Secondary tucks are done at a reduced cost if carried out within two years of your initial surgery at our Center. Many of our patients periodically carry out these maintenance tucks and are able to avoid requiring another major facelift. Secondary facelift For those patients who are seeking rejuvenation more than two years after surgery, there is the secondary facelift. This procedure falls somewhere between the initial facelift surgery and the tuck. The incisions are similar to the original facelift, but because of the subcutaneous scar tissue produced by the original operation, the amount of dissection is considerably less.
Recovery time is usually only around one week.
We consider this an intermediate procedure. While it involves the same incisions and also includes tightening of the deeper structures of the face and neck, it is not as extensive as a complete traditional facelift. Again, the cost is less in comparison to the initial surgery but, at times, the results can be just as dramatic. Patients who have had their original facelift within the past 6 to 10 years are often ideal candidates for the secondary facelift. Laser resurfacing More and more of our patients are choosing to combine the benefits of facelifting with laser skin resurfacing.