Dr. Commons
I hear some patients say they fear they are too old to have cosmetic surgery. This is simply not a valid fear. We humans build false fears about so many things. The fact is that if you are healthy and desire to have cosmetic plastic surgery it is just fine as long as you are reasonably healthy. Certainly I am very detailed about checking health issues in all patients and in the 60 to 90 plus group little things pop up that need sorted out before elective surgery can occur. I have done breast augmentations in patients in their early 80s with great success and happiness. My oldest facelift patient was an 89 year old lady having her second facelift and she did fine. I might add that this lady worked full time 5 days a week. And then there was an 86 year old lady who had a facelift because she liked to go on cruises and dance. As she aged she was unfortunately not getting asked to dance much. After her facelift she was frequently asked to dance and looked just great. My oldest liposuction patient was 79, and yes skin will contract just fine at that age. I have done many injured noses in people in their 70s and 80s but my oldest elective rhinoplasty was 76. This was a male patient physician who never liked the hump on his nose, so I removed it and he was delighted. My oldest setback of very prominent ears was also on a male that was 77 and had always disliked his ears since childhood. I set his ears back and he was very pleased. Older people often get a little tummy distention that can be corrected with a simple moderate abdominoplasty. Baggy eyelids can be corrected as well as hooded eyelids well into the 90s. So this gos on and on. I have many wonderful patients in their 60s , 70s, and 89, and occasionally 90s that are made very happy by looking the way they wish. And then there are Botox and Juvederm and Obagi creams and peels which can be done safely in any age person.
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