Hello, welcome to my frequently asked questions. Today I'm
answering a commonly asked question, what is a ponytail
facelift? How does it differ to other types of facelift?
So, in a way a ponytail facelift is a unique type of facelift and
it differs to almost all other types of faces in that there are
no visible scars in the skin. And by that I mean there are
scars but the scars are hidden within the hair. And by doing
that, it avoid scars in the skin completely. And although other
types of facelift scars can be hidden discreetly around the air
and behind the ear with ponytail festive they are truly hidden.
So the other advantage of ponytail facelift is the
recovery because the surgery is hidden within the soft tissues
of the face, the recovery tends to be faster.
So
in a way this is quite different mini facelift, a SMAS facelift
or a deep plane facelift and I will go into further detail why.
So in answering this question, why have a pony tail ponytail
facelift? How is it done? What are the benefits? What do I need
to avoid? How does it differ to the other types of facelift?
What is the recovery? What happens before on the day? What
does the cost of the ponytail facelift? What are the potential
risks and some of my own personal tips.
So in terms of this Well, first of all an introduction about
myself my name is Mr. Julian de Silva. I'm an ocular facial
plastic surgeon in London and I complete facelift surgery,
blepharoplasty and rhinoplasty for my patients every week. And
this is from my experience. And of course this cannot
consultation a consultation it really is for information
educational purposes. So why have a ponytail facelift? Well,
it really is if you have early signs of ageing. And so there
might be mild drooping of the face and volume drop from the
cheeks from gravity, there might be minimal loose skin. And the
classic result is if you have if you put your hair in a ponytail,
or if you do like this, this lady is doing and this
photograph if you lift the face upwards, improves the V shaped
appearance of your face, when it might be the dippolito facelift
will benefit you.
It tends to be patients who are in their late 20s or 30s. With
increasing age there tends to be more loose skin, which makes it
more difficult to complete this procedure and have good result.
Why have a ponytail facelift? Well, late 20s, early 30s and
age, mild ageing, mild changes in gravity, mild loose skin and
mild volume loss these are going to be the criteria that can
determine whether you have a good result. And they're going
to depend partly on your age, partly on genetics, such as
hypermobility could affect this. And of course your lifestyle. If
you do a lot of exercise and you burn off a lot of your natural
fat then you can tend to eat a little faster.
So why have a ponytail facelift well to freshen up your
appearance, avoid scars a faster recovery and it can maintain a
more youthful appearance for longer. And what exactly does it
do? Well, it lifts in this direction and it really lifts
towards the temple area because that's where the scar is hidden
when the hair and it lifts the cheek area in that direction.
This is kind of the era by which the scar is located so it's
within the temporal hair and it can be about three centimetres
in size. And by hiding it in a head kind of void issues such as
keloid scarring, it tends to have a faster recovery than
other types of facelift. It can be done under sedation
anaesthesia were also known as Twilight anaesthesia, avoiding
the need for general anaesthetic avoiding the issues associated
with journal and select an overnight stay. It tends to be
more conservative and tends to be natural because it is less
invasive than other types of faces. It tends to be associated
with less risks and less complications.
So how does it compare against a max facelift so a max facelift
involves three specialist stitches that are used to lift
the SMAS layer of the face.
Well, this can be an effective treatment for patients with
early facial ageing. I
However, it does need scars in front of the ear and removal of
loose skin. And so in a way that is a significant difference to
the ponytail lift where the scars are hidden within the hat.
How about the traditional facelift? Well, a traditional
smashed facelift is a larger procedure, it can certainly do
more in terms of improving the neck. And usually there are
scars both in front of the ear and behind the patient's ear and
is associated with a longer recovery time as swelling and
healing often is over a period of weeks.
How does a ponytail facelift compared against a deep plane
facelift? Well, a deep plane facelift is a more extensive
procedure. It's lifting vertically upwards. It's
restoring the anatomy to where you used to be. And it's my
signature like deep plane facelift. But I really believe
this is an effective and natural rejuvenation for patients.
However, it's really for patients with more facial
ageing, patients who might be late 40s 50s 60s. But really for
younger patients with minimal loose skin. But a deeply
invasive is not necessarily going to be the best treatment
and a a ponytail facelift may be the best type of treatment for
you.
So what can I expect before the procedure? Well, it's important
to have a consultation. And in that consultation, it's
important to talk about what you're looking to achieve your
goals and expectations from the procedure.
Your consultant will go through your medical history and assess
the changes in your face, discuss the potential outcomes
and of course also the risks. Sometimes for some patients
complementary procedures are gonna give you the best results.
And that may include lifting the brows the temporal brow area at
the same time. Adding volume such as fat transfer in specific
areas often soften those changes and improve the results. If you
have a smaller chin or there's more fine lines and ageing of
your skin, both skin resurfacing and improving those areas will
also be of benefit.
The procedure can be done under sedation, which means it's a
fast recovery, you'd go home probably less than an hour after
the surgery. And it takes about three hours to complete.
There's two scars one is hidden within the hairline in within
the temporal hair. And there's another small scar inside the
mouth and that's to give access to the cheek. And the cheeks can
be really nicely lifted from this procedure and it can be
combined with other procedures to give you the very best
results after a ponytail facelift. Well the main factors
with healing are swelling and sometimes bruising. recovery
time is generally much shorter than other facelift procedures
one to two weeks, factors that can influence this and things
that you can do to be revealing. Well, I've completed a whole
video on things that can improve healing after surgery. And that
includes cool therapy and ice.
It's important to rest for one week and invest time and taking
things easy. And yes, there'll be some degree of tightness from
the lifting. And it's important to avoid exercise for several
weeks in order to improve quickly and heal faster and have
less swelling.
What is the cost of a ponytail facelift? Well, it will differ
greatly in terms of location and country's certainly the cost in
London it will be from anywhere from 10 to 20,000 pounds
depending on exactly where specialist equipment is often
required, including 3d cameras and endoscopes. It's regarded as
a more complex procedure and many surgeons completing phase
of surgery will not be so familiar with this kind of lift
because it's a type of ponytail phase. It is also known as
endoscopic facelift and it's hiding the scars within their
hair and it requires a great degree of skill to complete.
Often to get the very best results complementary procedures
will help. Other factors that will affect cost are the
facility the location of the facility, the regulation, the
type of anaesthesia, and of course the overriding post
operative aftercare.
What are the risks of opponent offensive? Well, the common
things are swelling and bruising.
It is about an improvement over perfection and things like a
cemetery well these can be improved but you can never
achieve complete cemetery of a face.
Expectations well if you have significant loose skin, this may
not be the best treatment for you because by the nature of
opponent
Your face if no loose skin is removed, areas of the face are
lifted. But significant amounts of loose skin need additional
types of treatment, serious risks such as stretching of a
motor nerve, well, these tend to be temporary and improve over a
period of months, but relatively uncommon, less less than 2% of
the time. Other issues in terms of healing, things like
infection would be very uncommon, and antibiotics would
be the gold standard to protect you from that. Although most
patients tend to heal quickly over a short period of a few
weeks, occasionally, recovery can be longer and there can be
risk factors that can affect that.
So my tips in terms of ponytail facelifting, it's important to
be clear exactly what you're looking to achieve. And it's
important to go for consultation and speak through speak to your
surgeon discuss exactly what your goals and objectives are
from a surgery who is going to be most suitable? Well, in a way
opponents will face that lie somewhere between non surgical
treatments and undergoing a mini facelift. And it kind of bridges
that gap. And it really requires an assessment to discover
whether you're going to be best suited to have this kind of
treatment. It is a specialist treatment because all the
surgeries completed through 3d cameras that are hidden within
the hairline. And so it is a specialist technique that is not
done by all plastic surgeons.
It's important to do your research, take your time to make
any decision. Any kind of facial surgery requires a degree of
artistry and customization for you. For example, I asked all
patients of mine to bring an old photograph to give us an idea of
how you individually have aged over that period. And of course,
realistic expectations are also important.
So in summary, well, these are things that we've talked about.
We've talked about why have a ponytail facelift, what is the
ponytail facelift, how is it done? What are the potential
benefits? What are the potential things to avoid? How does it
compare to other types of facelift? What is the recovery,
what you need to do before and after a ponytail facelift? What
is the potential cost of undergoing this procedure? And
what are the potential risks and I've given you some of my
personal tips from doing this for many years.
I do hope this information has been helpful for you and if you
have any other thoughts or questions about a ponytail
offensive do not hesitate to contact me either through my
website or through social media. And I do hope this information
has been useful for you. Thank you for watching.