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Mini-Face Lifts: A Mini-Solution to Facial Aging

By: Dark Sith A mini-face lift is a face lift alternative best suited for younger patients. Like non-surgical face lifts, mini-face lifts usually have only a short recovery time, which is why they are popularly referred to as "weekend face lifts". They can be tailored to fix specific problem spots of the patient. Mini-face lifts are very flexible and can focus on treatment of specific facial area parts, as well as the neck and the jaw area.

Patients who have an excessive amount of skin around the neck and jaw line, as well as those who show aging in their mid-face, are the best candidates for mini-face lifts. Unlike traditional face lifts, which require incisions around the ears and along the hairline, mini face lifts only require small incisions. Some mini-face lift procedures don't even require any skin removal.

In a typical mini-face lift operation, an incision under the chin is made for a liposuction-like effect on the neck and jaw area. This step is also taken to tighten the neck muscle. Sometimes, a chin implant is also inserted to accentuate the jaw line. Another type of mini-face lift is called "endoscopic." It involves making incisions behind the hairline and inside the mouth, which lifts the skin tissue and facial muscles.

The procedure is more effective if it is performed early because it can prevent signs of aging. Mini-face lifts are more suitable for people who are in their 20s or 30s. After a mini-face procedure, the patient should look constantly youthful.

As was mentioned, the recovery time for a mini face lift is really fast. It can be as short as four or five days. However, despite its less complicated procedure than a full face lift, mini-face lifts can also pose some hazards. For example, mini-face lift patients who undergo excess skin cutting can experience nerve-damage, bleeding, and hematoma, which happens when blood collects under the skin.