Face Lift: Are you a Good Candidate?
Check if You are a Good Candidate for a Face Lift Surgery
What are the qualities of a good candidate for face lift? Are you a good candidate?
This cosmetic procedure cannot be done successfully if you will just go to the doctor and request for it. Not everyone can undergo this surgery because although it is very safe and a lot of people are undergoing it everyday, it is still a medical surgery and still needs utmost caution.
The first criterion to know if you are a good candidate is if you have a supple skin. Face lift involves stretching the facial skin and removing the excess ones so if you don’t have supple skin, you may not get a good result. Even If you’re already in your 50’s, you should have elastic skin for yours surgery.
The next criterion is that you should have a good bone structure. This means that you still have healthy and strong bones underneath your face. If you don’t, then you can ask your doctor a good surgery to improve your bone structure and then after that you can proceed with the face lift. You should give it at most 6 months to recover though before having your next surgery.
More criteria for Face Lift Candidates
Another important criterion is that you should have realistic expectation of what you will look after your cosmetic surgery. Different people will have different result depending on the elasticity of their facial skin and other factors. You should talk with your surgeon on the limitations of this procedure
Of course, you should be healthy when you want undergo face lift procedure. Tell your doctor is you have diabetes or any disease especially any heart problems.
Not everyone can undergo this cosmetic surgery. The best way to know if you are a good candidate is to let your doctor see your facial skin and to talk to you in person.