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Colorado Facelift Surgery
This operation will remove the bags, drooping skin, and fat around the jaw line and neck. It can even lift the cheeks and smooth the deep folds between the cheeks and the mouth. Recovery requires two weeks.The facelift is a procedure that can restore youthful contours which have become obscured with the effects of gravity and aging. The procedure can set the clock back seven to 10 years; although it does not stop the aging process. Most effects of a facelift will last about 10 years, and often the procedure is combined with other operations such as eyelid surgery, the removal of fat from under the chin, and/or a browlift.
Before and After Photos
The technical term for a facelift operation is rhytidectomy, which literally means to cut away wrinkles. This has led to the misconception that a facelift will remove all the wrinkles of the face—it will not. It will only remove the sagging areas. The procedure has many variations, depending on the needs of the patient, and the most common need is to remove the jowls along the jaw line that occur from sagging skin and fat.
Before and After Photos
Fine wrinkles form over time from repeated facial expressions (smile lines and crow’s feet) and sun damage. These lines are only moderately diminished by a facelift and may be more effectively treated by a rejuvenation procedure such as a chemical peel or a laser resurfacing
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