Now some plastic surgeons are using a surgical glue call Tissel which reduces the amount of bruising by sealing off small blood vessels, therefore reducing the recovery time. This glue has been used for years in other types of surgeries, but only recently tried on facelift patients. Tissel is made up of a combination of human thrombin which is a protein, calcium and plasma from donors. Since it is from a pool of donors, the glue is heated to reduce the risk of contracting infectious diseases. The best candidate for a facelift is a man or woman whose face and neck have begun to sag, but whose skin still has some elasticity and whose bone structure is strong and well-defined.
Most patients are in their forties to sixties.
It is important to remember that while a facelift can make you look younger, it does not restore the health and vitality of younger days.