The New Lift On The Block:

Boasted about as mini facelift, this cosmetic surgery procedure is another example of the latest developments taking place in the area of day care surgery. Plastic surgeons in Seattle have developed a technique to perform a face lift that can be performed in a plastic surgeon’s office and involves no anesthesia at all.

The only pain reducing agent involved is a drug called valium which is introduced to a patient during certain cosmetic procedures.

Outpatient or day care plastic surgery requires the presence of an anesthesiologist who assists the plastic surgeon during the procedure. This new type of face lift however, removes the need to have an anesthesiologist thus reducing costs, but also adding to the risks involved.

Regular cosmetic face lifts take two to three weeks for the swelling to settle down whereas this new procedure allows people to get back to work within a week. Plastic surgeons advice patients to concentrate on their recovery during this period as the head needs to be kept elevated, the bandages have to be cleaned and depending on the progress made the sutures will be removed.

Before having an outpatient surgery, get your research done and get consultation from your plastic surgeon. Only after you are assured of the plastic surgeon’s credibility and experience in the cosmetic surgery of your choice is it advisable that you consider a newly developed cosmetic procedure.