Why do facelifts look so unnatural? What prevents plastic surgeons from making seniors look like they did when they were 30?

Question

When a 70 year old gets a facelift and plastic surgery, it looks like a 70 year old who had a facelift. Why is it impossible to convincingly reverse the effects of aging by tightening skin and re-sculpting?

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Answer 1

Same reason you can’t make a worn, stretched-out pair of jeans look new by taking in the seams until it’s back at the size it was made.

Aging wears down skin – older skin is thinner, less elastic and more translucent.