What Skin Care Treatments Are Beneficial Prior to Face Lift Surgery?

Any and all aesthetic treatments prior to a facelift surgery will have some minor benefit for the facelift surgery. The major important aspects of preparation for the procedure include taking care of yourself. This would include eating right, plenty of fluids, good healthy nutritious meals days prior to the procedure, getting good sleep, cutting back on anxiety. Importantly, abstaining from smoking or smoky environments is important and diminished alcohol and tobacco intake. Aesthetic treatments relatively are of minor improvement or benefit for the procedure. Microdermabrasion, chemical peels, photofacials are probably best performed weeks after the procedure to assist with the healing, as long as a good esthetician is available and that there is approval from the facelift surgeon.
Some physicians will suggest utilizing Botox to rest the muscles so that they are more relaxed for the facelift procedure and/or brow lift procedures, although this is not in my recommended view .

The aesthetic treatments such as photo facials, chemical peels and micro dermabrasion will not have any effect on facelifts whatsoever; those are complementary adjunctive procedures that address other issues and do nothing for the deep structures of the face. The photo facial is used to address color pigmentation such as red telangiectasias and brown spots on the face. Chemical peels are used for wrinkles on the upper lids and upper and lower lips, and micro dermabrasion is used to soften the outside texture of the skin. A facelift is performed to improve the jaw and neckline, re-elevate the jowls, and address facial skin laxity, tighten up the facial muscles and remove fat underneath the neck.