How Long Does a Facelift Surgery Take?

The duration of a facelift surgery may vary depending on many factors. Every facelift surgery to be performed should be planned individually and specifically for the patient who is going to have the surgery. It is possible to talk about many factors such as whether the neck will be operated on along with the face, the extensiveness of the facelift surgery, skin and tissue structure of the patient, whether the patient has had similiar surgery before, whether it is combined with another operation.

The facelift surgery to be performed will take shorter if only the skin is to be draped. If deep tissues are also going to be tightened, it is expected to take longer. If the facelift surgery is focused only on the lower face and neck area, the operation may be expected to take less. If the mid-face is also targeted, it is expected to take longer.

Combining facelift surgeries with other facial operations is common. These operations include brow lift / forehead lift, eyelid operations, facial fat injections. If the facelift surgeries are combined with one or more of these other operations, the operation duration is prolonged.

Since there can be many variations, it is not possible to talk about a single, specific surgery duration. Taking into account the aforementioned variables, the duration of a facelift surgery generally can vary from 2 to 6 hours.