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Facelift for Patients from Stuttgart

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from €2,150 (≈ $2,400)

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A defined jawline and a lifted neck with a SMAS facelift. Your individual surgical plan is discussed at a free consultation

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Facelift in Stuttgart: price and key facts

Facelift for patients from Stuttgart at City Medical Centre starts at €2,150 (from $2,400). The first online consultation is free; the doctor names the final price and it is fixed in the contract.

Price
€2,150 (from $2,400)
Anaesthesia
general (inhalation)
Recovery
about 2 months to full recovery
Final result
3–6 months after surgery
How it works
Send photos on WhatsApp or Telegram, get a free doctor assessment and the price, then confirm the plan and dates before anything is booked.

How it works · Facelift prices

Information current as of 3 November 2026

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Results

SMAS facelift results
of our patients

Facelift before and after photos of real patients of the clinic.

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Comparison

SMAS facelift options compared

The scope of a SMAS facelift depends on your anatomy and how much correction is needed. Compare two options — the surgeon will help you choose the right one at the consultation.

SMAS facelift (mid and lower face)

Incisions hidden along the hairline and ears

SMAS facelift of the mid and lower face: a diagram before and after

from $2,400

Main goal
Lift the cheeks and remove jowls
When it is done
Jowls, sagging cheeks, nasolabial folds
Scope of correction
Skin and SMAS of the mid and lower face

Lower face and neck lift (SMAS)

Focused on the lower face, chin and neck

Lower face and neck lift: a diagram of the face and neck before and after

from $2,400

Main goal
Remove a double chin and jowls
When it is done
Sagging of the lower face and neck
Scope of correction
Small incisions, barely visible scars

The benefits and recovery times shown are averaged for each technique and given for guidance: the scope of correction and rehabilitation depend on your anatomy and individual features, and the surgeon confirms them at the consultation.

At the consultation the surgeon draws up a plan for your case and explains how your SMAS facelift will go.

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About the clinic

A clinic where you can feel at ease

Modern equipment, comfortable rooms and care for every patient

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A facelift is not for everyone

If your case can be solved without surgery, the doctor will tell you so at the consultation — and you will not spend money for nothing.

Suitable

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A SMAS facelift solves

  • The face and neck show marked sagging
  • A blurred jawline, jowls
  • A double chin and loose neck skin
  • Deep marionette lines and nasolabial folds
  • Brows that droop, giving a heavy look
  • Skin firmness lost significantly after 40

Not suitable

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  • Younger than 30
  • Active, acute inflammation of the skin
  • Being pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Severe heart and vascular disease
  • Impaired blood clotting
  • Cancer
  • Decompensated diabetes

Not sure the surgery is right for you?

Message our coordinator — you can send photos, and the surgeon will tell you whether a facelift suits you. No surgery booking needed.

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Prices

You know the price
before surgery

The final cost is calculated for you individually following an examination

Facelift prices

  • Surgeon consultationFree
  • Endoscopic brow / temple liftfrom $2,400
  • All-inclusive faceliftfrom $2,400
  • Full (circular) facelifton request
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Find out your facelift plan and price

The surgeon assesses your skin and the soft tissues of the face and neck, listens to your wishes and defines the scope of your SMAS facelift.

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all inclusive

What the price includes

From preparation for surgery to a year of follow-up.

  • One-to-one consultation
  • A seasoned, highly qualified medical team
  • Combined inhalation anaesthesia
  • Accommodation in comfortable inpatient rooms
  • 24/7 monitoring from medical staff
  • Meals provided during your clinic stay
  • Personal support before and after surgery
  • A year of supervision by your plastic surgeon until the final result

from $2,400

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How it works

From consultation —
to the final result

An agreed surgical plan, inpatient monitoring and follow-up by your surgeon for a year.

A surgeon shows a patient the face and neck lift plan on a monitor1

Consultation
and surgical plan

The surgeon examines you, assesses the degree of sagging and the areas to correct, and explains the surgery and recovery. The first consultation is free and can start online.

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Booking the date
of surgery

We book a date that suits you. The scope of surgery and the final price are fixed in the contract — no hidden extras.

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Check-up before
surgery

You complete the check-up prescribed by the surgeon and see the anaesthetist. The specialists assess your health and readiness for surgery.

The surgical team during the operation4

The operation

Under general (inhalation) anaesthesia the surgeon lifts and secures the SMAS layer, redrapes the skin and removes the excess. Incisions are hidden along the hairline and around the ears.

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Inpatient stay

After surgery you stay in a comfortable inpatient room with meals, under 24/7 monitoring by medical staff.

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Recovery

For the first 7–10 days — rest, a compression bandage and reduced physical activity. Your operating surgeon follows you up for the whole first year.

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Recovery after a SMAS facelift

For the first 7–10 days you need rest, a compression bandage and reduced physical activity. For the first few days you may feel discomfort and tightness, which are relieved with medication prescribed by your doctor.

Swelling and bruising fade in 2–4 weeks, and full recovery takes about 2 months. The first clear changes appear once the swelling goes down, after 3–4 weeks; the face takes on its final look within 3–6 months. Your operating surgeon follows you up for the whole first year.

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Advantages

Why patients come to City Medical Centre

A surgeon discusses the final SMAS facelift plan with a patient

Doctors with over 10 years of experience

Only certified plastic surgeons with real surgical practice. We work honestly: we never suggest surgery where it isn't needed and never prescribe anything extra.

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A free first consultation

The surgeon examines you, assesses how much sagging there is and which areas to correct, and explains the surgery and recovery. No pushing, no pressure.

The surgical team at work in the clinic operating room

Licensed operating room

An inpatient unit of our own with an accredited operating suite. Our work is carried out under our licence and national healthcare standards.

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Fixed price in the contract

The price is fixed in the contract before surgery, with no hidden extras.

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We put your schedule first

We fit around your busy schedule: open 24/7, flexible booking and a personal approach — we adapt to you

FAQ

We answer what
people ask before booking

What is a SMAS facelift and who is it for?

City Medical Centre performs surgical facelifts only. The surgeon tailors the scope of surgery at the consultation, after assessing the changes and explaining every stage. The skin, subcutaneous fat and the SMAS layer (muscles and ligaments) are corrected layer by layer, so the face looks natural, without an “overdone” effect, and the result is long-term — while natural skin ageing continues.

After 40–50 the skin loses firmness step by step: tissues visibly sag, jowls form, the jawline is less defined and the cheeks droop. A surgical SMAS facelift works deeper than cosmetology — repositioning the muscle and fascia layer, it treats the root cause of sagging rather than its effects, so the result is lasting even with significant changes.

A surgeon talks with a patient about a SMAS facelift at the consultation

How our SMAS facelift is performed

  • Surgical lift only

    City Medical Centre performs surgical facelifts only: work on the SMAS layer treats the cause of sagging rather than its effects

  • Three levels of correction

    Skin, subcutaneous fat and the muscle and fascia layer are corrected layer by layer — a natural look with no “mask” effect

  • Hidden incisions

    Incisions are hidden along the hairline and around the ears, so once healed the scars are barely visible

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Facelift in Stuttgart: price and what is included

Prices are shown in EUR, converted at the rate of 02.10.2026; the amount in brackets is the base price in US dollars. The final price is fixed in your contract.

How much does a facelift in Stuttgart cost?

Prices start from €2,150 (≈ $2,400). The surgeon sets the final price at the free consultation, and it is fixed in the contract, with no hidden extras.

What is included in the price?

A one-to-one consultation, the medical team, anaesthesia, inpatient care with meals, 24/7 monitoring and twelve months of follow-up by the surgeon.

How do I get my exact price?

Message us on WhatsApp or Telegram using the buttons below. A coordinator will answer your questions and book a free consultation where the doctor names the exact price.

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How a SMAS facelift works for Stuttgart residents

What changes after a facelift? The lower-face contour becomes crisp, the cheeks are lifted, the chin line is clean without a double chin and nasolabial folds soften. Brows rise and the eyes look more open. The aim for patients from Stuttgart is a younger, fresher look without an overdone effect or a mask-like appearance. One surgery gives a complete result; the result is long-term, while natural skin ageing continues.

Inside the operating room the SMAS facelift runs through three levels of correction. First the skin flap is lifted and redraped, and excess skin removed. Next, fat in the cheeks and lower face is redistributed. Finally the muscle and fascia layer is lifted and secured, treating weakened ligaments and descended muscles. This is how the operation goes for patients from Stuttgart.

One payment, many components. From €2,150 (≈ $2,400), Stuttgart patients receive a personal consultation, surgery by an experienced team, combined inhalation anaesthesia, an inpatient room, meals and 24/7 monitoring by medical staff. Personal support before and after surgery and a full year of plastic surgeon follow-up are part of the package. The first step, a consultation, is free.

A royal capital with Swabian reserve

Stuttgart grew up as the seat of the rulers of Württemberg: the counts made it their residence in the late fifteenth century, and in the nineteenth century it became the capital of a kingdom, when the royal residence was expanded and buildings such as the Königsbau on Schlossplatz and the State Gallery were added. Writers such as Wilhelm Hauff, Ludwig Uhland and Eduard Mörike worked here, and the city still carries the nickname Schwabenmetropole, the metropolis of Swabia.

Locals still say Stuagart in broad Swabian, and the city combines that homely dialect with considerable wealth: Stuttgart is often ranked as the German city with the highest general standard of prosperity, and its stock exchange is the second largest in the country after Frankfurt. Prosperity of that kind tends to make people careful buyers who compare, ask for details in writing and dislike anything flashy, an attitude that serves a facelift patient well.

Today the city proper counts 609,365 residents according to the official update for 31 December 2025, a figure that covers Stuttgart itself rather than the much larger surrounding region. The Swabian reputation for thrift and understatement is a cliché, but it describes a fair number of people who come here asking about a facelift: they want to look rested and less tired, not visibly operated on.

That preference fits what a deep SMAS lift is meant to do. Because the surgeon repositions the muscle and fascia layer rather than simply pulling skin tight, the face keeps its own expressions, and the change tends to read to colleagues and neighbours as a good holiday rather than a procedure. The effect of a surgical lift is long-term, so it is a decision worth taking slowly.

Dark winters, bright summers and a healing hairline

The long-term normals for 1991-2020 at the Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg station describe a city with real seasons. January afternoons average about 4.9°C and nights dip just below freezing, at around -0.6°C, while July brings average highs of about 25.2°C and nights near 15°C. The difference in light is even sharper: roughly 60-70 hours of sunshine in December and January against more than 240 hours in July.

For a facelift the incisions run along the hairline and around the ears, exactly where summer sun and winter wind hit. From May to August, a wide-brimmed hat and shade matter while the scars are still pink, because strong ultraviolet light can leave a fresh scar darker than the skin around it. In the dark months the problem is different: heated rooms, cold air outside and indoor humidity that drops whenever the radiators run hard all dry the skin, so a plain, fragrance-free moisturiser on the healing areas is more useful than anything seasonal.

The calendar does not speed up or slow down healing. Rest and a compression bandage take up the first 7-10 days, bruising and swelling fade over 2-4 weeks, the first clear changes appear once the swelling subsides after 3-4 weeks, and the face takes its final shape within 3-6 months. What a season changes is how easy it is to stay out of the sun and how much a scarf or hood helps with the bandage in public.

The one surgeon's title that is protected in Germany

In Germany, "Schönheitschirurg", "kosmetischer Chirurg" and "ästhetischer Chirurg" are not protected titles; any licensed doctor may use them. The German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC) points out that only "Facharzt für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie", or the older "Facharzt für Plastische Chirurgie", proves full specialist training. Reaching it takes six years of postgraduate training after medical school, around 600 operations performed independently, and a specialist examination at the state medical chamber.

For Stuttgart that chamber is close at hand: the Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg has its seat in the city, and below it sit four district chambers, with Stuttgart belonging to the Bezirksärztekammer Nordwürttemberg. Under the chamber's registration rules every doctor working in the state must register with the district chamber responsible for the place of work within a month of starting. The DGPRÄC's own doctor search adds an independent list of members.

At the consultation it is reasonable to ask the surgeon to name the exact specialist title, how many facelifts of the planned type they perform each year, which of the four approaches suits the degree of sagging and who carries out the twelve months of follow-up. A surgeon with genuine training answers these questions without hesitation. Ask as well to see the documents that set out the planned approach, so that you can compare them calmly at home.

What German law gives you in writing

Section 630e of the German Civil Code (BGB) sets out how the explanation before any operation must be given: in person, by someone qualified to perform the procedure, in terms the patient can understand, and early enough for a considered decision. Any documents signed during that discussion have to be handed over as copies. For a facelift that means leaving the consultation with the consent form in hand, not just a verbal summary.

Section 630g BGB entitles every patient to see the complete treatment record without delay and to request copies, with the first copy provided free of charge. If something about the healing worries you months later, the record is yours to review. Disputes over suspected treatment errors in the state can be taken to the expert commissions on medical liability, which have operated at the four district chambers for fifty years and aim to settle cases without going to court.

Money is a separate question. Statutory health insurance pays only for treatment that is medically necessary under section 27 of the Social Code Book V, so a cosmetic facelift is paid for privately. If a complication arises from a medically non-indicated aesthetic operation, section 52(2) of the same code requires the health insurer to make the patient bear a reasonable share of the cost and to refuse or reclaim sickness benefit, in whole or in part, for that treatment. Continued pay from an employer under section 3 of the Continued Remuneration Act applies only when an incapacity is not the employee's own fault, and the law does not promise that for an elective procedure, so many people book the first weeks as annual leave.

Can I start from Stuttgart with an online consultation?

Yes. Coordinators answer around the clock on Telegram and WhatsApp, and you can send photos for a first assessment of which of the four facelift options might fit before booking a consultation.

Is there a better month in Stuttgart for a facelift?

Healing follows the same timeline in any month: swelling fades over 2-4 weeks and the final shape forms within 3-6 months. The darker months from October to February can be easier, because staying out of strong sun with a fresh hairline scar takes less effort than in a bright July.

When can I go back to the office?

Plan the first 7-10 days for rest with the compression bandage. Bruising and swelling clear within 2-4 weeks, full recovery takes about two months, and the operating surgeon follows your progress for a year.

How do I tell a qualified plastic surgeon from someone calling themselves a cosmetic surgeon?

Ask for the exact title. Only "Facharzt für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie" (or the older "Facharzt für Plastische Chirurgie") is protected; the Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg, based in Stuttgart, and the DGPRÄC doctor search are the places to check it.

Will my statutory health insurer pay for the facelift or a complication?

Not for the operation itself, which is not medically necessary under section 27 SGB V. If a complication needs treatment, section 52(2) SGB V obliges the insurer to charge you a reasonable share and to refuse or reclaim sickness benefit for that period.

Can I get a copy of my medical records?

Yes. Section 630g BGB gives you access to your complete treatment record without delay, and the first copy is free of charge.

How long does the result of a surgical facelift last?

After a SMAS facelift the effect is long-term. A repeat procedure later is possible at the patient's own wish.

Sources and further reading

  1. NHS — Facelift
  2. American Society of Plastic Surgeons — Facelift
  3. MedlinePlus — Face lift
  4. PubMed / NCBI — Systematic Review and Comparative Analysis of Reconstructive Rhytidectomy (Cureus, 2024)
  5. PubMed / NCBI — Rhytidectomy: current concepts, controversies and the state of the art (2012)

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