Combining a surgical facelift with aesthetic medicine treatments represents today’s most advanced and comprehensive approach to optimizing facial rejuvenation results. This combined strategy makes it possible to act simultaneously on all aspects of skin and facial aging to achieve a harmonious, natural overall result.
This multimodal approach revolutionizes the treatment of ageing by addressing both structural aspects through surgery and skin quality through aesthetic medicine. Facelifts correct deep-tissue sagging and reposition volumes, while complementary treatments improve skin texture, radiance and firmness for optimal overall rejuvenation.
At Clinique Entourage, we have mastered this combined approach, which requires in-depth technical expertise and rigorous planning to maximize synergies while preserving safety. Our experience of over 400 procedures a year enables us to optimize these therapeutic combinations according to each individual profile.
Synergies between surgery and aesthetic medicine
Surgical facelifts primarily treat deep-tissue sagging by repositioning the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) and removing excess skin. This structural action reshapes facial contours and restores lost volumes, but does not directly treat the quality of the skin itself.
Aesthetic medicine perfectly complements this action by improving skin texture, radiance and firmness, and stimulating cell regeneration processes. This complementary approach delivers an overall result that combines structural repositioning and qualitative improvement of the epidermis.
The combination of these two approaches treats aging in its entirety: tissue sagging, loss of volume, altered skin quality, surface wrinkles and loss of radiance. This holistic vision delivers more complete and natural results than a single approach.
Aesthetic medicine treatments can also optimize post-surgical healing and accelerate recovery by stimulating tissue repair processes and improving local microcirculation.
Pre-operative treatments to optimize results
Preparing the skin before the facelift significantly improves the quality of healing and optimizes the final result. A personalized skin care protocol a few weeks before the procedure prepares the skin for better healing and recovery.
Skinboosters or Profhilo administered 2-4 weeks prior to surgery intensely moisturize tissues and stimulate collagen production, creating optimal conditions for healing. This preparation improves skin elasticity and facilitates the skin’s natural retraction after repositioning.
Light peels or collagen-stimulating treatments such as Morpheus 8 can be performed several weeks before the procedure to improve the skin’s basic quality. This preparation optimizes the final appearance by preventively treating surface imperfections.
Photobiomodulation or othercell stimulation techniquescan be used in preparation to optimize tissue regeneration capabilities and accelerate post-operative recovery.
Preoperative and immediate treatments
During surgery, certain treatments can be combined directly with the facelift to optimize results without the need for additional sessions. This integrated approach maximizes efficacy while minimizing stress for the patient.
PRP or PRF injections can be performed directly during surgery to stimulate healing and improve the quality of recovery. These natural growth factors accelerate tissue regeneration and optimize the integration of structural changes.
Some light resurfacing treatments can be combined with surgery to simultaneously treat surface imperfections while benefiting from the unique recovery period. This time optimization reduces the overall constraints of the aesthetic journey.
Hyaluronic acid infiltration in specific areas can complement the facelift action by restoring precise volumes or harmonizing areas not treated surgically.
Post-operative treatments to consolidate results
The post-operative period offers a unique therapeutic window to optimize healing and consolidate facelift results. Aesthetic medicine treatments administered during this phase accelerate recovery and improve the final result.
LED or photobiomodulation sessions in the early post-operative days stimulate healing, reduce inflammation and accelerate edema resorption. These non-invasive techniques optimize recovery without interfering with the surgical process.
Deep hydration injections such as skin boosters can be repeated 4 to 6 weeks after surgery to nourish the repositioned tissue and optimize its quality. This cellular nutrition consolidates results and improves the final appearance of the skin.
Microneedling or other stimulation techniques can be introduced gradually to improve skin texture and optimize scar maturation. This sequential approach respects healing times while maximizing benefits.
Maintenance treatments to prolong results
After complete consolidation of facelift results, generally 3 to 6 months post-operatively, a personalized maintenance program maintains and optimizes your aesthetic achievements over the long term. This preventive maintenance significantly prolongs the duration of your satisfaction.
Botulinum toxin injections prevent the formation of new expression lines and prolong the smoothing effect of a facelift. This preventive approach keeps the skin relaxed and delays the appearance of new signs of aging.
Collagen stimulation treatments such as Morpheus 8 or resurfacing lasers maintain the firmness and elasticity achieved. These technologies preserve the skin quality optimized by surgery.
Hyaluronic acid injections help maintain volume and correct natural changes that do not require further surgery. This corrective approach maintains the harmony of results over time.
After a surgical facelift, skin quality and tissue firmness can be maintained using non-invasive technologies.
Among them, Ultherapy Prime occupies a prime position: this micro-focused ultrasound treatment stimulates natural collagen production deep down, where skin slackening sets in over time.
By targeting the same structures as those treated during the facelift (notably the deep SMAS plane), Ultherapy Prime acts as an invisible support: it prolongs the tension obtained, delays the return of sagging and helps preserve a defined facial contour.
Integrated into a personalized maintenance protocol, this discreet, gradual treatment helps maintain the freshness and harmony of results over time.
Planning and timing of combined treatments
The success of a combined approach requires rigorous planning that respects healing times, optimizes therapeutic synergies and adapts to individual recovery rhythms. This orchestration requires in-depth technical expertise.
The pre-operative consultation establishes a personalized schedule that integrates all desired treatments in an optimal chronology. This comprehensive planning avoids interference between different techniques and maximizes the effectiveness of each procedure.
Safety intervals between different treatments must be scrupulously respected to avoid complications and optimize results. These technical intervals guarantee safety while preserving the efficacy of the combined approach.
The flexibility of the schedule means that treatments can be adapted according to the progress of recovery and the intermediate results obtained. This continuous personalization optimizes the therapeutic pathway according to individual reactions.
Specific contraindications and precautions
Certain medical conditions or particular situations may contraindicate the combination of treatments, or require additional precautions. Pre-therapeutic assessment identifies these situations and adapts the approach accordingly.
Wound healing disorders, autoimmune pathologies or certain drug treatments may alter the planning of combined treatments. This in-depth medical assessment guarantees the safety of the multimodal approach.
Particular skin reactions, allergies or specific sensitivities require adaptation of protocols and sometimes modification of the therapeutic strategy. This customization preserves safety while optimizing possible results.
Age, general condition and aesthetic goals also influence the feasibility and suitability of certain combinations. This global assessment guides us towards the most appropriate approach for each individual situation.
The expertise of Clinique Entourage
Our mastery of surgical and aesthetic medicine techniques enables us to design optimal combined protocols that maximize synergies while preserving safety. This dual expertise guarantees a coherent, expert approach.
The experience of over 400 procedures a year in our accredited operating room gives us unique expertise in the management of combined treatments. This clinical experience optimizes results and minimizes risks.
Our personalized approach tailors each protocol to your individual profile, aesthetic goals and personal constraints. This customization guarantees natural, harmonious results that respect your identity.
Careful monitoring throughout the treatment process enables us to adjust treatments as you progress, and continually optimize your results. This constant attention ensures your satisfaction and the sustainability of your improvements.
