I am a 62 year old female with existing dry eyes. I frequently need drops, especially at night.
A standard facelift should not exacerbate dry eye. However if you get an eyelid lift that could lead to a dry eye or make preexisting dry eye worse. Facelift by itself (Not along with the eyelid surgery) should be safe for you.
Having a facelift should not effect your dry eyes. You will likely need to continue using your drops. If you decided to have eyelid surgery on top of a facelift, this could cause come increased irritation of your eyes initially. We would provide you with ointment and drops to help with this. Facelift alone usually does not cause changes in dry eyes.
