I'd like to know if it is safe to get subcision after a whole facelift?

Dear Christalent,
This is an interesting question and a technique I use often in minimally -invasive collagen stimulating facial skin tightening. There are 2 techniques:
• Lysis or cutting the fibers with separation of the skin from the underlying tissues. This may allow the skin to slip down until it re-adheres with new scar (collagen) formation and tightening.
• Undermining the face and (neck) skin, (with or without lipocontouring and facial fat grafting) not cutting the retaining skin fibers achieving collagen stimulation and new adherence with tightening.
• Both can be performed with PDO or PLLA Thread Face and Neck lifting to hold the tissues in a higher position and further stimulate collagen.
• A less invasive option is the use of Sculptra. This is a PLLA injectable into the subdermal tissues to stimulate collagen, firming and tightening.
Since I don’t know the timing following a facelift, these techniques are useful in “non-surgical” pre-facelift early skin tightening and lifting, and/or post-facelift maintenance and continuation of collagen restoration.
I hope this is helpful. Happy Holidays! All the best!

Hi,
This all depends on what is trying to be accomplished with subcision and where it is performed. For small dimpled lesions, subcision can help release attachments and smooth the skin. Having this done after facelift shouldn’t be a problem as the layer with sutures should be deeper, but I would recommend waiting 4-6 months after the surgery if this is to be performed at lateral areas of the face.