10 Supplies for your Facelift Recovery

I have a couple more to add that I found helpful. (I did submit a review, but it never got posted) My doctor had me do the cleaning of my sutures with peroxide and then apply polysporin with Q-tips. For me, the easiest was to use the peroxide that comes in a spray bottle--I was sure not to miss any areas that way. It's a little drippy, but it would have been anyway. Then gently clean with a saturated Q-tip using a rolling motion. I then used my blow dryer on warm to make sure it dried well (no wet sutures!) Also, because your earlobes and face will be swollen, getting antibiotic ointment on the sutured area will be tricky. I found tapered eyeshadow applicators to fit in there much easier. One other thing--For a couple days, the thought of standing at the sink to brush my teeth seemed like a monumental task to me (I am a fainter) So I purchased the disposable one-use toothbrushes that have toothpase in them to be ideal. You don't need water, plus the head is small enough to fit better in your mouth. Not ideal, but better than nothing.

Thank you for this. My surgery is scheduled for May14 in NYC. All the comments and the pictures have been extremely helpful so one knows what to expect and can mentally prepare for it.

Hi, I just posted this same info on the forum above, but it is worth repeating. I had a full face lift nine days ago. I am 55. When the doctor took off the bandage I had virtually no bruising. A bruise the size of a quarter on my neck. After a few days some yellowing manifested on my cheeks, (the last of some bruising) but that is gone now. At nine days out I have minimal swelling around my jaw line and under my chin. I look almost normal and could go back to work after only missing six days. What is the reason? Aside from the important fact that I had an excellent surgeon, this is what I did: before surgery I got Arnica Montana, Bromelain, and several boxes of EmergenC packets. I began taking these a week BEFORE the surgery. I learned this from my oral surgeon who told me that his patients that followed his instructions healed very quickly and those that didn't took weeks. He instructed me to take large amounts of the vitamin C - six to ten packets a day. Most days I've taken about four, which is still 8,000 times the DRV. He said he'd been telling his patients to do this for years and had seen the results countless times. For the record, my PS also told me to take the arnica and Bromelain and to start it early. When he and the nurse first took off my bandage, they wanted to know know- had I taken the arnica- saying yes, that is the key to no bruising. So! Whatever you do, add that to your list!

It does! thanks for posting!