Can You Drive a Car After Lower Facelift?

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Driving after a Facelift

You should not drive immediately following your necklift surgery as you will likely receive medications that cause sedation and impair your reflexes. If you have any pain medications in your system you should not drive either. Patients vary in the amount of pain and duration of pain following surgery, but usually 3-5 days following your procedure pain medications will be needed. For safety you should be able to comfortably turn your head. Including all of these... more

Driving After Lower Facelift

Yes, of course, but not for the first 5 days or so, and assuming that you were able to drive a car prior to your surgery.

Driving after a facelift

Our office usually has patients refrain from driving for about a week after surgery. Remember to have help at home for the first few days as well. Please see a board certified plastic surgeon or otolarynglolgist (ENT). They will help you get through the process.

Driving is permissible after a lower facelift when the patient is off pain medication.

The only contraindication to driving after facelift is the inability to drive safely. As soon as the patient is off pain medication most can return to driving at that time. Seldom do facelift patients require pain medication for more than a day or so.

Driving and Lower Facelift

You should be able to drive a car after about a week of recovery time. You don't want to be turning your head from side to side any sooner than that as you could loosen the internal stitches or worse, produce bleeding into the recently operated facial tissues. Remember, this is elective cosmetic surgery..... take the necessary time off to recover and don't push the envelope otherwise you will pay the price.

Driving a car after a lower facelift

You should not drive a car immediately after a lower facelift. A few days after the procedure it would be safe to drive. Before getting out on the road be certain you can operate all of your car's mechanical features - steering, brakes, etc. - and that you can turn your head to see your mirrors. Also be sure to check with your surgeon to see when they feel it would be safe for you to drive. Best wishes.

Driving After Facelift

Proposed Answer: After undergoing a lower facelift, you'll need to arrange a ride to take you home as the anesthesia and medication you'll be on will inhibit your ability to drive. Before you're able to drive, you should be off all pain medication and be able to turn your head easily. Though this varies from patient to patient, it's ideal to rest and recover for 7-10 days before getting back to your normal daily activities.

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Lower facelift, post operative

Federal regulations do not permit driving after a procedure using sedation. This could endanger others as well as yourself. Of course you remember from your licensing exam that driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is prohibited. Please consult with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon prior to making treatment decisions.

Can you drive a car after a lower facelift?

You will not be able to operate a vehicle following a facelift. It will be necessary to have someone care for you the first 24 hours after surgery. You may be taking pain medication for any discomfort, and it is advised to wait at least 1-2 weeks. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.

Driving a Car After a Facelift

If you mean drive yourself home from surgery, I would say no. You should also have someone staying with you for the first 24 hours. You need to be off of all pain medication before driving and make sure you can turn your head easily. Probably you will need to wait at least 7 to 10 days. Follow your surgeons advice. Good luck. see video