Three days after lower facelift and skin 'loose' and 'jiggly'.

March 18, 2018
Asked By:babylt27 in Briarcliff Manor, NY

I just had lower facelift three days ago and things are going well with incisions and healing, I am still a bit puffy and swollen. I took the face wrap off today and am really starting to worry that my surgeon did not remove enough skin. The skin along my cheeks feels a little bit lax and 'jiggly'. Almost the same as it did before surgery. Will this only get worse as my swelling goes down? Or is it too soon and is this a normal phase of healing and will the skin tighten? I am 36.

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March 19, 2018

Answer: 'Loose' and 'jiggly' 3 days after lower facelift is not super common but can occur

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Sam Speron, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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March 19, 2018

Answer: 'Loose' and 'jiggly' 3 days after lower facelift is not super common but can occur

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Sam Speron, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
March 20, 2018

Answer: 3 Days After Facelift

James C. Marotta, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
March 20, 2018

Answer: 3 Days After Facelift

James C. Marotta, MDBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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March 21, 2018

Answer: Three days post op (Facelift)

Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon
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March 21, 2018

Answer: Three days post op (Facelift)

Amir Nakhdjevani, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS(Plast)Specialist Registered Plastic Surgeon

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Answer: Time is your Friend!

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Answer: Time is your Friend!

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