Non-Surgical Facelift

Finally a natural approach to restoring youthfulness to the face without removal of skin, stretching or unnatural looks resulting from facelifts. The non-surgical facelift at Ciao Bella consists of giving volume back to the face with either one’s own fat cells or with permanent fillers. This method of facial rejuvenation is undoubtedly the best non-surgical treatment to date for reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and restoring volume back to the face.

Many people believe that wrinkles on the face are caused because of damage to the skin throughout one’s life such as too much sun exposure. While this holds true in many cases, the biggest change in one’s aging face is usually the volume of fat lost. Volume lost in the face causes the skin to droop and wrinkle. While the traditional facelift is still an alternative to some patients, many that undergo this invasive procedure end up with a very unnatural look. The older invasive method works by cutting a portion of the skin off and then stretching the skin back in order to get rid-off wrinkles and drooping skin.

How is the Non-Surgical Facelift Performed?

This new non-invasive facelift is performed with only local anesthesia. The procedure can be done utilizing one’s own fat or permanent fillers.  

When the procedure is done with one’s own fat, the fat is gently removed from the donor site (usually the buttocks, abdomen or the saddle bags) with a small cannula as so not to damage the membrane of the fat cell. The fat is then spun in a centrifuge to remove excess fluids and the damaged fat cells are "picked out" and only whole, undamaged fat cells are used. The fat is then injected with the use of a separate smaller cannula either just under the wrinkle or deep within the muscle.

When the procedure is performed with permanent fillers, the physician uses fine needles to insert the filler into the skin to add volume, replace collagen and/or stimulate natural collagen and new skin cell growth.