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The Lift Plus is for lifting
of midface, lower face and neck.
The Lift-Plus is a variation of The Lift,
which is used for patients that have excess loose skin. The
main difference between the Lift-Plus and the standard Lift
is that the excess loose skin is removed at the time of The
Lift.
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How does The Lift-Plus Work? |
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Multiple, fine sutures are used to lift and
support sagging skin on the face and neck. The sutures used
in The Lift-Plus are looped, by way of small hollow needles,
to the sagging muscle layer which supports the face and neck.
The other ends of the sutures are anchored to firm tissue
behind the ear or in the scalp, lifting and holding the soft
tissue in the corrected position. Excess skin is removed through
a fine incision along the ear. The incision is placed carefully
so as to be as imperceptible as possible.
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What are the Advantages of The Lift-Plus?
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Effective
The experience of Dr Szalay is that The Lift-Plus is a very
effective method of tightening a sagging neck, jowl, cheek
or eyebrow. Dr Szalay feels that the Lift-Plus is more effective
than an S-Lift.
Appearance
The Lift-Plus provides an aesthetically pleasing facial
rejuvenation which is very natural in appearance.
Safety
The sutures used in The Lift-Plus are made of prolene, a biocompatible
material that has been used for many years safely as a permanent
suture in many forms of surgery including facial surgery.
Because there is much less skin undermining with The Lift-Plus
than a conventional facelift, there is greater safety with
respect to skin healing with The Lift-Plus.
Recovery
Once again, because of less skin undermining with The Lift-Plus
than a conventional facelift there is less bruising and swelling.
Most patients being able to return to normal activities after
10 to 14 days.
Longlasting
The Lift-Plus should last several years. The sutures will
not break because multiple sutures are inserted which all
support each other nd add to the strength of the lift.
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What is The Lift-Plus Procedure Like? |
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Before the procedure, a sedative is given so that the patient
feels very relaxed, anaesthetic is then injected to numb the
area. The anaesthetic also helps to lift the underlying tissue
and shrink the blood vessels to that the surgery is almost bloodless.
An S shaped incision is placed along the natural curve of the
ear and then slightly forward, beneath the sideburn. The underlying
muscle layer (SMAS) is then tightened and carefully repaired
whilst excess skin is removed. A compression bandage is then
worn for 3 days. After 3 days, patients can remove the bandage,
wash their hair and apply antibiotic ointment. Sutures are removed
after 7 days and most patients are able to return to work after
10 - 14 days.
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How does The Lift-Plus Differ from a Standard
Face Lift? |
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The Lift-Plus is able to achieve results equal to those
of a standard Face Lift as can be demonstrated by the following
before and after photos. The primary advantage of the Lift-Plus
is that there is significantly less undermining of the skin.
With a standard Face Lift, the skin is undermined extensively
in order to tighten the underlying supportive muscle layer
(SMAS) under direct vision.
With the Lift-Plus, a fine hollow needle is used to pass
multiple loops of sutures through the SMAS layer in order
to lift and tighten it without having to first widely undermine
the skin. Only the excess skin in undermined and removed.
This is a significant advance in terms of safety. Because
much less skin is undermined with the Lift-Plus, there is
less bleeding, less bruising and safer skin healing than with
a standard face lift. In summary, in both the Lift-Plus and
the standard face lift, it is the important underlying supportive
SMAS layer that is lifted and tightened. Because the Lift-Plus
can achieve this with significantly less skin trauma, safety
is enhanced without compromising results. A good way to gauge
the effectiveness of a particular technique is to look at
good quality before and after photos where the patient is
in the same position and the same angle is used in the before
and after shots.
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Results of The Lift-Plus Procedure
Performed by Dr Szalay: |
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(for photos of eyebrow and eyelid rejuvenation see the
Lift and Eyelid.
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| Jowls
& Neck & Midface |
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| Jowls
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The initial consultation with Dr Szalay is $60.00. The cost
of the standard The Lift-Plus procedure is as follows:
| Cheek lift (Midface) |
$2,750.00 |
| Lower cheek and jowls |
$4,950.00 |
| Neck |
$3,850.00 |
| Any 2 of the above |
$6,600.00 |
| All of the above |
$7,700.00 |
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| The cost of the facial compression garment that is used
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$77.00 |
Please note payment is required on the day of the procedure
by cash or credit card. The cost of the procedure will exceed
the daily Eftpos limit.
Note: If the procedure is performed at Kingsgrove Day Hospital,
an additional theatre fee will apply of $450.00 per hour.
Theatre fees may be claimed by some health funds (please check
with your health fund). When you consult Dr Szalay, he will
provide you with an estimated time for your procedure. |
