Upper and lower bleph, face and neck lift - What is the standard order of face procedures?

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When a plastic surgeon performs upper and lower blephs plus a facelift and neck lift during the same session . What is the standard order of the procedures?

Jeffrey M. Darrow, MD · Answer

Each surgeon would have their own order for how they perform a facelift and neck lift with upper and lower blepharoplasties. My personal preference is to perform the facelift first, followed by the lower blepharoplasty and then the upper blepharoplasty. This is done in order of difficulty, leaving the easiest surgery for last. It also gives me a chance to examine the facelift at the end of the eyelid surgery to be sure there is not anything that I would have to deal with before bringing the patient to the recovery room.  Best wishes.

Lexie Wang, MD · Answer

I think most surgeons do the eyes first, then the face/neck, because the eyes, esp the upper bleph, relies very much on small measurements and you don't want to have any swelling to confuse the potential result.

Jeffrey Lisiecki, MD · Answer

The exact order depends on the surgeon, but I do upper blepharoplasty, then lower blepharoplasty, then fat transfer, then neck, and face last.

Zoran Potparic, MD · Answer

The order of surgeries depends of surgeon’s preference as well as particular issue that may dictate priority. In a regular face/eyelid patient in our practice the order is fat grafting, upper and lower blepharoplasty, face and neck lift. Hope this helps. Good luck.

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