How Many Facelifts Can U Have in a Life Time?

  There is probably no limit.  I have done a 7th revision on a facelift.  As people are living longer, healthier, more productive lives, facelift revisions will continue to become more and more popular.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Facelift Los Angeles, CA

Providing you have had well-performed facelifts and you are healthy, there is no limit to the number of revisions you can have. Plastic surgery is based on need and viability, not an arbitrary number. Even after a full rhytidectomy, in which the SMAS layer is lifted upward and outward, your face will continue to age and lose volume. Many people opt for a second facelift after 10 years to continue their rejuvenation. Fat grafting during a facelift helps to make the results look more natural. You can also opt for a mini lift or use facial fillers, such as Juvederm Voluma, to maintain facial volume between lifts.  Generally, it would be unusual for a patient to require more than 3 facelifts over a lifetime.  I hope this helps.

Having more than one facelift in one's lifetime is not unusual as long as they still make you look natural.  However, sometimes other procedures may avoid having more facelifts.  Facial aging is not only loose skin but loss of volume (fat) in the face.  Fat injections or the use of fillers such as Voluma may be all one needs to continue having a rejuvenated look.  A good plastic surgeon will certainly tell a patient when enough is enough in order to still have natural results.

Thank you for a very good question.  The answer is dependent on several factors, but the most important is the strength and integrity of the tension bearing layer mobilized in a facelift, known as the SMAS.  If the SMAS has been treated appropriately, and has not been resected, further Facelifts down the road are possible.  Secondly, the capability of the skin to stretch is limited, so performing more than 3 Facelifts on an individual would be unusual.  Assuming that a well executed Facelift result lasts 10 years or so when performed by a skilled Facial Plastic Surgeon, the likelihood of needing or wanting a fourth Facelift is limited.

I combine many of my facelifts with non-surgical skin and fascia tightening to minimize the number of revisions. This keeps the look very natural. Raffy Karamanoukian Los Angeles

The number of facelifts you can have in a lifetime depends on one's anatomy, aging process, skin elasticity, healing ability.  Each successive surgery becomes more difficult for the surgeon so you must consider an experienced facial plastic surgeon who performs a large number of revision facelift surgeries.

Thanks for your question -

 

While there is no limit to the number of facelifts an individual can have, short of having rare genetic diseases that contribute to skin laxity usually one or two is enough for most. 

 

Typically patients may begin to see recurrence of issues that can be corrected by repeat facelift after 10 or so years.

 

I hope this helps.

There is no upward limit on the number of facelifts a person can undergo. As long as the surgeon is conservative and plans the surgery to result in a natural appearance there should not be a problem with subsequent procedures. The key is to ensure that the patient has realistic expectations and motivations for seeking a second/ third facelift and that the surgeon believes that they can achieve an aesthetic result. The vast majority of facelift patients present seeking their first or second lift but subsequent surgery can be performed safely with good results if properly planned and performed. I hope this information is helpful.Stephen Weber MD, FACS

In my experience, the question usually isn't if you need another facelift to deal with recidivism from a previous facelift. Rather, the more useful question is what are the best options for regression and relapse of some the main issues that lead people to have facelifts in the first place.To this end, there are a whole host of new technologies in the past decade that  can help deal with many of the issues related to facelifts. I personally feel that some of these options should be explored before one thinks of having more surgery. And if surgery is needed, there are a host of new technologies that can be incorporated with the revision facelift to help improve its longevity. Hope this helps. Good luck.

You can have as many facelifts as your skin laxity will allow.  With each subsequent facelift the difficulty is dependent on what are the aesthetic goals.  In some cases, a tuck up procedure may be all that is necessary.  In other cases, a full facelift may be required.