Antibacterial hair and face wash before facelift?

Dear warmheart999In my experience, a thorough wash with warm soap and water the night before and the morning of surgery is all that is needed to minimize foreign body and bacterial count prior to safe surgery in facelift patients. That, combined with peri-operative antibiotics will minimize he risks of infection. 

Thank you for your question.  I recommend that my facelift patients use an antibacterial wash (Dial) or Hibiclens the morning of their surgery.  This will not damage your skin and/or hair.  Be sure to ask your surgeon, though, before doing this!I hope this helps,-David Gilpin