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Facelift

The term facelift still has people retreating. We have visions of dreadful wind swept faces, staring at us from expressionless eyes. Poor Mickey Rourke, or if you're a rocker - Axl Rose!

They have the money to choose the best, but they look like they've had a facelift (badly!). This just goes to prove that it is not how much you pay for your surgery! It's choosing the right surgeon.

Dr McGovern has been performing facial rejuvenation surgery on men and women since 1994.

Facelift surgery was once the domain of movie stars and rock stars, but these days facelift surgery for men has become more widely accepted and more commonly performed.

A good facelift is one that is not recognised as such. An experienced surgeon can help you to look "refreshed" rather than "operated on".

A facelift (technically known as rhytidectomy) can't permanently halt the ageing process, but it can lift those sagging soft tissues back to a more youthful position.

Facelift surgery effectively removes excess fat, tightens underlying muscles, and redrapes the skin of your face and neck. A facelift can be done alone, or in conjunction with other procedures such as a forehead lift, eyelid surgery, or nose reshaping.

With the advent of " Extreme Makover" and similar television programmes, more and more men are choosing to have multiple procedures performed at the same time. We are all time poor these days, so this is a time efficient way of looking at surgery.

If you're considering a facelift, this web site will give you a basic understanding of the procedure, when it can help, how it's performed, and what results you can expect. It can't answer all of your questions, since a lot depends on the individual.

If you have further questions, feel free to e-mail your enquiries or freecall us on 1 8000 8000 1 to take advantage of our free consultation.

The best candidate for a facelift is a man who is fit and healthy but whose face and neck have begun to sag. Most men are in their forties to sixties, but facelifts can be done successfully on people in their seventies or eighties, as long as you are fit and healthy.

A facelift can make you look younger and fresher, and it may enhance your self-confidence in the process. But it can't give you a totally different look, nor can it restore the health and vitality of your youth.

Before you decide to have surgery, think carefully about your expectations and discuss them with Dr McGovern.

When a facelift is performed by a qualified plastic surgeon, complications are infrequent and usually minor. Still, individuals vary greatly in their anatomy, their physical reactions, and their healing abilities, and the outcome is never completely predictable.

Complications that can occur include haematoma (a collection of blood under the skin that must be removed by the surgeon), injury to the nerves that control facial muscles (this is temporary in 1 in 150 cases and permanent in less than 1 in 1000 facelifts, according to the plastic surgical literature), infection, and reactions to the anaesthesia. Poor healing of the skin (and even death of part of it) is most likely to affect smokers. Numbness of one ear occurs in about 1 in 100 facelifts.

You can reduce your risks by closely following Dr McGovern's advice both before and after surgery. We strongly recommend preparing yourself prior to surgery with nutritional supplements.

Facelifts are very individualised procedures. In your initial consultation Dr McGovern will evaluate your face, including the skin and underlying bone struture, your pattern of facial ageing, and discuss your goals for  surgery.

He will check for medical conditions that could cause problems during or after surgery, such as uncontrolled high blood pressure, blood clotting problems, or the tendency to form excessive scars.

 Be sure to tell him if you smoke or are taking any drugs or medications, especially aspirin or other drugs that affect clotting.

Dr McGovern performs facelift procedures at the Sunshine Coast private Hospital. You will be given a general anaesthetic and will require one to two nights in hospital.

Don't hesitate to ask Dr McGovern any questions you may have, especially those regarding your expectations and concerns about the results.

You will be given specific instructions on how to prepare for surgery, including guidelines on eating and drinking, smoking, and taking or avoiding certain vitamins and medications.

If you smoke, it's especially important to stop at least three weeks before and after surgery. Smoking inhibits blood flow to the skin, and can interfere with the healing of your incision areas.

If your hair is very short, you might want to let it grow out before surgery, so that it's long enough to hide the scars while they heal. If you colour your hair, have this done just before surgery as you won't want to do so for some weeks afterward.

Changing your hairstyle radically after your surgery will help to disguise your recent facelift. This can be as simple as growing your hair longer prior.

You should arrange for someone to drive you home after your surgery, and you will need a hand at home for at least the first week.

Temporal lift

This procedure is a variation on a facelift and uses incisions placed in the hairline at the temples only. The tissues are moved to the side and diagonally up and away from the centre of the face.

Temporal facelift is suitable for men who have jowling in the upper face and heavy lines running from the nose down to the side of the mouth, but do not have a problem with their neck.

Most men presenting for this procedure are in their forties to sixties, but temporal facelifts can be done successfully on people in their seventies or eighties, as long as you are fit and healthy and the problem area does not include your lower face.

Temporal Facelift surgery is performed under general anaesthetic and may be performed as a day procedure. The procedure takes around 2 hours and can be combined with other procedures.