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Facelift Surgery in Zaragoza

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Facelift in Zaragoza: price and key facts

Facelift for patients from Zaragoza 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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50 years9 months

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32 years7 months

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40 years6 months

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45 years8 months

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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

  • Marked sagging across the face and neck
  • Jowls and a blurred jawline
  • A double chin and loose neck skin
  • Deep marionette lines and nasolabial folds
  • Drooping brows and a heavy look
  • A significant drop in skin firmness after 40

Not suitable

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  • Younger than 30
  • Acute skin inflammation
  • Pregnancy or the breastfeeding period
  • A severe disease of the cardiovascular system
  • 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 individually after 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
  • An experienced, skilled medical team
  • Combined inhalation anaesthesia
  • Comfortable inpatient rooms for your stay
  • 24/7 monitoring from medical staff
  • Meals during your stay at the clinic
  • Personal support before and after surgery
  • A year of post-op follow-up 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.

Paying the deposit by card at the clinic reception2

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.

A blood sample for tests before surgery3

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.

A hospital ward at the clinic5

Inpatient stay

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

A patient and a member of staff in the ward during recovery6

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.

A surgeon visits a patient in the ward after a facelift

Advantages

Reasons patients choose City Medical Centre

A surgeon discusses the final SMAS facelift plan with a patient

Our doctors each have 10+ years of experience

We have only certified plastic surgeons with real surgical practice. Honesty comes first: no surgery where it isn't needed, nothing extra prescribed.

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No charge for the first consultation

An examination by the surgeon, an assessment of the degree of sagging and areas to correct, and an explanation of the surgery and recovery. No pushing, no pressure.

The surgical team at work in the clinic operating room

Licensed operating room

Our own inpatient unit with an accredited operating suite. We work 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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Your schedule is our priority

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.

From 40–50, skin slowly loses its firmness — tissues noticeably sag, jowls appear, the jawline loses definition and the cheeks drop. A surgical SMAS facelift goes deeper than cosmetology: it repositions the muscle and fascia layer, addressing the cause of sagging, not its effects, and so the result lasts even when changes are significant.

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

Facelift in Zaragoza: 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 Zaragoza 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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Choosing a facelift in Zaragoza

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 Zaragoza 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.

It starts with a free consultation: the surgeon examines you, assesses the type and degree of ageing and the areas to correct, explains the expected result and answers your questions. Then the scope of surgery is defined and one of four facelift types is chosen. For patients from Zaragoza, every stage is explained in advance, with no pushing and no pressure to decide on the spot.

A facelift costs from €2,150 (≈ $2,400). For patients from Zaragoza, the price includes a one-to-one consultation, a highly experienced medical team, combined inhalation anaesthesia, a stay in comfortable inpatient rooms, 24/7 monitoring by medical staff, meals during your stay, personal support before and after surgery and a year of follow-up by your plastic surgeon. Start with a free consultation.

A city built in layers, from Roman walls to Mudéjar towers

Walk along the Ebro in Zaragoza and you pass through two thousand years in a few hundred metres. Near the Basílica del Pilar stand the city hall, the Lonja, the old currency exchange, and La Seo, the Cathedral of San Salvador, which was built over the city's main mosque: part of an eleventh-century wall survives, the apses are twelfth-century Romanesque, the hall church inside dates from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and the tower is Baroque. Close by are the remains of the Roman forum, river port and city wall.

The Aljafería palace was built in the third quarter of the eleventh century for the Hudid dynasty and holds some of the richest ornamental Islamic art anywhere; today it is the seat of the Aragonese parliament. The towers of San Pablo, Santa María Magdalena and San Gil Abad may be former minarets from the same century, and the city's Mudéjar churches are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The city has also had to rebuild itself more than once. During the Peninsular War it withstood two sieges by Napoleon's army, the first from June to August 1808 and the second from December 1808 to February 1809, and it surrendered only after some 50,000 defenders had died. Today the municipality has 699,007 inhabitants, according to the INE's 2025 annual census.

A SMAS facelift works on a similar principle of layers. Instead of pulling only the surface skin, the surgeon lifts and secures the deeper muscle and fascia layer, which is why its effect is long-term where a skin-only lift is short-lived.

The Cierzo and incisions along the hairline

No local weather feature is better known than the Cierzo. Its name comes from the Latin circius, and in the second century BC Cato the Elder described it as a wind that fills your mouth and tumbles waggons and armed men. It is strong, dry and usually cold, blows from the north or northwest down the Ebro valley, and is most frequent in autumn and winter, though a small pressure difference can start it in any season.

It can also be very fast. The main Zaragoza observatory recorded a gust of 135 km/h on 17 February 1954, the highest recorded speed is 160 km/h in July 1956, and winds above 100 km/h occur several times a year. It is a drying wind: farmers in the valley still shelter their orchards behind reed barriers and tree lines.

For a facelift, that matters because the incisions are hidden along the hairline and around the ears. Dust blown into the hair, a scarf flapping against a fresh scar and skin dried out by the wind are all avoidable. On windy days in the first weeks a soft hood or a loosely tied scarf, clean hands and the moisturising routine the surgeon recommends are simple precautions, and the first 7-10 days are best spent at home in any case, resting with the compression bandage.

Light, rain and fog: choosing a month in Zaragoza

The 1991-2020 normals for the main Zaragoza weather station show how much the light changes through the year. December gets about 127 hours of sunshine and January about 143, while June has about 324 and July about 363. Rain is scarce, about 328 mm a year, and falls mainly in spring, with April and May at around 40 mm each, and in autumn from September to November; fog can persist in late autumn and early winter.

A healing scar does best out of strong sun, so many patients prefer the darker months from November to February, when afternoons average about 11-15°C and a hat or scarf is normal wear anyway. A summer date is possible too, but it means shade, sun protection and avoiding the middle of the day for the whole period while the scars mature.

The timeline is the same in every season. The first 7-10 days need rest, a compression bandage and reduced physical activity. Bruising and swelling fade within 2-4 weeks, clear results appear after 3-4 weeks as the swelling goes down, full recovery takes about 2 months, and the face reaches its final look in 3-6 months.

Checking a facelift surgeon in Spain

Spain has two levels of register. The Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Médicos (CGCOM) runs a national Registro de Colegiados with a public search on cgcom.es, and the Colegio Oficial de Médicos de Zaragoza (COMZ) has its own Buscador de Colegiados, searchable by name and surname or registration number. For the specialty, the Sociedad Española de Cirugía Plástica, Reparadora y Estética (SECPRE) offers a Buscar cirujano tool on secpre.org.

At the consultation the surgeon assesses the type and degree of ageing and explains which of the four options fits: the classic SMAS lift for the mid and lower face, a comprehensive lift that adds the forehead, temples and neck, a lower face and neck lift, or an endoscopic lift of the brow and temples. Ask why that option was chosen for you, how many such operations the surgeon performs, and whether eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty or double-chin liposuction would be combined in the same operation.

As a rule surgery is recommended from about 40 when sagging is marked, and in some cases from 35. The recommendation is individual and follows an examination, so a good consultation ends with a clear explanation rather than pressure to decide on the spot.

Consent, insurance and paying for an elective facelift

Under Ley 41/2002, which covers public and private centres alike, surgery requires written consent, and the patient can freely revoke that consent in writing at any time (Article 8). In practice that means you can take the consent form home, read it with your family and still change your mind before the operation.

Royal Decree 1030/2006 sets out what Spain's national health system provides, and its annex on specialised care excludes all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures with an aesthetic purpose that are not related to an accident, an illness or a congenital malformation. A facelift chosen to soften the signs of ageing is on the excluded side, so it is paid for privately. Facial surgery after an accident or for a disease falls under different rules, because the exclusion is defined by purpose rather than by the part of the body.

If you hold private health insurance, read the exclusions in the policy itself and ask the insurer in writing before booking. The price for the operation is set at the free consultation and fixed in the contract, and it includes the anaesthesia, the inpatient stay with meals, 24/7 monitoring and twelve months of follow-up by the surgeon.

Can I get a first opinion from Zaragoza online?

Yes. Send clear photos of your face over Telegram or WhatsApp; coordinators answer around the clock, and the consultation with the surgeon is free.

Is the Cierzo a problem after a facelift?

It does not change the medical schedule, but on windy days in the first weeks it is worth protecting the incisions along the hairline and ears from dust and dry wind.

Which months are best for a facelift in Zaragoza?

Many patients prefer November to February, when there is far less sunshine and covering the head is natural. The healing timeline is the same in every season.

When can I be seen in public?

Plan the first 7-10 days at home with the compression bandage. Bruising and swelling fade within 2-4 weeks, and full recovery takes about 2 months.

How long does the result last?

A surgical SMAS facelift gives a long-term result, and a repeat procedure can be done later at the patient's request.

Can I combine a facelift with eyelid surgery?

Yes, a facelift is often combined with blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty or double-chin liposuction. The surgeon sets the scope at the consultation.

How do I check that a surgeon is registered in Spain?

Use the CGCOM national register or the COMZ Buscador de Colegiados, and look the surgeon up with SECPRE's Buscar cirujano tool.

Can I withdraw my consent after signing?

Yes. Under Ley 41/2002 a patient can freely revoke consent in writing at any time.

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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