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Revision Facelift
Surgery in Harley Street, London

Revision facelift is the terminology for undergoing a facelift after having a previous procedure on your face, including previous face or neck lift surgery.

Specialist in Natural Facelift & Neck Lift Surgery in London

FACELIFT SURGERY IN HARLEY STREET

What is a Revision Facelift?

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The anatomy and soft tissues of the face is intricate, and once surgery has been completed there is a degree of scarring and change in anatomy that is unique to each individual patient.

The level of scarring is dependent on multiple factors, including the previous surgery, the surgeon, the ethnicity of the patient and their individual genetics and healing.

The treatment of patients who have undergone previous surgery is more challenging and is dependent on the degree of scarring and patients’ expectations from surgery.

Although for most patients, a substantial improvement can be made, the key to success is the achievement of the patient’s expectations. Approximately 30% of Dr De Silva’s patients are revisions surgeries.

How Do You Approach Revision Facelift Surgery?

Facelift or neck lift surgery to fix either the cosmetic defects or improve scarring can be challenging as there are changes in the underlying anatomy and scarring that can be improved, however not reversed.

Patients may end up dissatisfied with their end results, and wish to fix their previous surgery, which creates a need for secondary or even multiple surgeries. Revision surgery can be completed to improve the shape and expectations are important to discuss.

Because surgery is a challenging procedure, if the surgeon is not sufficiently skilled or experienced, patients can end up with dissatisfaction with the cosmetic appearance of their face or neck. Revision facelift surgery seeks to solve these problems, and as each case is unique, the techniques used will also vary per patient.

That is why it is important to choose a revision facelift surgeon who has a great deal of technical skill, knowledge of the latest techniques, an artistic touch, and extensive experience, especially with dealing with the patient’s specific ethnic group and problem.

Simpler cases of revision face and neck lift surgery will remove some excess loose skin or further tightening of the neck. There are also further limitations during a revision surgery that was not present in an original procedure: scar tissue may have built up to a point where surgery is inadvisable, or the skin in the area may be compromised or insufficient.

A revision facelift in London can be very challenging with a combination of scar tissue and a change in natural anatomy; realistic expectations are an important consideration.

    Why Choose Dr De Silva in Harley Street, London ?

    Dr De Silva is a widely credited and celebrated facial plastic surgeon who specialises in the eyes, nose, face and neck areas only, and is known for natural results.

    “My focus has and always will be to be the very best at what I do, to continually innovate to provide World Class leadership to all my team, all my patients and all my associates. My mission is to help every patient be the very best version of themself with World-Class services, life-long follow up with complimentary facial aesthetic procedures.”

    In a world of increasing complexity and misinformation, his passion has been focused on providing sincere advice, low risk and fast recovery procedures.

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      Only the Face

      By focusing entirely on only facelift & facial cosmetic surgery procedures, Dr De Silva is able to provide the expertise that can only come with specialisation: facelift and neck lift, blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty and chin implants.

      Natural Looking Results

      Dr De Silva is a believer in the importance of artistry behind cosmetic results and focuses his skills at delivering natural looking results.

      Fast Recovery

      Dr De Silva has pioneered the advances in technology to speed up recovery with a combination regenerative medicine techniques, Oxygen and LED Therapy.

      World Class Expertise

      Dr De Silva also teaches other surgeons internationally and has contributed to the development of advanced surgical techniques, laser technology and stitch-less tissue adhesives.

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      Revision Facelift & Necklift  Surgery

      What are Common Indications for a Revision Facelift?

      Loose skin, fullness in the neck with deep facial lines, a tired appearance, unsatisfactory scarring amongst others. Most of these complications are modest and can be easily corrected and may occur in the best of hands as a patient’s healing process play an important role in facial surgery.

      Each revision surgery is unique and requires customised treatment with respect to the underlying changes.

      What is Different in Revision Surgery?

      Revision surgery is a more complex procedure with the presence of scarring and a change in the natural anatomy and often requires additional specialist techniques to improve the aesthetic result.

      For many patients, Dr De Silva uses combination techniques including fat transfer, chin augmentation, skin resurfacing, to enhance the results.

      As a consequence of having a previous facial surgery, the recovery after revision surgery can be longer as swelling can longer to resolve, for some patients the use of regenerative medicine after surgery can be a powerful tool to speed up recovery after surgery.

      Can Revision Surgery Always Be Completed?

      Dr De Silva is able to achieve excellent results in revision surgery and will operate on cases where he feels he can achieve a success that is within the patient expectations, if he cannot achieve this he may advise against further surgery.

      Dr De Silva asks some patients to send information such as medical history and photographs of their faces in advance of a consultation to ensure that we are able to help.

      Scarring can generally be improved, however, often requires revision surgery to remove the existing scars and replace them with healthy skin. Improvement of scars can be dependent on there being some loose skin to achieve.

      Can Scars Be Improved?

      Unsatisfactory scars are caused by a combination of factors including surgical technique, the position of scars, closure techniques (stitches vs staples) and genetics (1% of patients can have healing issues with scars secondary to their genetics). Scars can generally be improved by a number of measures:

      Surgeon’s technique. Surgeon’s use different techniques to complete a facelift and neck lifting procedure. Meticulous care and attention to detail are required to hide the incisions in natural creases and curves.

      Location of the incision. The incision and scars can be hidden by placing the visible portion of the incision inside the ear canal or opening behind the little lump in front of your ear called the tragus.

      Multiple-layered meticulous closure. Multiple layered skin closure ensures that there are deep stitches to support the soft tissues once the superficial skin stitches are removed; this is key to avoid unattractive widened scars.

      Bevelled incision. In hair-bearing skin, the use of bevelled incisions in the hairline enables hair to grow through the scar after surgery, hiding the scar in hair-bearing skin.

      Deep plane face lifting technique. Lifting the deep tissues beneath the skin (SMAS or Deep Muscle Tightening) before skin closure is essential to give a natural-looking result and avoid tension on the skin.

      Stitches. There are different methods that can be used to close the skin. Some surgeons use staples to save time; however, they can leave marks, unsatisfactory scars and are uncomfortable to remove. Dr De Silva avoids the use of staples in all patients as the best healing is from the use of fine sutures in non-hair bearing skin.

      Regenerative medicine. Dr De Silva has pioneered developed the use of signature regenerative medicine techniques to enhance scar resolution.

      I had a difficult recovery after surgery, I am worried about having further surgery…

      Many of our patients are anxious about revision surgery; they did not have the result they were looking after the first surgery and are worried about undergoing further treatment.

      Dr De Silva takes time to ensure we provide a thorough discussion regarding further treatment, recovery and offering emotional support before and after surgery.

      Our aim is to provide the best possible experience and to foster a long-term relationship with our patients to provide ongoing care for years to come.

      Will I Be Happy?

      Dr De Silva only provides patients with sincere information on results from revision facelift surgery, and a minority of patients he advises against surgery.

      Although most patients’ symptoms can be improved substantially, it is important to have a discussion regarding realistic expectations, as the previous scarring cannot be reversed only improved. A small proportion of patients may require two procedures.

      What Are the Risks?

      After a thorough examination, the most serious issues can be excluded (skin necrosis and motor nerve injury). Some of the possible risks of revision facelift surgery in London can include bleeding, infection, poor wound healing, persistent pain, temporary or permanent hair loss, facial nerve injury, and skin irregularities.

      The key aspects are recovery often takes longer with the final result as long as 12-18 months after surgery. In addition, realistic expectations for improvement are important to discuss.

      I Live Abroad, How Can I Have Revision Surgery?

      Dr De Silva has a large number of revision patients that live overseas. Our specialist team can help you organise virtual consultation and coordinate your trip to the UK. We are able to utilise the latest technology to enhance your recovery, including oxygen therapy and regenerative medicine.

      TESTIMONIAL

      What our satisfied clients are saying

      “I couldn’t recommend Dr Julian De Silva enough. He is simply the best , with great care and attention to every fine detail in his work. He is complete perfectionist which was a big deciding factor in my case. I always found him very easy to talk as he explained every step of the process & procedure.”

      Rose

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      Call: 020 8748 2860
      Email: info@drjuliandesilva.co.uk

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      23 Harley Street
      London, W1G 9QN, UK

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