Facelift at 30. Would this be dangerous? Complex case (Photo)

There is no specific age you need to wait to have a facelift as feasibility is determined by the amount of skin laxity present. If you have had volume loss from hyaluronidase injections I would recommend allowing your skin and face time adjust to some of the changes, which can be temporary, before proceeding with a surgical intervention.

Thank you for your query. Age is not a contraindication for a facelift especially with loose skin. However, you seem to have a deflated look and I would recommend autologous fat grafting with possibly a Mid face lift at this time, based on your photographs. Please find an experienced board certified Plastic surgeon who can examine you and help you with all your concerns. All the best!

A facelift at 30 is not dangerous but in your case it will do nothing for you. Your face is not descended. You have a loss of facial volume. Unfortunately, you have not told us your height and weight but you may be better off by gaining some weight. Your eyes are quite sunken in as well.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Wanting more facial volume at your age is quite common. Sometimes, dissolving fillers with hyaluronidase can lead to a sudden volume loss, which is what you have experienced.

Based on your photos, it doesn't seem like you have significant facial laxity that would make a facelift, like a high-SMAS lift necessary, or helpful. Instead, you might consider fat grafting to the face, which uses your own fat to restore volume naturally and potentially provides lasting results without the reactivity concerns of the fillers.

It's important to find a surgeon experienced in facial fat grafting who you feel comfortable with. When done well, this technique can offer excellent results and help you achieve the look you're hoping for.

Dr. B.

I have done many facelifts on younger oatients such as yourself, but in order for the surgery to give meaningful improvement there needs to be more relaxation than I see in your pictures . The surgery is not more complex than in patients with more aging changes but no surgery is completely risk free and there are obviously incisions recovery time and expense. You do have a volume deficiency which surgery won’t fix. I do agree that the only approach worth considering is a procedure that releases and lifts the Smas in the midface region and a high SMAS will achieve this. The limitation of surgery is that inevitably there is some relaxation in the postoperative recovery. Skin and superficial muscle (SMAS) respond to tension with some relaxation which is an inherent property of those tissues. So even though you would have some improvement, at 6 months it might not be visible on photographs.

There is no way you should get a facelift at your age. I’m not surprised that plastic surgeons are willing to do it. It would be a total waste of money also don’t spend money on fillers or fat transfer at your age.

You do not need a facelift, and you will pay a lot of money and see little or no difference.
Your face is fine.
Stay away from surgery for now and enjoy life.

Greg Sexton, MD

Your facial 'sagging' is mostly related to loss of volume. Your best option would be to have fat grafting, assuming you have enough excess body fat to serve as a donor site.

i recomend midface lift, mini face lift ,fat grafting to your midface and under eyes, this procedures will fix your problems

From the pictures you showed I don’t see a clear indication for a facelift.
I don’t think you have substantial jowls.
I see loss of volume in your face as being the biggest change.
It would be helpful to know if your weight has changed since your early picture?
Facelift on young people typically deliver all the undesirable side effects without a significant benefit.
Perhaps others have more experience.
I would insist on seeing before and after pictures of other young people with similar facial characteristics before selecting a permanent irreversible surgical procedure.Best, Mats Hagström MD