Who in Your Opinion is the Best Facial Surgeons out There for Revisions Facelift in Usa ?

Facelifts are a very difficult procedure to perform.  Finding a facelift surgeon who specializes in revision facelifts can be helped by the following criteria:


Experience in Facelifts- Surgeons who have experience in revision facelifts and have performed a large amount of facelifts will be in general better than those who have performed less.  However keep the next factor in mind.

Type of Facelift-  This is a critical factor.  A surgeon who performs simple skin only lifts is not going to be helpful in a revision facelift.  A deeper facelift is typically required.  Seek a surgeon experienced in deeper plane facelift techniques.

Scientific Paper-  A surgeon who specializes in facelifts should have at least a paper or chapter on some aspect on facelifts.  Usually scientific papers are peer reviewed, meaning a colleague has deemed it worthy of being placed in print.  You can type in the surgeon's name and look in pubmed.com.

Board Certification-  Surgeon should be board certified in either Facial Plastic Surgery or Plastic Surgery. 

The best surgeons for revising a facelift are usually the best facelift surgeon.  I recommend going on  a few consults and trying to figure out what specifically is wrong.  An experienced surgeon should be able to tell right away what needs to be done.

this is a complicated question, but my advice is to make sure you understand what makes a "good" surgeon. I wrote an article on this and you may find it helpful. Take a look at the link below. Dr Bonaparte

To paraphrase a joke that I heard in my training, "If you ask a Facial Plastic Surgeon who the top three facelift Surgeons are in the world, he will have trouble remembering the other two".  The answer is that you should see someone who really specializes in faces. This can include a board certified Facial Plastic Surgeon or Plastic Surgeon who takes a special interest in facial surgery.  Time in practice is important, so you probably want to see someone with 10 plus years in practice and a minimum of 500 facelifts.  You should review dozens of the Surgeons results and feel comfortable with the practice.  In SW Florida, based on the patient population that lives here, we see a large number of people who have concerns about facial aging.  Good luck in your search.

For revisions, seeking out a facial plastic surgeon who specializes in facelifts would give you the best outcome.  Looking at board certification, credentials and training are all important but in the end the rapport you develop with the surgeons you visit is the most important so you feel like they will be there in case there's an issue.  To learn more about different types of facelifts, visit our facelift website.

This should be a facelift surgeon who performed many facelifts in his career (maybe in excess of 1000) and who commonly performs secondary facelifts. Then you can study his results through before and after photos. Lastly, during your in-person consultation you should be in agreement with his aesthetic goals and his surgical plan.