift that includes BOTOX or any other injectable toxin ranged from $1500-$3000.

Botox Or Filler?

BOTOX is not filler, it is a muscle relaxer. It has the ability to relax the muscles by temporarily disabling the movement of the targeted area underneath the wrinkles. BOTOX injections often eliminate wrinkles but wear off every four months. Although it must be repeated three times a year, BOTOX is a crucial component in the recipe of ingredients for a liquid facelift and works hand-in-hand with the dermal fillers.

Why Not Fat Grafting?

A Fat Transfer is a more durable solution for the loss of volume in the face. The procedure is often referred to as “natural facelift”. It is a surgical procedure removing fat from one body area and injecting it into the face, offering a very natural and popular alternative to fillers. Injecting fat into the face to look younger has become the more natural and lasting option for patients who face fat loss. Fat transfer merits its own lengthy discussion. The procedure is invasive and more complex. It requires a surgical intervention, IV sedation and more downtime. These are factors to which some patients may not be willing to commit. While the results of a liquid facelift may last from six months to one-and-a-half years, fat transfer can last up to ten years or even longer.

For more information on Liquid Facelift or Natural Facelift or for your free consultation with Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Ayman Hakki CALL NOW 301-843-9769 or log on to www.luxxery.com