There are two aspects of resuming normal activities after facial plastic surgery. One is to be socially ready, and the other is to be physically recovered. Social readiness occurs 10 to 14 days after a facelift. At that point, the vast majority of your swelling and bruising will be gone. While you may be able to go out to dinner or go to the office at that point, you shouldn’t head to the gym for a full-out sweat session! Your activity clearances will occur more gradually and will be set based on your progressive tissue recovery and the potential for exacerbated side effects. Generally, we expect that you should be able to resume all normal activities six to eight weeks after surgery.