This is an age-old question and the simple answer is that the best age is when you are ready, and you would benefit from a facelift.  Everyone ages differently according to factors like their health, sun/smoking exposure and genetics.  The first thing a surgeon must consider is the risk/benefit ratio.  In other words, we must decide if a face lift will make enough of a difference to outweigh the potential risks from a facelift or a neck lift.  The first step towards answering this question to ask yourself if you are ready to find out more about the possibilities or potential solutions that are available for your facial aging concerns.  If you are ready to see someone to get your plastic surgery concerns answered, it is you surgeon’s job to determine if you are a candidate and make the determination about if you are a candidate.  If you are a good candidate and you are ready; then is the best time for a facelift.