How long after laser skin resurfacing should I wait to get a face lift?

Laser resurfacing will change the skin for approximately 6 months.  The injury stimulates the body to manufacture new collagen and freshen the appearance of the skin.  Waiting three months should give you enough time to heal safely and have the facelift.  It might even give you a chance to have a second laser simultaneously if there are specific areas that would benefit from a second procedure.I typically perform facelift and laser simultaneously on all of my facelift patients.

Facelift and Laser
Resurfacing

In my practice for the patients that
need a full face laser resurfacing I prefer to perform laser resurfacing after
a facelift. In some patients some resurfacing can be done concurrently with a
facelift. In your particular case, depending on the type of laser treatment you
had, you should wait 2-3 months before undergoing a facelift. Seek out an
experienced surgeon to get proper advise and treatment

I generally do the facelift prior to fullface laser resurfacing. I stagger the procedures in the interest of safety. If the laser redone first I would wait until the obvious inflammation from the procedure is gone. This would probably take about six weeks.

In my practice, patients that need both a facelift and a laser resurfacing procedures typically have these done at the same time. This is generally safe when the settings are appropriate, and helps to reduce the overall downtime. If you have already had the facelift and are now seeking laser resurfacing, I would check with your surgeon for specific recommendations.

It really depends on what was done and what you plan on having done. It is common for me to perform skin resurfacing (with a laser or chemical peel) at the same time as a facelift. You really need to be seen in person as none of us can appropriately answer this with the limited information you provided.

The answer is it depends upon what type of laser skin resurfacing you are getting, fractionated C02 versus full C02 laser resurfacing.  If you think of your skin as a chess board, full C02 laser will treat all the squares on the chess board, whereas fractionated C02 will only treat the white or dark squares; therefore, fractionated C02 has a quicker healing time, less redness, lower risk, etc.  Full C02 will require a longer recovery but will give a better overall result.  If you are getting fractionated C02 laser, you certainly can have a facelift done concomitantly, but a full C02 laser should be done separately from a facelift.Overall, it's best to wait until  you are fully healed between procedures if you must do them separately which can be a few weeks to a few months depending on the procedure.

In general, depending upon the person's skin quality and the type/ extent of the laser treatment, a few weeks to a few months is adequate delay between laser resurfacing and a facelift procedure. As my colleagues have mentioned, the two procedures can also be performed simultaneously if you desire. I hope this information is helpful.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon

Depending on the depth and technique of laser resurfacing, I would wait 6 months as a minimum. A facelift performed too early may otherwise interfere with appropriate healing.

It depends on how aggressive your laser resurfacing procedure was. I will occasionally do a laser procedure concurrently with a face lift, however, I limit the resurfacing to areas of the face that were not undermined during surgery. I would typically advise that you wait 2-3 months before operating on a region of the face that was treated with a resurfacing laser. 

It really depends on the type of laser and the depth of the treatment. Also, depend ends on the extent if the facelift. I would wait 6 weeks at least.