1. How to choose the right facelift surgeon?

Choose a plastic surgeon specializing in the face!
For Dr. Hayot, it’s essential to choose a practitioner with in-depth knowledge of facial rejuvenation techniques and anatomy. Only a hyper-specialist will be able to achieve a natural result without giving the “ultra lifted” and “overdrawn” look of American stars in the 90s.

For this renowned plastic surgeon, “a facelift that looks lifted is a facelift that fails! His hyper-specialization means he has a thorough understanding of the aging process. “It’s all about not pulling the skin too much, and not removing too much material to retain a face’s personality and not alter facial expressions. ”

2. Which mini lift to choose?

Choosing the right facelift for your aging process
To find the facelift that best suits your face, it’s essential to schedule a consultation with your plastic surgeon. He or she will make a precise diagnosis, and should be able to give you a precise estimate during this initial consultation.

Depending on your age, skin texture and the degree of skin ptosis, the plastic surgeon will recommend a mini-lift, eyebrow tweezers or the use of tensor threads.

3. What is the postoperative course of a mini face lift?

Mini-lifting is a fast, painless surgical procedure
Mini-lifting is a fast procedure performed in the operating room under general or local anesthesia. The operation takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. The face is slightly oedematous and may show some bruising in the days following the procedure. However, it is not necessary to spend a night in the clinic, and patients can generally go home a few hours after waking up.

De-socialization does not exceed 7 to 10 days. Allow around a week’s professional leave to enable you to appear in public without any marks on your face.

During this period, the use of a covering make-up can avoid any social eviction.

4. What precautions should I take after my facelift?

Rest and tranquillity to avoid the risks associated with a minilift
A facial minilift requires a few precautions in the days and weeks following the procedure:

• Avoid strenuous sports for at least 1 month, until the wound has healed properly.
• Avoid water and/or steam environments (e.g. steam rooms) to reduce the risk of infection.
• Avoid foods that require heavy chewing for the first few days after the lower facelift to avoid pain (the same applies to tightening threads until the fibrosis stage 2 to 3 weeks after the procedure).
• Protect your skin from the sun to avoid the risk of depigmentation or hyperpigmentation of scars and hematomas.

5. Where are the scars from a mini-facelift?

Mini lift scars are discreet and disappear quickly!
Docteur Hayot, an expert in facial rejuvenation techniques in Paris, guarantees his patients definitive, optimal results. His mini-facelift technique keeps scars to a minimum. Generally placed in front of the ear and delicately concealed, the scar is only a few millimeters long. Gone are the overly visible scars of the classic facelift, which took up the entire contour of the face and even nestled in the hair!

Another advantage is that minilift stitches are absorbable and eventually fall out on their own!

6. For complete facial rejuvenation, what other aesthetic medicine treatments should I combine with a facelift?

Botox® injections, hyaluronic acid, tensor threads… can be combined with the minilift!
The mini face lift can be combined with Botox® injections in the eyebrows, to brighten and open up the eyes. Botulinum toxin can eliminate frown lines (between the eyebrows), crow’s feet and all wrinkles around the mouth (smoker’s lines).

The mini-lift can also be complemented by the action of hyaluronic acid to fill in hollow circles, temples or cheekbones to recreate facial volumes that have melted away.

Finally, your plastic surgeon may suggest the use of tensor threads to complete your facial minilift. These threads can be used to tighten the oval of the face or to counteract sagging skin on the forehead, eyelids or neck. The placement of tensor threads after a facelift is generally more painful, depending on where they are positioned and the technique used.

For further information on the technique, please contact Dr Hayot