Dr. Terry Dubrow Warns 38-Year-Olds Against Early Facelifts as Fillers Can Also Delay Surgery Too Long
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Dr. Terry Dubrow Warns 38-Year-Olds Against Early Facelifts as Fillers Can Also Delay Surgery Too Long
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Summary
Dubrow said some patients as young as 38 are seeking facelifts too early, arguing people in their 30s with mild skin laxity should wait rather than undergo incisions and risk scars, numbness and unnatural results.
He said demand has been fueled in part by Kris Jenner’s public facelift, but warned repeated procedures can later relax in odd ways and leave skin looking unnatural.
Dubrow also cautioned against staying on a nonsurgical “treadmill” too long, saying fillers, lasers and tightening treatments cannot lift descended deeper tissues and may eventually make faces look distorted.
Later surgery can still work well, he said, but looser skin and further tissue descent may require more extensive operations, while aggressive energy treatments can create scarring that complicates future facelifts.
There is no single ideal age for a facelift, Dubrow said; timing depends on genetics, skin quality, the jawline and neck, and should be assessed with input from both dermatologists and board-certified plastic surgeons.