I had a lower facelift and lower bleph on Friday. Yesterday, day 5, I was finally feeling some relief from the swelling. I felt like I looked just slightly less swollen so I was feeling good. Then last night I had so many pins and needles in my face (nerves coming back) that I had a hard time getting ANY sleep and the Percocet was not doing a thing. Today I woke up with the worst swelling by far and it worries me that I am going backwards and not forwards. Is this normal?! :(
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If you are planning to lose more than 5 or 10 pounds you should try to do that before your surgery, any more than that and it could affect your results. Be sure to see a board certified plastic surgeon. Good luck.
You can return to light workouts about two weeks after your Mini Lift and neck lift, but nothing that requires any kind of straining, and nothing high impact. I’d recommend waiting 3 to 4 weeks before going back to weight lifting. At that point, you can’t undo your neck lift. If anything, str...
Hello and thank you for your question. A facelift uses internal sutures to lift the SMAS layer which supports the upper skin of the face. This aspect of the facelift procedure gives you the long-lasting results you want. Treating only the skin without treating the SMAS layer will give you very...
