What Are the Types of Facial Plastic Surgery Procedures?
Facial plastic surgery procedures fall under two categories, cosmetic and reconstructive.
Surgeons most often perform reconstructive procedures to correct birth-related cosmetic issues like unwanted birthmarks, protruding ears or a cleft lip. Burns, accidents and trauma may leave scarring or breakages that are corrected through reconstructive methods. Facial skin cancer removal methods are also categorized as reconstructive.
Cosmetic procedures enhance a person’s visual appearance. There may be overlapping procedures with reconstructive surgery but the surgical methods for each can differ along with the expectation for final results.
Who Can Benefit from Facial Plastic Surgery?
Healthy patients who are looking to correct flaws or defects, reduce signs of aging, improve their confidence and achieve these goals are good candidates for cosmetic surgery.
The best outcomes occur when you are realistic about your plastic surgery expectations before undergoing a procedure. Ask your surgeon questions to make sure you are aware of the potential limitations and benefits of your surgery.
While facial cosmetic surgery helps reverse the signs of aging by smoothing out lines and wrinkles, regular maintenance is often required to maintain long-term results. Being prepared for this in advance will help prevent disappointment and ensure success.
Common Facial Plastic Surgery Procedures
Facelift
This procedure will smooth your skin, tighten tissue and muscles and eliminate excess skin and fat. Candidates for this procedure should be in good health, in their 40s through 70s, and have skin that maintains some elasticity.
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is performed to repair or reshape the nose. It can enlarge or reduce the size of your nose, straighten the bridge, reshape the tip, narrow the width of the nostrils, and change the angle between the nose and upper lip.
Ear Surgery
This cosmetic surgical procedure alters the shape, position or size of the ears; it is used to fix defects of the ear that have been present from birth or have resulted from injury as well as to correct prominent or protruding ears
Facial Implant
Fillers and surgical implants alter the underlying structure of your skin and help you achieve a better balance to the face. Cheek, lip and chin implants are the most popular.
Neck Liposuction
A simple procedure, neck liposuction is an effective way to get rid of excess fat and skin around the chin, jaw line and neck with minimal risk.