If you’re looking for a dramatic and comprehensive rejuvenation, combining a facelift, or rhytidectomy, with non-surgical treatments can enhance and even prolong your results.
A facelift, particularly a SMAS facelift or deep plane facelift, addresses sagging skin, loose tissue, and signs of ageing by lifting and repositioning facial muscles, achieving long-lasting effects.
Having additional non-surgical procedures, however, can boost your youthful appearance even more by addressing fine lines, skin texture, and volume loss.
Here’s how you can achieve a radiant, refreshed look using this approach.
Anti-Wrinkle Injections to Maintain Facelift Surgery Results
Targeting Face Wrinkles and Fine Lines Not Fixed by a Deep Plane Facelift
Anti-wrinkle injections are a popular cosmetic treatment for reducing the appearance of wrinkles around the forehead, eyes, and nasolabial folds.
Although a facelift can reposition your facial anatomy and remove excess skin, anti-wrinkle injections can help smooth any remaining fine lines. These often occur in areas where the cosmetic surgery cannot address muscle movements.
By temporarily relaxing facial muscles, anti-wrinkle injections can keep wrinkles at bay around the eyes and forehead, thus complementing the results of your facial surgery.
Another use of anti-wrinkle injections in the eye area is the neuromodulator “brow lift.” Particularly if you’re having eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), this treatment can enhance the results by subtly elevating the eyebrows.
Dermal Fillers to Restore Volume and Address Sunken Cheeks
Enhancing Facial Contours and Cheeks Following Rhytidectomy
While a traditional facelift can lift and tighten tissue, it may not restore volume in areas like the cheeks or nasolabial folds. Dermal fillers can be an ideal addition to your facelift procedure by filling in sunken cheeks, providing a balanced, youthful look.
Fillers work to mimic facial fat after a deep plane face lift once the underlying tissues are repositioned for natural-looking results.
An experienced plastic surgeon at Harley Clinic in London routinely administers fillers that enhance your appearance without compromising the effects of the face lift surgery.
Post-Operation Chemical Peels for Improved Skin Texture
Smoothing Out Rough Skin and Reducing Scarring After Facelift Recovery
Chemical peels are excellent cosmetic procedures for treating uneven skin texture, scarring, and fine wrinkles. A light or medium chemical peel can gently exfoliate the skin’s surface, revealing fresh, smooth skin beneath.
As part of your facelift aftercare, particularly when combined with other procedures, a chemical peel can improve skin texture, reducing minor scarring and enhancing overall appearance.
During your initial facelift consultation, your surgeon will advise you about the best timing for a chemical peel, typically a few weeks after surgery to allow for initial recovery time.
Microneedling Procedure for Firmer, Healthier Skin
Boosting Collagen and Skin Elasticity with Minimal Recovery Time
Microneedling is a minimally invasive treatment that stimulates collagen production by creating tiny, controlled injuries to the facial skin.
This procedure can be a valuable addition to your facelift recovery plan, as it encourages your skin to rebuild and firm itself naturally. It’s also easy to tolerate, with few risks and complications as you’re still undergoing your facelift healing process.
Microneedling can enhance facelift results by improving skin elasticity, reducing signs of ageing, such as wrinkles and loose skin, over time.
Ask Your Surgeon About Risks and Complications
What You’ll Learn During Your Facelift Consultation
Most aesthetic plastic surgeons will tell you that non-surgical procedures carry a much lower risk of side effects and possible complications than surgery.
Since there are no incisions, stitches or sutures, need for pain relief medication, plus little chance of damaging the facial nerve, injectables and skin treatments for the face and neck are extremely safe.
Why Have Non-Surgical Treatments After Your Facelift Operation?
Comprehensive Rejuvenation and Long-Lasting Results at Harley Clinic
In summary, combining deep plane facelift surgery with non-surgical treatments offers comprehensive rejuvenation, addressing both structural issues, like sagging skin, and surface concerns, such as fine lines, scars and skin texture.
This approach enhances your facelift results, as each procedure complements the others, ensuring a youthful, refreshed appearance.
Non-surgical options such as anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, chemical peels, and microneedling allow you to fine-tune results over time, extending the longevity of your facelift.
