Facelifts and Fillers: Can They Work Together?

If you’re researching ways to rejuvenate your appearance, you’ve likely come across two popular options: facelifts and dermal fillers. While each has its unique benefits, many patients aren’t aware of how well they work together. When done strategically, combining a facelift with fillers can lead to even more natural-looking, longer-lasting results.

At Saltz Plastic Surgery and Saltz Spa Vitória, patients benefit from a holistic approach to facial rejuvenation that enhances facelift outcomes with supportive pre- and post-operative treatments designed to speed recovery and refine results. Led by internationally renowned Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Renato Saltz, an expert in aesthetic facial surgery, the practice integrates surgical expertise with innovative spa therapies for a comprehensive, patient-centered experience.

Understanding the Difference

A facelift is an invasive surgery to lift and tighten sagging skin, primarily in the mid-to-lower face and neck. It addresses structural concerns such as deep creases, jowls, and loss of muscle tone. While it is an in-depth procedure with a recovery time, the results are a stunning, smooth face.

Fillers like Juvederm® or Restylane® are non-surgical injectables used to restore volume in areas such as the cheeks, under-eyes, lips, and nasolabial folds. They’re ideal for smoothing fine lines and enhancing facial contours, which you cannot get from a facelift alone.

Benefits of Combining a Facelift with Fillers

While a facelift repositions and tightens sagging tissues, fillers restore volume that surgery can’t address. Aging affects both skin laxity and volume loss, so targeting both often produces more harmonious, balanced results. For example, a patient might have a facelift to lift the jawline and cheeks, then use fillers to add fullness to the midface or soften remaining fine lines.

Another benefit? Prolonged results. Many surgeons use fillers post-facelift to fine-tune results or extend the rejuvenation effect. And because surgery has already addressed much of the sagging, patients often need smaller amounts of filler, spaced further apart.

Elevate Your Results with Facelift Surgery and Fillers in Salt Lake City, UT

The decision to combine a facelift with fillers depends on your goals, facial anatomy, and timeline. Facelifts and fillers can work together, and when they do, the outcome is often a fresher, more youthful version of you without looking overdone. Considering facial rejuvenation? Call us at 801-274-9500 to schedule a consultation, explore your options, and develop a plan for your goals.