Toronto Facelift Glossary – The Words You Need to Know
This Toronto facelift glossary will be invaluable in helping you understand the procedure, as it explains the words you need to know.
Whether it is due to a loss of facial fat, the natural effects of gravity, sun damage, stress, or smoking, over time the youthful contours in the face begin to change, which often results in the development of loose, excess skin, jowls, and deep folds between the nose and the corners of the mouth. Luckily, facelift surgery can successfully turn back the hands of time, restoring a more youthful appearance to the face. Due to the dramatic results it delivers, this procedure is quickly gaining popularity among both men and women.
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Anaesthesia: This refers to the gases or drugs used during the operation to ensure that the patient does not experience any pain or sensation. Depending on the extent of the procedure, face-lift surgery can be performed under a general or local anaesthetic.
Royal College-certified surgeon: It is crucial to select a Royal College-certified surgeon for your Toronto facelift. This ensures that the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons has verified that the plastic surgeon has the education, experience, and qualifications necessary to perform this procedure.
General anaesthesia: A form of anaesthetic, which places the patient into a carefully controlled state of unconsciousness for the length of the operation. To ensure the patient’s comfort, in most cases Toronto face lift surgery is performed under a general anaesthetic.
Hematoma/seroma: These terms are used to describe the pooling of blood beneath the skin, which can occur following surgery. However, it is important to be aware that this is an extremely rare occurrence.
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Intravenous sedation: IV sedation refers to sedatives, which are injected into a vein prior to the procedure to aid in the patient’s relaxation.
Jowls: This term refers to the lax skin, which often develops at the sides of the chin.
Local anaesthesia: A form of anaesthetic that is injected directly into the site of the procedure to numb the skin prior to the operation.
Nasolabial fold: The nasolabial fold refers to the skin creases, which runs from the nose to the corners of the mouth. Over time, these creases can become much deeper and more pronounced, which prompts many individuals to consider face-lift surgery.
Rhytidectomy: This is the technical term to describe facelift surgery, a procedure designed to reverse undesirable signs of aging such as wrinkles and sagging skin in the jowls, mid-face, and neck.
SMAS: The superficial musculo-aponeurotic system describes the tissue beneath the skin but above the facial muscles, which is frequently repositioned during facelift surgery to restore the facial contours.
Subperiosteal: This facelift technique involves making a deeper dissection to improve the facial contour by elevating the cheek tissue.
Sutures: Often referred to as stitches, sutures are used to close incision sites, joining the wound’s edges by stitching.
Tear trough: The tear trough refers to the deep creases that can develop beneath the lower eyelids.
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