19 days ago
A facelift will help address loose or excess skin by removing or redraping the saggy skin. Appropriate skin care such as hydroquinone or Cosmelan mask may assist you with your melasma.
A facelift will not correct melasma
Sanjay Grover, MD answers: Will facelift surgery get rid of melasma?
Will a doctor perform a face lift and while doing so get rid of the melasma on the forehead and cheeks?
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A: you can do skin treatments on the forehead and have a facelift
1 month ago
If your question is: "Can I treat the melasma on my forehead and also have a facelift at the same time?", then the answer is yes. You never want to do any skin treatments on the same areas that are being lifted because the blood supply will be compromised and healing prolonged. So, you can do a chemical peel or laser treatments on your forehead to reduce melasma as long as you are not having a browlift.
If your question is: "Will a facelift treat my melasma?", then the answer is no - but I don't think that's what you were asking.
For those that don't know, melasma is brown discoloration of the skin usually caused by female hormones and sun exposure.
Web reference: http://www.la-plastic-surgery.com/facelift.html
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