Face lifts and medical tourism: Top five questions answered

1) What is facelift surgery? Are the signs of aging in your face bothering you?

Then facelift surgery may be the right solution for you. A facelift is a surgical procedure to improve visible signs of aging in the face and neck and is technically known as rhytidectomy.

2) Who is the right aspirant for face-lift?

Facelift surgery is a good choice for you if:
• You have down to earth goals in mind to enhance your appearance.
• You are physically healthy and have an optimistic outlook.
• You don’t smoke. Finally you should not go for a facelift to fulfill someone else’s desires or to fit into someone else’s image.

3) Will non-surgical rejuvenation treatments achieve the same results as that of a facelift?

Non-surgical rejuvenation treatments cannot achieve the same results as that of a face lift surgery, but may help delay the time at which a facelift becomes appropriate and complement the results of surgery.

4) How Competent Is My Doctor? How Safe and Hygienic Is The Facility?

However, when traveling outside of your country for a face-lift it can be harder to verify the authenticity of the doctor, hospital and surgical methods. In some places, medical qualification standards are very different than they are in your country. There are many free services online to check out on the medical certification of your doctor such as the

• ASPS Member Surgeon Abroad program and Corresponding Members Service
• Doctors practicing outside the U.S. can be Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada/UK.
• Most important of all, check out with your friends who had already undergone face-lifts or the family doctor about the quality of treatment offered.

5) How do you protect yourself from complications after surgery?

• Make sure you are medically insured in your own country.
• Research all potential complications before surgery with your family doctor.
• Maintain contacts with the hospital and the doctor from where you underwent surgery.