If you want to improve the way you look by addressing certain cosmetic flaws, plastic surgery may be your answer. You can choose from many surgical procedures that have been fine-tuned over the years to give people like you the best results imaginable. If you don’t want your results to look fake or “plastic” after your cosmetic surgery, the following four procedures can help you recapture your youthful appearance in the most natural-looking way possible.
1. Liposuction
You can look slimmer without having to diet and exercise by getting liposuction to remove excess fat from targeted areas of your body. Liposuction can give you a trimmer, younger-looking physique with long-lasting results that look natural. Liposuction may also be used with other surgical procedures to make the results look even more refined.
To perform liposuction, a handheld suction device is used by the surgeon to suck fat cells out through a small incision. Areas of the body where liposuction is commonly performed include the abdomen, thighs and buttocks. Liposuction can even be performed around the neckline and under the chin to help make your face look slimmer. You may receive either local or general anaesthesia prior to liposuction depending on your treatment area. Ultrasound and laser technology are also sometimes used to aid in the procedure.
2. Body Lift
The skin around different areas of your body may be sagging because of a dramatic weight loss or old age, and you can have this skin tightened to look younger and healthier with a body lift procedure. A body lift can remove excess sagging skin and help reinforce the underlying supportive tissue. You can either have a single area or multiple regions of your body treated with a body lift procedure. After your surgery, you’ll likely feel more confident when you’re wearing swimwear or your favorite outfits.
A body lift procedure is performed by making incisions to areas of the body with hanging skin and removing the excess skin to create a firmer appearance that seems to defy ageing. During a lower body lift, incisions along the lower bikini area are made to tighten sagging skin around the waist, thighs and other body parts in this region.
3. Facelift
In prior years, people could often tell when someone had a facelift done because of the “plastic” look that the surgery created. Refinements in surgical techniques and equipment over the years have allowed surgeons to do better facelift procedures that give patients more natural-looking results. If you want to eliminate facial lines, wrinkles and skin sagginess, a facelift procedure can help you turn back the hands of time.
There are several different surgical facelift procedures that are available, but the most common procedure involves making small incisions around the hairline, ears and lower scalp before the skin is pulled and excess skin is removed to create a tighter look. The skin on the neck may also be lifted during the procedure to enhance the illusion of youthfulness even further. A ponytail facelift is an alternative to a traditional facelift that can minimize scarring without damaging the underlying fat layers that are needed for healthy, youthful-looking skin.
4. Blepharoplasty
Under eye bags often form with ageing, and blepharoplasty can remove the extra fat accumulations that cause the puffiness under the eyes. The surgery can also be done on the upper eyelids to improve the skin. In addition to looking younger, you’ll likely appear as though you have had a better night of sleep and have a friendlier overall demeanour following this procedure. You may also notice that your vision improves after the excess fat around the eyes has been removed.
Excess fat below the eyes can be removed by making small incisions inside the lower lids or at the eyes’ creases before the fat is removed or repositioned. For upper blepharoplasty, incisions are made around the upper eyelids to access the underlying fat, and an eyebrow muscle procedure may be performed in conjunction to provide better support to combat droopiness.
Conclusion
You can’t go back in time to reclaim your youth, but you can look as though you’ve stepped out of a time machine with the right cosmetic procedure. Plastic surgery is considered by many people to be the next best thing to the Fountain of Youth, and you’ll likely be amazed by how good you look after you’ve had your work done.
