Mini Face-Lift Risks for Type 1 Diabetics?

As you know, Diabetes must be well controlled to minimize risks with any surgical procedure.  If you have been controlling your Type 1 Diabetes carefully, your risk of problems with a Mini Lift are small.

Even though type 1 diabetes is not a contraindication to most surgical procedures, it is important to make sure that the blood sugar is under control. With clearance from the primary care physician, or endocrinologist, and adequate blood sugar control, mini facelift, or facelift surgery could be done pretty safely.  I have noticed that some patients with diabetes may heal slower than the nondiabetics and that postsurgical swelling may stay in those patients a bit longer.... more

I don't think that statement is entirely accurately. However, type I diabetes should not necessarily preclude you from having a mini lift. Elevated blood sugar levels from uncontrolled or poorly controlled diabetes can negatively impact wound healing. Therefore, it is important that you be evaluated by your primary care doctor or endocrinologist to ensure that your blood sugar levels have been within a normal range. As long as this is the case, it is unlikely that you will have any... more

Diabetes, if well controlled, by your primary care doctor may not impact your final result.  However, uncontrolled diabetes is a contraindication for any surgical procedure.

If your diabetes is well controlled and you obtaine medical clearance from your primary care phjysician, then it should be OK to have a mini-facelift procedure.

Diabetes increases your risk, include infection, healing problems, wide swings in blood sugar levels. small vessel disease Mini face lift does not mean a minor skin lift, it can involve a major skin undermining, determined by the deformity. To decrease you risks make sure your diabetes is well under control, with normal blood sugar levels NEVER ABOVE 200. have a complete evaluation by your family physician and your endocrinologist. Tell them of your intention. I personally talk with the... more

Greetings, As with any procedure, there are risks to facelifts and mini-facelifts. Patients with diabetes in general run an increased risk of infection and wound healing complications whenever they undergo any procedure. Having said this though, I have done many facelift procedures on diabetic patients (both type I and type II). As long as your diabetes is under control and you monitor your blood sugars closely during the postoperative period there is a high likelihood you will have no... more

Joan, Most patients with diabetes have elective cosmetic surgery without any problem. However, face lift surgery, as with all procedures, has risks associated with them. These general risks include, but not limited to bleeding, infection, scar, and nerve injury. In addition, there are risks with the anesthesia provided (local, IV sedation, or general). Patients with diabetes have increased risk of infection and increased risk from the anesthesia. In addition, the blood sugar level may be a... more

A "mini face lift" is usually done with minimal skin undermining. If the diabetes is kept under good control, there is a high likelihood things should heal well. We do mini-lifts and regular face lifts (with a more limited undermining of the skin) on diabetics as long as their health is otherwise good and the blood sugar is keep in excellent control. Extensive skin undermining would require the skin to have very healthy tiny blood vessels. These are damaged in "out of... more