Facelift after Eyelid Surgery?

The time allotted between the eyelid surgery and facelift should be approximately one month so as to ensure good healing. It is important not to be taking any aspirin, ibuprofen, vitamin E, or herbal supplements prior to both surgeries to keep bruising and swelling to a minimum.

I believe that you will obtain a much more coherent appearance if you have both procedures together. You can definitely find a surgeon who is expert in both. Take your time to find a qualified surgeon with the experience necessary to perform your surgeries. There is little benefit to staging them . Thank you.

Hi! I am sorry I did not see your question before, but I feel strongly about this. The different parts of your face (brows, lids, cheeks, mouth, jowls, neck) age together and in relation to each other. How one part ages affects the parts next to it.  The lower eyelid can look hollow, and it is because the... more

I would agree that if you have two surgeons that can communicate and work at the same facility, them attempt to coordinated both procedures on the same date. If this is not possible then I typically have recommended deferring the facelift for approximately 1 month.

Most patients who need a facelift and eyelid surgery will find the right plastic surgeon who can do both for them in one setting with one recovery.  That would be the best plan for sure but if you really believe that an ophthalmologist would be better for your eyes, then waiting about 3 weeks between... more

 The two operations can be done the same day by the same surgeon or two different surgeons. In our facility we offer both. Unless you have some special ocular problem, you will get the same result either way.

There really is no reason to wait.  In most cases, I do both the eyes and the facelift in the same operation.  The advantage is one recovery.  If you choose to spread the procedures apart, then waiting several weeks may be the best option. This will allow the tissues to settle and the majority... more

Most excellent facelift surgeons are also excellent eyelid surgeons. The benefit of having both done at the same time is one anesthesia and one operation with one recovery. If you decide to have 2 different operations my personal opinion is that you should wait three months for recovery between cases. You can... more

You can have them done at the same time if you prefer one to perform the eye surgery and the other to perform the facelift.  Or you can have one surgeon do both of the procedures.  If you have to space them apart, I would wait a few weeks until the eye swelling goes down.

As surgeons commenting on generalities, we can only say: 1.  Discuss with both surgeons, and let them decide, based on their planned techniques. 2.  A few weeks would proably be the minimum for average procedures, but your surgeons may not be planning average procedures. 3.  It seems... more