Why Even Plastic Surgeons Are Avoiding Facelifts
- By Dr. Ryan Reeves
- May 24, 2017
- Nonsurgical Facelift
A story out of the UK shows how dramatically plastic surgery is dropping off recently. After hitting a record high in 2015, plastic surgery procedures dropped off by a striking 40%. Even more dramatically, facelift procedures dropped by 53%!
We’ve never seen such a dramatic dropoff in the US, although we’ve seen a steady decline in the use of facelift procedures. And some of the reason for the dropoff is specific to Britain (*cough* Brexit). But in many ways, this story is illuminative of why people should think twice before getting facelift procedures.
Long Recovery Time
A plastic surgeon who had long wanted to get a facelift at 50 decided she didn’t want to get a facelift. One of the big factors was the length of recovery. She learned that she wouldn’t benefit enough from a basic facelift and would need additional procedures like jawline definition, fillers, and cheek and jowl lifts. As a result, the procedure would require that she be home for about a month.
That long recovery time is related to the serious facial trauma that these procedures cause. With all the cutting and reshaping, people experience significant pain and bruising that takes a long time to resolve.
Missed Work
So when you’re calculating the cost of your facelift, you have to factor in the lost work time.
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