Many facial plastic surgery procedures can be performed together in a single operation, including a facelift with a neck lift or eyelid surgery with a brow lift. Combining procedures is often the most effective way to achieve balanced, natural-looking rejuvenation while streamlining your recovery and delivering results that work in harmony.
Popular Facial Surgery Combinations
Some pairings are especially common because the procedures complement each other anatomically and aesthetically. The combinations I perform most often include:
- Deep plane facelift and a neck lift: The deep plane facelift addresses laxity at a structural level, repositioning the deeper layers of tissue in the midface and jawline for results that look natural rather than pulled. Adding a neck lift extends that rejuvenation seamlessly downward, creating a continuous, refined contour from the cheek to the collarbone.
- Facelift and blepharoplasty: A facelift restores the mid and lower face, but the eyes can still reveal signs of aging. Pairing a facelift with eyelid surgery—upper eyelids, lower eyelids, or both—ensures the upper and lower face age cohesively.
- Brow lift and eyelid surgery: Sagging brows and heavy upper eyelids often occur together and can make the eyes appear tired or stern. Combining a brow lift with eyelid surgery opens and refreshes the entire upper face at once.
The right combination depends on your unique anatomy and goals—something we’ll determine together during your consultation.
Why Combine Procedures?
Beyond the aesthetic benefits, combining procedures offers a practical advantage most patients appreciate: You go through the preparation, anesthesia, and recovery process only once, rather than multiple times. That means less total downtime, fewer pre- and postoperative appointments, and a single recovery period to plan around.
For patients with complementary concerns, combining procedures is often the most efficient and cost-effective path to their goals.
Taking Results Further With CO2 Laser
Many patients choose to enhance their surgical results by adding fractional laser resurfacing to their procedure plan. While surgery addresses structural concerns—volume loss, tissue laxity, and repositioning—it doesn’t treat the skin’s surface. That’s where laser technology comes in.
I offer 2 advanced fractional CO₂ systems: ActiveFX™ and SCAAR FX™:
- ActiveFX targets overall skin quality, improving tone, texture, fine lines, and pigmentation.
- SCAAR FX uses deeper, more focused energy to remodel scars and address more significant textural irregularities.
Together, these lasers allow me to customize the treatment to your specific skin concerns—a level of precision that sets my practice apart. Combining laser resurfacing with facial surgery means you’re addressing both the structure beneath the skin and the surface for truly comprehensive results.
How Candidacy Is Determined
Not every patient is a candidate for combined procedures. What I look for is whether combining procedures genuinely serves your goals: whether the results will be more harmonious, the recovery more manageable, and the outcome more complete than if the procedures were staged separately.
Every treatment plan I create is built around your specific anatomy, concerns, and priorities. When combining procedures is the right call, I’ll tell you why. When it isn’t, I’ll tell you that, too. The best way to find out which combinations make sense for you is to schedule a consultation.
Ready To Get Started?
If you’d like to explore your options and build a plan tailored to your goals, call our office today at (281) 640-2426 or request a consultation using the online form. I invite you to explore my before-and-after gallery, showcasing the results I’ve achieved for patients across a range of facial procedures.
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