I want to get a brow lift and a facelift, and I was thinking of having stomach liposuction done at the same time as I'm getting the 2 face procedures. I am a 43 year old healthy male who is fit physically, 6'2 and 195 lb. Would it be safe for me to get stomach liposuction at the same time as I'm getting my facelift and brow lift?
Answer: Combining Facelift with other Surgeries In my opinion and in my practice, I will only perform a facelift and will not combine with other procedures. The reason is safety as doing a proper facelift involves around 6 hours in the operating room. Trying to add liposuction, as posted in your question, is too much time under anesthesia. I advise patients to decide which procedure is their priority and start with that surgery, then return for the second surgery. Health and safety come first!
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Answer: Combining Facelift with other Surgeries In my opinion and in my practice, I will only perform a facelift and will not combine with other procedures. The reason is safety as doing a proper facelift involves around 6 hours in the operating room. Trying to add liposuction, as posted in your question, is too much time under anesthesia. I advise patients to decide which procedure is their priority and start with that surgery, then return for the second surgery. Health and safety come first!
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October 21, 2023
Answer: Combining these procedures should be no problem. Your plastic surgeon should know approximately how long they take to perform a facelift and a brow lift. Most surgeons like to complete a procedure within six hours to maximize patient safety and to minimize complications. If both of your procedures that you desire can be completed within this timeframe, then there’s no reason that you can’t add the liposuction of your abdomen at the same time. Have a discussion with your plastic surgeon to be sure you’re both on the same page. Best wishes.
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October 21, 2023
Answer: Combining these procedures should be no problem. Your plastic surgeon should know approximately how long they take to perform a facelift and a brow lift. Most surgeons like to complete a procedure within six hours to maximize patient safety and to minimize complications. If both of your procedures that you desire can be completed within this timeframe, then there’s no reason that you can’t add the liposuction of your abdomen at the same time. Have a discussion with your plastic surgeon to be sure you’re both on the same page. Best wishes.
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September 18, 2023
Answer: Combined Procedures Hello, hope you are well. The short answer is 'yes', it should be safe to combine these procedures. We actually do this quite frequently in our surgical practice. It also saves you from requiring multiple anesthesia events and lessens your total 'down time.'
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September 18, 2023
Answer: Combined Procedures Hello, hope you are well. The short answer is 'yes', it should be safe to combine these procedures. We actually do this quite frequently in our surgical practice. It also saves you from requiring multiple anesthesia events and lessens your total 'down time.'
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September 18, 2023
Answer: I would not recommend it Generally, your risk for complications increases after your surgery length exceeds 4.5-5 hours. Although there are some surgeons who can do a facelift and browlift in less than this amount of time, many will take that whole time for just those procedures. With all the movement involved in liposuction, it would generally have to be done either before or after the face procedures, not simultaneously, so this additional procedure would add to the total surgery and anesthesia time. Therefore, it is possible to do the liposuction during the same surgery, but given the unnecessarily increased risk for complications in these elective procedures, I would not recommend it. The safer option would be to stage these into 2 separate surgeries- the face procedures as one surgery, and the liposuction as another. Hope this helps!Best,Dr. Donald GrovesPlastic Surgeon
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September 18, 2023
Answer: I would not recommend it Generally, your risk for complications increases after your surgery length exceeds 4.5-5 hours. Although there are some surgeons who can do a facelift and browlift in less than this amount of time, many will take that whole time for just those procedures. With all the movement involved in liposuction, it would generally have to be done either before or after the face procedures, not simultaneously, so this additional procedure would add to the total surgery and anesthesia time. Therefore, it is possible to do the liposuction during the same surgery, but given the unnecessarily increased risk for complications in these elective procedures, I would not recommend it. The safer option would be to stage these into 2 separate surgeries- the face procedures as one surgery, and the liposuction as another. Hope this helps!Best,Dr. Donald GrovesPlastic Surgeon
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September 16, 2023
Answer: Face and brow lift, liposuction of abdomen; can it be done in the same time Providing that you are in a good health and your surgeon can do all of these procedures within 6 hours or so, that is quite acceptable. It is in your best interest to discuss this plan with your surgeon and follow his/hers suggestion. Good luck.
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September 16, 2023
Answer: Face and brow lift, liposuction of abdomen; can it be done in the same time Providing that you are in a good health and your surgeon can do all of these procedures within 6 hours or so, that is quite acceptable. It is in your best interest to discuss this plan with your surgeon and follow his/hers suggestion. Good luck.
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