As the years go by you may wish to have additional rejuvenation procedures to lessen other signs of aging. The facelift does not speed the aging process and actually serves to help slow the sagging. The surgery is performed on an out-patient basis. You can resume non-stressful activities during the first week. In about 10 days you can wear makeup and resume most normal activities.
Final healing can take several weeks.
It is important to understand what a facelift can and cannot do. It can smooth the skin on the face, cheek, and neck areas. However, it does not improve the eyelids, eyebrows, horizontal forehead creases, or the small vertical creases about the lips. Other procedures discussed here may be combined with a facelift to give a rejuvenated appearance to the entire face. An Upper Facelift One of the earliest signs of aging is the drooping of the eyebrows.