How Long Do Surgeons Generally Follow Up After a Face Lift?

I personally follow my facelift patients for 6-12 months. This really depends on how far away they live. I have many patients that travel long distances to have their facelift with me, some even overseas. I ask these patients to stay for 2 weeks, but many can only stay for 7-8 days, then they go home. We do check in on them occasionally to make sure they are healing as expected and to answer any questions they may have. If you have any concerns, I'm sure your surgeon would love to hear from you, even to just reassure you that everything you are experiencing is normal.

I would much rather reassure a patient than have them sit at home worrying  about something.

Andrew C. Campbell, M.D.

Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
 

I agree it is nice to see your patients for the long term but if you are not having issues it may be ok to not have follow up. I am sure if you contact your surgeon he can have you see a local colleague 

In general, I follow up with my patients for many years after the initial time period of 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, a year and then annually after that. I want to maximize their result by providing them with medical grade skincare such as Retin-A, sunscreen, as well as the use of intermittent fillers and/or Botox to maximize the result long-term.