A facelift is better for correcting jowls.
In the field of facial plastic surgery, the jowl – the fold of skin and subcutaneous adipose tissue that drops down from the jawline – is the primary reason why a face looks old. As the jowl lies right where the mid-face and the neck meet, patients naturally get confused about which procedure would be more successful in its removal. On the one hand, each procedure can be seen as addressing the lower face, but their anatomical routes and main targets differ greatly.
At Lin Health Europe Clinic, we consider jawline improvements as “high-precision” tasks. The surgeon, in order to make the jawline border both sharp and continuous, should tackle the lowering of the cheek fatty tissue and the loosening of the SMAS (Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System). For our foreign patients coming to Turkey, it is crucial to be able to distinguish between a facelift and a neck lift so as to choose the one that will most efficiently “wipe away” the jowls and bring back the look of youth.
The Facelift: The Main Instrument for Jowl Adjustment
In the eyes of clinicians, a facelift (lower rhytidectomy) is the main and final treatment for jowls. This is because the major cause of jowls is the falling of the facial tissues. A facelift lifts the SMAS layer both vertically and laterally. In this way, the cheekbones slightly raise the jowls again, and the skin is stretched not only along the jawline but also thalong e side of the face.
At Lin Health Europe Clinic, our surgeons in Turkey combine facelift with deep-plane techniques that result in more natural and long-lasting lifting compared with the traditional skin-only methods. Communicating with the patients and making them understand that the jowl is the result of that outside tissue dropping really helps the doctor confirm that their immediate environment understands. We provide our patients with a sharp, defined jawline that lasts for years. Choosing our elite facility ensures that your facelift is performed with the highest anatomical precision level available in the global medical market.
The Neck Lift: Enhancing Lower Border of the Mandible
A neck lift is a surgical procedure whose main goal is to correct the muscle lines vertically at the neck and the skin of the neck hanging (turkey neck), but it also plays a great role in the definition of the jawline. The neck keeps the structural foundation of the lower face through the platysma muscle. The neck lift by pulling the neck tissue to the area behind the ears creates secondary tension which can lessen the effect of minor jowling.
Though if a patient has large jowls, then a neck-lift-only procedure might not provide a flawless result. At Lin Health Europe Clinic, we usually say that a neck lift is the right complement to a facelift. Our team of physicians in Turkey promptly combines these two types of procedures to be sure that the face-neck transition is perfect and the sharp jawline is brought to the fore. Our clinic is the best place for people who are not ready to make any aesthetic outcome compromises.
Face and Neck Lift: The Perfect Solution
Most people in their fifties and sixties have jowls, along with sagging cheeks and loose skin of the neck. In such situations, the best approach may be to perform a combination of cervicofacial rhytidectomy (Facelift + Neck Lift). By lifting the jowls up vertically and, with the neck muscles firmly fixed, a tight two-way effect is created that completely redefines the lower third of the face.
The Lin Health Europe Clinic team in Turkey is famous for such high-def transformations. We make tiny skin incisions that are quite invisible when healed and are hidden in the natural curves of the ear, so one cannot spot the operation, only the result of it. Our dedication to the perfection of the surgical procedures is the reason why we are the first choice for international patients looking for a complete rejuvenation of their jawline and neck profile.
Fat and Water Retention
There are times when jowls are caused by an accumulation of adipose tissue under the skin on the jawline. To get the best possible result, our surgeons integrate micro-liposuction into the procedure quite often. This way, the specialists not only remove the local fat but also tighten the skin, which will prevent the jowls from reappearing at the very least for a long time. Also, handling post-surgery edema (swelling) is essential to see the final jawline, which is sharp.
Turkey patients of Lin Health Europe Clinic are given special compression garments and anti-inflammatory measures to take so that the swelling will go down quickly and evenly. Our clinic is equipped with such modern technology that it can operate neocollagenesis, besides tissue healing which is just what you desire from your new jawline – to be firm as well as stable. We here at Lin Health Europe Clinic are very proud to provide a medically sound recovery environment, which is far from being ordinary in the aesthetic field.
Lin Health Europe Clinic Standards at Turkey
At Lin Health Europe Clinic, we think that a good facelift or neck lift should look like it has never even been done. We at the Turkey facility are a medical excellence haven where we mix the art of aesthetics with the science of surgical safety. We work in the first-class, JCI-accredited hospitals, and that is the way we show our commitment to providing every international patient with the most luxurious experience.
Going to Lin Health Europe Clinic means choosing the most excellent hands in Turkey. Our surgeons are globally recognized specialists who put the patient’s well-being and natural-looking results first. You will be provided with professional care and luxury hospitality which made us the number one name in facial rejuvenation, right from your first consultation until your last follow-up. It is our pleasure to guide you to a distinguished, young-looking jawline through the world-class team we have here.
Frequently Asked Questions About Jowls
A facelift is mostly the elective procedure for jowls as it lifts the sagging mid-face tissue vertically. Nevertheless, a neck lift is the most appropriate one if the double chin/glide of fat under the chin is the issue and at Lin Health Europe Clinic we combine the two for a total jawline curve transformation in Turkey.
A typical SMAS or deep-plane facelift can give you around 10-15 years of rejuvenation. Aging will go on, but your jawline will continue to look tighter in comparison to the case without surgery at Lin Health Europe Clinic.
The majority of the patients say it feels like “tightness” or “soreness” rather than a sharp pain. Our staff in Turkey will provide you with top-notch pain management to make sure you are comfortable during the initial healing period.
Though non-surgical procedures such as fillers or threads may help in case of very mild jowling, a surgical lift in Turkey is the only clinical option for definitive, long-lasting results.
True nerve damage might be signaled by a long loss of muscular function, e.g., the lip drooping. Lin Health Europe Clinic, Turkey, We put safety first by choosing neuro-safe surgical procedures so that even after your surgery in Turkey, you will have a natural & expressive face.
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