Can dermabrasion be done at same time as facelift? Is it better at perioral lines than fat transfer?

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Can dermabrasion on lips perioral lines be done at same time as lower face and neck lift? Would this be better than Fat Transfer around lips?? need to know soon. Have scheduled surgery!

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

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Gustavo A. Diaz, MD · Answer

It is completely safe to have peri-oral dermabrasion and a facelift at the same time. I has taught to do this during my fellowship and I have done it on my 12 years of private practice. The dermabrasion is far away from the area of the facelift, so healing is not impaired and the flap of the facelift is not placed at danger by the dermabrasion. The dermabrasion will help with the lines and wrinkles. If the problem also consist of volume restoration (size of lips) then fillers or fat grafting will be needed in the future to improve that problem.Hope this helps,Dr. Gustavo A. DiazDouble Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery

Paul J. Leahy, MD · Answer

It sounds like you may have already had your procedure, but sure, dermabrasion around the lips (and fat grafting for that matter) could be safely completed at the same time as facelifting. It should not hinder the blood supply to the skin edges of the facelift, which is critical to getting a nice result with the facelift. Best of luck to you.

Elliott B. Lavey, MD · Answer

Dermabrasion around the lips is aften done at the same time as a facelift.  Different surgeons have different experiences.  I prefer dermabrasion for the vertical lip lines rather than fat transfer.  However, your surgeon may prefer fat transfer.

Adam L. Basner, MD · Answer

Yes, dermabrasion can be done at the same time as a facelift.  The choice between dermabrasion and fat grafting will depend on how deep the lines are.

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