Non-Surgical Facelift: Achieving a Lifted Look Without Surgery
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This pursuit of immortal youth has been ongoing for centuries and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Happily, though, it doesn’t have to be a comprehensive, oceanic search for the Fountain of Youth. Other options for young consumers these days exist, including visits to the plastic surgeon and a variant of the age-old facelift.
But what about those of us who would rather retain our youthful brightness without undergoing plastic surgery? Are there viable non-surgical cosmetic procedures that can usurp the surgeon’s scalpel? The answer is yes.
In our blog below, we’ll discuss more non-surgical facelifts and why they’re the best option to achieve a lifted look without surgery.
What is a Non-Surgical Facelift?
The non-surgical facelift is a generic term used to refer to any of a wide range of non-surgical procedures to firm and lift the facial skin that “has shrunk” with time. This loss of volume usually occurs around the cheeks, lips, temples, behind the eyes, and under the mouth.
Facial rejuvenation without surgery often utilizes dermal fillers to augment volume loss, or even lift the skin without adding any volume. It gives you a smoother, more youthful, vibrant look without the threat of general anaesthesia, open-ended scars, or long recovery periods.
Normally, the average non-surgical facelift takes anywhere from a few minutes to an hour. You can see the difference after 3-4 months, or even two years, depending on what treatment you received. Additionally, itching and other reactions are typically mild and temporary.
Options When Getting a Non-Surgical Facelift
Dermal Fillers
Dermal fillers, as we mentioned above, are injectable facial fillers that tighten and plump the old skin. These can smooth out the lines and wrinkles, or tighten and firm the cheeks, lips, and other parts of the face.
Perhaps the most well-known of these injectable dermal fillers is botulinum toxin (Botox). Botox is a sterilised bacteria serum, administered under the skin, that interrupts muscle activity to reduce or remove wrinkles and lines.
Injectable dermal fillers along with Botox are JUVEDERM, Radiesse, and Restylane. All of these fillers contain hyaluronic acid, an organic compound that hydrates and plumps your skin. All are non-invasive and can lengthen the face however the patient wants.
Ultherapy
Skin, as it gets older, becomes looser and loses elasticity. Surgical facelifts might tighten the skin, but do nothing to maintain elasticity. Another non-surgical facelift procedure that can more completely rejuvenate the skin and give you a plumper, younger-looking face is Ultherapy.
Ultherapy produces heat and energy using ultrasound waves (similar to those used to track pregnancies) to stimulate naturally occurring elastin and collagen production, and rebuild the skin from within.
Problems especially conducive to Ultherapy include an assortment of chin-related complaints, such as double chins and hanging jowls. It takes up to an hour and is virtually unattended, with outcomes lasting six months.
Thread Lift
An aesthetic thread lift is a lot less invasive than a surgical facelift in which you make an incision and pull skin to lift it. Ultra-fine, absorbent threads sewn into the skin will lift and tighten addressed areas.
While thread lifts and tightens the skin, by doing so it encourages collagen production in the affected area through the body’s own healing process. This collagen is also a source of growth factors which are responsible for keeping your skin looking its best.
The effects of a thread lift last between one and three years. If we only go by the amount of surgeries done each year, finding a younger face is clearly an ongoing pursuit for most patients.
Suitable Candidates For a Non-Surgical Facelift
Non-surgical facelifts are a treatment to consider for those who don’t have severe to moderate skin laxity to manage. They want the kind of extreme lifting and peeling that cosmetic surgery offers without the cutting.
Though the risks associated with non-surgical facelifts are very small, it can pose a risk to pregnant, medically fragile, or medication-dependent women.
Only a professional plastic surgeon can tell you if you’re suitable for non-surgical facelifts. Before you go, seek advice from the local plastic surgeons who are ABCS certified. ABCS Diplomats also have a lot of knowledge about both surgical and non-surgical cosmetic surgeries, and they can guide you on which one is best for you.
Popular Technology & Treatments Used During a Non-Surgical Facelift
Skin Tightening by Ultrasound
Skin tightening injections sometimes involve concentrating ultrasound energy that warms up the skin at certain depths and points in order to produce collagen and tighten the skin. Treatments are administered through a handheld machine, which waves the ultrasound waves through the skin.
Ultrasound technology has been used in medicine for decades, making ultrasound tightening a safe procedure. It works on older patients who desire an invasive mini facelift and younger patients who wish to preserve their natural contour and delay skin looseness as they age.
- Ultherapy, the brand with the most popularity, is FDA-approved for use on the chest, neck, chin, and brow.
- Designed for patients seeking to address early aging signs on the neck and face.
- Prevents facelift surgery when necessary.
- Treatments are 30-90 minutes in duration, with no breaks.
- Patients might feel mild discomfort during the transmission of ultrasound energy.
- The side effects are generally low, which may include temporary numbness, bruising, or redness.
- These benefits are visible after 2-3 months and up to a year of effective home skin care.
RF Treatments (Radiofrequency)
Even radiofrequency energy can be used to warm the skin and induce collagen production. RF targets epidermal tissue, unlike ultrasounds, in an attempt to make it look firmer. Sub-brand treatments may include Thermage, Renuvion, Morpheus8, and Exilis.
Like ultrasounds, RF treatment can smoothen and tighten skin in both the elderly and younger patients to avoid surgical lifting.
- FDA-approved options treat the neck, face, hands, and body.
- These are office-based treatments that are generally very comfortable, don’t take any downtime, and leave no scars.
- The majority of Radiofrequency-only treatments are harmless for many types of skin.
- Others, like EmbraceRF, are subdermal and mostly require only a very slight incision under local anesthesia.
- Efficacy starts to emerge over time and because RF acts on collagen production, it increases in the months after treatment has occurred.
- RF microneedling is a technology that enables surgeons to combine microneedling and RF in order to increase collagen & elastin production and penetrate deeper layers of skin.
- The most beneficial outcome may be achieved in 2–6 treatments.
Wrapping It Up
Facelifts without surgery are a fairly recent minimally invasive surgery for patients that wish to undergo a dramatic non-surgical transformation. Botox, dermal fillers, thread lifts, and ultrasounds are done to sculpt wrinkles, tone skin, elongate face, and flatten the skin.
Non-surgical facelifts are immediate, affordable, provide one-on-one care, and more! Non-invasive facelifts are completely harmless, but there are always risks and side effects, mostly of the minor sort and temporary in nature. If you need a less dramatic solution, then the non-surgical facelift is a great option.
Non Surgical Facelift: FAQ
1. What is a non-surgical facelift?
A non-surgical facelift refers to any non-surgical procedure that loosens, tightens, and rejuvenates your skin. Botox, fillers, ultrasounds, or laser treatments smooth out the face with no surgery required.
2. How are nonsurgical facelifts performed?
Non-surgical facelifts make your face look more dynamic, less saggy, tighten skin, and enhance the appearance of your face. Botox injections numb and fill pores, dermal fillers plump up the cheeks or the alveolar space, and laser and ultrasound treatments release collagen to firm the skin.
3. What are non-surgical facelift treatments?
Botox, dermal fillers, thread lift, ultherapy, laser and PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) are the non-surgical facelift options.
4. How long does a non-surgical facelift last?
Non-surgical facelifts have varying outcomes: Botox 3–6 months, dermal fillers 6 months-2 years, ultherapy 1 year, and thread lifts 1–2 years, depending on treatments.
5. Are non-surgical facelifts safe?
Non-surgical facelifts aren’t harmful, so as long as you’re getting one from a certified and licensed professional, serious complications are rare.
6. Who can get a non-surgical facelift?
Anyone willing to put the extra mile before the surgery can take advantage of it. It’s great for those that are starting to experience some mild to moderate sagging, lines, and volume loss in several areas. Express your concerns to a doctor and ask whether or not you are a candidate for treatments.
7. What if I have a combination of non-surgical treatments?
Sometimes several non-surgical treatments are combined to complete for those wanting a more desired look. You can even pair botox with dermal fillers or Ultherapy, for example, to add a little lift and revitalization. Your doctor will diagnose a treatment regimen that will work for you.
8. How soon will I see results of a non-surgical facelift?
Botox or dermal fillers may take days or weeks, while with Ultherapy, you will notice improvement after 1-2 months because collagen production begins to increase.
