Face Lift: General information on the procedure

With time, the skin and deeper tissues of the face and neck loosen, lines and furrows form. The fat pads of the cheek descend towards the mouth, creating marionette lines. Moreover, the transition from the face to the neck becomes blunt, the contour of the mandible less visible. Jowls form and fullness under the chin is noted.

Although a person typically still feels young and energetic, their face and neck portends a tired and sometimes sad appearance. Various rejuvenation procedures are available to correct different areas of the face. The choice of the right procedure or combination of procedures depends on a variety of factors, most importantly the patient's wishes and expectations as well as the individual anatomy.


The deep plane face lift is among the most definite procedures available for the treatment of age-related facial changes, especially when changes of the neck are present as well.

Reference information: www.eafps.org

It is not intended as medical advice to any specific person. If you have any need for personal advice or have any questions regarding your health, please consult your ENT specialist for diagnosis and treatment.

及早控制鼻敏感 保持生活質素

每逢轉季的時候，張小姐便會出現鼻敏感。通常是剛起床不久即出現鼻癢、流鼻水和打噴嚏，而連續的噴嚏令她感到頭昏腦脹，弄得整個早上提不起精神來。

鼻敏感的對象不分年齡，可分間歇性和持續性兩種。病徵持續出現少於四星期間歇性，多於四星期為持續性。成因多為患者吸入致敏原令鼻腔內的細胞受到刺激而釋出組織胺，引致鼻塞、鼻癢、打噴嚏、流鼻水等病徵持續出現。而致敏源多來自家居與生活環境，如塵蟎、寵物的毛髮皮屑、塵粒和二手煙等。

良好的家居衛生對治療鼻敏感非常有幫助，保持寢具與室內環境清潔可以減少致敏原出現。對於持續性的鼻敏感,第一綫藥物多處方無睡意抗組織胺藥物，再因應患者對藥物的反應與病情，考慮處方類固醇噴鼻劑。醫生亦會了解患者鼻敏感出現的模式，建議患者最佳受藥時間，減少感到需要長期服藥的心理負擔。

鼻敏感不是嚴重疾病，然而對學習生活或日常工作會帶來不便，所以，若持續出現鼻敏感病徵需考慮作詳細檢查，以降低學習與工作情緒受影響，或是社交生活裡帶來的尷尬情況。

黃德彰耳鼻喉專科醫生

參考資料: 健康動力

以上所提供的資訊僅作為教育及參考用途，如果你有任何醫療問題，應向自己的耳鼻喉專科醫生查詢，而不應單倚賴以上提供的資料。