Can I drink coffee post facelift?

We allow our patients to drink coffee after facelift surgery. This can be helpful especially for someone that is used to drinking coffee on a daily basis. However, depending on what procedures were done with your facelift, you must be very careful that the coffee is not too hot and will not cause a burn. We recommend iced coffee. Sometimes you may be numb after surgery in certain areas and the last thing you want is to create a problem by drinking too hot of coffee or spilling it.  Since each surgeon is different, speak with yours to get they recommendation since they performed your surgery.

The use of coffee in moderate quantities should not pose any problems following facelift surgery.  Several studies report that interrupting the use of caffeine-containing beverages may in fact result in a higher incidence of headache following surgery.Mario J. Imola, MD, DDS, FRCSC, FACS.

The answer can vary depending on your surgeon, so be sure to ask him/her.  Personally I would have no problem with it.  It should not affect your results.