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Is it better to do all face procedures at the same time?

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mbelmelFeb 28, 2024

Let's say you want to have a facelift, necklift, browlift and upper and lower blepharoplasty done. And let's say cost and recovery time were not an issue to the patient and somehow the surgical skills were all the same. Would you achieve the best aesthetic outcome by splitting the procedures up, say doing the eyes and brow one year and the face and neck the next? Or would doing them altogether be better, aesthetically?

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Dr. Stephen Prendiville, MD
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Dr. Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS
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Dr. P. Alex Montague, MD
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Dr. Lucian Ion, FRCS
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