Austin Facelift doctors

It takes several weeks for the residual swelling and bruising to clear in some facelift patients.  Each patient is different, but at my Austin, Texas area plastic surgery practice I usually recommend that patients take about 2 weeks off from work.  Some minor bruising and swelling might still persist for a week or two longer in some patients, but in general most areas can be covered with makeup at that point and look acceptable.  You can drive once you are not taking narcotics; this is usually in a few days in most patients.  Facelifts are not particularly painful but like any surgery it take a while before you start to feel normal again.  Best of Luck, Dr. Kerr

It takes several weeks for the residual swelling and bruising to clear in some facelift patients.  Each patient is different, but at my Austin, Texas area plastic surgery practice I usually recommend that patients take about 2 weeks off from work.  Some minor bruising and swelling might still persist for a week or two longer in some patients, but in general most areas can be covered with makeup at that point and look acceptable.  Try to be patient, keep your head elevated, and try getting creative with makeup and/or a nice scarf and things should be looking better soon.  Sometimes a gentle massage of the neck area can help--ask your plastic surgeon what they recommend.   Hang in there.  Dr. Kerr

You can consider most of the "new" facelift procedures as mere MARKETING ploys. I strongly believe you would be best served to decide what bothers you or what changes you would like to see, then find a well qualified, experienced board certified plastic surgeon to discuss treatment options.