Can Mini Lift Also Get Rid of Acne Scars?

A mini-facelift will not improve your acne scarring unfortunately. There are effective ways in treating this kind of scarring, such as laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, excising the area, and the Fraxel laser. A mini-facelift is a procedure that improves the look of an aging face. It lifts the sagging skin, especially along the jawline, resulting in a more a youthfull appearance. Consult your facial plastic surgeon to see what your best options would be. more

A mini-lift will redrape some of the skin, but it wil not improve the acne scars.  Acne scars can be treated with filler, laser, and excision.

I like to explain facial surgery to may patients by thinking of the face like a house.  As a house ages sometimes it just needs new paint and sometimes the structure needs to be corrected.  Jowling and sagging necks are structural problems while fine lines and acne scarring are surface problems.  You can't fix a sagging roof line by painting the house and you can't fix jowling by resurfacing the face.  Acne scars can be improved (not eliminated)  by... more

The appropriate of acne scars is skin resurfacing. Laser being the best treatment, and most effective. Mini face lift improves on the aging of the face deep nasolabial folds, jowles.

Dustintx , Although a mini lift (short scar lift, minimal access lift, etc) helps create a natural youthful appearance of the lower face & neck, it does not help with acne scars of the face. During a mini lift procedure (variation of traditional face lift surgery), underlying facial tissue & fat (SMAS) is tightened & repositioned. A portion of the SMAS may be removed, and/or re-suspended with sutures. Excess skin is then removed. Acne scars have many treatment options, but... more

A mini-facelift treats drooping of facial skin and underlying tissue. The muscle called the SMAS is often re-suspended and the excess skin removed. It is an excellent procedure for the patient who is showing early signs of aging with new jowl formation. Acne scars will look better for a few month since the skin is stretched, but as the skin stretches back the scars will return. In order to treat acne scars, the skin needs to be treated directly. There are a number of options, some of which... more