In order to improve the quality of the skin, you need to do a laser peel or some type of chemical peel. Dermabrasion can also be done to improve acne scars. The recovery time for facelifts as in any other surgical procedure is related to multiple factors. The younger the patient is, the less the recovery time in general. The average patient for a facelift is about 50 to 55 years old, and the average recovery time is somewhere around 2 to 3 weeks.
Some people consider recovery just getting up and being out of bed and getting around the house.
In that situation people are up and around the very next day after surgery. However, if you are considering recovery being out in public, that is usually 2 to 3 weeks. Risks with a facelift include some common risks as with any surgery including infection, bleeding, hematoma formation, which is a blood collection under the skin flaps. As far as facelifts go, the specific risks include nerve injury, skin loss especially if the patient is a smoker, and unattractive scarring. Those are the major risks that are involved with facelifts.