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Treatments Before and After MACS Face Lift and Blepharoplasty

asked 1 year ago by AussieChick2011 in Queensland, Australia
Latest answer by Sam Naficy, MD
Question viewed 547 times
Tags: female, MACS, non surgical, preparation, timing

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?

15 answers to Treatments Before and After MACS Face Lift and Blepharoplasty

Skin Treatments before Facelift and Blepharoplasty

Skin treatment before facelift and blepharoplasty surgery can improve skin quality and circulation, which is obviosly beneficial. I have an aesthetician in my office who will, whenever possible, treat the skin of my patients before many procedures.

Richard W. Fleming, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

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... more

George Commons, MD
Palo Alto Plastic Surgeon

www.pacfps.com

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

Brooke R. Seckel, MD
Boston Plastic Surgeon

www.drseckel.com

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

Thomas E. Kaniff, MD
Sacramento Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.facialcosmeticsurg.com

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. But if this would mark the beginning of taking good care of your skin, I am all for it! Just like brushing and flossing, skin care... more

Frank P. Fechner, MD
Worcester Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drfechner.com

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.

Amir M. Karam, MD
San Diego Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.drkaram.com

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... more

Ariel N. Rad, MD, PhD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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.

Marc Schneider, MD
Fort Myers Plastic Surgeon

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

Sam Naficy, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon

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

Nasimul Huq, MD
Niagara Falls Plastic Surgeon

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.

Francis R. Palmer, III, MD
Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

Skin resurfacing before facelift

A skin resurfacing procedure is not routinely necessary prior to a facelift. If you feel that you would like skin resurfacing, then it can be done before your facelift. The choice is yours only. Make sure your surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Samer W. Cabbabe, M.D. Board - Certified Plastic Surgeon St. Louis Plastic Surgery Consultants

Samer W. Cabbabe, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

Skin treatments before facelift

In general, treatment of the skin prior to any type of facelift is not necessary. Some patients may choose to begin a topical skin care regimen prior to any contemplated surgery, but this would only be only as part of a long term maintenance program. In patients with the most severe sun damage and elastosis of the skin, a concominant skin treatment can be considered at the time of facelift or as a planned secondary procedure somewhere on the order of 6-12 weeks after healing... more

Richard J. Wassermann, MD, MPH
Columbia Plastic Surgeon

Many AussieChicks will benifit from pretreatment for Lasers but not lifts

If you are like most Aussies in my practice, you are likely to be fair and weathered for your age. (Also true of many of my Florida patients. We have an extensive MiXto Laser and formerly Fraxel practice that we would pre-treat for laser so that the results were more effective with single treatments. However, patients having face lifts do not get pretreatment unless they are having MiXto at the same time which we do very frequently. Dr. Mayl Fort Lauderdale more

Nathan Mayl, MD
Fort Lauderdale Plastic Surgeon

Peels before and after facelift

Skin treatments before a facelift with the idea of getting the skin in condition before surgery are unlikely to be of much help. We do find however that microdermabrasion three to four weeks after will polish and improve the skin. We delay peels for fine line and pigmentation issues for a month or two to allow the skin to fully recover from the lift. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd