Dr. Robert Whitfield discusses when facelifts make sense. Some surgeons operate on patients in their 40s, and he mentions a woman who had her first facelift at 42. The conversation weighs whether younger patients, like those in their 30s, should consider the procedure.
How young is too young? At least when it comes to facelifts.
When we go to national meetings or I talk to colleagues such as Craig, you hear about operating on patients in their 40s. And I've certainly seen patients in my practice that are now in their 50s, 60s, that had facelifts initially at a young age. In fact, last week I saw someone that was 42 years old when she had her first facelift.
What if somebody comes in and they're 32?
I wouldn't get hooked on an age. It's not that big a deal about the age. It's really what's the problem. If somebody came in and their skin was sagging off their jowls and they had neck skin and they were 32 and I knew them, it would be an interesting discussion and possible.
