Who is a good candidate for facelift surgery?
People who take care of their skin and are in good overall health are the best candidates for facelift surgery, but those who are overweight may have complications. Cosmetic and reconstructive surgeon Robert Grant, MD, explains why.
Transcript
There's lots of good, noninvasive skin care types of treatments which I recommend to my patients many times if the changes they're
going to see with a facelift really don't justify having an open operation. [SOFT MUSIC]
A good candidate for a facelift operation is a woman or man who is in the best shape that they can be given where they
are in their particular point in time of life. What does that mean? Well, it means that you've done things
like minimize the amount of sun that you've had. Or if you've gotten a lot of sun as a younger person,
you're very faithful about using sunblock and other skin care products. You're also very good about making sure
that your weight is as close to your ideal weight as it can be. Operating on patients who are overweight not only leads to results that may not
be optimal from an aesthetic perspective but also can mean that patients would have higher possibilities
of difficulties with their anesthetic management and with other associated medical illnesses, like cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, that
can lead to an increased risk of complications following this operation. There's going to come a point in time where gravity is going
to work harder than any particular type of noninvasive procedure available out there. There's lots of good, noninvasive skin care
types of treatments which I recommend to my patients many times if the changes they're going to see with a facelift really don't justify
having an open operation. Nonetheless, a well-done facelift in a person of the appropriate age who's at the right time of their age
spectrum can really make a rejuvenating difference that cannot be achieved in any other way.
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