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Precautions After a Facelift - You Need to Know This for a Good Recovery

Apgujeong Seoul Plastic Surgery Clinic · 압구정 성형의 중심|압구정서울성형외과 · September 14, 2018

Sagging skin covering the eyelids! It even makes it hard to see clearly, so you end up frowning, wrinkles form, and the cycle of sagging repeats. Trying to get through daily life w...

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Clinic: Apgujeong Seoul Plastic Surgery Clinic

Original post date: September 14, 2018

Translated at: April 23, 2026 at 3:24 AM

Medical note: This translation does not guarantee medical accuracy or suitability for treatment decisions.

Sagging skin covering the eyelids! It even makes it hard to see clearly, so you end up frowning, wrinkles form, and the cycle of sagging repeats.

Trying to get through daily life while straining your forehead is too uncomfortable, and it can actually deepen wrinkles even more. As people look older or aging progresses, more and more people are choosing a facelift to improve these uncomfortable issues.

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The older you get, the more the skin sags downward. Aging is the biggest reason, but with frequent facial muscle use, irregular habits, stress, weather, and other factors, aging can accelerate.

If you are relatively young, fillers or Botox may improve the problem, but these methods are temporary. For patients who are older or want longer-lasting results and choose a facelift, I will explain the precautions after a facelift.

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The most important thing is, of course! Avoid alcohol and smoking!

To prevent infection or inflammation in the surgical area, it is best to avoid alcohol and smoking as much as possible. In particular, it is best to avoid saunas and public baths as much as possible for about a month.

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Do not bend your head down too much or put excessive force on your face.

Because blood pressure may rise, it is best to be careful not to put as much pressure as possible on the surgical area.

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Manage swelling well!

For 2-3 days after surgery, use cold compresses sufficiently so the swelling can go down, and after that, continue using warm compresses consistently to manage swelling.

Also, even if your face feels tight or itchy, these are symptoms that will naturally go away, so it is best to avoid touching it as much as possible.

It is best to wash your face after the stitches are removed, and you can wash your hair from 3-4 days after surgery, but it is very important to avoid getting water on it as much as possible, not bend your head down, and wash carefully.

Along with useful tips about facelift information, be sure to check out the plastic surgery director's real surgery review!

https://youtu.be/0KlFAatX9a8

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[full.ver] A plastic surgery director's full-on real surgery review :D

This is a surgery experience video by Director Min-gu Lee, the chief director of Apgujeong Seoul Plastic Surgery Clinic. ▷▷▷(before) 00:07 Reason for deciding on wrinkle surgery ▷▷▷(before) 01:09 Self-design before surgery ▷▷▷(after) 03:33 One-week review ▷▷▷(after) 04:14 One month + 2 weeks review

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