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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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jessnmomf
in Milwaukee WI
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Facelift and Melasma
The facelift has nothing to do with the skin discoloration of melasma. It may be possible that an additional procedure was done at the same time as the facelift, such as a chemical peel, to treat the melasma.
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Melasma and facelift
A facelift will not get rid of melasma. Melasma is best treated with various skin care lines such as Obagi or variations using retin-a and hydroquinone.
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Facelift does not treat melasma
A facelift is not designed to treat melasma which is a skin condition that is exacerbated for UV rays (sun), hormones, or other environmental elements. There are nonsurgical treatment options for melasma. A facelift is designed to treat the anatomical changes seen with aging.
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Facelift does not resolve melasma
Facelift surgery does not resolve, improve or make worse melasma. Melasma is a hyperpigmentation of the skin and is related to a number of medical conditions such as pregnancy. Treatment is difficult, but is non-surgical. Topical medications and skin lighteners can be helpful. Other treatments include chemical peel and laser resurfacing. Nonetheless, a physician skilled with quick identification of the problem and instructions to minimize the potential for worsening of the melasma or...
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Facelift and melasma
A facelift will not help your melasma. Melasma is a skin condition leading to darker appearing splotches of skin due to sun exposure and hormonal changes. Treat your melasma with topical therapy and IPL.
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Facelift Will Not Help Melasma
Melasma is a condition characterized by epidermal and sometimes dermal pigmentation with hormonal and environmental influences. A Facelift will definitely not make any improvements to Melasma, which is a notoriously difficult condition to treat. Topical and/or light based treatments are more appropriate and more efficacious.
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Facelift and Melasma
A facelift will not help melasma. It is not intended to change the quality of the skin but to reposition descended tissues of the face and neck to create an improved neck and jawline.
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Facelifts and melasma
A facelift will address the structure of the face, removing lose skin and tightening the deeper layers of the face. A facelift does not correct any skin color, though. Melasma is a chronic condition of hyperpigmentation and is best treated with fotofacials, peels, bleaching creams, and meticulous sun protection.
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Facelift and melasma
Melasma is a condition in the skin itself and is not corrected by a facelift whose goal is to tighten laxity and remove extra skin and reposition sagging features.
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Melasma (Dark Pigmentation of the Skin) will NOT be corrected by a Facelift
Melasma is a Hyperpigmentation of the facial skin. It will NOT be corrected by a procedure intended to lift and reposition sagging facial soft tissue structures back in their youthful position. There are other, non-surgical and more efficient ways to correct Melasma.
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A facelift will not correct melasma
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.
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You can do skin treatments on the forehead and have a facelift
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.
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Not by itself
Hi there-
Facelift surgery by itself will not help with discoloration of the skin, because the operation does not affect the quality of the skin, but only it's quantity and distribution (by changing its relationships with the underlying muscle layer).
This is not to say, however, that this cannot be accomplished- I often combine a laser resurfacing procedure with my facelifts in order to achieve both an improvement in the shape of the face, and in the appearance of the skin. This is an...
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No
I am not a plastic surgeon, but I cannot see how a face-lift would rid you of melasma. Melasma occurs on the surface of the skin and would not be amenable to that sort of surgical procedure.
While there are means of ridding you of this discoloration, beyond creams and peels, such as lasers and IPL, this would require further anesthesia time and would make no sense since general anesthesia is not needed for lasers or IPL.
Creams with hydroquinone, glucosamine, licorice, retinoids,...
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Not a chance that the pigmentation of your face will be improved by face lift surgery.
There a any number of real treatments for melasma of your face but face lifting is not one of them. Skin care with many different topical preparations have been effective in light cases. When the problem is a little worse intense pulse light treatments work well. For the really difficult case you will need laser treatments. It is best to use all of these together to get the best and long lasting results. Unfortunately some Melasma is unresponsive to the tools we have and some come right...
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Your surgeon may probably treat melasma during facelift
Hello,
Melasma is a disorder of the skin that can be treated by various topical creams and chemical compounds or lasers (in certain skin types). Depending on the type of facelift you are considering, the surgeon may or may not wish to treat it at the same time. One consideration is that after your facelift you will have some swelling in the cheek area - in my opinion I would probably not treat the melasma there until the swelling has resolved. The forehead will not be affected by a facelift...
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