How long should I wait to get a chemical peel TCA 35%, after having a facelift?

Thank you for your question.  You should check with your surgeon and follow their protocol as everyone will heal differently.  I would suggest after 4-6 weeks. All The Best 

Hello, and thanks for your question. It is typically recommended that you wait at least 6 weeks or more after having a facelift to have other treatments such as a TCA chemical peel. This allows your face and skin to properly heal and recover from the trauma of the surgery. Since you would be just about at that mark for the date you have your peel scheduled, it may be possible for you to have the additional treatment. However, the best way for you to know for sure whether it is safe to have done is by scheduling an evaluation with your plastic surgeon so they may assess your recovery and determine if you are healed enough to partake in other treatments. 

Thank you for your question. Since you want to be careful about injuring the skin after it has just gone through a surgical procedure, it is usually suggested that you wait around 2 months or so to have another treatment done to that area. It’s recommended that you wait to have a TCA chemical peel so that your skin is able to properly heal and recover. The best way to determine how long you, as an individual, should wait before having another procedure is to have an evaluation by your surgeon. - Dr. E

 

Hello and thanks for your question. You should plan on waiting until you have fully recovered from your facelift and the blood supply to your facial skin has stabilized before moving forward with your chemical peel. Your current appointment date is likely too soon and may need to be pushed back some time to ensure you can safely undergo the treatment without damaging your results. Please follow up with your board-certified plastic surgeon before proceeding with any additional treatments. He or she knows what type of facelift was performed and will be able to determine if and when you are far enough along in your recovery to schedule your chemical peel. Hope this helps!

As long as you are well healed from the facelift you can proceed.  Numbness after a facelift can persist for a few months but you do not necessarily need to wait this long.  3-4 weeks is about right. 

I often will do a peel or laser resurfacing at the same time as facelift surgery.  I generally limit the peel or laser to the central face, perioral and periorbital areas.  As I do. a deep plane  facelift  the flap is thick and patients can tolerate the procedures at the same time. 

I often perform 35% TCA peels at the time of a facelift.  These peels are usually done in areas that are nor undermined in a facelift.  I like to wait about 6 weeks after a facelift to perform any chemical peels.  Thank you for your question.

Hi sxylexy.  Obviously your plastic surgeon is the best judge of whether you can proceed at 3 weeks based upon his/her technique and extent of dissection, but generally speaking if I do not do the peel at the time of the original surgery, I wait a minimum of 6 weeks.  The numbness is normal this early out of surgery.  Share your concerns with your PS-he/she wants the best possible outcome too! Best wishes, Dr. Doolabh

there is a variety of opinions as to how long you have to wait to do a 35% TCA peel to the face after a facelift. The concern is injury to the surface of the skin after the skin has just been elevated for the facelift. However, a 35% TCA peel is not terribly aggressive and many people will do the peel within 3 to 4 weeks. I prefer to wait approximately two months to allow for revascularization of the skin flaps and allow the edema and swelling from the facelift to subside. 

As a Facelift Plastic Surgeon I perform a TCA chemical peel of the forehead and lower eyelid region at the time of a facelift. Where eyelid surgey or brow lift has been performed then I do not do it. In otherwords a chemical peel is safe in areas of the face that are not lifted.

Post operatively I would wait  aminimum of 6 weeks for a TCA total face and neck chemical peel