Mini-facelift and submental liposuction in 40 year old
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Kerry was 40 years old and had a a mini-facelift, submental liposuction and blepharoplasty. Even in a 40 year old great results may be achieved by selecting the right combination of procedures which are individualised to the patient. She featured in a Daily Mail article where I was asked to provide expert comment on how such surgery can benefit patients.
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One such patient is Kerry Parsons, 44, an accounts administrator who lives in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, with husband Russell, 44, a contracts manager, and their 12-year-old son. She underwent a facelift aged 40.
‘I’ve always been slim but even when I weighed less than 8st, I had a fat face with jowls and a double chin,’ says Kerry.
‘I was so self-conscious. If another car pulled alongside me while I was driving, I’d instinctively raise my hand to cover my jawline. I never considered fillers or Botox as a puffy pillow face didn’t look youthful to me.
'My husband knew how I felt and he suggested I have a facelift for my 40th birthday present.’
In July 2008, she underwent a short-scar facelift (SSFL) – the same type Louise is suspected to have had – with Jag Chana, cosmetic surgeon at Spire Bushey Hospital in Hertfordshire.
Says Kerry: ‘Mr Chana told me I was a bit young but otherwise a perfect candidate. He also suggested I had liposuction on fatty areas and an eyelift.
'My friends and family told me it was bound to go wrong but I trusted Mr Chana completely.
‘When I woke up from the operation, I was in lot of pain and so swollen I looked like a monster. My sister-in-law came to visit and was so horrified she felt sick.
‘After a week, the swelling settled down, I could see my new face and I was thrilled.
'Mr Chana told me I had so much loose skin that when he pulled it back during surgery, it covered my ears. It took two weeks to feel fully recovered. I went to school to pick up my son and friends told me I looked about 16.
‘I am still ageing but the facelift has lasted brilliantly, my scars are hidden behind my ears, and even six years on, I look so much better than I did in my 20s and 30s.’
So what has put the original nip and tuck operation back in demand?
According to Mr Chana: ‘It’s Generation X – women who are as young as 45 are increasingly opting for surgery.’
Mr Chana, a member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, has seen demand rise by 225 per cent in two years and the facelift is now one of the top three procedures offered at Spire Bushey Hospital.
He believes the increase in non- surgical treatments such as Botox has made it easier for women to contemplate a facelift in their 40s or 50s.
He says: ‘This generation was the first to discover injectables. They used them during their 30s and early 40s, but they got fed up with going back for top-ups and were increasingly worried about looking artificial.
‘They also discovered the limits of what they could do. No injections can deal with jowls and a sagging neck. Facelifts offer a more permanent solution and, nowadays, a natural look.’
Mr Chana says his patients are inspired by the youthful looks of celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, 44, and Michelle Pfeiffer, 53 – both of whom, it is often whispered, have opted for the ‘little, subtle and often’ approach to surgery.
He continues: ‘Surgical techniques have become significantly more refined in the past decade and the surgery is tailored to the individual while retaining a very natural result.’
The SSFL, says Mr Chana, is the most popular procedure for patients under 45.
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