In the United States, cosmetic procedures are on the rise, continuing to become more and more popular, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. In 2010, 13.1 million cosmetic procedures were performed on both males and females of various ethnicities and demographics. Of those, a whopping 88% were non-surgical in nature. Non-surgical and minimally invasive facial rejuvenation procedures are gaining even more popularity in my practice for good reasons.
What are the advantages? Firstly, non-surgical and minimally invasive age reversing procedures are relatively painless. Second, local anesthesia, rather than general anesthesia (“going under”) is typically used. These treatments not only take less time for me to perform than traditional surgery, they offer decreased down-time to my patients translating to less time taken off from work. Side effects typically are minimal, if any – minor swelling, redness, or light bruising – which generally disappears within a day or two. Results can be seen almost immediately. There is far less chance of scarring or infection, since these procedures are done with the least amount of cutting possible.
I developed the SLUPlift – a mini-suture facelift at the request of my international and US based patients who did not want to undergo a long recovery face often associated with traditional full facelift surgery. The SLUPlift mini-suture facelift is a good choice and very popular with my male and female patients wanting a quicker, virtually painless procedure that gives them a more youthful look, but does not take them away from work or other life activities for extended amounts of time.
The procedure takes less time than traditional facelifting surgery, and involves a tiny incision in the front and back of the earlobe. Then, the skin is elevated just in front of the earlobe and the jowl area is tightened. Perhaps the most attractive part of this procedure is that it is done under local anesthesia with an average recovery time of only a few days, and results are instantaneous. Swelling and bruising are minimal, and scarring is virtually nonexistent. The SLUPLift provides long lasting, natural looking results due to my surgical technique – making this procedure quite advantageous over other face lift threading procedures which only give you good results for a few years at most.
To see proven results and learn more about the minimally invasive SLUPLift mini face lift, visit http://www.sluplift.com.
