Top 11 Ways To Hide Your Facelift Surgery In Women

Facelift surgery can take 1-2 weeks to heal enough to be able to put on your makeup and return to the office. Here are 11 tips to heal faster and hide your surgery:

– homeopathic medicines before and after surgery

– avoid anticoagulants before and after surgery

– get optimal skin care before surgery

– body position immediately after surgery, including icing immediately after surgery

– control your high blood pressure before and after surgery

– use antibiotic cream

– change your hairstyle immediately after surgery, grow your hair or get extensions

– use anti-bruise cream

– avoid strenuous exercise immediately after surgery

– use makeup over bruised and swollen areas

Even before undergoing surgery, some people feel that Arnica, a homeopathic medicine, can help reduce swelling and bruising. You should take 1-2 tablets the night before surgery and several tablets after surgery to help with healing. Arnica cream, applied immediately after surgery to bruised areas, can also help reduce pain and swelling.

Aspirin, ibuprofen, and even certain foods and supplements can thin your blood and cause more bruising and swelling right after surgery. To get the fastest healing possible, you should consult with your Plastic Surgeon about what medications and foods to avoid, before and after your facelift.

Optimal Skin Care primarily includes prescription medications, such as Retin-A, hydroquinone, soap and glycolic scrubs, and other lotions. Excellent skin care before surgery allows your collagen to be more organized and thicker, so you can heal faster after surgery. This should start at least 1-2 months before your facelift.

Immediately after surgery, your body position should be optimized to reduce swelling and bruising as well. Your head should be elevated and above the level of your heart. You may also want to rest your head on pillows.

You should have ice packs or cold packs available to put on your face to reduce swelling.

Patients with high blood pressure should monitor and control their blood pressure before and after surgery. Don’t forget your high blood pressure medications! High blood pressure can contribute to inflammation immediately after surgery and medication can help lower blood pressure.

You will probably be told to use an antibiotic cream right after surgery to help the incisions heal. It is important to do this consistently, because this cream will help your incision heal faster and form less scar tissue.

Changing your hair style right after your facelift is a good distraction. Your friends and family will be visually directed towards a hair color change, extensions or a different cut. You may want to wear longer hair than usual before surgery, as longer hair after surgery can help hide surgical sites. Longer hair above the forehead can distract from the forehead lift, and hair above the ear areas can hide ear incisions.

You want to avoid exercise for several weeks until your plastic surgeon says it’s okay. Exercise increases heart rate and blood pressure, which increases bleeding and swelling in surgical areas. You must wait until your incisions have healed before exercising.

Wearing makeup is also an alternative. Again, you should ask your Plastic Surgeon when you can apply makeup to your facelift areas, which can hide or camouflage your surgery.

Consult with your plastic surgeon to discuss your individualized plan for recovery from your facelift surgery in depth.