Commonly called a facelift, this surgical procedure is done to eliminate the sagging, drooping, and wrinkled skin of the face and neck.
Question: What is a rhytidectomy?
Answer: A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (literally, surgical removal of wrinkles), is a procedure used in plastic surgery to give a more youthful appearance. It usually involves the removal of excess facial skin, with or without the tightening of underlying tissues, and the redraping the skin on the patient's face and neck.
In 2004, the facelift was the fifth most popular cosmetic surgery performed after liposuction, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery). [1]
In the traditional facelift, an incision is made in front of the ear extending up into the hairline. The incision curves around the bottom of the ear and then behind it, usually ending near the hairline on the back of the neck.
After the skin incision is made, the skin is separated from the deeper tissues with a scalpel or scissors (also called undermining) over the cheeks, chin and neck. At this point, the deeper tissues (SMAS - fascial suspension system of the face) can be tightened with stitches, with or without removing some of the excess deeper tissues.
The skin is then pulled upwards and backwards and the amount of excess skin to be removed is determined by feel. The excess skin is then removed and the skin incisions are closed with sutures and staples.
Facelifts work best in women with thin skin and good bone structure. They are best for eliminating loose skin folds in the neck and wrinkles in the cheeks. The areas not well corrected by a facelift incude the nasolabial folds and marionette lines. A facelift leaves long scars. However, the portion of the scars in front of the ear are usually inconspicuous. The scar behind the ear is hidden from casual view. Hair loss in the portions of the incision within the hair-bearing scalp can occasionally occur. In men, the sideburns can be pulled backwards and upwards, resulting in an unnatural appearance. In women, one of the telltale signs of having had a facelift is an earlobe which is pulled downwards and/or distorted. If too much skin is removed (as was common many years ago), the face can assume a pulled-back, "windswept" appearance.
Facelifts are commonly combined with eye surgery (blepharoplasty) and skin resurfacing (chemical peels or lasers). They are typically performed under general anesthesia or deep twilight sleep.
The most common complication is bleeding which usually requires a return to the operating room. Less common (but graver) complications include damage to the facial nerve and necrosis of the skin flaps.
Contraindications to facelift surgery include severe concomitant medical problems. While not absolute contraindication, the risk of postoperative complications in increased in cigarette smokers and patients with hypertension and diabetes. Patients should abstain from taking aspirin or other blood thinners before surgery.
Question: who hates Sharon Osbourne ? 1. She compared Susan boyle´s face to a "slapped ***" last week in a radio show.
2. She had an abortion at a young age.
3. She has spent over $ 300,000 in plastic surgeries which include rhytidectomy, abdominoplasty, mastopexy
4. She has publicly stated that her birthday wish is to punch Madonna in the face
5. She has called iron maiden members "pricks"
6. When a journalist form "The Guardian" crictized her for being a bad influence to her children ,Osbourne sent a box of excrement to the journalist with a note saying "I heard you've got an eating disorder. Eat this.
7.When Osbourne was informed of her mother's death, with whom she had a bad relationship , she said "Oh, what a shame" and simply put the phone down
Sources from: buzznet.com, showhype.com & daylife.com
Answer: I can't stand any of the Osbournes. As hard as they try, none of them have any class whatsoever, specially Sharon.
Question: Have you ever seen a person who's face looks as though it may have had bad plastic surgery? He looks as though he has had an unfavorable face-lift operation performed on his face. One day I asked him about his obvious facial difference and he told me he had to have a cervico-rhytidectomy to remove some facial tumors from his face which were non-cancerous. He told me he has a conciderable ammount of anxiety about his appearance but is getting used to peoples negative reactions. His face appears very unnatural looking, as in too smooth and gaunt. He told me the rhytidectomy was medically neccessary in order to keep his face from appearing totally deformed. Now, if I see someone who's face may look somewhat tweeked, for lack of a better description, I have alot of empathy and understand that often times stuff happens in life that we don't have any control over.
Answer: My uncle had a plastic surgery once. He was traveling in the van that was carrying his mother's coffin, the driver lost control of the van and it rolled down the hill. It was really early in the morning, still dark outside in fact, so I guess maybe that was the reason for the driver's poor vision. His brother was crushed to death by the coffin while my uncle survived it. I know it sounds unreal, but it is. Anyway that's the reason for his plastic surgery. I guess he found a really good surgeon though, I don't see much change in his face.