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How long do the results of the face lift last? |
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After
surgery, your face will continue to age at a normal rate. As time passes more
slack in the skin develops. However, without the face lift the signs of aging would have been more pronounced. Your
age, heredity, bone structure, skin thickness, and smoking history all affect how much
improvement you obtain and how long before the signs of aging begin to return.
The face will develop some laxity in just the first six months after surgery, and most people re-develop some excess skin in the front of the neck. But the skin that was removed during surgery is gone, and the improvement from that point usually will persist for several years. The face lift will not prevent your face from aging further. It is not a permanent operation. It's the best that we know how to do right now. Dr. Denenberg will remove as much excess skin as he safely can. Our procedure is designed to maintain a natural look. By repositioning the tissues that support the skin, and not just stretching tightly the skin itself, the resulting look is as natural as possible, without a plastic, too-tight, artificial appearance. The original face lift also does not increase the rate of aging. It does not make you reliant on more surgery in the future. |
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What kind of anesthesia will I have for my face lift? |
| For all of the operations described in this essay, we prefer to use intravenous sedation. With this method of anesthesia, you sleep through the entire procedure, never even knowing that you are in the operating room, and you don't need a breathing tube down your throat as you would with a general anesthetic. Dr. Denenberg feels that the operation goes better with intravenous sedation, and you recover from the anesthesia more quickly. |
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When can I return to work? |
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Count on staying home a minimum of five or
six days after a face lift. Staying at home will allow you to restrict your activities to a minimum
during the early healing period.
You may wish to remain away from work for as long as two weeks, depending on how comfortable you are being seen in public with the last remnants of your postoperative swelling and bruising. Also, you should not drive for one week after surgery. In our practice, it is rare for someone to still be hiding out at home at two weeks. |
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