Spire Harpenden Hospital is a leading private hospital, based in Hertfordshire in the South East of England. The hospital caters for a wide range of patients from Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, as well as from other parts of the United Kingdom and abroad. We use highly experienced and skilled consultants to carry out all our services including facelift surgery.
What's involved?
A facelift, also known as rhytidectomy, is an operation to lift up the facial skin and underlying muscles, so that your face has a tighter and smoother appearance. It can provide you with a more youthful appearance.
There are several different techniques used to perform a facelift. In a full facelift your surgeon will make a surgical incision right around your hairline, past the front of your ear and sometimes under your chin then carefully remove excess skin and fat and tightening the muscles. Facelifts are sometimes also performed only on the brow area, lower face, or neck.
A facelift is performed under a general anaesthetic and you will usually need to stay in hospital for one or two nights.
