Skin quality after Facelift

John Burns, MD answers: Does a facelift result in less healthy skin over long run?

I read an interesting article that spoke of long term damage to skin that has been cut and pulled as part of a facelift. It states that skin will get thinner and will never regain or increase its thickness given that the skin is lifted away from underlying layers in order to tighten the underlying fascia and muscles. Especially so if more than one surgery. It makes common sense that skin may not re-attach itself to underlying tissues like it was before surgery.


John Burns, MD
17 days ago
By John Burns, MD - Dallas Plastic Surgeon

A facelift should not have any adverse effect on your skin quality.  However, addressing the skin is an extremely vital part of facial rejuvenation. Think of it like the canvas of a painting. You want to make sure your skin matches the facelift because it does not look natural to have poor skin after the effect of gravity has been addressed.

In the majority of my facelifts, I do a fractionated ablative laser (Fraxel Repair) with the facelift. This restores the skin quality (color, tone, texture, pore size, etc) at the same time as the facelift. 

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