Can a facelift be combined with a full face phenol/croton oil peel?

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My aunt is considering a facelift. She has a considerable amount of loose skin but also very, deep lines around the cheek, mouth, chin and lips. Even when you pull the skin and simulate a facelift the lines are still there. Does anyone have experience in combining the two?

Wandra K. Miles, MD · Answer

I would not recommend performing the facelift and a chemical peel during
the same procedure. The skin is undermined during a facelift, and the
additional stress of a peel may compromise healing. It would be best to wait
and stage these treatments. All the best to you and your aunt.

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

Undergoing a peel around the mouth at the same time as a facelift is a very common combo.  I would not perform a full face peel and facelift at the same time but just around the mouth works well.

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

I would separate the two procedures for safety.  Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs 
hundreds of 
facelifts, necklifts, facelift revisions, and facial procedures each 
year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo
 galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results. Kenneth 
Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Richard Baxter, MD · Answer

A facelift reshapes and lifts the tissues, and a peel improves the quality of the skin but it is risky to do them both at the same time. Areas that are not lifted surgically such as the skin above and below the mouth and around the eyes can be done, but often it is best to wait and do the full face later since then the skin will all look the same.

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

Facelift should never be combined with a full face phenol peel. This would result in skin necrosis(dying).

Steven Wallach, MD · Answer

I do not perform facelifts at the same time as a full face peel.  There are risks to the skin healing properly. It is certainly reasonable to stage them.

Robert Singer, MD · Answer

Most experienced plastic surgeons would not perform a facelift and a deep peel, like a phenol/croton oil peel, or an aggressive laser treatment of the entire face at the same time. Because the potential complication rate of the combined procedures would be too high, the procedures should be performed separately, with the facelift first. Limited areas around the eyes or mouth can be treated with a peel or laser at the time of a facelift.Safety and limiting potential complications should always be the primary concern.Keep in mind that following the exact advice from a surgeon on this or any other website who proposes to tell anyone what to do without examining the patient, physicallyfeeling the tissue, assessing the desired outcome, taking a full medical history, and discussing the pros and cons of each operative procedure would not be in your aunt's best interest. I would suggest that she find a plastic surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and ideally a member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) that she trusts and is comfortable with and discuss her and your concerns with that surgeon in person.Robert Singer, MD FACSLa Jolla, California

William Portuese, MD · Answer

It is best to separate out in time a facelift and a chemical peel due to the fact that your undermining the skin with a facelift and  chemically burning the external portion of the skin. We no longer perform phenol chemical peels our practice do to unpredictability of the results. For many examples of facelifting results, please see the link below to our facelift Photo Gallery

Michael Bowman, MD · Answer

It is not safe to combine a facelift with a full face chemical peel, nor any other skin resurfacing modality (CO2 laser, etc).  Specifically the skin of the cheeks which is being lifted during the operation can't be peeled due to serious risk of healing problems.  I frequently combine a facelift with a peel around the eyes or mouth.  This skin is not lifted during the facelift and will heal fine.In cases with lots of skin wrinkling, a full face peel is necessary to get rid of deeper lines and wrinkles even after a facelift.  Your aunt should wait at least 6 months after her lift, then consider the skin resurfacing.Yours in good health, MKB

Richard W. Fleming, MD (retired) · Answer

I would never do a complete facelift and deep chemical peel or laser treatment at the same time because of the risk of skin loss. I want to be more conservative and do the skin resurfacing at a later date, at least 6-8 weeks after the lift.

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