Natural and less invasive, the mini-facelift is on the rise. Results, price, advantages and disadvantages, we asked a cosmetic surgeon about this trendy surgical technique.
Very popular with celebrities, the mini-facelift or “soft lift” is increasingly in demand among surgeons. Indicated for young patients, for whom botox and hyaluronic acid injections are no longer enough, they are suitable for those who wish to erase the first signs of aging in a very natural and subtle way. His promises? More than a rejuvenating action, a “healthy glow” effect without us being able to detect the fact that we have had a facelift.
Although this technique is becoming more and more popular, it nonetheless remains risk-free and should not be trivialized. THE surgeon Alexandre Koutsomanis agreed to answer our questions about the mini facelift. Advantages, disadvantages, progress of the operation, post-operative care, results and price, he tells us everything about this cosmetic surgery operation.
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The mini-facelift, a less invasive facelift
This is a facelift with “moderate subcutaneous detachment“. Unlike a classic cervicofacial lift, it does not affect the facial muscles which makes the procedure faster, less invasive and less painful. Patients also have fewer bruises and a longer recovery time. short. Beyond the more comfortable post-operative aftermath, the mini-lift offers a more natural result, healthy glow effect. The face appears overall more rejuvenated with slightly lifted cheeks, nasolabial folds, bitter folds and neck smoothed. The results of a mini-facelift are obviously less lasting than a classic facelift: “count on average 5 to 8 years“.
How is the operation carried out for a soft lift?
The operation can be done under general or local anesthesia and usually lasts 2 hours. In all cases, it is an outpatient surgery. The operation is “little see not painful“with surgical consequences”simpler” only for larger facelifts. Healing takes 8 to 12 days.versus 15 to 20 days for major facelifts”. The scars are very discreet, even invisible.in the hair, the times, behind the ear and they can even be treated with laser”. A mini-facelift can also be combined with blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) and/or facial lipostructure, depending on the patient’s needs.
And the price ?
“It all depends on the patient and the condition of her skin, but on average it is between 6000 and 9000 euros compared to 9,000 to 15,000 euros for a classic facelift”.
Thanks to Dr Alexandre Koutsomanisspecialist qualified in plastic and aesthetic surgery by the national council of the order of doctors.
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