Blepharoplasty or facelift?

Training varies between surgeons even within the same specialty, and you'll find that some ophthalmologists feel comfortable performing surgeries outside of the eyes, and some facial plastic surgeons feel comfortable operating on every aspect of the face, while some may not. I would focus more on the experience and expertise of the specific surgeon you are interested in, and a good place to start getting a sense of their abilities is to look at his/her previous work.

Hello, hope you are well. Thank you for submitting your question. The scope of a board-certified facial plastic surgeon in the United States will encompass facelift surgery, blepharoplasty, and generally all routinely performed procedures related to the aging face and neck. Generally speaking, the field of ophthalmology encompasses medical and surgical conditions of the eye itself, with some sub-specialists known as oculoplastic surgeons performing blepharoplasty. I am a facial plastic surgeon and I routinely perform facelifts alongside blepharoplasty, brow lifts, laser skin resurfacing, etc. If you are having multiple procedures done (facelift and bleph), it is beneficial to have one surgeon perform them. The advantages range from the convenience of your perioperative care to the consolidation of surgery and recovery into a single event rather than going about things in a piecemeal fashion. Hope this helps!
Best,Dr. Tower