The following instructions are based on our experience with many custom facelift operations. These instructions will answer practically every question that may arise regarding what you should and should not do after surgery. You and your family should read through this information several times so that you become thoroughly familiar with it. Every operation, no matter how minor, is accompanied by swelling of the surrounding tissues. The amount varies from person to person, but it always seems to occur more in the face as there is looseness of the tissues in this area, and because even a small amount makes the features appear distorted.

A face-lift is surgery to firm and tighten the skin of the face and neck to make you look younger. It may remove many wrinkles, but it does not change the texture of your skin. You may have stitches or staples in your cut incision. Your doctor will take these out in the first week. A bandage will cover the incision. You may have gauze wrapped around your head and neck.

Getting a facelift is an exciting procedure! Should you expect pain? How long will your face be swollen? When can you expect to go in public after a facelift? Are there any options that will give you a quicker recovery?

During a face-lift, facial soft tissues are lifted, excess skin is removed and skin is draped back over the newly repositioned contours. Incisions can be made in the hairline starting at the temples, continuing down and around the front of the ears and ending behind the ears in the lower scalp. A face-lift rhytidectomy is a cosmetic surgical procedure to create a younger appearance in your face. The procedure can reduce the sagging or folds of skin on the cheeks and jawline and other changes in the shape of your face that occur with age. During a face-lift, a flap of skin on each side of the face is pulled back, and tissues below the skin are surgically altered to return the contour of the face to a more youthful shape.