I'm 44 and had a breast reduction in 1989. The procedure was successful aside from needing radiation under my breasts for keloids. As I am older now with sagging skin I'd like to reduce my breasts slightly as well as lift them and am wondering if I could combine such a surgery with a lower facelift. The facelift would be much more minimal than the breast so I'm wondering if I could combine the two or whether it would be too complicated/dangerous. What do you think?
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October 21, 2018
Answer: Combining other procedures with a lower facelift surgery.
Rolling sutures is typically not the way we perform the facelift. The sutures used during a facelift are very small sutures consisting of 5-0 and 6-0 nylon placed in very inconspicuous areas around, in front, and behind the ears. The other two important areas with regard to scarring are the...
To perform a facelift, there will be some scars around the ears. This will be visible when the hair is pulled back and reasonably hidden when the hair is down. Most good facelift surgeons go to lengths to hide their facelift incisions. However, some never learned the tailoring...
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