Will a facelift tighten pores?

A facelift will not affect pore size. To affect the pore size, the skin would have to be stretched too far and would look too artificial. Deep acne pock scarring can be helped with a facelift by stretching the actual scar as well as dermabrasion to the actual affected skin.

Since you describe laxity that causes wrinkling along the large pores you might see some improvement in the appearance from a facelift because the laxity will be less.  I notice in many patients the a facelift will "iron out" irregularities especially along the cheek skin. I would strongly... more

Some newer studies and results from physicians more recently are showing that these modalities may be more beneficial to reduce pore size for people. A facelift will not effectively do this but it can improve your wrinkles to an extent. Fat grafting has been shown by some to regenerate the skin including... more

 Hi Sebastiana, You have already received excellent advice here, but I would like to throw my two cents worth in since this is a special interest area of mine. As you can see there are many ways inlcuding lasers, dermabrasion, fillers, chemical peels and(my personal favorite) intra-dermal Botox to help... more

 Excess skin is improved with a facelift, but not pore size. Peels will improve the overall quality of the skin but not make pores smaller.

While a facelift can do many things such as correct the neck, jowl, and cheek folds, complementary procedures are important to address fine lines, sun damage, acne scars or pore size. Facelift corrects significant aging and laxity while nonsurgical therapies can help clean up these others issues. This is the... more

 If your main concern is pore size then there are two things that work very well: Clarisonic MD skin care brush. SilkPeel Microdermabrasion If your concern is truly acne scarring, then I would suggest laser skin resurfacing with a product like the Fraxel Laser. A facelift will not change your pore size... more

Hi! Tightening the skin with a facelift can make the skin look smoother.  This is a side effect of the facelift. Surgery of course will not change pore size, but the pores might become less noticeable.

I advise my patients that Face Lift Surgery works well to rejuvenate the sagging neck, jowls and midfacial structures. Face Lifting is not meant to eliminate large pores, acne scarring or wrinkles. In my experience, wrinkled skin looks improved after face lift surgery only while the skin is swollen. Just about... more

Dear Sebastiana Facelifts are generally neutral on normal skin pores. A well done series of Fotofacial is about the only treatment that I am aware of the will make these types of pores look better. Are they actually smaller or is it that they simply look smaller? This question has never been formally studied... more