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Why Does One Typically Have to Stay Overnight After a Face and Neck Lift?

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Why Does One Typically Have to Stay Overnight After a Face and Neck Lift?

Hi, A standard facelift does not require you to stay overnight. Unless you have a complication with anasthesia or the surgery you should go home the same day. Best, Dr.S.

Overnight stay after facelift is not always necessary.

Facelift surgery takes several hours (done carefully, completely, and properly) in the operating room, and general anesthesia regimens utilizing "standard" inhalation anesthetics have as high as 30% nausea rate. Vomiting after facelift can cause hematomas requiring re-operation, so even the best surgeons with skillful techniques can have their careful surgery "undone" by post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Overnight stays are one way of trying to... more

I prefer to overnight my facelift patients so they don't have to be so active.

Resting after a facelift is very helpful to minimize the risk of hematoma. Also after a several hour general anesthesia, nausea is not unusual. Having to get home after surgery can induce motion sickness. Vomiting is a factor in causing post-operative hematoma formation. Recovery at the surgery center overnight is very helpful for these factor. Twenty-four hours after a facelift, these issues have past. The cost of overnighting is generally small compared... more

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

8 reviews

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

Why Does One Typically Have to Stay Overnight After a Face and Neck Lift?

Post operative care varies from one doctor to the next. We do face/neck lifts under general anesthesia as an outpatient and our patients go home a couple of hours after the surgery ends. I've done it this way for 25 years and had no problems. Of course we only do the surgery on healthy patients. I find face lift patients have more postop comfort than breast augment patients and those always go home after surgery in almost all practices. So no good answer for your question. more

Over it stay after facelift

In my practice, patients go home after 2-3 hours in our recovery area. If your surgeon has an overnight facility and the expense is not too great, the convenience may be worthwhile .

Overnight stay for facelift

Each surgeon has his own regimen. I perform all my facelifts as ambulatory procedures and patients go home on the same day.

Staying Overnight after a Face and Neck Lift

There is a slight risk of bleeding after a facelift which should be treated ASAP. The bleeding is not life threatening, but this can severely compromise your result. If handled immediately and efficiently the patient typically will experience nothing more than prolonged bruising.

Richard W. Fleming, MD

9 reviews

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.bevhills.com

Overnight Stay After Facelift

An overnight stay is not mandatory after a facelift. Hematoma is the concern here. I typically start the facelift at 7 am and finish at 9:30 or 10 am. The patient then recovers for 4 hours or so in the recovery room. Patients typically go home the same day. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Is it necessary to stay overnight after a face and neck lift?

Surgeons' opinions vary on post operative guidelines. An overnight stay may be a convenient option if you do not have a friend or family member available to take care of you after surgery. Following a facelift, it is generally necessary to have someone with you full time for the first 24 hours following your surgery. This is for the safety of the patient, and to help make the initial healing process as smooth as possible. Guidelines can vary further depending on: 1) How invasive... more

Staying Overnight Not Mandatory for Most Facelift and Neck lift Patients

Although decades ago it would be standard and typical to keep just about all patients overnight or longer in a hospital for facelifts, this is no longer the case. There is nothing wrong with this practice, although slightly increased risk for infection with a resistant bacteria, this would be very uncommon. At Pacific Center for Plastic Surgery, we do all of our facelifts on an outpatient basis and perform more than 200 facelifts per year without any increased complications. On the other... more

Why overnight stay after facelift

A facelift is a long procedure on an aging patient.There are many complications in the immediate postoperative period/ Hematoma is the main one attributable to elevation in blood pressure of nausea. Many sirgeons forget a satisfied patient needs the entire experience to be pleasant. Problems after the succesful operation is over are not necessary.An observed patient one can avoid problems.

Staying Overnight After Facelift

Staying overnight after a facelift is prudent. In my practice, which I’ve had for over 20 years, I think it is not only prudent, but safe. It also optimizes post operative care and comfort of the patient. I generally keep our patients two nights and then remove the dressing and drains. We have around the clock nurses and have a nursing facility at both of our practices both at UTSW and Dallas Plastic Surgery Institute. We are very fortunate to have this at our expertise which... more

Rod J. Rohrich, MD

10 reviews

Dallas Plastic Surgeon

No Overnight Stay after Face Lift & Neck Lift

With advancements in cosmetic surgery, an overnight stay after having a Facelift and Necklift is no longer always the case. At my cosmetic surgery practice in Manhattan, New York and Garden City Long Island, I have developed the "Quick Recovery" Facelift and Necklift designed for the modern lifestyle that gives maximum gain, minimal discomfort and little downtime. In practice, I also separate the term “facelift” from “necklift” as the necklift procedure... more

Overnight stay after full face and neck lift

Depending on exactly what procedures are being done, the length of surgery, and your overall health status, your surgeon may recommend an overnight stay. This allows for closer postoperative monitoring to make sure you do well after your surgery. Please talk to your PS to see if an overnight stay will be required.

Not always necessary to stay overnight

Its not necessary to stay overnight at a surgery center after a facelift but this is an option that some patients prefer. In my practice our patients recover at the surgery center for several hours before returning home.

Thomas Buonassisi, MD

28 reviews

Vancouver Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.8west.ca

Staying overnight after facelift

Ideally, it is probably a good idea to observe patients overnight after a facelift to lessen the chance of triggering bleeding (hematoma) and nausea, vomiting (which in itself could trigger bleeding). But, as a general rule, barring any medical issues, today most cases are handled on an outpatient basis with close personal follow up (phone calls to the family) and visit the next morning.

Andrew Pichler, MD

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Sacramento Facial Plastic Surgeon

facedr.com

Is an overnight hospital stay required after facelift surgery?

Is an overnight hospital stay required after facelift surgery? In short, no. I agree with my colleagues that the main benefit of an overnight stay is quick access to nausea medication in case that were to occur. I prefer to perform facelift surgery under twilight anesthesia (IV sedation) which provides minimal risk of post-operative nausea. This allows the patient to return home within two hours of the completion of surgery and rest comfortably in their own bed. In rare cases, if the patient... more

Why Does One Typically Have to Stay Overnight After a Face and Neck Lift?

Safety should be the primary concern in any plastic and cosmetic surgery, IMHO. There is a slight risk of bleeding within the tissues after a Face Lift that can create skin injury and scarring if not caught and treated in a timely manner. More importantly, I believe this is an unnecessary risk and burden to untrained loved ones who have no idea what amount of discomfort, bruising, swelling and bleeding is typical...or what to do if it's not. We have all patients... more

In my practice it is very rare that a patient does not go home after surgery

I typically have my facelift patients go home after about 1-2 hours of recovery time. Occasionally, I will have a patient stay in an overnight post-surgical facility if they have travelled a long distance or if they have no one at home to assist them on the first night. Some of the post-surgical facilities are very nice but it does add additional cost. I think it is a good question and does emphasize the importance of having someone to look out for you following your surgery. more

Todd C. Miller, MD

10 reviews

Orange County Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.toddmillermd.com

Overnight stay after facelift and necklift

All of my facelift/necklift surgeries are done as outpatient procedures in an ambulatory surgery center so every patient goes home after 2-3 hours of recovery in the recovery room. During that time we take care of pain and nausea issues, as well as all other concerns. There is always a risk of a post-operative bleeding complication, but this is rare and usually recognized in the immediate post-operative time frame. Some physicians prefer their patients stay overnight. ... more

Surgeon preference after facelift

I perform all my face and neck lifts under local anesthesia in my office procedure room. My patients go home after the procedure and return for an evaluation and dressing change the flowing day. As you can see from the responses, different surgeons have different preferences depending on what they are used to doing. You should discuss with your surgeon the reasons to your satisfaction.

Staying overnight after facelift and neck lift

If the patient does not have any other medical conditions neccessitating hospitalization, these procedures are routinely done as out patient surgeries. In my practice most of the times they are performed under local anesthesia with monitoring light sedation. Surgery routinely takes 3 to 4 hours. By not keeping patient overnight patient can save a lot of money and reduce increased risks associated with hospitalization.

Overnight stay after facelift surgery

I completely agree with the responses from the other plastic surgeons. Although hematomas are uncommon, they do occur, and expeditious treament of hematomas can make a huge differnmece in the overall outcome and recovery process. Most plastic surgeons use epinephine in the local anesthetic to constrict blodd vessels and control bleeding. Most facelifts have very little bleeding. After about 2-3 hours, the vasoconstrictive effects of the epinephrine are lost, and actually there is a... more

Outpatient Or Overnite Observation For Facelift Surgery

Whether one stays overnite after facelift surgery depends on numerous factors, the most common being what other procedures are being done at the same time. If a facelift is done in isolation as the only procedure, then it is done as an outpatient procedure. When combined with otehr facial or body procedures, then there may be a good reason to provide overnite care.

Should you stay overnight after a facelift?

I feel that is unnecessary to stay overnight after a facelift, but if the facility's are available and one wants to then by all means. It is important that you are seen within the first 24 hours as that is when the majority of complications can happen and the sooner they are addressed the less affect on results they often have.

Overnight stay vs. Go home after facelift surgery

Again, in my practice patients go home after facelift/neck lift procedures. They typically spend 2 hours in the recovery room all have done quite well with minimal pain.

Do you have to stay overnight after a facelift?

This is not a universal requirement--many different plastic surgeons have different approaches, preferences, and recommendations. For example, we do our facelifts under local with "twilight" (IV sedation) in our office facility-- avoiding general anesthesia and the hospital environment entirely. In our practice, our patients walk out and spend the first night in their own bed, which is much more restful! It IS common to be checked that first day after surgery, to remove the... more

Depends on patient's health and type of surgery done

There is no set consensus on postoperative care after a facelift/necklift in regards to staying in a hopsital, recovery center, hotel or at home after the procedure. There are however many factors that influence that decision. The most imprtant one would be the patients medical history. If they have any conditions that might be a factor in the immediate postop period they should stay in a hospital or recovery center with skilled nursing care. If a patient is healthy and underwent a... more

Kamran Jafri, MD

New York Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.custom-lift.com

Facelift is usually an outpatient procedure

There are of course different opinions on the subject but most facelifts are done as an outpatient so you go home the same day. Because most complications occur within the first 24 hours, it is important to have someone with you.