What women doesn’t want to be youthful and beautiful forever? Thanks to the development of medicine, this has become possible. The availability of up-to-date equipment and top-class medical services abroad allows performing thousands of plastic surgeries a year.

The leading country in the field of plastic surgery is Turkey. Plastic surgery in Turkey has been incredibly popular among women from all countries in recent years. Facelift in Turkey is one of the most popular procedures among foreign patients.

Benefits of Turkish medicine

The nature of Turkey fascinates with its fantastic landscapes, brings a lot of positive emotions. The beauty of Turkey is unique at any time of the year. Many foreign patients come to Turkey to take advantage of innovative, highly effective, and at the same time affordable procedures to improve their appearance. Plastic surgery in Turkey is one of the best in the world. The main advantage of Turkey is the use of state-of-the-art methods, which:

Minimally invasive.
Have the shortest recovery period.
Demonstrate excellent postoperative results.
Performed in the most modern equipment.

All this has become possible thanks to the innovations, good equipment of the plastic surgery clinics and the vast experience of surgeons who have been trained in the best centers of aesthetic medicine. Many doctors specialize in only one or two types of surgery, for example, perform only rhinoplasty or breast augmentation. This allows them to perfect the skill of a particular operation.

What is a facelift?

The facelift includes a variety of techniques for rejuvenating the face, among which there are both minimally invasive and radical ones. A facelift is recommended for men and women over 40 years because at a younger age the effect of a facelift can be achieved without surgical interventions. With the help of facelift, doctors can successfully cope with the problem of wrinkles, so the face can look 10-12 years younger.

Face aging is often uneven, so a facelift may include:

Brow lift.
Eyelid surgery.
Neck lift.

The good news is that the facelift surgery cost in Turkish medical centers is 20% lower than in European countries.

Types of facelift

There are two types of a facelift in Turkey: the classic and the endoscopic one.

A classic circular facelift involves lifting all areas of the face at once. During the operation, excess skin and subcutaneous fat are removed, resulting in a lifting effect and rejuvenation of facial features. This procedure is performed under general anesthesia.
Endoscopic technique is among the newest methods of plastic surgery. It allows performing the operation with small incisions of 1-2 cm. In addition, it has minimal complications rate and shorter recovery periods. Typical endoscopic facelift intervention requires up to 3 short incisions that are hidden in the scalp or behind the ears.

Opposite to the classic facelift, an endoscopic facelift only redistributes tissue and lifts subcutaneous structures without dissecting the excessive skin. The most suitable age for intervention performing is from 35 to 45 years. It is during this period that visible age-related changes appear, and the condition of subcutaneous tissues and skin allows for risk-free intervention.

Negative effects of a facelift may be associated with hematomas, tissue necrosis, pigment spots. However, in a professional performance of the operational risks of these complications are close to zero.

Recovery

The duration of the rehabilitation period depends on the type of procedure. Recovery lasts from a week to several months. To make the unpleasant sensations minimal, a doctor prescribes special anti-inflammatory drugs, as well as drugs that cool the skin and accelerate its healing.

During the rehabilitation period it is better to avoid:

Visiting solarium.
Visiting the sauna and the pool.
Heavy physical exercises.
Sleeping with a face in the pillow.

Indications and contraindications

The procedure is most often indicated to people aged 40-60 years, although in the practice of experienced surgeons it is not uncommon in patients aged 70 years and over. Modern facelift methods are not traumatic and do not have a harmful effect on the patient's body. Based on the wishes of the patient, a surgeon can perform lifting of one part of the face or of several areas simultaneously.

Indications:

Presence of face folds and deep wrinkles.
Desire to restore the ethereal oval of the face, to perform a forehead lift.
Excess skin around the ears.
Double chin.
Sagging skin in the neck area.
Overhanging eyebrows and upper eyelids.
Bags under the eyes.

Before performing a facelift, the patient's health condition is carefully examined. This allows excluding contraindications for the surgical intervention:

Obesity.
Thyroid diseases.
Acute infectious diseases.
Mental disorders.
Age under 18 years.
Oncological diseases.
Diseases of the blood and hematopoietic system.

How to get treatment abroad?

To undergo treatment abroad, you need to contact a medical tourism operator Booking Health. On the company's website, you can find information about surgery costs in Turkey, as well as see patients' photos before and after surgery. In addition, the company will help with the following tasks: