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Is Age 76 Too Old for an Acculift?

asked 1 year ago by Hortsense in Mississippi
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
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Tags: age 75 and up, cheeks, neck, female

My cosmetic surgeon did an acculift after a neck and cheek tightening. Before the acculift I looked great. Now I have fatty pockets and loose tissue around my mouth. He was using a new accuift machine with the option to buy and used me for a guinea pig. I believe this acculift procedure should not have been done on me a 76 year old female. Can you give me some insight into to this problem..

11 answers to Is Age 76 Too Old for an Acculift?

Acculift pros and cons

Acculift is a branded technique that removes fat with a laser. The descriptions are very vague and include lots of "softening, sculpting, etc" and few details on what is actually done. Nothing I can see in the descriptions indicates to me it is anything new at all. The advertisements indicate that it is an alternative for a facelift or fillers, yet it removes volume. Is this the 80's again? Once volume is removed, this is a shame, because... more

Brent Moelleken, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

Acculift at age 76

It is very difficult to answer your question without seeing you in person and examining you. I am sorry that you had a bad experience.

Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

Unhappy with results after Acculift.

Regardless, of your age, the Acculift appears to be a Laser procedure that uses a thin fiber to deliver energy to the fatty tisues under the skin. It's touted as 30 minute Face Lift but IMHO, of performing Face Lifts for over 20 years, this procedure appears to be another method of fatty tissue removal akin to liposuction techniques. There's no method of SMAS or Platysma muscle tightening nor skin removal which are standard components of typical Face Lifts. ... more

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Age alone is not a predictor of how well you will do with facelift surgery

Your age alone is not a predictor of how well you will do with facelift surgery. Your surgeon needs to assess your overall health status, smoking history etc. As to wheterh an "acculift" was the right thing for you, this is impossible to address without evaluating your preopertive anatomy. Please talk to your surgeon.

C. Bob Basu, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

Is 76 too old for a facelift

If you are healthy and cleared by your doctor for surgery, it is reasonable to have a facelift. The issue with the Acculift is really one for you to take up with your doctor.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

The best age for a facelift

Age has very little to do with whether one can have any form of a facelift or not. The tissues of the face respond satisfactorily to any form of facelifting regardless of age. The problem appears to not be one of age but of a potential mismatch between your facial aging issues and the procedure that was used to treat them. Facelift results are primarily a function of the type of facelift chosen and how well it was executed...not one of age.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD
Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

Age for Elective Facial Procedure

Hi Hortsense, As other face lift surgeons have already stated, age is not an absolute deciding factor for face lift surgery. Overall physical health is a much more important factor than chronological age. Face lift surgery is a purely elective procedure to improve one's facial appearance and rejuvenate the face. Both face lift and neck lift are cosmetic procedures that one chooses to reduce the signs of aging. It's an option, among many other good aesthetic options. Your... more

Houtan Chaboki, MD
Washington DC Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.potomacplasticsurgery.com

Acculift at Age 76

At 76, you were not too old for an Acculift procedure. As long as a patient is in good health, age has nothing to do with technique selection. I'm sorry you're dissatisfied with your results; discuss this with your surgeon or get a second opinion.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Laser Lipolysis is optimal for patients under 60

We introduced Smartlifting or laser assisted facial scultping and lifting in 2007 and have completed over 500 procedures. The acculift is a similar procedure that aims at scultpting the face with laser assisted fat removal. We have found our sculpting procedures work best in patients under 60 who have excessive fatty deposits to "sculpt". Each procedure need to be considered vis a vis the patient's expectations for... more

Richard Gentile, MD
Cleveland Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialplastics.org

Acculift - Best Age?

I am not sure what an "acculift" is but it sounds like it is a version of a facelift ...? As long as a solid and reliable repositioning of the SMAS layer is accomplished, you should expect some kind of lasting improvement. The right age for a face and neck lift depends on many factors and is a poor factor in determining "too young" or "too old". At the end, the patient's anatomy & aging pattern as well as the goals are the main factors to conside more

Frank P. Fechner, MD
Worcester Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drfechner.com

The Pros and Cons of Acculift

Acculift is a form of laser assisted lipolysis designed to reduce fatty deposits in specific areas. Although I have seen it used with good results in patients 70 years of age and older, the basic concept of solitary facial at removal is somewhat contrary to more current trend toward volume replacement. I think that use of the Acculift can be synergistic with a procedure like Facelift, but it is probably too limited as a facial procedure to be considered "stand alone".... more