What is Recovery Time on Lower Facelift?

Hi, this is a great question! It is important to realize that the amount of time it takes to recover from facelift surgery varies greatly between individuals.The recovery from a lower facelift is variable, depending on how much bruising there is, which leads to more prolonged swelling. For most patients, there is a day or two where you might want to limit activities due to discomfort. Again, this varies among people. Most people hide out at home for one to two weeks due to the initial swelling and bruising. You may elect to go out in public during this period to run errands, get some fresh air, etc, if you are comfortable using coverup makeup and scarves to cover evidence of recent surgery. Following this period, most people can return to work looking refreshed. Family and close acquaintances may be able to notice that you are mildly swollen after this, but by four weeks most people can function socially without anyone noticing anything other than the fact that you look perhaps ten years younger.

Thank you for your question. The recovery from a lower facelift is variable, depending on how much bruising there is, which leads to more prolonged swelling. For most patients, there is a day or two where you might want to limit activities due to discomfort. Again, this varies among people. Most people hide out at home for one to two weeks due to the initial swelling and bruising. You may elect to go out in public during this
Period to run errands, get some fresh air, etc., if you are comfortable using coverup makeup and scarves to cover evidence of recent surgery. Following this period, most people can return to work looking refreshed. Family and close acquaintances may be able to notice that you are mildly swollen after this, but by four weeks most people
Can function socially without anyone noticing anything other than the fact that you look perhaps ten years younger.

Most patients resume everyday activities in terms of driving, starting to get around at 10 days. You will still have some bruising and swelling at the stage, however, but this can usually be disguised by makeup and scarves. In terms of working allow 2-3 weeks off for face-to-face contact, but most people can resume desk work at home after one week. Most patients feel completely normal and return to exercise at about 3 weeks.