Looking for a bottom face lift to look younger and fresh. At age 71 and in good health, what is the downtime?

A Lower facelift can be done under local anesthesia or under general anesthesia. A lower facelift will address the loose skin of the neck, the loose muscles of the neck, the irregular jawline and some of the lower cheek. The cost of surgery usually depends upon several factors. These include the geographic area your surgery takes place in, the surgeon who you choose, what type of anesthesia you choose and the length of time that your surgeon feels your surgery will take. The usual recovery time for a procedure like this is approximately 7 to 10 days. However, most surgeons don’t want their patients resuming for exercise activity for approximately three weeks.   Best wishes.

Thank you for your question.
In general, if you have not had previous surgery for the face and neck, it is more likely that a combination of a facelift and neck lift would be the most appropriate. The downtime is generally around two weeks. This can be influenced by blood pressure problems, as higher blood pressure is associated with a greater tendency to bruising and swelling, and by the fragility of the tissues in general.

For most people, between two and three weeks from surgery is the interval that seems to be adequate for recovery and return to socializing or work. Return to exercise usually takes three to four weeks, and return to full-intensity exercise approximately five weeks.

A lower face/neck lift under local is so easy to undergo and has such amazing results for only $20,000 for quality work. In just 2 days you already see a hugh improvement and with almost no or minimal bruising or swelling. I recommend getting the whole face, neck and chest resurfaced at the same time for only $5000 more so everything looks rejuvenated and youthful.