Your Ultimate Guide to Non-Surgical Facelifts

There has been a real boom in non-surgical procedures in recent years. Due to the little downtime needed, they are very popular with celebrities who need to be discreet and cannot take time away from the public eye to recover.

There are many other reasons why patients prefer to opt for a non-surgical facelift. Some patients have work or family commitments where they can’t take the time off for surgery and the subsequent recovery period.

There are also patients who prefer non-invasive treatments and so actively look for those options.

Sometimes a patient chooses a non-surgical facelift to keep the signs of ageing at bay until they feel ready for surgery.

Non-surgical facelift fillers

The aging process can result in losing volume under the eyes, around the mouth, and in the cheeks, lips, and temples. Problems such as jowls and a skeletal appearance around the eye area can make people wish they could turn back the clock!

Non-surgical fillers can be injected into these areas, plumping up the skin and therefore removing any shadows previously created by the loss of volume.

Fillers can be injected:

Along the jawline to provide more definition
Into the lines that connect the corners of your mouth to your nose
Along the marionette lines which run from the corners of your mouth down to your chin
Into the cheek area

The fillers will immediately provide a more youthful, fresh appearance. Botox is also an option for wrinkle smoothing for a younger appearance.

We use a semi-permanent volumizing filler called Juvéderm® VOLUMA an advanced, cohesive, 3D hyaluronic acid matrix dermal gel, manufactured by Allergan.

Non-surgical facelifts without needles

If you want to avoid the use of needles, there are still options available to you for a non-surgical facelift:

A chemical peel will improve the quality of your skin, tightening it for a more youthful appearance, such as the Cosmedix Peel
A treatment that uses radiofrequency energy or ultrasound energy to tighten the skin, such as Ultherapy

What is Ultherapy?

Ultherapy certainly offers some stunning results - when you see our before and after photos, it can be hard to believe that there has been no surgery involved! Ultherapy can lift the skin to treat mild sagging on the face, neck, and décolletage.

This non-surgical facelift uses ultrasound energy to heat deep tissue deep beneath the surface of the skin. The heating causes the tissues to remodel, forming new collagen and elastin, shrinking and firming - effectively reversing some signs of aging. The skin and deeper muscle layers are firmly tightened.

How does Ultherapy work?

The practitioner can see the tissue underneath the surface of the skin using ultrasound imaging so that they can target focused ultrasound beams on the areas to be treated using a handset. The tissue is then rapidly heated.

Ultherapy is the only FDA-cleared procedure to 'lift' skin on hard-to-treat areas using ultrasound.

How painful is Ultherapy?

The experience varies from patient to patient, but you need to expect some mild to moderate pain during the 60-90-minute treatment.

Any pain is minimised by administering painkillers.

Gas and air can also be administered if needed to help with any moments where it becomes more difficult.

Once the treatment has finished there is happily no pain, recovery, or downtime.

It is worth noting that patients keep returning for treatment after treatment as they are so delighted with the results - so the discomfort felt when having it done is worth it!

The face looks instantly tighter and it will just keep on looking better as the months go by. In fact, the best results are around six to eight months after the treatment. So if you have a big event that you can plan in advance for, this is really beneficial.

How long do the effects of a non-surgical facelift last?

How long the results last depends on the type of non-surgical facelift treatment you choose. Whereas a surgical facelift typically lasts 10 years, non-surgical treatments will need to be done regularly to maintain the results.

Non-surgical facelifts are a temporary fix.

With fillers, it depends on where they have been injected. If there is a lot of movement in that area of the face, the fillers will disappear more quickly. You will be able to tell when you need a top-up.

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Many thanks to the author Mr Alex Karidis who is the UK's leading cosmetic surgeon from the Karidis Clinic which is the home of leading surgical and non-surgical aesthetic treatments in the heart of St John's Wood.

The flagship clinic offers the very best in treatments, procedures, and thorough patient care provided by a carefully hand-picked team.

Your Ultimate Guide to Non-surgical Facelifts

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