One study aimed to find out precisely how many years younger you can look with a facelift. The researchers collected before and after photos of people who underwent a facelift and surveyed first-year medical students to see how old the people who appeared in the images actually thought they were. The results? The students assumed that the people who appeared in the subsequent photos were 7.2 years younger than in the previous photo. A noticeable reduction of more than 7 years seems incredible, but it's important to remember to be realistic about the results of the facelift. Bradley, vice president of surgery at a medical school in the United States, and his team used a type of artificial intelligence algorithm called convolutional neural networks that feed on millions of public images and discovered that the algorithm could discern facial features more objectively than a normal person when asked to evaluate the facial age of 50 women who had undergone a facelift.
Regardless of how much younger you may look with a facelift, if you're uncomfortable with the visible signs of aging, talking to an experienced plastic surgeon about your options can help. Look at the photos before and after the facelift to help you evaluate what you can expect from the procedure. The concept of beauty and aging is subjective and individual, so it can be difficult to say exactly how much younger you will look after a facelift, but most patients report that they look and feel about a decade younger than before surgery. The new study provides important data on expected results and recovery time after facelift surgery.
After a significant recovery period, the vast majority of patients who undergo facelift surgery are satisfied with their results, according to the study conducted by Dr. Eric Swanson, an ASPS member surgeon with a private practice in Leawood, Kansas. However, few studies have evaluated these outcomes in patients undergoing facelift surgery for facial rejuvenation. Instead of worrying about how much younger they look, many people opt for a facelift to help them feel fresher, rejuvenated, and look less tired.
Now, new research on artificial intelligence suggests that it's possible to take an objective approach to evaluating age reduction after a facelift. These signs of aging often cause women (and men) to consider having a facelift in the hope of regaining a more youthful appearance. Facelift surgery is the most effective and long-lasting way to reverse the effects of aging. If you're thinking of getting a facelift, adding procedures to improve the appearance of your eyes, eyebrows and forehead can provide even more dramatic results and make you look up to two decades younger.
Everyone's experience will be different and, together with your plastic surgeon, you can decide on an attainable goal based on your facelift.
