Facelift in East Paris

Aesthetic Surgery Pr Meningaud

What is a facelift?

A facelift is an umbrella term for all procedures designed to rejuvenate the face by lifting its elements. Indeed, ageing results in a sagging of the tail of the eyebrow, the cheekbones, the cheeks and finally the neck. The aim of the operation is to remove excess skin and fatty tissue, while tightening certain sagging muscles. Several factors tend to cause facial skin ageing: the elements (sun, wind), skin type (elasticity and thickness), skin tone (pale or reddish), weight variations, diet, smoking, menopause.

Facelift in East Paris

Professor Meningaud at Henri-Mondor

Cervico-facial lift

This is the classic facelift. It reshapes the oval of the face, diminishing the nasolabial fold, jowls and double chin. It has no effect on the forehead or eyelids. Incisions are made in the hairline, in front of and behind the ear, then in the nape of the neck, camouflaged in the scalp.

Cervico-facial lift

This is the classic facelift. It reshapes the oval of the face, diminishing the nasolabial fold, jowls and double chin. It has no effect on the forehead or eyelids. Incisions are made in the hairline, in front of and behind the ear, then in the nape of the neck, camouflaged in the scalp.

Midface lift

This is the midface lift. It corrects jowls and lifts cheekbones. Incisions are camouflaged in the hair and mouth to act on either side of the cheekbone.

Brow lift

Corrects distension of the forehead skin and ptosis of the eyebrows, which tend to droop with age. This type of facelift can be performed using two different techniques:

– either a classic technique involving: an incision in the hair, a lifting of the forehead skin which is then re-draped upwards, and the excess scalp is resected. This technique has fallen into disuse in favour of endoscopic techniques and certain applications of botulinum toxin.

– or an endoscopic technique that uses small incisions in the scalp to act primarily on the forehead muscles without skin resection (a method requiring special equipment and a highly-trained operator).

Temporal lift

Unfolds the crow’s feet and raises the tail of the eyebrow. The incision is concealed in the scalp (temples). This facelift can also be used to modify the direction of the palpebral slit (cat’s eye or doe’s eye). The subcutaneous detachment is then continued up to the external canthus, which is anchored to the periosteum. Endoscopy makes it possible to perform this procedure while limiting the size of the incision.