Recovering from Connecticut Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

Recovery

After your Connecticut Facelift surgery at our Westport facilities, you will have a bandage for the first night. The tiny surgical drains placed in the hair behind your ears will be painlessly removed along with your bandages on the following morning. After an eyelid procedure, ice compresses are applied for 24 hours, but the eyes are not bandaged and lubricating ointment/drops used may cause blurred vision for one to two hours. Immediately after the Facelift, you may notice a tight sensation in the neck and under the chin. This feeling may last several weeks and is a normal part of recovery.

Some swelling and discoloration is expected following your Connecticut Facelift, but usually subsides within 10-14 days. Dr. Singer, your Connecticut plastic surgeon, will want to examine you several times during the weeks following your Facelift at our Westport medical offices. Your stitches will be removed in stages, usually between the third and tenth postoperative days.

You are encouraged to shampoo your hair daily after your procedure with a mild shampoo. A light cover-up may be applied to the eyelids starting four days after your procedure. Eyelid makeup including mascara, eye shadow, eyeliner and artificial eyelashes may also be applied four days after your procedure. However, it is important to remove all makeup thoroughly at the end of the day using an upward motion. You may use oiled eye pads for removal of eye makeup. All sutures will be removed within seven to ten days; eyelid sutures are to be removed in four days. You may wear make-up on the rest of your face the day after the sutures are removed.

Your surgical scars will be permanent, but every effort is made to conceal them and make them inconspicuous. Your hair around your temples may be thin at first and your skin may feel dry for several months. Chances are very strong that you will be even happier with your Facelift if you realize that the final results may not be immediately apparent.

Remember that a Connecticut Facelift cannot stop the aging process. Although excess skin is removed and wrinkles are diminished, your skin continues to age. In time you may feel the need to have a second procedure. Pouches beneath the lower eyelids usually do not recur. As you grow older the skin of the upper lids becomes looser and may create additional folds in which case an upper lid "touch-up" can be done.

There is rarely any need to repeat the brow lift. Having one Facelift does not obligate you to have another. While secondary procedures are done for some, most have only one Facelift and remain pleased with their appearance. However, there is no set limit as to how many Facelifts you may have.

Your Facelift is carefully planned to give you the fresher, more youthful appearance you seek. Be sure to address any questions or concerns about this procedure to your surgeon immediately. Your health and happiness are the most important considerations any time. Click here to request a $100 Connecticut Facelift Savings Certificate and a chance to discuss your desired outcome with our Board Certified Connecticut Plastic Surgeon at our Westport medical offices.

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