I am two weeks post op an saw my Dr. a few days ago. He does not want me making facial gestures of any sort right now, including smiling. I look like a robot... a beautiful robot :)..... whe do you tell your patients its ok to start smiling?
November 3, 2016
Answer: No Smiling After Facelift? Truthfully, I can't think of a good reason to have you avoid smiling, other than Surgeon preference. The facial muscles have some of the highest nerve to muscle fiber ratios in the body, and many facial motions are involuntary, so complete avoidance of facial animation is nearly impossible
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November 3, 2016
Answer: No Smiling After Facelift? Truthfully, I can't think of a good reason to have you avoid smiling, other than Surgeon preference. The facial muscles have some of the highest nerve to muscle fiber ratios in the body, and many facial motions are involuntary, so complete avoidance of facial animation is nearly impossible
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October 31, 2016
Answer: Post op advice - smiling I've never heard of anyone restricting smiling after a face lift. I do always recommend following your surgeon's advice, because they know what works best for their patients. This however seems extreme. There is a category of lifting procedures (not true facelifts) called instalift and nova threads, where dissolvable sutures are used to anchor only skin ( not muscle ) from underneath without incisions. I have heard this restriction with those types of procedures. It's best to talk to your surgeon find out why he recommends not smiling.
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October 31, 2016
Answer: Post op advice - smiling I've never heard of anyone restricting smiling after a face lift. I do always recommend following your surgeon's advice, because they know what works best for their patients. This however seems extreme. There is a category of lifting procedures (not true facelifts) called instalift and nova threads, where dissolvable sutures are used to anchor only skin ( not muscle ) from underneath without incisions. I have heard this restriction with those types of procedures. It's best to talk to your surgeon find out why he recommends not smiling.
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