Advices for after a facelift

• Advices before your cosmetic surgery
• Advices for after a Facelift

 

Advise for the after care of the Face lift

Guadalupe Medical Business Group thinks it's important that you follow the next advices so your surgery is completely successful.

• You have to rest in bed for the first 12 hours after the surgery.
• You diet can be as regular (except for special cases).
• You will have to sleep semi-sited for the first couple of days.
• You have to assist your appointment there's one four days after the surgery to remove the stitches on the eyelids. Eight days after the surgery the rest of the stitches will be removed.
• Have Lymphatic drainage massages from the fourth or fifth day after the surgery.
• You have to keep your chin 90° from the neck. We recommend the use of  orthopedic neck for ten days if your doctor considers.
• It's important that you stop smoking a month before and a month after the surgery.
• You could be swollen for 10 or 15 days.
• Let your doctor know any change on your skin coloration.
• Don't make any physical activity for the first two weeks.
• Put a towel on the back of the neck to flex the neck.
• You can take a shower ( with a soft shampoo)from the second day after the surgery
• Don't wet the bandages.
• Don't get any sun exposure, wind or cold weather for the first three months after the surgery.