Question:
I’m in my late 30s and would like to improve a few things about my face. I think I’m relatively young to be considering a facelift. The aging signs I have are bothersome to me but not exactly extreme. I know I have other options like injectables, but I’d like to know if there are any benefits to getting a facelift and addressing these issues at an earlier age.
Answer:
You are right that it is typically a bit early to consider having a surgical procedure or a facelift for someone in their late 30s. The first signs of aging typically has to do with deflation of volume loss and there are many soft tissue fillers, including injectables such as Botox, that may help someone in their late 30s look more rested and a little less tired or angry. Naturally a detailed consultation with an experience facial plastic surgeon would give you much more insight into this but in general we encourage patients to pace themselves and not consider a surgical approach until it is necessary.
About the Author: Dr. Edwin Williams
Dr. Edwin Williams is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon who founded The Williams Center in 1993. He has performed over 10,000 facial plastic surgery procedures and has pioneered the deep plane facelift. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery for over a decade, and served as President from 2015-2016. In 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, Dr. Williams earned the Castle Connelly Top Doctors award in New York Facial Plastic Surgery.
Dr. Edwin F. Williams III attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1982. He began medical school at the State University of Buffalo School of Medicine and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1986.
Dr. Williams is actively involved in teaching facial plastic and reconstruction surgery to the residents of the Albany Medical Center and is former Chief of the Section of Facial and Plastic Reconstruction Surgery at Albany Medical Center where he received an academic appointment of Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery.