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Neck Lift Recovery. What is the Real Downtime? (photo)
I'm 53 and in good shape. Have a great doc who did my t- tuck and brst red. 2 yrs. ago. Don't want to wait too long to do a neck lift bc I heard it looks less natural the longer u wait, but want 2 know this: what's the REAL down time? I know everyone's different, but what are the 'stages' of recovery? Don't need lipo and not having anything else done. I know I'll have to sleep on my back for awhile and take it easy, but I'm more concerned w my appearance during recovery (the irony!) LOL.
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Misspurdy
in San antonio
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Real Neck Lift Recovery Is 2-3 weeks
Thank you for your question.
You will be up and around the day after your neck lift.
Your neck will feel very tight for about two weeks.
The main recovery is the time for bruising to resolve which is usually 2 weeks but can take 3.
You should be comfortable being seen in public after a week or two but may find you want to wear a scarf or turtle neck to cover the bruising.
I recommend not planning photos or an important social event for at least 6 weeks after surgery.
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Necklift Recovery
The Neck Lift involves minimal post-operative discomfort and downtime. Pain medication is prescribed, but it is unlikely it will be needed for more than a day or two following your procedure. Most patients return to work or social activities ten to fourteen days after surgery. Strenuous physical exercise should be avoided for four to six weeks following a neck lift as it can trigger swelling. Best of luck! Dr. Clevens
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Neck Lift Recovery. What is the Real Downtime? (photo)
We always recommend approximately two weeks for recovery for a neck lift. A lot of our patients feel better after a week when the initial swelling is reduced.
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Realistic down time for neck lift
In most cases it takes a week or so to recover from an isolated neck lift. If a neck lift is part of a full facelift and other combined procedures then you can expect this to take a litlle longer. No question you will want to camouflage the face and neck after the surgery but you should be looking good fairly quickly if its the neck on its own.
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Neck Lift Surgery Downtime
When I perform a necklift as an isolated procedure (without a facelift), I recommend people to take about a week off. During that week the first day after neck lift surgery, the dressing is removed. At my practice in New York, I do not typically use drains for a neck lift. There's usually some brusing and swelling; this level of swelling diminishes over several days. Most of my patients go back to work and use a scarf or makeup to camouflage 1 week after surgery. After 2 weeks, bruising...
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Real down-time
The real downtime of a neck lift varies person to person
Best case scenario 1 week
Average ~ 2 weeks
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Neck lift recovery
The recovery for a neck lift alone is roughly 7-10 days. Quick. If you add your face (facelift) it's more like 2 weeks. Good luck
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Neck Lift Recovery. What is the Real Downtime? (photo)
As degrees of neck laxity vary so do the choices in operations and recovery times. The more aggressive the neck lifting surgery, complete opening or undermining, the longer the recovery. This could be as long as a month. For a mini neck lift recovery is short, about a week to 10 days.
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What is the recovery for a neck lift like?
I do neck lifts on patients who have laxity that is isolated to the neck without any signs of jowling or sagging in the face. It is more common that I do a neck lift in combination with a facelift because the aging process typically leads to concurrent laxity in the face and neck. I find that patients are usually more satisfied with a more thorough procedure that addresses the critical areas of aging rather than addressing an isolated area and neglecting another area. If a patient presents...
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Stages of recovery
Your neck skin will look red and bruised in some areas more than others for the first few days after surgery. Those areas will then fade to a yellow and then dissappear between 1-2 weeks. Swelling will decrease over a two week period. We recommend taking arnica 4-5 days before the surgery and during recovery to help decrease bruising. Bromelain (an enzyme) in pinnapple helps reduce swelling as well. Finally we always recommend no blood thinning meds 2 weeks before or...
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Neck Lift Recovery
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Necklift recovery time.
It normally takes 2 weeks for the bruising to go away and it can be less. Make sure you do not take aspirin, etc. for 1 week before.
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Neck lift / U-Lift
Exactly what needs to be done is best determined with an in-office visit. However, if it is truly only the neck that needs to be address, I would suggest a U-lift, our trademarked version of a neck lift. The recovery is typically 7 - 10 days before you look pretty good. There will still be a little swelling at that point, but minor. In terms of feeling good, you will be "out of commission" for only a couple days.
Good luck!
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Recovery after Necklift
It is rare for me to perform a neck lift as a stand-alone procedure. Most patients benefit from at least lower cheek and jawline improvement at the same time.
Having said that, recovery after neck lift is usually around 10 days (plus/minus).
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