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I am a 57-year-old, 112 lbs/5'5" in good health...
In retrospect I learned some things I'd like to share.
First, you absolutely should sleep on your back with your head above your heart at least for two weeks. I was so glad I had a zero-gravity recliner with electric tilting, which cost close to $3K but I have always craved one. If you don't want that expense, you can get the bed wedges at the healthy back store. A friend did not follow this advice and her ears still hurt a year out. Second, I recommend having a nurse for the first night at least. You need to keep the face constantly cooled with ice packs and/or cold compresses so that's a lot to ask of an already freaked-out husband. Your assistant must be prepared for contingencies, like when I started vomiting from the pain meds that I didn't know I have an allergy to, or when the icemaker got jammed in the middle of the night. Third, and this I only just learned two days ago. Swelling is a constant problem and the steroid pack didn't seem to help me much. Ice packs worked while they were on but you can't keep that up steadily for days on end. Suddenly two days ago I read that the body has to absorb the fluid. It seems counterintuitive but once I started drinking lots of water, like a cup or so every 40 mins, I started improving more rapidly. Maybe it would have happened anyway but I credit the water.
Finally, if you don't like to touch dead-fish skin (I could not bear it), get yourself a spray moisturizer that really atomizes the cream so you don't have to spread it with your hand. Keep the skin moisturized.
A friend who had this surgery with the
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Dr. Hopping has a really wonderful manner, soothing and upbeat. The procedure was done right in his office surgery room, and they set me up with an overnight nurse for the first night (extra fee of course). I underestimated the trauma that recovery involved, which is the only thing I could say that is even slightly negative about Dr. Hopping. I am a deep worrier and I think he was surprised at my fearfulness during the several months until full recovery without symptoms of tightness and numbness. I need not have worried, everything settled down beautifully, but make sure you know before you go that the healing process can be slow even if you're very fit. He did a wonderful job, I look at least ten years younger. His procedure completely avoided any unnatural outcomes that are sometimes associated with facelifts. I just look fresher, more energetic and in turn I feel that way. I recommend Dr. Hopping with great enthusiasm.