Is It Safe to Have Facelift and Liposuction at Same Time?

Although it seems like a good idea to have everything performed at the same time under one anesthetic session, the longer the case, the higher the potential for complications to occur. These complications can be more that just problems with the surgical site, but, also major complications such as infection or thrombosis that would require hospitalization.
Not all facelifts require the same amount of surgical time and not all liposuction does either. At 6'1" and 180 lbs, I would guess that your abdominal liposuction would be minimal. You may want to consider having this procedure after you have recovered from your facelift and necklift. I think you will be pleased to know that your abdominal liposuction can be performed under local (tumescent) anesthesia and your recovery should be fairly rapid.

This really depends on your current health and medical history. It can be safe to have these done at the same time, but you would need to discuss this with your plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist, after having bloodwork and a physical examination performed.

It sounds like you are in good health, so undergoing lipo of your abdomen and a facelift at the same time should be no problem and should not make for a very difficult recovery.

Hi David,If you are healthy and your a surgery is not longer than eight hours total, I would suggest you have both procedures performed at the same time. If you are planning to have a facelift and abdominal liposuction, I would not remove more than 5 L of abdominal fat. The benefits include one anesthesia and one healing period. The risks include longer anesthesia time with its associated risks. However, if you're considering having both procedures performed eventually, the overall risks of one procedure compared to two procedures are probably about the same. Good luck.

In my practice we routinely perform combined facelift and liposuction.
There are many factors to consider to assure a safe and wonderful outcome ,
including the patient’s health and the length of total surgical time. It is
imperative that the surgeon has skills and experience to carefully assess
patient’s existing anatomy, create a proper surgical plan and then execute the
plan in a precise and safe fashion. Make sure to check out your surgeon’s
credentials and track record, take a look at he before and after photos to make
sure the surgeon can deliver on his promises.

It is not infrequent to do combination surgery including a face and necklift with liposuction of the abdominal area or any other area if the patient is healthy. This can be done in a reasonable time period, (i.e. six hours or less). The most important thing is that you’re healthy and to do it within an accredited operating room with a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and CRNA. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to do these procedure combinations and it is safe if you have the expertise and experience to do so in a healthy patient.

We have performed these together  for more than 30 years without any complication. Of course, the state of the art facility with the latest equipment including pressure stockings to prevent clots are always used. I, myself, had these done at the same time.

That is certainly many procedures to undergo in one setting and would likely be no less than 4 hours. In some instances, surgeons may use assistannts to expedite the time under general anesthesia. .

Hi David135 - A moderate amount of liposuction with a facelift should be fine. The amount of time in the operating room sounds like it will be around 6-8 and if you're in good shape as you indicated you should be okay. I would strongly suggest an overnight stay in the hospital at which you're having your procedures. This will help with the immediate recovery and pain control. If you're considering a lot of liposuction (entire abdomen with hips) then I would separate the two procedures. Good luck!

All procedures have some risk, but multiple procedures done together create a risk that probably is greater than the sum of the independent risks. These are elecitve procedures and you should not compromise your health for convenience. The safest manner in which to proceed is to do the surgery that would give you the improvement in your body's condition which displeases you the most. Then heal and when fully recovered, consider having the second procedure several months later.