Is It Unwise to Chew Gum After Facelift Surgery?

    Compulsive gum chewing may not be a great idea after surgery, but it is hard to limit many aspects of life such as talking and food chewing.  Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

As gum chewing causes the excess movement of your facial muscles, I advise against chewing gum for a few weeks. Chewing one's food is natural and one must eat so chewing food is fine; gum chewing isn't a necessity and if one can avoid, they should so that the facelift heals optimally and with the results one has

You should allow your face rest and heal post surgery. Therefore, I advise my patients to avoid excessive jaw movement (such as that caused by chewing gum) for the first several days.