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A variety of factors influence your skin’s tone and elasticity, which affect your signs of aging. When your skin loses tone and elasticity, the speed at which visible aging signs occur increases.
Two protein molecules are responsible for your skin tone and elasticity: collagen and elastin. Therefore, a decrease in these molecules causes a decrease in tone and elasticity, thus increasing wrinkles, fine lines, dryness, and other aging signs. Other factors that can influence skin aging speed include genetics, gravity, environmental toxin exposure, and sun damage.
When you experience these changes and find that skincare products do not achieve your desired changes, consider a deep plane facelift in Tampa. Double board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Narasimhan, will evaluate your cosmetic concerns in a consultation and make the best facial plastic surgery recommendations to help you meet your aesthetic goals and feel like your best self again.
A deep plain facelift is a surgery that tightens and lifts the middle and lower sections of the face, targeting both soft tissue and muscle to create a more youthful and natural-looking appearance.
The surgery also helps to smooth wrinkles and folds and may include a neck lift, as the two areas are interrelated. This procedure corrects the jowls, cheek ligaments, cheek fat pads, and muscles. Lifting the cheek fat pads can reduce nasal labial folds, contributing to a more youthful shape.
As with other types of facelifts, a deep plain facelift can be combined with other procedures for people in Tampa, such as a forehead lift, liposuction, fat transfer, or laser skin resurfacing. The facelift can be enhanced using skin rejuvenating treatments so you experience not only the transformation of your facial structure but also the rejuvenation and radiance of the skin.
This procedure offers many benefits, including maintaining a natural blood supply to the skin, so there’s less post-operative pain, faster healing, greater improvement of skin laxity, and more substantial and natural-looking results. This procedure requires a highly skilled and experienced plastic surgeon and more surgical time than a standard facelift, which can be costly but worth it.
Our surgeon in Tampa typically does the deep plane facelift on an outpatient basis. Unlike other less invasive procedures, a deep plane facelift requires general anesthesia, so you are asleep throughout the surgical procedure, which can take three or more hours.
After a doctor administers the anesthesia, your surgeon will make an incision around the ear and in the hairline, so they are as invisible as possible. The skin and underlying layers are lifted together and repositioned to eliminate sagging skin before the incisions are closed with small sutures.
The plastic surgeon usually inserts small drainage tubes, so fluid does not build up behind the incisions. These are typically removed at the first follow-up visit.
The ideal candidate will have minor to moderate skin laxity and is typically between ages 40 to 60. People in Tampa seeking treatment for skin sagging from the mid-face to the neck are typically satisfied with a deep plane facelift.
Before surgery, Dr Narasimhan evaluates your medical history and cosmetic concerns and reviews several simulations with you, so you have the information you need to make an informed decision.
Those who are taking prescribed medications, over the counter drugs, or supplements that can increase the risk of bleeding during surgery should discuss altering the medication or schedule with the prescribing physician before surgery.
Smoking presents unique challenges and increases the risk of complications during surgery and while healing. We highly recommend that you stop smoking or using nicotine four weeks before and after the surgery. This includes any tobacco products, vaping, nicotine gum, or nicotine patches.
Nicotine also slows the body’s production of collagen and elastin. Over time, this can negatively affect the results of a deep plane facelift. It is crucial to have realistic expectations of the surgical results and commit to making lifestyle decisions that will help prolong the results, such as getting quality sleep, eating nutritious food, staying hydrated, and using sun protection.
You can take several steps to help prepare for a deep plane facelift while living in Tampa. Preparation is key to experiencing the best results and the smoothest recovery time. In addition to adjusting medications, supplements, and smoking habits, you should also limit or eliminate your alcohol consumption as this can affect your immune system and recovery.
Weight fluctuations can negatively affect the results of a facelift, so maintaining a healthy diet and staying hydrated can protect your results and aid in healing. Before the day of surgery, prepare an area in your home where you can rest and recover, including easy access to essentials like water, telephone, medications, and entertainment.
You will go home on the same day as surgery and must have someone to drive you home and stay for the first several days during your recovery. Dr. Narasimhan will give you detailed post-operative instructions that you must follow carefully. This helps to reduce the risk of complications, including infection and improves healing.
During your consultation with Dr. Narasimhan, he will answer your questions, evaluate your facial structure, and utilize advanced simulation technology to show you how the recommendations may reduce the visible signs of aging and restore your youthful beauty.
We encourage you to call to schedule your consultation and learn more about a deep plane facelift in Tampa and facial rejuvenation procedures that can boost your self-confidence and self-image.
