RHYTIDECTOMY

Rhytidectomy - Facelift

Scientific Name: The Side Surgery is called out scientifically of Ritidoplastia or Lifting Facial.

Purpose Ritidoplastia is accomplished to attenuate the skin laxity and of the cheeks musculature and of the neck and elimination of the facial wrinkles.

Part of the body. Ritidoplastia is accomplished in the side and in the neck.

recommended Age: The side surgery is recommended from the 40 years.



Kind of Anesthesia: The useddest anesthesia is for location with sedation, but can be employed the general anesthesia. It stays for surgeon's criterion and of the patient decide which is in excess nominee for each case.

surgery Duration: On an average, the surgery has the duration of 3,5 horas.Entretanto, time of surgical act should not be confused for time of patient stay in the environment of Surgical Center, because this stay also involves the period of anesthetic preparation and postoperative recovery.

Time of internment: The internment is around 8 to 12 hours.

Scar: The scars, however, will be permanent, in spite of anger becoming less and less visible with elapse it of time. While this does not occur, cosmetic resources as the make-up and adequate hairdos disguise perfectly the inconvenience created by the recent scars. Moreover, each patient floodgate itself differently of another, regarding the scars evolution, could, in a number of cases, become practically invisible your vestige.

Preoperative Recommendations:

• Accomplish laboratory exams: Complete hemogram, Coagulograma, Glycemia, Urea and creatinina, sorologia for hepatitis B and C, sorologia HIV, dosage sérica of Sodium and potassium, E.C.G., Urine exam.
• Accomplish photographic documentation.
• Communicate your doctor up to 2 days before the surgery, in influenza case, menstrual period, indisposition, etc.
• Accomplish an evaluation with the Otorhinolaryngologist, in cases of nasal obstruction and rinite allergic..
• Communicate your surgeon, until the surgery eve, in influenza case, having a cold, coryza or any symptoms that affect the mouth, the nose or the throat.
• In case of puting into hospital itself at the same operation day, attend to the hospital totally in fast.
• Avoid alcoholic drinks or meals much lautas, in the surgery eve.
• Avoid cigarette 15 days before the surgery.
• Do not use medications with Salicylic Acid Acetyl (THE ONES, Aspirin) or anticoagulant, as well as Ginko Biloba, for 15 days before and 7 days after the surgery.
• Wash the head and to do not use make-up.
• Do not use medications with Salicylic Acid Acetyl (THE ONES, Aspirin) or anticoagulant, as well as Ginko Biloba, for 15 days before and 7 days after the surgery.
• Communicate any abnormality that eventually occurs, regarding your general state.
• Do not do make-up in the internment day.
• In the eventuality of puting into hospital itself at the same operation day, be "in fast", for a minimum period of 8 hours

Postoperative Recommendations:

• Avoid efforts for 8 days.
• Careful corporeal hygiene to without weting the dressings.
• Do its normal dental hygiene.
• Return to direct after 30 days, on an average or Medical second orientation.
• Do not use make-ups and tinturas for hair for 30 days.
• Use cream for side just with specific orientation of the Dr. Ferrer.
• Comb the hairs carefully.
• Wash the hairs softly after the surgery room day.
• If Do not expose in the sun for at least 2 months, and use fotoprotetor 40 FPS daily.
• Compresses with cold water about the eyes will be able to be useful to decrease time of edema and to provide certain postoperative comfort. Also can be done with tea of freezing camomile.
• You can use Hirudoid gel or similar in areas with bruises or ecchymosis, post-bath.
• Free alimentation, from second on day, mostly to the proteins base (meats, milk, eggs) and vitamins (fruit).
• use sun-glasses, when in the brightness and in the wind. In patients' case of the feminine sex, a handkerchief in the hairs will be able to let her more at ease.
• Avoid sun, wind and friagem, for 8 days.
• It abstain of sexual activities for 30 days or as another orientation
• Return for revisions of a month, two, four and six months. Final return for picture with a year.

Time of recovery: The recovery occurs between 10 and 15 days after the surgery.

Result: No result of surgery of facial rejuvenation should be evaluated before the 6 months of postoperative.

Surgeries associates: Ritidoplastia can be associate to the next surgeries: Blepharoplasty (surgery for palpebrae correction) or Lipoaspiração of sub-menton (double chin) to eliminate chin double, come in another.