How Long Bruising and Swelling Lasts after Lifestyle Lift?

asked 3 years ago by mariposa
Latest answer by Todd C. Miller, MD
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Tags: bruising, recovery, swelling

I'm scheduled to have eye surgery and LSL soon and I need to know how long the bruising and swelling last? was it painful?

5 answers to How Long Bruising and Swelling Lasts after Lifestyle Lift?

How long do bruising and swelling last after a lifestyle lift

Everybody heals at their own unique pace. I typically advise my patients who are undergoing facial rejuvination surgery that they can expect to be off of work for 10-14 days, depending on the type of work they do. The more strenuous the work, the more time off required. I usually advise that roughly 75% of the visible swelling, bruising, and scarring will resolve in the first 10-14 days. It can take up to several months for all of the swelling and brusing to resolve and the patient may feel... more

Todd C. Miller, MD
Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

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This is a question that your doctor should answer since the face lift techniques are quite different from surgeon to surgeon. The best thing you can do is to take vitamin c and arnica. Make sure your surgeon is board certified and make your decsion based on facts and not how fast is the recovery. Faster recovery means less lift and less result, as is true for most procedures.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Post-op concerns after Lifestyle lift

A very thorough discussion of preop and postop treatment as well as intra-op treatment are all performed 2-3 weeks before most surgeries. This is a very important part of the care. Usually, patients will have some bruising that can last 2 weeks, or sometimes a bit more. By 2 weeks, make-up can be used to camouflage any residual bruising.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Bruising after LSL

As a physician, I tend to discuss this with my patients before surgery. Do the centers that offer LSL discuss this with you prior to undergoing your surgery? There are so many factors that relate to bruising. Key among these are preventitive matters such as: avoid aspirin and NSAIDs such as motrin contmeplate peri-operative arnica products use of bromelain excellent intra-operative hemostasis limited activity/straining postop excellent post-op pain and anxiety control head elevation ice... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Take Arnica, avoid few medications, and herbal products

In general, swelling and bruising takes 1-2 weeks to improve and disappear. A lot of factors will add to your swelling and bruising including medications (e.g aspirin), herbal products, certain foods etc. Arnica has been very useful in decreasing bruising after facial surgery.

Hisham Seify, MD, PhD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

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