Facial cosmetic surgery includes :
scar revision, removal of moles, birth marks, irregularity of skin, ageging skin tags, vitiligo spots, sagging eye lid or baggy eye lid, correction thick lip, chin augmentation, correction of ear abnormality, face lift etc.
Most of the facial cosmetic surgeries are done under local anaesthesia & hospital stay is only a few hours. Scars are made minimal or in hidden areas so that not easily recognisable.
Chin augmentation is done by silicon prosthesis which is inserted orally or bony correction by Osteotomy & Fixation.
Minor ear problems like split ear lobule or Bat ear correction are done on day care basis. Correction of Microtia; i.e. small deformed ear by birth is a multistaged procedure. Ear framework is made from rib cartilage & placed in a skin pocket or covered with skin graft. This is done under general anaesthesia.
Correction of baggy eyelid & thick lip is done by local anaesthesia & discharged on the same day.
Correction of white marks over face or hand and foot (vitiligo) is done by laser or dermabrasion and blister graft, ultra thin skin graft and smashed keratin graft.
Correction of ageing face i.e. loose sagging skin & lines and loose skin of nake & chin is done by Minifacelift procedure which gives indistinct scar mark along the ear only. Nonsurgical procedures like liposuction and thread lift may be done also in those who don't like to undergo surgery. In some cases chemical peeling and laser surgery may be of great help also.