BE YOUNG WITH COSMETIC SURGERIES

 

In the modern world, many people are concerned about their appearance. It is obvious that a beautiful and attractive face plays a center role in one's beauty. Possessing an attractive face increases self-confidence, and it is scientifically proven that attractive people get more opportunities in society compared to those who are not.

There are many ways to improve facial beauty, but here we would like to discuss what kind of surgical options to be improved facial aesthetics.

As we all know our face is made up of bones, muscles, skin etc. It is simple to understand that if the bony structure or the facial Skelton is not incorrect configuration everything else on top of it (eg: muscles, skin) won't be incorrect, positions. It is like we can't make a beautiful house if the foundation isn't well built.

ORTHOGANATHIC SURGERIES

This is the surgical especially to correct facial Skelton. The symmetry is very important in defining the facial beauty that is the similarity between the left and right halves of the face. And the structures within the face (nose, eyes, mouth etc) should be in the correct proportions for a pleasing appearance.

Facial bone deformities can occur due to birth defects, Accidents or many other diseases. But these can be rectified surgically. But due to the complex nature of these problems getting correct advice is very important.

The common defects we see are protruding upper jaw, the lower jaw can be placed backwards or forward and depressed cheekbones etc.

RHINOPLASTY/ NOSE JOB

The nose is the most prominent organ in the human face. The defects in the nose can be unsightly and well placed, correctly contoured nose enhances the beauty of a female and personality of a male.

A bump in the middle (dorsal hump) nasal lip defects, or widened nostrils (wide Alo base) are the common defects seen in society. But these and many more other defects can be corrected surgically.

FOREHEAD AND BROWLIFT

Rainbow like highly placed curved eyebrows is a dream of many ladies. But for males eyebrows need to be thicker and not too high. Both males and females, ageing causes dropping down of eyebrows and give an old aged look. Surgical corrections of eyebrows are given good long-lasting results.

EYELID SURGERY / BLEPHAROPLASTY

As we all know ageing creates sagging eye bags in both upper and lower eyelids. This contributes a lot for an aged appearance. The under ageing fat and relaxed skin can be removed surgically to give a youthful appearance.

CORRECTING LIPS (CHEILOPLASTY)

The well curved, full, lips with nice shape are an asset to ladies. But there are many factors that can distort lips. They are birth defects (eg: Clift's lip) trauma or mostly ageing.

Ageing causes sagging and wrinkles in the upper, hanging down lower lips and disproportionate upper and lower lips to give the unaesthetic appearance. Cheiloplasty is the surgical way of correcting lips. Other methods like 'fillers' can enhance the beauty of the lips.

FACELIFT

The sagging down of the lower half of the face is a significant change that comes with ageing. This has a big impact on youthful appearance. Ageing on well as obesity also can cause this. The facelift surgery can remove the sagging skin and improve jawlines to give a younger look.

SCARS AND OTHER LUMPS AND BUMPS REMOVAL

 Accidents, birth defects (Clift lip) or any other diseases can cause facial scarring or other defects. Deep acute/pimple scars are also a common problem in young ones. These can be successfully removed surgically.

FACIAL IMPLANT

Artificial facial implants are used to correct the contour deformities of the face. Apart from the above mentioned cosmetic facial surgical procedures, there are methods like neuromodulators (Botox), fillers, Lasers, Chemical peels to enhance one's appearance and give a youthful look. We will discuss those in a separate article.

All the surgical procedures mentioned above are for different parts of the face. Changing one aspect (e.g. Nose) has an impact on the overall appearance of the face, which needs to be evaluated carefully. Some of the procedures are quite simple and can be performed in clinical setup under local anaesthesia. Some may need the patient to undergo general anaesthesia and will be hospital-based. A good discussion with your doctor before the procedure is always helpful and will aid to understand the outcome.

Dr Buddhika Dassanayake,

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon,

Provincial General Hospital Badulla and Central Hospital,  

Colombo, Sri Lanka.