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Laser Resurfacing Along With Facelift. How Does it Feel and What is the Recovery Time? Okay to do at Same Time?
My doctor has recommended lazer resurfacing along with my facelift. I was told it was about like a severe sunburn. what is recovery time and is it safe to do both at the same time?
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desertdog
in Las cruces, NM
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Laser Resurfacing
There are different types of laser, and a great deal depends on what laser your surgeon will be using. Generally, I use the Fractionated CO2 laser, very often alone, and also often in conjunction with facelift. It is like a severe sun burn, and I tell my female patients that they are generally ready to go back to makeup in about 5 days.
Jonathan Ross Berman, M.D. , F.A.C.S.
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Facelift and Laser Resurfacing or Chemical Peels Safe if Conservatively done
Modified or Mini Facelift procedures with minimal undermining (e.g. LiteLift, MACS, Quick Lift, etc) and Laser Resurfacing using fractionated laser technology (e.g. Mixto, or Fraxel) or Light to Medium grade medical Chemical Peels (e.g. Obagi Blue TCA peel) are generally safe if conservatively done and not in smokers.
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Facelift surgery and laser resurfacing can be safely combined
Facelift surgery and laser resurfacing can be safely combined. The downtime is dependent upon which laser is used but is typically 1-3 weeks. Given that the facelift recovery takes 1-2 weeks you can see that the laser resurfacing will slightly increase your downtime. However, these two procedures can and are frequently performed safely.
Stephen Weber, M.D.
Lone Tree Facial Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery Center
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Yes, laser resurfacing can be combined with facelift and be performed at the same time.
Yes, laser resurfacing can be combined with facelift and be performed at the same time. The initial recovering is 2-3 weeks but it will take 6-8 weeks for you to see your results develop.
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Can lasers be used to perform facelifts?
Laser resurfacing can be combined conservatively with facelifts in experienced hands. Lasers can also be used to help perform the facelift as well.
Not ready for a complete facelift? You can combine laser skin tightening with the Smartlipo laser beneath the skin and laser resurfacing of the surface of the skin with a CO2 laser and get the "next best thing" to a facelift.
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Laser Resurfacing Along With Facelift. How Does it Feel and What is the Recovery Time? Okay to do at Same Time?
If you want to do facial laser resurfacing at the same time you have a face lift, we recommend you not laser the same area as where the lift is being done. For instance if you have a face lift but are not correcting the upper and lower eyelid area you could laser around your eyes. Another great place for laser resurfacing while having a face lift is around your mouth. Recovery time is usually 10 to 14 days with laser resurfacing and facial plastic surgery.
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Laser Resurfacing Along With Facelift
Laser Resurfacing can be combined with facelift, and we frequently do so. If you are interested in full face laser and facelift, ensure the surgeon is experienced and expert in the combination to minimize risks. Recovery of the combination is longer depending on the laser utilized and the aggressiveness of the procedure. Depending on the laser, the description of a severe sunburn is accurate.
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Laser Resurfacing Along With Facelift
Laser resurfacing can be done at the same time as a facelift but in a very conservative manner. It is safe to perform laser skin resurfacing around areas such as the eyes and mouth at the time of a facelift, but much care must be taken to protect the areas that have been undermined during the facelift surgery. You could also wait about four weeks after your facelift and then receive full laser skin resurfacing after you've healed so that the practitioner can safely work on...
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Laser
Laser resurfacing can be done at the same time as a facelift. Most surgeons are okay doing laser on a few areas, most commonly around the mouth, at the same time. Doing a full face laser at the same time can be a bit riskier. In either case, lasering will cause your recovery to be significantly longer, depending on the type of laser used and the number of areas treated.
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Laser Resurfacing and Facelift Combined
Skin resurfacing, using either laser or chemical peel techniques, can really complement the results from facelift surgery. This is because it treats many other skin problems that a facelift does not and affects the entire face. It can be done very safely with a facelift provided it is done more superficially over the areas of the undermined skin flaps. It does not signficantly extend the recovery although it may look horrendous the first few days after surgery.
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Facelift combined with Laser Skin Resurfacing
Facelifting is among the most popular facial plastic surgery procedures that I perform and is often combined with laser skin resurfacing to achieve an enhanced appearance. I use the Artisan Laser by Palomar which is the world's most advanced skin rejuvenation system. In general, the healing period is 10-21 days. Once the areas have healed, makeup may be worn to camouflage the pink to red color that is generally seen after laser skin resurfacing.
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Laser at time of facelift
The answer is yes and no. Yes to the area around the mouth and forehead and under the eyes and nose but no to where the facelift is undermined
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Laser with Facelift
CO2 laser resurfacing around the mouth is commonly done at the same time as a faceflift. This is ideal so that the patient's rejuvenation is complete, since a facelift does not treat that area; an aged looking oral area makes a good facelift seem more artificial looking. I have been using the FX fractional CO2 laser for several years, and it offers far greater flexibility than standard lasers. Recovery is also controllable, ranging from 4 to 7 days depending on the intensity....
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Laser resurfacing at the time of a facelift
I commonly perform facial resurfacing around the mouth at the time of a facelift procedure. Why not heal from both procedures at the same time? However, caution is indicated when the doctor also resurfaces over the areas undermined at the time of the lift procedure. It can certainly still be done together and I certainly would do this if indicated and desired by the patient, but I would recommend not going quite as deeply with the resurfacing as I would if doing the...
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Facelift and Laser resurfacing same time??
I do not like to do these together unless I am only lasering the mouth. I feel that both procedures are compromised with less result of both the lift and the laser iseparate the two be 4 oor more weeks and that way the patient gets the most and best result of each.
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Is laser resurfacing at the same time as a facelift a good idea?
I am very cautions about laser resurfacing at the same time as a facelift. I frequently will apply laser around the mouth or under the eyes at the same time as a facelift but I avoid areas in the face that have been extensively undermined during surgery.
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Laser Resurfacing Along With Facelift. How Does it Feel and What is the Recovery Time? Okay to do at Same Time?
I have performed Face Lifts for well over 25 years and IMHO, it is not recommended to have Laser resurfacing or even a strong facial chemical peel at the same time a Face Lift is performed unless it is a minimal incision, limited dissection type Face Lift.
Here's are the reasons why this should not be considered:
Face Lifts lift up the skin from the underlying SMAS layer which disrupts the blood supply to the skin.
The more the skin is lifted, the more this...
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I do not council to realize laser and face lifting at same time
Because if already with any of both procedures the skin and neck are sweeling imiginate both at same time
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Skin resurfacing and face lift done at same time requires caution
Hello,
Skin resurfacing, whether its is performed by laser, chemical, or dermabrasion can be performed at the same time as the face lift procedure but great caution should be taken. In general, resurfacing of the area of the face that has been undermined (surgically elevated) during the procedure is not recommended and if performed should be done only very lightly. The remainder of the face, however, can undergo regular resurfacing since the blood supply to these...
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