Facelift 43 Years Old?

Thanks for your question.  The timing of a facelift is not dependent on someone's age but rather the features of the face.  If the cheeks have begun to droop, the jowls have appeared, and the neck has developed loose skin with lack of contour then a facelift may be indicated even if someone is in their early 40s.  There are different types of facelifts however.  There isn't one surgery which is a facelift.  Some facelift procedures are more involved than others and the more involved ones typically take longer and provide for a more dramatic improvement.  In a younger patient however the most aggressive facelifts typically aren't needed.  A mini-lift with SMAS plication may be all that is needed to give a nice improvement with minimal scarring.  This often gives a nice change which allows for more graceful aging and since it is a less involved procedure has a quicker recovery.  Good luck.

Performing a facelift on a woman of your age is quite reasonable if you have some of the early changes that would benefit from the surgery.  The maneuvers performed in a young person can be very similar to those in an older woman- same incisions, same sutures, just less to lift or less skin to remove.  The time taken for the operation is therefore similar regardless of age.

The operation you mention usually takes me about 5.5 to 6 hours, but there will be a variability of time taken by different surgeons- I'm sure there are faster and slower surgeons than me.

I would concentrate more on the results your surgeon tells you to expect, examples of his previous patients of similar age, and his reputation.  Of course, make certain  he is Board Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

    There are a few experts in facelift who take more than 6 hours in a facelift, and their results are excellent.   A facelift with upper and lower eyelids would take me 2.5 hours in the average person.