| Procedure | From | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Facelift (rhytidectomy) | $80,000 MXN | All-inclusive |
| Face and neck lift | $80,000 MXN | All-inclusive |
| Mini facelift | Set at your assessment | Depends on extent |
| Endoscopic facial surgery | Set at your assessment | Depends on technique |
| Brow and forehead lift | Set at your assessment | Quoted with the surgery |
| Assessment consultation | $800 MXN | Fixed price · charged separately |
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"All-inclusive" means operating theatre and facilities, pre-operative laboratory work, the post-surgical recovery package and follow-up until discharge — not the surgeon’s fee alone. Rows without a figure are quoted case by case because their extent changes the operating time; no round number is published that could not be stood behind. Approximate figures in Mexican pesos, current for 2026; results may vary from person to person. Every figure published on this site is approximate and is not a quote. Any procedure or treatment first requires a private assessment consultation with Dr. Arístides Arellano —$800 MXN, charged separately— and it is at that consultation that the definitive cost of your case is determined.
How much does a facelift cost in Mexico?
From $80,000 MXN approx. with Dr. Arístides Arellano in Puebla. It is the most extensive facial surgery in the catalogue and the price reflects what it actually occupies: several hours of theatre, anaesthesia and a long follow-up.
The figure is all-inclusive — theatre, pre-operative labs and recovery are inside it — and that is the comparison worth making before comparing numbers. A facelift estimate covering only the surgeon looks far cheaper until the theatre hours are added.
Facelift price: what it includes and what it does not
Included: theatre and facilities, pre-operative labs, the post-surgical package —polarised light, ultrasound, cold laser and pulsed laser on the scars— and follow-up until discharge. After a facelift that follow-up is long: swelling takes weeks and scars mature over months.
Not included: the assessment ($800 MXN, charged separately), hospital and anaesthetist fees when the case is done in a hospital theatre, and flights or accommodation if you travel in.
How much does a rhytidectomy cost?
The same: from $80,000 MXN approx. "Rhytidectomy" is the clinical name for a facelift — literally, removing wrinkles — not a different procedure and not a separate tariff.
What does vary between one facelift and another is the plane worked. A modern facelift does not pull skin: it repositions the SMAS, the muscular and fibrous layer beneath, and then redrapes the skin without tension. That is the difference between a natural result and a stretched face, and it is also why two operations with the same name do not last the same.
How much does a mini facelift cost?
Quoted case by case, and that is the honest answer. A "mini facelift" is not a standardised procedure: it is a facelift of lesser extent, and how much lesser depends on how much there is to correct. Publishing a fixed figure would mean inventing one.
It is worth knowing who it suits. A short-scar approach makes sense when laxity is moderate and mainly in the middle third, in younger patients. Once there are neck bands or the jawline has been lost, a mini facelift achieves little and lasts less: it becomes expensive by having to be done twice.
Neck lift and face lift: are they the same thing?
No, though they are almost always done together. A face lift works the cheeks and folds; a neck lift treats the platysmal bands and the angle between chin and neck. They are combined because a rejuvenated face over an untreated neck gives the surgery away — which is why a face and neck lift starts from the same reference figure.
One clarification that saves confusion: thread lifts, radiofrequency and HIFU are advertised as a "non-surgical facelift" and are not this surgery — they are a different kind of treatment with different reach, and they are not offered on this page. Once tissue has descended, no device puts it back.
Why can an exact price not be given without examining you?
Because the cost follows the extent: whether the neck is included, whether brow and forehead are, whether the case is resolved endoscopically, and how many theatre hours all of that means. The assessment costs $800 MXN, is charged separately, and you leave with the plan and the definitive cost in writing. Every figure published on this site is approximate and is not a quote. Any procedure or treatment first requires a private assessment consultation with Dr. Arístides Arellano —$800 MXN, charged separately— and it is at that consultation that the definitive cost of your case is determined.
Related pages
- Facelift in Puebla — SMAS technique, candidates and recovery.
- Face and neck lift · Endoscopic facial surgery
- Blepharoplasty — frequently combined in the same operation.
- Full price list · Medical tourism
Want the figure for your case? It follows the extent, and that is settled by examination.
Book a consultation on WhatsAppInformational content; it does not replace a medical consultation. Results may vary from person to person. Every published figure is approximate and is not a quote.