According to statistics, 1.8 million cosmetic surgeries and 15.5 million minimally invasive procedures were performed just in the United States in 2016. Among the four most popular were eyelid surgery and face-lift. This only proves that cosmetic surgery is becoming more popular year in, year out, but it’s also evolving in many ways, providing patients with outstanding results. However, some surgeries have become more popular than others, and we’re here to give you a brief overview of five of them.
Brow Lift
A brow lift or forehead lift reduces the horizontal wrinkle lines across the forehead. Furthermore, it’s a great procedure for removing the wrinkles that appear on the bridge of the nose. Sagging brows are problem for many people, and brow lift solves it immediately by raising them. It also lifts the eyebrows to a youthful position, providing the patient with a great-looking face. There is a number of techniques for this type of surgery, and some will raise the brow and smooth the forehead, while others can lower a high hairline and improve facial balance.
Facelift
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Many people who are dealing with too obvious signs of aging in the face and neck often opt for rhytidectomy, i.e. a facelift. When the aging process commences, the skin on the face starts to relax which causes sagging. This is the reason why many people turn to facial cosmetic surgeons to bring their youthful and glowing skin back. Some other signs of aging that a facelift successfully improves are deepening of the fold lines between thecorner of the mouth and nose, jowls, excess fat of the neck, and loose skin on the neck. However, it’s important to remember that while rhytidectomy has the ability to rejuvenate the skin, it cannot stop the aging process itself.
Neck Lift
Lower rhytidectomy removes the excess of fat and tightens the relaxed skin in the lower face. Aging triggers muscles in the neck to bend, causing an unattractive appearance. A double chin, excess wrinkling of the neck and jowl lines appear since the muscles are no longer as tight. This is where a neck lift comes in and successfully tightens the skin on the neck providing a youthful look. While the face may still look young, the skin on the neck will give out the age, so it’s best to go under the knife and make the neck area match the upper facial appearance again.
Eyelid Surgery
A surgical procedure that improves the appearance of the eyelids is blepharoplasty. Eyelid surgery can be performed on the upper lids, lower lids or both, depending on the condition of the patient. Sometimes the patients need it due to aesthetic reasons; while sometimes the problem may be of a functional nature. Furthermore, blepharoplasty is a great way to get a rejuvenated look. If you’re facing loose or saggy skin that impairs your vision, you should consult a facial cosmetic surgeon about having an eyelid surgery. Sometimes, the eyelids may look puffy due to fatty deposits in them, which also calls for a surgical intervention. Fine wrinkles, excess skin and bags under the eyes can also be a good reason to go under the knife and have a blepharoplasty.
Rhinoplasty
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Nose reshaping is one of the most popular surgical procedures in the world. Patients who feel that their nose is not proportional to the rest of the face opt for this procedure. Furthermore, rhinoplasty is a great solution for levelling the nose humps or depressions on the bridge, making the nose tip or nostrils smaller, and creating a nosesymmetrical to the rest of the face. However, aside from the aesthetic problems, rhinoplasty also fixes the problem of deviated septum.
Final thoughts
Plastic surgery is becoming more affordable and effective every year. This is precisely the reason why so many people choose to go under the knife and improve their physical appearance. It’s no longer a taboo to talk about plastic surgery, and much less to have it, which only encourages both the surgeons to develop new techniques, and the patients to try them out.
