Liquid facelift aims to have face-lifting effects. As a non-surgical facelift procedure, it can give you a younger-looking face by reducing the sagging cheekbones, drooping eyebrows, and saggy skin around the eyes and chin.
What is Liquid Face Lift?
A liquid facelift is a non-surgical facelift procedure in which various ingredients are injected under the skin to improve mild and moderate saggy skin and reduce wrinkles. While the skin loses its volume with age, the skin around cheekbones and jaw gets affected too. This is caused by a decrease in the production of substances such as collagen and elastin beneath the skin that support these areas.
The liquid facelift procedure aims to replace substances such as collagen and elastin, which decrease in level over time. So you get a natural skin rejuvenation and tightening without an incision on the skin or invasive intervention. During the liquid thread facelift procedure, which can be done without anesthesia because it does not require an incision, liquid substances are injected into the saggy skin and the areas that are needed to be improved. Thus, it helps improve sagging and wrinkles around the cheeks, chin, eye contour, and lips, resulting in facial rejuvenation. This procedure can also be performed on the neck and hands.
How is Liquid Face Lift Performed?
Before the liquid facelift procedure, your doctor will examine you and identify the problems in your skin. Since everyone has a different genetic makeup and gets exposed to various environmental factors, the deformed and saggy skin areas differ. After your doctor determines the areas that will benefit from the injections, he/she decides which substances to apply. Hyaluronic acid, which is a natural building block of the connective tissue, is generally preferred for a liquid facelift procedure. In addition to hyaluronic acid, calcium hydroxyapatite and polycaprolactone are also fillers used in a liquid facelift.
The filling materials also depend on the application area, and your doctor can apply various filling materials to different areas during the same procedure. Plus, both cheekbones and under eyes can be treated on the same day. After this procedure, which does not require an incision and takes about 15 to 30 minutes, you do not need to stay in the hospital and can return to your daily life immediately. Besides, since the injections may cause slight pain, your doctor may apply a local anesthetic cream to numb the application area before the procedure.
Who Can Get Liquid Face Lift?
The people who will benefit most from a liquid facelift are those who have mild to moderate saggy skin. If the sagging and wrinkles are severe, the person will rather benefit more from the facelift surgery. Besides, some health conditions pose an obstacle to this treatment. It is recommended that people with diabetes, people with blood clotting problems, and people who have certain autoimmune diseases do not have this treatment.
How Long Do The Liquid Face Lift’s Effects Last?
How long the liquid facelift will last depends on such factors as the filler and the degree of sagging and deformation in the face. However, the effects of this procedure usually decrease within a few years.
Side Effects of Liquid Face Lift
Side effects of liquid facelift are usually mild. Although uncomfortable side effects are rare unlike facelift surgery, mild bruising is possible. Avoiding blood thinners before and after the procedure will minimize bruising. Besides, you should inform your doctor if you use food supplements, vitamins, and herbal teas before the procedure to eliminate such side effects.
You can also feel pain and swelling in your face after the procedure. You do not need to worry about such side effects as they go away shortly after the surgery. However, in rare cases, more serious side effects such as bacterial infections and allergic reactions may occur. But still, you can prevent side effects as long as you follow your doctor’s instructions.
You may not be satisfied with the results of the liquid facelift In this case, if hyaluronic acid is used, this will not be a problem. A substance called hyaluronidase dissolves hyaluronic acid and eliminates its effects. So good news is that you do not have to put up with undesirable results of this procedure for years.
