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Treatments Before and After MACS Face Lift and Blepharoplasty
A beautician is recommending I undertake a series of cosmetic non-surgical treatments (laser and chemical peels) in the weeks leading up to my MACS face lift and upper & lower eyelid surgery. She advises that this will ensure my skin is in the best possible condition before the surgery. Is this correct? Should I commence these treatments or any other treatments? Will it make a difference to the results? Also, how long after the surgery could I have any laser treatment and/or chemical peels?
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AussieChick2011
in Queensland, Australia
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No prep necessary for Facelift...Peels etc. But dont leave the old house unpainted.
You need no prep of peels etc foir a facelift. This will make no difference in your results. Ask your surgeon. On the other hand the facelift only changes the sturecture, not the surface. If you remodel an old house and then dont paint it you still have an old house. You cosmetician may have good advice but there is no benefit in doing it prior to surgery. On the other hand it doesnt hurt. Ask your surgeon. If you skin is old and blotchy and...
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Non surgical facial treatments will be most effective after not before MACS Facelift and Blepharoplasty
Non surgical facial treatments improve the skin by causing irritation and inflammation which causes exfoliation and new collagen production.
Your Facelift also causes inflammation and I would recommend not adding inflammation to the facial skin before a Facelift.
Once you heal from your Facelift-6wks to 3 months is an ideal time to start non surgical facial treatments to improve the look and tone of your skin after the Facelift
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Skin treatments prior to facelift surgery
Hi AussieChick2011-
I believe you would be better served by getting the recommended treatments would after your surgery. I don't think they are necessarily helpful prior to the surgery, but will be icing on the cake after the surgery. Please check with your surgeon for his/her opinion.
Sincerely
Tom Kaniff
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Non-invasive Skin Care Before Facelift
Of course, gentle treatments including superficial peels, microdermabrasion, skin care etc. will give your skin an improved tone and glow. I do not think though, that it will benefit the overall facelift outcome. This is really up to your facelift surgeon! I would not expect the result to improve because of your skin treatments nor do I think it will hurt it.
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Pretreatment of the skin prior to facelift
Treating the skin is an important part of the facial rejuvenation concept. It can be done before the facelift, during or after. My recommendation is to pre-treat the skin before the facelift, using a lite resurfacing approach, then to do a more definitive method at the time of the procedure or 2-3 months later.
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Laser, peels, and creams: buffing the skin before a facelift
Aging affects all the layers of the face: the epidermis and dermis (top layers of the skin) thin and lose elasticity, while the fat and muscle layers shrink and descend. Facelift surgery does exactly that- it only lifts falling tissues but does not stimulate collagen, the precious protein that gives the skin that baby smooth, wrinkle-free plumpness we used to have. So, if you have healthy skin then perhaps all you need is a lift. But, for a lasting natural result that rolls back the hands of...
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Pretreatment
Dear AussieChick,
Though pretreatments may improve the skin tone, and the look of the skin, it is not going to effect the final result of your surgery. Successful facial rejuvenation surgery repositions the deeper tissues and eliminates some skin laxity. Its success is not dependent on pretreatment regimes.
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Skin treatments before surgery
Skin treatments before surgery are really not necessary. You can discuss with your surgeon if any special pre-op protocol is needed
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Refinements come after surgery
I recommend the finer things be done after surgery to get the best results. Surgery will soften the biggest wrinkles and after you have healed, other things have more effect. Good luck, Nasim Huq
Niagara Falls Plastic Surgeon
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Face Lift, Mini Face Lift, The Palmer Celebrity Face Lift, Beverly Hills Face Lift
These skin resurfacing treatments are not advised prior to any type of Face Lift procedure as they can inhibit healing after the Face Lift. Peels are typically avoided for 6 moths before and after a Face Lift.
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