Generally, as the person’s age increases, their skin begins to lose elasticity and may begin to sag and droop. But if this condition affects the face, then the person may appear older than his/her natural age and even decreases the self-confidence.

These changes produced on the face are not always permanent. Hence, the face lifting procedure known as rhytidectomy is done in order to attain a more youthful, and good-looking appearance of the face. The facial appearance should be much liker to the natural face but it should look younger.

Generally, the women seems to be more interested for facial rejuvenation as comparative to men but nowadays the balance may be changing due to the competitive professional and business communities of today’s highly technical informative age. But while performing face-lifting procedure, the physiological and aesthetic differences between the men and women should be considered carefully.

There are different hair patterns and there may be the possibility of a receding hairline which influences the position of incisions in the temporal or coronal positions. The patient’s requiring face-lift surgery is like those who have crow’s feet, deep furrows in the forehead, second chin and other changes occurring commonly due to aging. Moreover, the person should be in good health before undergoing surgery.

First of all, the surgeon evaluates carefully, the patients face and made notes regarding the findings and may even draws pictures, which will help him to prepare for surgery

Surgery is normally done under general anaesthesia but the procedure may also be performed under local an aesthesia or sedation. But in both of the cases, the surgery is performed without causing any discomfort to the patient. The surgery starts by giving incision in the hair just above and in front of the ear. The incision is continued around the bottom of the earlobe, behind the ear and into the hair behind the ear.

Surgery is normally done under general anaesthesia but the procedure may also be performed under local an aesthesia or sedation. But in both of the cases, the surgery is performed without causing any discomfort to the patient. The surgery starts by giving incision in the hair just above and in front of the ear. The incision is continued around the bottom of the earlobe, behind the ear and into the hair behind the ear.