Typically, will the swelling & bruising be minimum within a 10 day timeframe?

Usually the swelling is minimized in only a few days.  Patients usually go back to work after 1-2 days.  I avoid the use of external sutures across the incision line.  Instead, I use a technique with a clear subcutaneous tissue suture, which is removed at two weeks.Best Wishes,Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Many thanks for posting your question.Lips can really swell after a lip lift (and it depends on the person, so it is important to consider the unpredictability of this!) - not always, but it can happen, so you have to take a view on thisSorry I can't be more helpful, but I have had some patients in whom pretty well all the swelling has gone down remarkably quickly, but others, where the swelling has taken 3-weeks to settle to a "socially acceptable" level Good luck!