Is laser resurfacing okay to perform during a facelift?

I will very commonly provide facial laser resurfacing at the same time as facelift surgery. It is safe to do so as long as your surgeon takes care to allow for sufficient blood flow to the areas of laser treatment (e.g. ensuring to have a substantial thickness of the skin flap and avoiding heavy laser settings to the most distal areas of the skin flap). In this way, you can have a single downtime and recovery period.

Hello,
Thank you for your question. Laser or peels are routinely done at the same time as facelift. Of note, facelifts can be done wide awake using local anesthesia and oral medications to help you relax. Patients do incredibly well with this and it avoids the side effects of general anesthesia.
Mark G. Albert, M.D., F.A.C.S.New York, NY