Is 7 weeks enough to recover from lower facelift, neck lift, plasmiaplasty and upper eyelid surgery?

Hello LindaB,
Assuming a trouble - free surgery, 7 weeks will be fine for a reasonable recovery - defining recovery as back to the regular activities of your daily life, and sitting across the table from someone who knows you well who cannot quite decide what has changed...
Strategies we use in our team to promote rapid recovery if appropriate are 'twilight anaesthesia', good preparation and bespoke surgical planning, and avoidance of drains. We aim for our patients to pass the 'dinner party test' at 2 weeks. This is of course variable, and very much individually planned. An online opinion is no substitute for a consultation. 
best of luck..

Jonathan A Britto, Consultant Plastic and Craniofacial surgeon, London UK

7 weeks should be sufficient recovery time. Most bruising and swelling subsides by 2 to 3 weeks. The scars by week 7 should not be noticeable although on close inspection they may still be a little pink. There may be some mild puffiness of the face which should not be too noticeable. 

Thank you for your question.  Congratulations on having a lower facelift, platysmaplasty, and upper blepharoplasty!  These are wonderful and rewarding procedures.  As with any surgical procedure, healing times will vary from patient to patient.  You are having several procedures performed at once, which allows you to have one period of downtime.  By 7 weeks post-operatively, the majority of swelling should be resolved, and the the incision lines from your eyelid surgery and platysmaplasty should have healed imperceptibly.  You may still have some residual swelling in the face, and the lower facelift incisions may still be slightly noticeable.  If you have longer hair, this should be able to cover the incision lines without much problem.  Be sure to discuss your plans with your surgeon, before your surgery to help maximize your healing time.I hope that this helps!-David Gilpin