Face and neck lift surgery corrects aging changes of the cheeks, jawline and neck. Other procedures may be combined with a face lift e.g. browlift, eyelid surgery, and laser resurfacing.

These are all designed to reduce lines and wrinkles and lift sagging tissues and skin.

In a typical face lift, cuts (incisions) are made within the hairline in front of and around behind the ears. Tissue lying deep below the skin is repositioned, then the skin replaced and any excess is removed.

The surgery varies in duration, but can take up to 4 or 6 hours if it is combined with other procedures. General anaesthesia (you sleep through the operation) is required.

You will stay in hospital overnight following the procedure. It may take 2-3 weeks for the worst of the swelling to disappear and up to 1 year for the scars to fade.