SMAS Facelift in Newcastle: Lasting Results

General (inhalation) anaesthesia is used, so the surgery is painless. You may feel some discomfort and tightness for the first few days; medication prescribed by your doctor relieves it.

When the swelling goes down after 3–4 weeks, the first clear changes appear. The final look of the face comes within 3–6 months. A surgical SMAS facelift lasts 7–10 years.

Yes. For the first 7–10 days, rest, wear a compression bandage and reduce physical activity. It takes 2–4 weeks for swelling and bruising to fade and about 2 months for full recovery. Your operating surgeon follows you up throughout the first year.

Yes. A surgical facelift is often combined with blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), rhinoplasty or double-chin liposuction. The scope of a combined procedure is decided by the surgeon at the consultation.

Yes, City Medical Centre provides in-house 0% instalments; pay in parts with no overpayment and no bank interest.

A standard (skin-only) lift reaches only the top layer of skin and delivers a short-lived effect, whereas a SMAS facelift is deeper surgery: the surgeon works on the facial muscle and fascia layer, lifting tissues at the cause rather than the effect. The outcome is natural and lasting.

One operation gives a complete result. A repeat procedure is possible after 7–10 years if the patient wants it.

As a rule, patients aged 40+ with marked tissue sagging are recommended surgery, and in some cases from 35. The recommendation is individual and follows an examination.

Get a free consultation: the surgeon will examine you, assess your ageing type and degree, explain the expected result and answer all your questions.